March 2006
30.03.06 Forecast shows aviation patterns changing across Europe
27.03.06 Airbus superjumbo passes another test on road to takeoff
24.03.06 Dublin Airport staff refuse to operate new Ryanair system
19.03.06 Sweden's flight tax 'could be illegal'
15.03.06 World air passengers up 6% in 2005
12.03.06 Cyprus Airways pilots' strike leaves hundreds stranded
11.03.06 Lufthansa to battle budget airlines
08.03.06 Swedish Airport evacuated after robbery and bomb alert
07.03.06 Incheon voted worlds best airport
03.03.06 13 countries to introduce air ticket tax for poor
03.03.06 Aer Lingus cuts distribution costs
02.03.06 'Stretched' version of A380 to hit the sky in 2012
02.03.06 Aer Lingus sees operating profits down 32%
01.03.06 Iberia in talks to become partner in new low-cost airline
01.03.06 Fuel costs continue to hit airline profits
February 2006
19.02.06 ADP sell-off price soars to €30bn on bid war for BAA
15.02.06 KLM Europe's most punctual airline
14.02.06 Iberia top lost luggage league
03.02.06 United finally emerges from Chapter 11
January 2006
30.01.06 New Madrid Airport terminal opening delayed
29.01.06 Sky's the limit for Sydney Airport parking prices
28.01.06 Lufthansa passengers reach all-time highs
27.01.06 BAA to spend Ft 65.5 bln on Budapest Airport
25.01.06 SAS pilots strike - Denmark and Norway hit
24.01.06 BAA to issue bond to fund Budapest Airport deal
23.01.06 Florence Amerigo Vespucci Airport to close for 2 months
22.01.06 Heathrow team designs Dublin terminal two
21.01.06 Altalia crews to strike again on Monday
19.01.06 Airlines face higher fees to fund Airport expansions
15.01.06 Merged Air France-KLM on target to make record profits
December 2005
24.12.05 Low-cost carrier terminal at KLIA to be ready in March
11.12.05 Hungary may sign deal with BAA next week
07.12.05 BAA set to win Budapest Airport auction after Fraport fails to make final phase?
03.12.05 BAA and Hochtief lead the race for Budapest Airport
November 2005
24.11.05 Dubai plans world's biggest airport
16.11.05 Virgin considers bid for bankrupt airline as fast route into US
15.11.05 Hungary receives 3 bids for Budapest Airport
13.11.05 BAA moves on Budapest Airport
12.11.05 Ryanair announce $1bn German expansion
03.11.05 Macquarie Airports withdraws bid for Budapest Airport
October 2005
24.10.05 No survivors in Nigerian plane crash
23.10.05 Aer Lingus to reveal €800m Dublin airport site plan
19.10.05 Pre-booking for cheap Dublin airport parking
18.10.05 Virgin Atlantic's chairman comments on EU / US open skies talks
17.10.05 Dublin Airport sees 7% increase in passengers
08.10.05 German, Greek and UK airports scoop awards at routes forum
01.10.05 Italy's top no frills airport to be closed next weekend
September 2005
30.09.05 Dublin airport upgrade on hold as passenger charge increase rejected
28.09.05 Indian airport staff to strike on Thursday
24.09.05 Delta to cut 9000 jobs and slash $3bn of costs
22.09.05 EU plans airport security improvements
19.09.05 Site chosen for second terminal at Dublin airport
15.09.05 Northwest and Delta Airlines file for bankruptcy
14.09.05 Ryanair to set up Cork hub
12.09.05 Iberia considers low cost operation
11.09.05 Airlines loose EU compensation rules battle
07.09.05 Ryanair slams new EU airport guidelines
06.09.05 EU sets rules for regional airport aid
August 2005
26.08.05 Budapest airport short list of bidders announced
19.08.05 Doomed flight passed over Greek airport
17.08.05 Helios confrims Athens crash had pressure problem in December
17.08.05 Airbus faces massive lawsuit over delays
16.08.05 Air crash in Venezuela kills 160
14.08.05 Athens plane crash kills 121
12.08.05 Heathrow strike brings chaos abroad
10.08.05 easyJet's move to Ireland causing Irish airlines to suffer
03.08.05 Dozens hurt in Air France Toronto jet crash
July 2005
27.07.05 LA Airport 'millennium bomber' jailed for 22 years
22.07.05 Copenhagen Airport closed after passenger bomb joke
21.07.05 Hilton Dublin Airport opens
20.07.05 Medical scans can set off airport alerts
18.07.05 Dublin airport yet to train staff in modern explosive trace detection system
11.07.05 BA and Qantas win DVT case in Australian high court
10.07.05 EU approve Swiss / Lufthansa deal, subject to airport slots access
09.07.05 French plane turned back from the US over passenger on terrorist list
07.07.05 Air France plane hits cows on Nigerian airport runway
06.07.05 Strike at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport hits dozens of flights
