International Airport News

Hong Kong International Airport 18 billion expansion.

Expansion works at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

A look at San Fransico International Airport new 2.4 billion dollar terminal.

The Embraer E190-E2 has now been approved to operate at the London City Airport (LCY) by EASA. The aircraft not only meets the steep-approach criteria but also the noise emissions regulations. In certification testing, EASA figures confirmed the E190-E2 has the lowest noise levels among all new generation single aisle aircraft and will be the only jet operating at LCY certified to ICAO’s strict Chapter 14 regulation. The new aircraft’s wings, engines, and systems make the aircraft significantly quieter than the previous E190; for communities around LCY this means the E190-E2 noise footprint at takeoff is 63% smaller than current E190s operating from LCY.

Riga Airport is heading back in the right direction in terms of passenger numbers. n the first half of the year 400,000 passengers passed through the airport. Of course this is nowhere near to pre-covid levels for the airport. In fact the 406,000 persons the airport served in the first 6 months of 2021 represents around 14% the number in 2019. "Flight reservations and the flight schedules submitted by airlines allow us to hope that the number of passengers will keep increasing in July and August. This month, Riga Airport expects approximately 300,000 passengers or 30–35% of the results of 2019. Under the growing numbers of flights and passengers, we have started to hire new employees, which means that colleagues that had to be dismissed last year due to the crisis caused by the pandemics are invited to join the company again," said Laila Odiņa, Chairperson of the Board of Riga Airport.

The true scale of the worlds largest airports.

The use of hydrogen to power future aircraft is not only expected to significantly reduce aircraft emissions in the air: it could also help decarbonize air transport activities on the ground. And the need to do so is certainly there. In fact, airport-controlled activities account for around 2-3% of the aviation industry’s total emissions. This represents approximately 15–20 megatons of CO₂ emissions per year globally. For this reason, airports are now beginning to rethink how their infrastructures could be designed and operated to reduce their overall environmental footprint. One promising option is to build a unique airport ecosystem with hydrogen at the core of operations. In 2020, Airbus launched "Hydrogen Hub at Airports'' to help airports reflect on how to do just that. The concept aims to jumpstart research into infrastructure requirements for future hydrogen aircraft, as well as low-carbon airport operations, across the entire value chain. And a variety of airport authorities, airlines and energy providers are already signing on to get involved.

Authorities in Brazil seized a Turkish registered and charter Gulfstream G-IV after narcotics were found onboard.

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Something new is coming to the Pittsburg International Airport. This will be the first terminal in the United States to be built from the ground up in a post-pandemic world. So what is going to be new since ground-breaking started. Firstly it is a 700,000 sq ft project in total which will be built having features of social distancing in mind providing large areas of open space for patrons and passengers to enjoy. A 90,000 sq ft outdoor terrace space is essential to the project which give the chance to access external fresh air once inside the terminal area. Clean air technology will also be utilized throughout the terminal. The new terminal will also be among the most sustainable in the industry. This is because they are aiming to build to LEED silver or beyond certification. The new terminal will be powered by the airport's microgrid. hat microgrid is powered by 10,000 solar panels and five natural gas generators.

They plan to recycle and reuse many materials during construction phases. The aim is to reuse at minimum 75 percent of the waste created. This will be items like old concrete from existing airfield ramps as these will be repurposed to be used for new roads. Other plans cite rainwater harvesting and other water conservation efforts. It is estimated that the new work will cost some 1.4 billion dollars.

Long taxitimes? These are some airports around the world where the runways are far from the terminal.

La Guardia International Airport upgrades.

In October, nearly4, 800 aircraft were handled at the Riga Airport. Those flights carried approximately 351,000 passengers which represent half of the number handled in October 2019. Additionally, 2 500 tonnes of cargo passed through the Riga system and that accounted for around 7% greater than October 2019. The number of both passenger and cargo flights increased by several percentage points in October as compared to the previous months.

Yesterday saw the dual departure of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic A350-1000s which was coordinated to mark the return of passenger flights from UK and Europe to U.S.

Runway design...

Honduras has a new capital airport which recently was inaugurated. It is called the Palmerola International Airport. The initial capacity of Palmerola International Airport is going to be around 1.5 million passengers per year.

https://www.airport-technology.com/news/honduras-palmerola-airport/

Airport crash tender.

Inside Chicago's 8.5 billion dollar upgrades/rebuild.

LAX 2bn Delta Skyway Construction works.

Orlando International Airport expansion.