Airport Infrastructure

Ex-pilot casts doubt over proposed third runway

11 Jul 2012

A former pilot has questioned the effectiveness of a proposed third runway at Chek Lap Kok in increasing the number of flights able to land and depart.

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Airport quizzed on green report

13 Jun 2012

The government wants the Airport Authority to give it more information on how the third runway at Hong Kong International Airport will affect the ecology.

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Pilot missed warnings in taxiway take-off try

14 Jan 2012

The pilot of a Finnair Airbus A340 misread visual cues while trying to take off from a taxiway rather than a runway at Chek Lap Kok airport more than a year ago, a Civil Aviation Department...

5:20AM

Third runway exactly what the people want... and pigs fly

8 Jan 2012

Secretary for Transport and Housing Eva Cheng said there was overwhelming public support for building a HK$136.2 billion third runway at the airport on Lantau, with 73 per cent of nearly 24,000...

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Jardine sets fast career ramp

14 Oct 2011

It takes 700-800 ground crew of Jardine Air Terminal Services (JATS) working around the clock to ensure that aircraft of their 50-plus passenger and cargo airline clients can turn around in one...

10:06PM

Runway's first Legco landing is smooth

11 Jun 2011

The proposed HK$136.2 billion third runway at Chek Lap Kok underwent its first formal scrutiny by legislators yesterday without any opposition being openly expressed.

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

New airport runway may yet mean more runaway costs

Public consultation on a controversial HK$80 billion third runway at Hong Kong International Airport is set to get under way next week.

SCMP, May 27

11:17AM

Cause of jet's bungled takeoff still a mystery

It's still not clear why a Finnair flight almost took off from a taxiway instead of a runway at the city's airport.

An inquiry found that the plane, carrying 272 people, had no problems...

12:13PM

Attempted Finnair take-off from HK taxiway triggers investigation

An investigation was launched by Hong Kong aviation officials after a Finnair passenger plane attempted to take off from a taxiway rather than a runway at Chek Lap Kok.

2:16PM

Airport risks stalling as regional rivals soar

Air transport has become increasingly important to Hong Kong's economy, given that the city is now an international aviation hub.

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Airport runway safety measures worth the effort

Aviation safety depends not only on the experience and competence of pilots, but also the quality of support and facilities on the ground.

2:49AM

A runway disaster just waiting to happen again

It has been called the 'crash of the century'. In heavy fog on a March afternoon in the Spanish island of Tenerife, a packed KLM Boeing 747 roared towards its takeoff, fatally oblivious of a Pan...

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