Disneyland or Cattle Ranch?

When Malev collapsed earlier this year, Budapest Ferihegy Airport saw a lot of its traffic disappear. Ryanair was quick to fill the vacuum but they ran into a number of unexpected problems. Downgrading quality is apparently as difficult as upgrading it… Budapest Ferihegy Airport has two terminals. Terminal 1 is the old terminal and was… Continue reading Disneyland or Cattle Ranch?

Airfield expansion and renewal – Maximizing benefits while minimizing costs the key

Jeffrey Gagnon, a speaker at the Airfield Engineering and Asset Management Conference, talks to Bryan Camoens on the issues airfields are facing across the globe, as well as the challenges and solutions for airfield expansion and renewal projects. Bryan Camoens: What are some of the issues that airfields are facing across the globe? Jeffrey Gagnon: Airports… Continue reading Airfield expansion and renewal – Maximizing benefits while minimizing costs the key

Why lower delays are a problem for developments in air traffic management – a diabolical reality

Aviation is a cyclical business and it is only recently that airlines are managing, to a certain extent, to smooth the worst of the boom and bust swings. In the past, aircraft were ordered at a prodigious rate when business was booming only to see the additional capacity materialize exactly when business started to go… Continue reading Why lower delays are a problem for developments in air traffic management – a diabolical reality