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RUSSIA AND CIS NEWS
Privatisation for Rossiya?; Aeroflot and Sheremetyevo reach compromise; Domodedovo implements new technology; Redevelopment at Riga
WORLD NEWS
Airline acquisition in Latvia; Anniversary celebrations for Warsaw Airport Services; Paper free travel; End of cargo service for JAL.
I.T. NEWS
State-of-the-art handling solutions in Saigon; Bangkok looks to CUPPS; Integrated baggage systems in the Middle East; Online check-in usage in Russian airports.
AIRPORT REDEVELOPMENT: VNUKOVO
Anna Nazarova reports from Vnukovo-1: what investments has the handler made to ensure that the increasing number of western aircraft flying into Moscow are efficiently serviced?
BALTIC OUTLOOK
Tom Sharrad visits the Baltic States. How has the recession affected the handling market in Latvia and Lithuania and will Riga remain top of the transfer hubs in the region?
LOW COST CARRIER HANDLING
RHI looks into the economics of low-cost carrier handling. How does a handler go about trimming down an already lean operation?
SNOW CLEARANCE AND DE-ICING
With temperatures below -25C and 30cms of snow on the ground, what does an airport need to continue functioning through a Russian winter? Alwyn Brice provides a comprehensive overview of the options available to an airport.
FACTORY VISIT
Contrac Cobus Industries manufacture the most popular airport bus in the world. RHI visits their factory in Portugal to learn a thing or two about German efficiency.
GSE SUPPLIERS
Tim Ornellas speaks to Dmitry Ochkinas of CAVAG about the trials and tribulations of selling equipment to the Russian market.
AIRPORT REDEVELOPMENT: PULKOVO
With a planned investment of over US$1billion and a new terminal on the way, the future is bright for St Petersburg’s home hub. Tom Sharrad visits Pulkovo to speak with Victor Konyashchenkov about the PPP scheme and transfer of all airport operations to Fraport.
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