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AirportsAircraft and transport. London City Airport: increase of Alitalia flights to Milan-Linate and Rome-Fiumicino
Milan, Italy - From March 31 and April 1st
London City Airport is increasing the connections with Italy introducing new flights from and to Milan-Linate and launching a new to Rome-Fiumicino. Both routes will be served by Alitalia. The Italian... more
AirportsLondon City Airport: growth in passengers' number on the Italian routes
Milan, Italy - Destinations as Linate (Alitalia), Florence (CityJet) and Venice (British Airways)
2012 a record year for the London City Airport that decided to bet on Italy as one of the key-countries through an ambitious growth plan aim at reaching 6 million passengers per year within 2030 (from... more
AirportsSagat: new Turin-Casablanca flight by RAM
Turin, Italy - Three times per week, from next June 11, 2013 by a B-737/800 airplane
The Turin airport and Royal Air Maroc (RAM), the Moroccan flag carrier, announced the new Turin-Casablanca flight, as of next June 11, 2013. The link will be served with three weekly frequencies (Tuesday,... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: more than 500,000 passengers in Rome for the Pope Francesco's inauguration day
Rome, Italy - During the days over March 19
Great flow of pilgrims in Rome in the occasion of the Bergoglio Pope's inauguration day. The Roman airport system (42 million passengers in transit between Fiumicino and Ciampino last year) welcomed about... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. TSA: "Waiting time in US airports might double because of the budget cuts"
Washington, USA - Hiring frozen for the agency
The "Sequestration", that is to say the budget cuts across US government agencies which went into effect on March 1, is causing serious problems in the air transport industry in the United States. In the... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. 10 airlines for the launch of new Doha Airport on April 1st announced
Doha, Qatar - Qatar Airways will move in the new facility by the end of the year
The management firm of Hamad International, the new state-of-the-art airport which will serve Doha, announced the 10 airlines which, starting from the soft opening scheduled on April 1st, will entirely... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. European Investment Bank approves 120-million-Euro loan for new Zagreb Airport terminal
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - The institution recognizes Croatia's importance in the context of the Pan-European Corridors
On Friday 15 March 2013 the European Investment Bank, the Luxembourg-based European Union's nonprofit long-term lending institution established with the aim to finance those investment able to support... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Athens Airport offers incentives to the airlines to fight the crisis
Athens, Greece - 10% discounts for those companies which will maintain their flights
Athens "Eleftherios Venizelos" International Airport has been harshly hit by the economic crisis, which in Greece is producing its worst effects: the figure of passengers in transit from the most important... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Warsaw-Modlin Airport to ask compensation for works on the runway
Warsaw, Poland - The hub might be operational for the summer season
Warsaw-Modlin International Airport is demanding compensation from Erbud, a construction company which is a general contractor for the hub, for the costs relative to the closure of the facility since December... more
AirportsLondon City Airport: its adhesion at the "Airport Carbon Accreditation"
London, UK - It has been recognised for its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint
London City Airport has been recognised for its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. It has become just the fourth in the UK to become Airport Carbon Accredited by the only independent, institutionally-endorsed... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: traffic figures in February at Fiumicino's airport
Rome, Italy - Positive results also for this year
The Rome's airport system confirms itself also for this year at the sixth place in Europe for passengers' number. The traffic to destinations of Central and South America and the Middle East showed between... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Construction of the new terminal at Zagreb Airport is at risk
Zagreb, Croatia - The consortium awarded with the contract has not managed to find the needed funds yet
The construction of the new 350-million-Euro terminal of Zagreb Airport is at risk, since Zagreb International Airport Company (ZAIC), the consortium of companies which was awarded of the contract to build... more
AirportsAci Europe: update about ACA initiative with new airports
Brussels, Belgium - Four available levels of certification (‘Mapping’, ‘Reduction’, ‘Optimisation’ and ‘Neutrality’)
In parallel to the ongoing discussions on the design of a Market-Based Measure by ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) to address international in-flight emissions, ACI EUROPE released on March... more
AirportsFraport: about 3,6 million passengers at Frankfurt Airport in February
Frankfurt, Germany - A slight increase of 0.2 percent over the same month last year
Fraport AG welcomed about 3.6 million passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base during the reporting month of February 2013 – representing a slight increase of 0.2 percent over the same month l... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Doha's Airport City tender won by Dutch firm
Doha, Qatar - The 10-square-km to be mostly completed by 2022
OMA, a Dutch firm practicing architecture, urbanism, and cultural analysis, has won the tender to design Airport City, the new 10-square-km development area where 200,000 people will live and work, linking... more
AirportsLondon-Heathrow Airport: extension of the runways proposed to allow two aircraft to land and take off at the same time
London, United Kingdom - The idea comes from a former Concorde pilot
William "Jock" Lowe, a former pilot of the Concorde supersonic aircraft for British Airways, launched an original proposal which would permit to increase the capacity of London-Heathrow Airport, the busiest... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Former airberlin CEO appointed Chief Executive of Berlin Airport
Berlin, Germany - “I very much appreciate the trust of the supervisory board"
