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Volume 42 No 1 January/February 2009

Winter Services Special

Headline News

Winter Services Special

Winter on the Rock
Old man winter keeps crews busy at windswept St John’s International Airport. Carroll McCormick explains.

De-Icing Ops
Airports International spoke to Kilfrost about the methods employed during aircraft de-icing.

Strength Through Flexibility
ICAO rules dictate that although strength must be the key ingredient of airfield perimeter fencing, frangibility must not be forgotten. Jaakko Martikainen from Finland’s Exel Oyj explains.

Resurfacing Ronaldsway
Airports International looks at how paving teams have been resurfacing the runway at Ronaldsway Isle of Man Airport, with careful planning and French asphalt.

Safety & Security
Crash, Fire, Rescue
Tom Allett visited RAF Mildenhall’s fire service to get a military perspective on airport fire fighting.

Ready For Anything
Tom Allett travelled to Marshall Airport Cambridge to witness a fire-training session on its purpose-built facilities.

The Job at the Top
Today’s airport chief executive officers tend to be business rather than aviation specialists. Carroll McCormick reports.

The Brand Battle
In the first of a series of articles focusing on the premium passenger experience, Tom Allett looks at how Lufthansa tempts the First Class customer.

Going Private – Russian Style
Russia is eager to get more private investment into its airport sector as demand for air travel in this vast country soars. Anna Otkina and Philip Lamzin of Denton Wilde Sapte explain the complex legal framework behind this massive change in direction, and Mark Nicholls highlights some of the transformations currently taking place at Russia’s airports.

Product and Service Announcements
A review of recent industry product and service announcements.

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