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ST Engineering today said its aerospace arm, ST Aerospace, has unveiled its latest hangar complex at its China facility at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai. Its facility in Shanghai, Shanghai Technologies Aerospace Company Limited (STARCO), is a joint venture company between China Eastern Airlines (CEA) and ST Aerospace. Read more...

Pteris Global, the provider of airport logistics systems, has been named as the successful bidder by Hunan Airport Group to design, supply and install a complete Baggage Handling System for Changsha Huanghua International Airport, China. The project is scheduled to start in April 2010 and is expected to be completed ...

Singapore’s Changi Airport said it has acquired a 5% stake in Gemina S.p.A (GEMI.MI), the operator of Rome’s two major airports, for $100 million, its biggest acquisition ever. Gemina’s Aeroporti di Roma owns the concession to operate Italy’s largest airport group, which comprises Leonardo da Vinci Airport and Giovan ...

Passenger traffic at Singapore's Changi Airport, Asia's fifth-biggest, jumped 10.1% in January from a year earlier, its highest monthly percentage rise since 2007, signalling a sustained recovery in air travel.    Changi Airport Group said on Friday it handled 3.38 million passengers last month, up from 3.07 million passengers in January 2009 ...

Full body scanners introduced at two British airports after the failed Christmas Day bombing of a US-bound jet may breach human rights, the country's equality commission warned Tuesday. In a letter to the government, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said scanners introduced on

Nomura Research in a Feb 8 research report says: "SATS reported strong 3Q FY10 results, driven mainly by revival in demand for Singapore Food Industries (SFI). While the Dec-quarter for SFI is seasonally the best, the number is still a positive surprise (forming some 35% of our FY10 SFI estimates)....

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Pteris Global says it has been awarded an $18 million contract to design and supply a Baggage Handling System and Container Handling System for Taoyuan International Airport City Access MRT System, Taiwan. Pteris Global says this is the first downtown train station baggage check-in project that the company has ...

Jetstar’s decision to bid for a licence to carry out ground-handling business in Changi Airport spells bad news for current dominant operator Singapore Airport Terminal Services (S58.SG), says BNP Paribas analyst Brenda Lee. Read more...

Nepal put security at its lone international airport Saturday on high alert after neighbouring India increased security at its domestic terminals. "We have put security (at Tribhuvan International Airport) on high alert with a view to possible hijack attempts," said Keshav Raj Khanal,

Passenger traffic at Singapore’s Changi Airport, Asia’s fifth-biggest, hit a monthly record in December, pointing to a sustained recovery in air travel.   Changi Airport Group said it handled 3.83 million passengers last month, a 9.7% rise from a year earlier and 9.1% higher than the previous monthly record set in December ...

Following a challenging first half in 2009, Singapore Changi Airport says it registered a strong rebound in the last quarter of the year, with a monthly record of 3.83 million passenger movements in December. This was an increase of 9.7% compared to December 2008 and 9.1% more than the previous ...

Mainboard-listed CNA Group, the designer of intelligent buildings and facilities, says Changi Airport Group (Singapore) has renewed CNA’s existing Intelligent Building Management System (IBMS) operations and maintenance contract for Terminals 1, 2 and 3 for an additional two years from January to December 2011 which is valued at $3.3 million....

A man believed to have caused a security breach that resulted in major delays Sunday at Newark Liberty Airport has been arrested and will be charged with defiant trespassing. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says 28-year-old Haisong Jiang of Piscataway was taken into ...

Explosives were discovered at a house in Dublin after an airport security drill on the other side of Europe went horribly wrong. Around 90 grams of the powerful military explosive RDX was recovered, having been brought through the Irish capital’s airport unwittingly by a Slovak national.

Kim Eng Research in a Jan 5 research report says: "Tung Lok announced that they will operate and provide food & beverage services to 2 staff cafeterias at Resorts World Sentosa. However, we expect negligible impact on SATS as (1) we have not included potential contributions in our forecasts and ...

Authorities shut down a California airport on Tuesday after a suspicious amber liquid in a passenger's bag tested positive for explosives -- only to ultimately determine that the substance was honey. Francisco Ramirez, a 31-year-old gardener who had been visiting family in the ...

Thai customs officials said Wednesday they had arrested an Iranian man at Bangkok's main international airport carrying four kilograms (nine pounds) of methamphetamine hidden in a suitcase. Ghanavatirajabnejad Keyvan, 33, was detained at Suvarnabhumi airport late Tuesday as he walked through

President Obama took direct responsibility for administration mistakes when he released a new report on the December 25 terror incident. Obama made a statement after the review was released. What do you think about Obama's remarks? Is he doing the right thing? Share a video ...

Singapore’s Changi Airport handled 3.36 million passengers in November, 9.2% more than the year before, it said in a statement e-mailed statement today. The airport received 33.4 million passengers between January and November, 2.4% less than the same period a year earlier, it said. {jcomments on}