PHOTOS: Belgrade Airport construction update

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Qatar - Airbus to have speedy trial

Airbus and Qatar Airways are heading towards a three-month summer trial next year after a UK judge granted the airline a relatively quick timetable while dismissing its procedural claims in a bitter safety and contractual dispute. The judge told a division of London's High Court there was "public interest" in the outcome of the dispute, which has seen the Gulf carrier question the safety of about two dozen grounded A350 long-haul jetliners over flaws in their protective skin. Airbus has acknowledged these and other jets are suffering erosion to the painted surface and a layer of lightning protection but insists with the backing of European regulators they are safe, despite Qatar's refusal to take more deliveries. "I am in absolutely no doubt that this case should be tried as soon as is practically possible", Judge David Waksman said, backing the airline's call for a speedy trial. However, he rejected a bid by the airline to split the trial into two parts to allow Airbus to perform a deeper technical analysis, something the planemaker says it has already done. He also refused to order Airbus to stop formally trying to deliver more A350s to Qatar Airways, or to refrain from re-selling undelivered aircraft, while the dispute drags on. The procedural ruling means Airbus is free to attempt to trigger payment clauses as more planes are built. It can also try to sell A350s that Qatar has rejected to carriers like Air India, which industry sources say could step in as a buyer. Qatar Airways has questioned the jet's defences against lightning, which strikes commercial jets about once a year, and is suing Airbus for $1 billion in damages for idled planes. Airbus has counter-sued for the return of millions of dollars of credits awarded when jets were sold and accused Qatar of refusing to take planes as a device to tackle overcapacity.

PHOTOS: Belgrade Airport construction update

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Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport’s expansion project is continuing to advance. The airport undertook Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) exercises last week to support the successful opening of the first phase of the expanded C concourse building, as well as centralised security. The full reconfiguration of the access plateau is also taking place. This project will allow faster access and more efficient traffic flow, as well as increased short-term parking capacity. Construction of the airport’s third floor - a wide corridor being built on top of the existing terminal buildings in order to segregate arriving and departing passengers - is advancing, while work on the 3.500-metre-long inserted runway, is gaining pace.

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Anonymous10:38
In the picture 15//17 is that where the additional remote stands are supposed to be? Or is it the deicing platform?
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Anonymous10:41
That's one big construction site
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Anonymous12:00
I actually really like the new control tower
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Anonymous16:28
When shall we expect opening of the first phase of the expanded C concourse building, as well as centralised security?
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Anonymous17:39
A šta se tačno gradi na ovom prostoru ispred zgrade, odnosno terminala 2, gde je nekada bio parking
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Anonymous21:23
Will there be additional arriving area?
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Anonymous23:12
Wizz is increasing DTM-BEG from 5 to 6 weekly. It's become their busiest route out of Belgrade.
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Uros14:24
As far as I can see they built 8 new gates on Terminal 2. Do they plan to build additional 4 gates soon to complete prommised 12 new gates?
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