aerodrome

AAI manages around 125 airports, including 78 domestic aerodromes and 26 civil enclaves.

s): Part i of the procurement object - coordination of high-altitude barriers, Determination of their height and electronic relief data at kaunas airport aerodrome protection zone - 1 unit; Part ii of the procurement object - identification of electronic barriers and location data in the vilnius airport security zone - 1 unit; Part iii of the procurement object - coordination of high-altitude barriers, Determination of their heights and electronic relief data at the palanga airport aerodrome protection zone - 1 unit.

Abu Dhabi Airports has been awarded the UAE's first Aerodrome Flight Information Services (Afis) certification from the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), for Sir Bani Yas Airport.

Saif Al Suwaidi - director general GCAA, said: "The Aerodrome Flight Information Service Regulations are the first in this region, and in fact amongst the first in the world.

The proposed changes to the Canadian Aviation Regulations, published in Canada Gazette, Part I, would require proponents to consult with stakeholders before developing an aerodrome or significantly changing an existing one.

MANAMA: Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the managing and operating body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), celebrated the renewal of the Aerodrome Certification from the Transportation Ministry's Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA).

A series of low level flights will be conducted to make sure flight paths at the aerodromes continue to operate safely.

In 2001, ICAO established the Manual on Certification of Aerodromes, which defines the regulatory framework intended to ensure that the facilities, equipment and operating procedures at aerodromes comply with the ICAO standards and recommended practices.

The notice continued: "It is now becoming increasingly common for aerodromes to be given commercially inspired names, which do not follow this principal.

As in practice this means separate aerodromes, the regulatory amendment aims to take this into account.

It is my opinion that all aerodromes without exception should be compelled to produce noise amelioration schemes.

Services concession: concession of tahiti-faa~a, bora-bora, raiatea and rangiroa aerodromes

The objective of the proposal (COM(2003)566) is to revise the definition of airports, thereby authorising different security measures from those provided for by the Regulation, notably for aerodromes.

Problems at small aircraft and general aviation aerodromes sited near large commercial airports have led to European Union ministers being asked to change airport security regulations introduced hastily in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

As an ex member of the RAF, who served with Bomber Command during the last war, may I remind you that the danger from birds was quite prevalent on many RAF aerodromes 60 years ago.