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24/07/2006 |
| Welcome to the summer edition of the Airport Operator. Following the success of our Annual Dinner in March, we have pushed forward with our agenda this year, and the Association has had several notable successes in the last few months. |
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24/07/2006 |
| Gillian Merron MP, the new minister for aviation, gave the keynote presentation at the AOA Council Lunch on 22 June. |
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24/07/2006 |
| To welcome the new aviation minister – Gillian Merron MP – and to try to assess the new minister’s position on certain key issues, the Airport Operators Journal posed a short series of questions. |
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24/07/2006 |
| At the Airport Operators Association Annual Dinner in March, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary gave the keynote address and raised a number of issues about the UK industry, its regulation and its future. Here, Sir Roy McNulty, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, responds and details how he sees the future for airlines and airports in the UK. |
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24/07/2006 |
| Politics moves fast… what implications, if any, are there for aviation in the political manoeuvrings of the past three months? |
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24/07/2006 |
| HRH The Duke of York gave Farnborough’s new executive terminal the royal seal of approval when he officially opened it on 2 May. |
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24/07/2006 |
| London Luton is ahead of schedule on its £16 million runway resurfacing project. |
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24/07/2006 |
| In recent years, traffic figures at London City have boomed thanks to building at Canary Wharf and Docklands, but the secret to the airport’s success is its recognition of a passenger’s most valued commodity – time. |
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24/07/2006 |
| Shoreham Airport has an illustrious history dating back nearly 100 years. In 1911 the first aviator flew from Shoreham all the way to Brighton carrying electric bulbs to demonstrate that planes could carry cargo. Today, Shoreham retains its rich heritage while being at the centre of modern general aviation. |
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24/07/2006 |
| Peter Lonergan, airport director at Biggin Hill, showed Alex Boyles around and explained how an airfield synonymous with the Second World War has been transformed into ‘London’s Premier Business Airport’. |
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24/07/2006 |
| Cork’s new terminal is, finally, due to open this summer. |
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24/07/2006 |
| Following the broadly successful 18-19 May trials of the various ramp systems, the focus has switched to fine-tuning solutions for the few minor problems that were revealed, as Keith Polkey, LHR airside operational manager, explained. |
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