Construction of Perth Airport’s new $120 million domestic terminal is due to start this month, kicking off a raft of major projects planned for the gateway.

The new €200 million airport planned for Bucharest will act as a reliever gateway for the capital’s Henry Coanda International Airport, according to the consortium behind the project.

The Israeli government has revealed plans to build a new international airport at Timna, near Eilat, which will replace the city’s current J. Hozman Airport.

Major airport projects across the US have been brought to a standstill this week after Congress failed to pass legislation on Friday giving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the authority it needed for work to continue. 

The government of Canada will need to build a new airport 50 kilometres north east of Toronto in the next 16 to 26 years to cope with expected traffic growth in the region, according to a new study.

Kyrgyzstan will begin construction of its new Issyk-Kul International Airport in 2012, according to the country’s first deputy prime minister, Omurbek Babanov.

China expects to open a new international airport equipped with nine runways in Beijing by 2017 to alleviate the pressure on Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA).

Berlin Airports has marked the start of a year–long countdown until the opening of Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport.

Frankfurt Airport CEO, Dr Stefan Schulte, tells Kevin Rozario that the gateway has plenty to look forward to over the next 18 months.