04.07.05 easyjet considers court action over Spanish airport handling fees
01.07.05 New air ticket tax to fight global poverty proposed
01.07.05 Hong Kong Airport Authority's net profit up by 265%
June 2005
26.06.05 America West and US Airways merger clears first hurdle
25.06.05 Dublin airport workers threaten strike action
25.06.05 Virgin Atlantic celebrates 21st birthday
22.06.05 KLM's top 10 destinations in April
20.06.05 Qantas - Singapore Airlines merger mooted
17.06.05 New bomb check device for US airports
16.06.05 Japan and France to develop 'new concorde'
15.06.05 High fuel costs could cost the airlines $7bn in 2005
14.06.05 Air New Zealand boss quits (to go and run a bank)
13.06.05 Airbus A380 opens Paris Air Show
10.06.05 Friends of the Earth and BAA go 'Head to Head' on UK airport expansion
10.06.05 ETA blasts at Zaragoza Airport
08.06.05 China's Ningbo Lishe Airport buys 25% stake in Frankfurt Airport
06.06.05 Brisbane Airport features in IATA's worlds top airport survey
05.06.05 Hong Kong airport worlds top in yet another passenger survey
03.06.05 Paying for airport parking easier at Detroit Metro
01.06.05 EU take Airbus / Boeing dispute to World Trade Organisation
May 2005
25.05.05 OAG awards name Singapore Changi worlds best airport
21.05.05 Hong Kong wins another 'best airport' award
18.05.05 United Airlines stewardesses strip for pension protest calendar
16.05.05 India's airports are 'overstretched' according to a report by the BBC
14.05.05 Survey names the world best airports and airport lounges
12.05.05 Virgin Blue ends Macau talks, favours LA
11.05.05 Women 'lied about their age' to land jobs at Australia's Virgin Blue
10.05.05 Australia's Virgin Blue recruiting 'a blonde cattle yard'
09.05.05 JAL Chairman to step down after safety lapses
06.05.05 Renovations at Albania's Mother Teresa Airport start
05.05.05 Production delays for the new Airbus A380 super-jumbo
03.05.05 Iran's new airport in safety concerns
01.05.05 US airports: 'all that hassle for nothing'
April 2005
26.04.05 Air India order 50 new 777-LR Boeing jets
19.04.05 Fuel fears close Israel's busiest airport
16.04.05 'Gaping holes' in US airport security
11.04.05 Worldwide air travel beats pre-September 11 numbers
March 2005
21.03.05 Passenger dies after being restrained on LA - NY flight
17.03.05 Eddington to be UK 'blue skies' thinker
16.03.05 Twenty years on, two cleared of Air India bombing
15.03.05 St Helena to get first airport
14.03.05 Lufhansa to buy Swiss for £40 million?
14.03.05 Thieves cause chaos at Bucharest airport
13.03.05 BA unions fear for jobs under new CEO Walsh
12.03.05 Air travel has never been as safe, IATA says
12.03.05 Lufhansa chases Swiss
11.03.05 Plane travel causes wider spread of infection, report says
11.03.05 Ryanair to ignore EU compensation rule
11.03.05 French Judge orders manslaughter investigation into Concorde crash
10.03.05 BAA passenger numbers up on continued low fares
10.03.05 Lufthansa to offer private jet travel
09.03.05 Virgin Nigeria caught in US - UK open skies spat
09.03.05 Eddington to quit and Walsh to take over
07.03.05 BA Boss Eddington to face shareholders on quit rumours
05.03.05 US airport security to be further tightened
04.03.05 Heathrow Airport raid an inside job court told
04.03.05 Ryanair guilty of misleading advertising on Stansted flights
04.03.05 Threat of strike at Heathrow Airport terminal 5 increases
04.03.05 Bid to speed up Heathrow Airport terminal 5 construction hit by dispute
03.03.05 Stansted village plans parking restriction to stop fly parking
03.03.05 Fossett completes world record flight
03.03.05 British Diplomat arrested at Heathrow airport last month to face charges
02.03.05 Plane evacuated at Manchester Airport after 'fire'
02.03.05 Aberdeen Airport gets night flights approval
02.03.05 Secret Service Seizes Uranium at Ukraine Airport
02.03.05 Emergency testing for Robin Hood Airport
02.03.05 Second emergency alert as Stansted Airport in two days
02.03.05 Cornwalls Newquay Airport to get revamp
01.03.05 Security to be stepped up at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
01.03.05 New Nottingham East Midlands Airport flight paths approved
01.03.05 New Bangkok Airport will be ready on time, but opening will be delayed!
01.03.05 Second British shoe bomber pleads guilty
01.03.05 Fossett takes off in world record bid
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