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  New Berlin Approach, Departure Routings Agreed

  Posted by Robert Wall 2:28 PM on Jan 26, 2012

  German authorities have approved the initial flight routings into the new Berlin Brandenburg airport (being built out of Berlin Schoenefeld). Here is the latest information from th... Read More >>

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  Authorities Tire of Waiting, Tell BAA To Sell in Scotland

  Posted by Robert Wall 1:06 PM on Oct 07, 2011

   With BAA still fighting the government ordered sale of London's Stansted airport, the U.K. Competition Commission -- which has been driving the BAA breakup in the London regi... Read More >>

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  Taking A Virtual Tour of Delta's JFK T4

  Posted by Benet Wilson 5:04 PM on Jul 21, 2011

  Back in April, I spent some time at Delta Air Lines' headquarters in Atlanta.  As part of that visit, I interviewed Holden Shannon, the airline's senior vice president of corp... Read More >>

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  Now Landing At Hartsfield-Jackson Airport: QR Codes

  Posted by Benet Wilson 5:46 PM on Apr 19, 2011

  I was in Atlanta last week on business.  I really enjoy just walking around airports to see what's going on, and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was no exception. One... Read More >>

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  Could We Be Closer To A Trusted Traveler Program?

  Posted by Benet Wilson 5:12 PM on Mar 18, 2011

  TSA officer at BWI Airport  Photo by Benet J. WilsonI read with interest today's post on the TSA Blog about how the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is mulling the... Read More >>

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  Video And Photos: Tsunami Washes Over Sendai Airport

  Posted by Andrew Compart 6:55 PM on Mar 11, 2011

  Here's video of the tsunami sweeping across Sendai airport in Japan. You also can read a bit more about the airport, and see a couple of dramatic pictures of the impact. Also take ... Read More >>

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  A Look Back At 2010: From Ash To ZA002

  Posted by Rupa Haria 5:14 PM on Dec 29, 2010

  What a year the civil aviation industry has experienced. From ash clouds to grounded the ZA002, dull is not a word that airline executives would use to describe 2010.Here’s o... Read More >>

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  Vancouver International Airport Wins Top Award in 2010 ACI-NA Concessions Contest

  Posted by Benet Wilson 3:18 PM on Nov 10, 2010

  I was delighted to be one of the judges in this year's ACI-NA concessions contest.  I have been to a lot of airports, and it's always a pleasure to see what are the newest and... Read More >>

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  I Offer You My Airport Concession Confessions

  Posted by Benet Wilson 7:32 PM on Aug 05, 2010

  I read with interest that Airports Council International-North America is calling for submissions for the 2010 Richard A. Griesbach Excellence in Airport Concessions contest. ... Read More >>

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  I Guess Detroit Metro's Lester Robinson Did Too Good of a Job

  Posted by Benet Wilson 2:00 PM on Jun 01, 2010

  Wayne County Airport Authority's Lester Robinson Photo courtesy of WCAALet's say you have a chief executive officer running a large hub airport.  Let's say this CEO pulled the... Read More >>

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