Airports

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Airports

Oxford looks to become London-area alternative

The UK’s Oxford Airport has opened its new business aviation terminal, as owners The Reuben Brothers push ahead with ambitious expansion plans.
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PremiAir Moves Fixed-wing Ops to Oxford

PremiAir is set to complete the relocation of its Hawker Beechcraft authorized service center to Oxford from Blackbushe Airport near Farnborough early this
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The Top 10 FBOs

The results of the 2008 FBO Survey conducted by NBAA Convention News’s sister publication Aviation International News show some interesting m
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London airports

London is one of the world’s most crowded and congested cities, but business aircraft operators flying to the British capital are spoiled for choice when i
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TEB honors its ‘good neighbors’

For the first time ever an NBAA Convention site has been chosen as the venue for Teterboro Airport to hand out its annual Good Neighbor Awards recognizing
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With its new terminal complete, Le Bourget plans next project

Dassault Aviation and Unijet, two companies that have a long history at Paris Le Bourget, have been selected to operate from the new terminal at the dedica
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French Riviera airport sets sights on business aviation

Le Castellet International Airport, the first private business aviation facility on
the Côte d’Azur, has hung another lure on its line to attract bus
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Bangor International celebrates 40 years

Maine’s Bangor International Airport celebrates four decades of commercial air service this year.
FBOs

Gulf Coast Airports Recover after Gustav’s Visit

Temporary flight restrictions remain in place around Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans Lakefront (NEW) and parts of Sout
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City Brief Says FAA Wrong about SMO Limits

The city of Santa Monica, Calif., expects that the next step in its ongoing battle over runway restrictions at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) will be oral argu
Safety

NATA Miffed at FAA over Landing Performance ARC

In a letter sent on Wednesday to FAA Flight Standards Service director James Ballough, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) conveyed its conc
Regulations and Government

Authors: GA to blame for airport congestion

“Business jets pose a serious problem for the future of the aviation system,” writes George Donohue in Terminal Chaos: Why U.S.
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California Urges FAA To Bar SMO Jets

The California state legislature has passed a bill that asks the FAA to abide by the city of Santa Monica’s attempt to bar certain jets from using Santa Mo
Regulations and Government

RAA criticizes plans for DOT slot auctions

The DOT’s plan to auction a single round-trip slot at Newark Liberty International Airport on September 3 sets a perilous precedent U.S.
Airports

Lyon airport expands capacity

France’s second-city airport is growing at a fast pace, building on Air France’s “euro-regional” hub.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, NATA Lament Reduction in LGA Slots

In response to the FAA’s decision last week to reduce the number of hourly slots availa
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New airport planned for Japan

In late 2005, Japan should have a new airport with facilities available for business aviation.
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California Legislature Reignites SMO Ban Controversy

The California state legislature added to the debate about the safety of large jet operations at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) by passing a bill that asks the
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Kai Tak Airport

Though the former Hong Kong International Airport–Kai Tak–closed on July 5, 1998, its passenger terminal, control tower and hangars remain in ad hoc use, r
Charter & Fractional

Touching Bases: L.A. sues charter operator over VNY noise

The Los Angeles board of airport commissioners, the agency that oversees several airports in the metropolitan area, announced last month it was suing chart
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Harrods' terminal opens at London Luton

London-area FBO chain Harrods Aviation has opened its new 8,000-sq-ft facility at London’s Luton Airport.
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Battle lines drawn in weight-bearing conflict

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is making a highly public issue of battling the FAA’s proposed policy on defining airport weight-bearing capa
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Daley wins, Meigs fades to a memory

With the final demolition dust settling over what used to be Meigs Field, the question now becomes, “What would keep this from happening elsewhere in the f
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Anti-noise program for Witham Field under review

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Florida’s Witham Field and is expected either to approve or disapprove the program by next
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Salina Airport parallel runway opens

A 4,300-ft VFR parallel runway–built with local funds–opened last month at Salina Airport in Kansas.
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Oxford Airport's virtual runway extension OK'd

The UK’s Oxford Airport has been approved to increase its licensed runway length by 10 percent to 4,327 feet.
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Los Angeles floats plan to save El Toro Airport

Chances of the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Orange County, Calif., becoming a vital part of the National Airspace System–seemingly killed by
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Chicago to proceed with Meigs Field demolition

The Chicago Park District board of directors has voted unanimously to proceed with demolition of Chicago Meigs Field.
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NTSB investigates near midair

A near midair collision on July 21 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport that involved an American Eagle Embraer ERJ 145 regional jet and a Part 91-opera