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SLOT ALLOCATION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed that airport slots unused by airlines because of the drop in traffic following September 11 should be earmarked for their use in the coming summer and winter, (2002-3), to allow operators sufficient flexibility to deal with the ongoing slump in demand.…
OPEN SKIES LATEST
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission has given a new warning to EU Member States against agreeing individual bilateral air transport deals with non-EU countries. It says “open skies” deals with the US give the Americans “considerable operational opportunities in the European market” but have no equivalent value for European airlines in the US.…
MALAYSIA
BY MARK ROWE
SENAI Airport Terminal Services, which manages Malaysia’s Johor’s airport at Senai, has appointed Hochtief Airport GmBh of Germany to help transform Malaysia’s Johor airport at Senai into a transportation hub. The RM800 million (pounds 160m) project aims to increase the airport’s airfreight to 100,000 tonnes a year by 2008 from its present figure of 7,000 tones.…
SRI LANKA
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA, in Columbo
THE CEYLON Chamber of Commerce has called on the Sri Lankan government to develop, upgrade and modernise Katunayake Airport with additional runways, facilities and hotel services in the next two years in a plan ‘Strategies for Growth Leveraging the Private Sector.’…
DENIED BOARDING
Keith Nuthall
THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed the expansion of EU regulations protecting air passengers against being refused a seat on a flight because of over-booking, so that this legal protection covers all flights; present rules do not cover charters, for instance.…
SAFETY INSPECTIONS
Keith Nuthall
THE GROWING thaw in relations between Spain and Britain over the future of Gibraltar and its airport, has prompted the European Commission to retable a long-standing proposal to establish a European Union regime on the safety inspection of aircraft from non-EU countries.…
SLOT ALLOCATION
Keith Nuthall
THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed that airport slots abandoned by airlines because of the drop in traffic following the September 11 attacks should be earmarked for their use in the coming year. Brussels is concerned that any reallocation of slots could cause chaos and confusion amongst operators, should the air passenger market recover suddenly.…
MALAYSIAN
BY MARK ROWE
THE MALAYSIAN government is planning to privatise the international arm of its national carrier, Malaysian Airline System (MAS) in an attempt to tackle the airline group’s overall debts of almost Pounds two billion. The move may also involve attempts to link up with a foreign strategic partner.…
ALBANIAN PORT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE PORT of Durrës, in Albania – one of Europe’s poorest countries – is to receive a much needed financial shot in the arm of Euro 17 million from the European Investment Bank, which will pay for the rehabilitation and upgrading of cargo handling facilities and quays.…
NORWAY SHIPPING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE NORWEIGAN government is to conduct a three-year review of its subsidised shipping service providing a lifeline for 34 ports from Bergen to Kirkenes, in the far north, near the Russian border. The move follows an agreement struck with the surveillance authority of the European Free Trade Area, (EFTA), which polices the European Economic Area rules by which Norway must abide.…