Automotive & Transportation
Saturation makes Mexico City airport extremely unsafe, says deputy
The International Airport of Mexico City is so saturated that airplanes cross at such a short distance without delays in takeoffs and landings that there is a risk of air collision, warned Jesus Ramirez Stabros, pilot and member of the Chamber of Deputies Transportation Commission.
Mexico City handles more cargo, fewer passengers
Sentido Comun - The International Airport of Mexico City reported a 26 percent growth in cargo operations during the first half of this year. However the number of domestic and international passengers declined by 0.6 percent to total some 11.7 million people.
Official wants Guadalajara airport improved
El Informador - Jalisco's tourism secretary is asking Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP) to upgrade the Guadalajara airport, expanding one terminal and adding elevators and other services for the disabled, before the start of the Pan American Games 2011.
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Nissan investing $600 million to build low-cost cars
egmCarTech - Nissan plans to spend $600 million to upgrade its plants in Mexico and will start producing three low-cost cars at the locations for the American markets. The No. 3 Japanese automaker, in an alliance with Renault, plans to start making the Micra subcompact early next year. A sedan will be added to the lineup followed by a multipurpose vehicle in 2013.
CMA calls GAP board meeting invalid
Sentido Comun - Mexican Airports Corporation (AMC), one of the three companies controlled by and in a dispute with Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, reiterated that it did not participate in GAP's shareholder meeting and contends that any actions taken are not valid.
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New rules on hand luggage revealed
Sentido Comun - Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMA) revealed the SCT's new regulations for hand luggage carried by passengers on domestic and international flights. The rules update the list of prohibited items and restrictions on liquids, gels and aerosols.
Aeromexico starts five daily flights to Tuxla
Sentido Comun - Aeromexico said that from October 1 it will start five flights daily to Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, as part of a "commitment to support local economies." Currently, the airline flies three times a day to Tapachula.
Warfare taking toll on Mexico's "business capital"
NPR - A wave of drug violence has hit the northern Mexican city of Monterrey at the same time that its factories have started to come roaring back from the global economic downturn. The production of auto parts in the area jumped nearly 75 percent, but killings, extortion and kidnappings are limiting new ventures in what's known as the "business capital of Mexico."
Gap's net profit soars on returning air passengers
Dow Jones - Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, or Gap, said Monday its net profit rose 18 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, to 175.3 million pesos ($13.8 million) as sales surged on rebounding passenger traffic.
GAP says judge cleared way for meeting today
Sentido Comun - Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico said a federal judge has granted a stay to an abjection by a subsidiary and the shareholder meeting scheduled for today "can take place normally." CMA, the subsidiary, said the board meeting lacks legitimacy and is illegal.
