The New Zealand Government says it will give the nation's airports more time to adapt to regulatory reform before considering further changes or deciding on regulation under the Commerce Act.

New Zealand's competition regulator, the Commerce Commission, says allowing the nation's two dedicated airport duty-free retailers to merge would lead to reduced competition.

Yogyakarta Airport was in breach of its major safety obligations - and effectively unlicensed - when a Garuda jet crashed there on March 7 last year killing 21 people, including five Australians.

 Incheon's new terminal under construction. Image: Kanchi1979

Wellington International Airport is benefitting from the boost in domestic airline competition.

Moscow’s three international airports have long been in competition to attract client airlines.

India's seven north-east sister states will be less isolated once planned commercial air links come into play next year.

Abidjan Airport was closed temporarily after a take-off incident involving a Brussels Airlines Airbus 330.

A recommendation that Newcastle's airport should be developed as a major international airport for Sydney, part of a review into tourism in New South Wales, has been blasted by Australian larrikin news site Crikey.com.

Mumbai International Airport is expected to challenge a Supreme Court order from the Bombay High Court that effectively calls for a re-tender of the duty-free concession held by DFS India within the next two months.

Singapore's Changi Airports International and Russia's Basic Element have lodged a joint bid for the right to develop and operate Pulkovo Airport in St Petersburg.

Air Arabia CEO Adel Ali has called for the Middle East to invest in the development of secondary airports that will support increased activity in the low-cost aviation market.

Queenstown Airport Corporation plans to have night lights installed for summer, allowing flights to arrive until midnight.

Melbourne Airport expects to get Australia's first 'category III' instrument landing system installed and certified before the end of the year.

Australia's Federal Government has rejected a planning application by Lindsay Fox for a development at the Avalon Airport that would have incorporate retail and duty free stores.