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ADP buys major stake in Turkey’s TAV airport operations
Anne Paylor
May 24, 2012

French airport operator Aéroports de Paris (ADP) has bought significant stakes in the Turkish airport operator TAV Airports and airport construction specialist TAV Construction.

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SITA: Mishandled baggage problem improved dramatically at airports worldwide 1

By Aaron Karp | May 2, 2012

It is familiar scene at airports around the world, but one that has become far less common than just a few years ago: a disgruntled passenger looking at a nearly empty baggage carrousel, wondering where his luggage might be.

German night-flight bans upset airports

By Kurt Hofmann | May 2, 2012

Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state government last month implemented a night-flight ban for passenger aircraft at Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) between midnight and 5 a.m. local time. Cargo flights are excluded.

The decision affects around 6,000 aircraft movements annually. CGN CEO Michael Garvens said in a statement that the ban is without a legal basis, will damage the aviation market in NRW and put jobs in danger. He added that the airport would appeal the ban to Germany’s transport ministry.

BAA to sell Edinburgh Airport for $1.3 billion

By Anne Paylor | May 2, 2012

In response to a ruling by the UK Competition Commission (CC), airport operator BAA has agreed to the sale of Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for £807.2 million ($1.3 billion). The sale is expected to close by the end of May.

GIP, an independent infrastructure fund manager, already owns a 75% interest in London City Airport (LCY) and a 42% controlling stake in London Gatwick Airport (LGW).

IATA calls for Bangkok Suvarnabhumi expansion

By Michael Mackey | May 2, 2012

IATA has said Thailand should expand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (SVB). “Thailand needs to urgently build new terminal and runway capacity at Suvarnabhumi to ensure it remains one of the region’s top hubs,” IATA said in a statement.

IATA commissioned consultants Oxford Economics to carry out a study of 54 countries to better quantify the benefits they receive from aviation.

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