The Alpha Group has announced that it has reached an agreement with Indian retail operator Pantaloon Retail to acquire the latter's 50% stake in Alpha Future Airport Retail, a 50-50 joint venture established in 2006 to operate duty free outlets at New Delhi international airport.

Work has started on expanding Seeb International Airport, 32km west of Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman in the United Arab Emirates, with earthmoving machines already carving out a new runway and a new control tower taking shape.

More flights are operating out of Singapore Changi Airport this northern winter season.

Plans to develop a second international airport in the Australian state of Victoria have been scuttled due to a lack of gverment co-operation.

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The Nuance Group has unveiled its first wave of new stores as part of Sydney Airport's A$500m International Terminal upgrade and expansion and the retailer is also planning even more expansion over the next 18 months.

Auckland International Airport Ltd is being affected by the global financial crisis and expects full-year profit will be at the bottom of a predicted range.

Thailand-based duty free giant King Power Group is projecting group-wide sales of US$762 million this year from its 29,700sqm of commercial and duty free space at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Australian and New Zealand airports should be able to weather a slowdown in passenger traffic over the next few years, despite the global economic woes.

Kansai International Airport Co Ltd (KIAC), owner-operator of Osaka's Kansai International Airport, is preparing plans to almost double the airport's duty free shopping floor area as part of a passenger facilities' improvement programme.

Anyone who thinks air travel is a jungle should trek through the Frankfurt Animal Lounge, Europe's most modern airport site for just about everything from worms and fish to wolves and hippos.

Despite the economic downturn, India cannot defer plans for airport infrastructure development, says a report released by KPMG.

Hong Kong International Airport has revealed the 37 top tier luxury brands who have won tenders to operate in the East Hall Luxury Brand Boutique Boulevard.

The world's second-highest airport, in a Tibetan part of China's south-western province of Sichuan, will open this month.

European Union MPs have joined US civil liberty campaigners in criticising a new scanner technology which allows airport security staff to see through passengers' clothes.

Auckland Airport today announced that its public offer of $80 million of retail bonds for cash has already been fully subscribed, less than a week after opening.

Flights to and from New Zealand's capital city of Wellington were suspended today, Monday, after a fire temporarily shut down the city's International Airport.

With the first phase of flight operations from Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai International proceeding smoothly as planned, Emirates is ready to launch the next phase from the new terminal on Tuesday (October  21) at 2pm.

New Zealand's second largest international airport has reported a record number of passengers.

New Zealand's Hamilton International Airport has reported an after-tax surplus of NZ$3.8 million for its latest financial year.

While passengers have been forced to remove shoes, take out their laptop computers and put liquids and gels in clear plastic bags in airports since 9:11, it is perfectly legal to take a loaded gun right up to the security checkpoint at some of the biggest airports in the US.

Scanners being tested at Melbourne Airport will not blur the genitals of passengers.

Members of Los Angeles heavy-metal band Mötley Crüe have rubbed shoulders with passengers at Changi Airport Terminal 2’s departure/transit mall, thanks to meet-and-greet sessions organised by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.

A Novotel hotel has opened at Hyderabads new Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in southern India.

Airports of Thailand, the public company which runs many of the country's airports, is aiming to develop more non-aeronautical revenue.

The much-respected Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) today described the proposed acquisition of Changi Airport by Singapore Government-controlled Temasek as 'the biggest upheaval to Singapore Inc in decades'.

Auckland International Airport Limited is considering making a public offer of NZ$80 million of bonds, with an option to accept $50 million oversubscriptions.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has announced a new plan to create a network of 26 airports throughout the country by 2020.

Many duty free shops and almost all brand name boutiques in Tokyo Narita International Airport are reporting a worrying fall in sales since early 2008.

Singapore’s Changi Airport is officially considered to be “the best airport for duty-free shopping” and “the best airport in the world”.

A chance encounter on a beach has spurned a new web-based start-up to help airlines and flyers get duty-free liquor upon landing.

The Gold Coast Airport will train its retailers in the unique service needs and expectations of Japanese tourists to prepare for the commencement of new direct flights between the Gold Coast and Japan.

Christchurch International Airport Limited has launched its re-designed airport website, christchurchairport.co.nz - "providing a benchmark for airports all over the world," it says.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is revising the Passenger Service Charge (PSC) and Passenger Security Service Charge (PSSC) at Changi Airport and Seletar Airport from January 1.

Ken Stevens, founder and chairman of Glidepath, is taking over as MD to spearhead its global push to be one of the biggest and best airport baggage handling specialists in the world.

The key findings in an economic study paint Sydney Metropolitan Airport - Bankstown as an economic lynchpin for the Western Sydney region generating economic activity of A$733 million each year.

Airports of Thailand is planning to invest 77.9 billion baht (US$2.3 billion) to develop the second phase of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport in 2009-2014.

Terminal 1 at Singapore's Changi Airport, which opened in 1981, is to be upgraded.

Virgin Blue is just days away from revealing a major upgrade of its check-in area at Brisbane domestic airport which it says will transform the area into a more spacious, modern and efficient operation for travellers.

International airline caterer Gate Gourmet acquired Inflight Logistic Services and vaulted into "the leading position" as the premier provider of onboard services to the Australian aviation industry.

According to a report in yesterday’s Bangkok Post, Airports of Thailand (AoT) is studying a plan to relocate all security at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport from the airport’s departure gates to the front of the airport ahead of immigration checks.

World Youth Day (WYD) pilgrims helped Sydney Airport set a record last month for its busiest ever international arrivals day.

A $100 million expansion and redevelopment of the Gold Coast Airport terminal has commenced.

Sydney Airport has been forced to cancel plans to close a runway for 15 months while expansion is carried out, following community outcry.

While many retailers around the world are suffering from deteriorating consumer confidence, airport retailing is predicted to continue to boom.

Roughly 17 million air passengers travel through Paris during the summer, presenting the city's airports with a significant logistical challenge.

Tourism Western Australia has appointed of consultants to investigate the need for an airport in the State’s South West region.

Cebu Pacific, The Philippines’ largest domestic carrier, will use the Ninoy Aquino International Airport's new Terminal 3 for both domestic and international flights from August 1.

More than four million passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport in the first six months of this year – a 38.6% increase on the same period last year.

Samui Airport has officially opened its new passenger terminals and a shopping street called “Samui Park Avenue”.