Archive for March, 2010
CrossingTheSkies will be at Passenger Terminal Expo ‘10
Finally, the blog team will be attending the Passenger Terminal Expo ‘10 at Brussels during Tuesday 23th and Wednesday 24th. This exhibition tries to gather airport-related companies such airport managers, airport owners, airlines, handling companies and consulting firms.
This year the main subject will be the Automated People Movers (a.k.a. APM), those automated trains that move hundreds of passengers from satellite terminals to the main terminals. Besides, some other issues will be discussed such sustainability, privatisation and passanger experience enhancing among others.
There will be several parallel events, like the World Airport Awards, giving some symbolic prices to the best airports in terms of performances, growing, passengers’ experience and even cleaningness!
We’ll post some pictures when we get back home, and hope to have a great time there.
Red Bull Air Race 2010 World Championship is back
Once again, this year the Red Bull Air Race opens in Abu Dhabi on 26 & 27 March. The world’s top 15 pilots will start their six-month long battle for championship points in the first of eight races on a total of five continents.
The World Championship will take place in some of the cities already visited by previous Red Bull Air Race Championships, and these are:
- Abu Dhabi (UAE) 26&27 March
- Perth (Australia) 17&18 April
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 8&9 May
- Windsor (Canada) 5&6 June
- New York (USA) 19&20 June
- Lausitz (Germany) 7&8 August
- Budapest (Hungary) 19&20 August
- Lisbon (Portugal) 4&5 September
Want more information? Just browse www.redbullairrace.com and you’ll get pics, videos, news and much more. Just keep tuned with CrossingTheSkies, because there’s more to come!
Red Bull Air Race. Font: www.redbullairrace.com
Kids controlling New York airspace
That’s what happened on Feb 22, 2010. Apparently, one of the JFK air traffic controller brought to work with him his son and his daughter (first day the son, next day the daughter). He was actually authorized to bring them to work. The fact is that the daring daddy allowed them to speak through the mic and control the airplanes, converting the JFK tower into a kindertower.
Finally, somebody recorded all the conversations via liveATC, and the video came out. Now this air controller is resting at home with his kids with no job and no money.
Check this video!
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