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AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Acsa consortium awarded R70bn Brazil airport contract

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Guarulhos airport in Brazil Airports Company South Africa (Acsa), together with Brazilian joint venture partner Invepar, won a R70-billion ($9.2-billion) concession to overhaul and operate the busiest and most valuable of three Brazilian airports, Guarulhos, in São Paulo....
By: Henry Lazenby
08 Feb 12
 
 
TRANSPORT

2037 Consortium appointed to draw up Gauteng transport plan

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The Gauteng government has appointed the 2037 Consortium to assist it in generating a 25-year integrated master transport plan for the province, says transport plan task team leader and Gautrain Management Agency CEO Jack van der Merwe. The 2037...
By: Irma Venter
07 Feb 12
 
 
AVIATION

China bans airlines from joining EU emissions scheme

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The Chinese government said on Monday it has barred the country's airlines from joining a European Union scheme to charge for carbon emissions from flights into and out of Europe and prohibit airlines from charging customers extra because of the...
By: Reuters
06 Feb 12
 
 
Aerospace

A380 wing production process to be changed owing to cracks in brackets

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European airliner manufacturer Airbus is modifying the production process for the wings of its A380 Superjumbo airliner. This is to eliminate the recently discovered problem of two types of cracks in non-critical wing components.
By: Keith Campbell
03 Feb 12
 
 
AIR TRAVEL

SAA now flying to 21 African cities

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National carrier South African Airways (SAA) began operating its fourth new African route for its 2011/12 financial year last week when it started flying to Pointe Noire, in the Republic of Congo, from January 26. The airline is now operating...
By: Creamer Media Reporter
30 Jan 12
 
 
AVIATION

Factory, design flaws caused A380 cracks

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Airbus blamed a combination of manufacturing and design flaws for wing cracks on its A380 superjumbo but said it had found a simple solution to the problem, easing concerns among analysts who had feared the issue could dog the European...
By: Reuters
27 Jan 12
 
 
AVIATION

More cracks found in Airbus A380 wings

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Airbus insisted its A380 superjumbo is safe to fly after another set of cracks was discovered in the wings of the world's largest jetliner, though an engineering union said it was downplaying the issue and some Asian airlines said they would...
By: Reuters
20 Jan 12
 
 
TRANSPORT

WEC scenarios envision radically different transport sector by 2050

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The World Energy Council’s (WEC’s) ‘Global Transport Scenarios 2050' report highlights the role of governments in providing a sustainable future for the global transport sector.
By: Dimakatso Motau
20 Jan 12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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