On Friday 8 March 2013 Matthias Platzeck, state premier of the land of Brandenburg and Chairman of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg's supervisory board announced the appointment of Hartmut Mehdorn, former... more
AirportsNTSB releases interim report of the investigation of the Japan Airlines 787 battery fire in Boston
Washington, USA - The agency will be holding both a forum and a hearing in April to provide additional information
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States released an interim factual report and 48 pages of related documents in its ongoing investigation of the Japan Airlines 787 aircraft... more
AirportsAircraft and transport in Italy. Forlì Airport: the Russian possibility fades away, and the deadline of the tender gets closer
Forlì, Italy - Mayor Balzani is pessimistic about a positive outcome
The deadline of the tender to operate Forlì Airport is behind the corner, and the hopes to find someone available to shoulder the facility and take aircraft back on the runway of the "Ridolfi" diminish... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Tokyo-Narita Airport boosts its capacity
Tokyo, Japan - The main Japanese hub is also ready to lower its fees
On Thursday 7 March 2013 Tokyo-Narita International Airport inaugurated some new facilities which will allow the busiest Japanese international hub to increase from 250,000 to 270,000 aircraft movements... more
AirportsSEA: the link to Riga will be moved from Milan-Linate to Malpensa
Milan, Italy - Served by a B-737/300 airplane
airBaltic, the Latvia's airline, will move its flights from Milan-Linate airport to Malpensa from next March 31, 2013. This new service will permit to improve the links between the two cities and to favour... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Lights burn around the clock at Berlin Airport: they cannot be switched off
Berlin, Germany - The technical director of the hub admits the umpteenth problem
Lights of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport burn around the clock, but this does not happen because the construction works of the new facility, characterized by an umpteenth series of delays, go on 24 hours a... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Winner of the 3.2-billion-dollar tender for new Kuwait airport to be announced in Q1 2013
Kuwait City, Kuwait - 18 firms competing, all of which are foreign companies
The government of Kuwait plans to announce the name of the winner of the 3.2-billion-dollar tender (about 2.5 billion Euro or 2.11 billion pounds) for the construction of the new terminal of the international... more
AirportsStansted sale completed, but London's airport will have less Ryanair aircraft
London, United Kingdom - The low-cost carrier will cut frequencies on 43 of its routes from the Essex hub
Heathrow Airport Holdings and Manchester Airports group (MAG) announced the completion of the sale of London-Stansted Airport for 1.5 billion pounds (roughly 1.74 billion Euro or 2.28 billion dollars).... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Astaldi was awarded the contract for the upgrade of Krakow Airport
Krakow, Poland - The works will last two years, starting from the coming spring
Italy's Astaldi Group has been awarded the contract to upgrade Krakow "John Paul II" International Airport, in Poland, worth 72 million Euro. The project involves extension and rebuilding of the international... more
AirportsSagat: new Turin-Iasi link served by the Romanian Tarom
Turin, Italy - From next April 27, three times per week
Turin Airport (Sagat) and Tarom, the Romanian airline, announced the new flight from Turin to Iasi. The second city of Romania, on the North-East of the country, will be linked with Turin three times... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Tender for new Istanbul Airport: 16 companies already interested (VIDEO)
Istanbul, Turkey - The deadline to submit the offers is May 3, 2013
The launch of the tender for the new Istanbul mega-airport (AVIONEWS), which is set to become the world's largest, generated a lot of interest among the companies which operate in the infrastructure construction... more
AirportsNew Malpensa-Bristol direct flight served by bmi regional
Milan, Italy - As of next May 13, 2013
bmi regional, the airline of the UK, announced on February 18 the new direct flight from Milan-Malpensa to Bristol, in the south-western region of the Great Britain. The connection, served from Sunday... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. First check-in at new Doha Airport, and a second terminal is already planned
Doha, Qatar - The new facility will be ready in time for the "2022 FIFA World Cup"
The new Hamad International Airport (close to Doha, Qatar), which will be officially inaugurated on April 1st, 2013 (AVIONEWS) was the location for a ceremony during which it was symbolically performed... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. London-Gatwick Airport proposes its "New Deal"
London, United Kingdom - The new measure will allow the management firm to lower the increase of the fares
Just a few days after Heathrow (AVIONEWS), also London-Gatwick Airport announced its investment plans but, most of all, also the start of a "New Deal", aimed to improve airport services even if containing... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Works for Berlin's Tegel and Schoenefeld airports announced
Berlin, Germany - "We have ensured a smooth transition until the opening of Brandenburg"
As revealed in advance by AVIONEWS, Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg announced several refurbishment works at Berlin's Tegel and Schoenefeld airports, which will have to handle the traffic surplus initially... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. 3-billion-pound development plan for London-Heathrow Airport announced
London, United Kingdom - The project involves completion and further expansion of the Terminal 2
On Tuesday 12 February 2013 Heathrow Airport Holdings, the management firm formerly known as BAA which handles the UK's largest hub announced 3 billion pounds of investment, in addition to the 11 billion... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Akbar al-Baker joins the board of Heathrow Airport Holdings
London, United Kingdom - New investment to be announced soon
Akbar al-Baker, Chief Executive Officer of Heathrow Airport Holdings (HAH), has been appointed as one of two new non-executive directors of Heathrow Airport Holdings, the management firm of the main London... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Waiting for Brandenburg, Berlin-Tegel Airport is revamped at a cost of EUR50 million
Berlin, Germany - The facilities of the hub will be renewed to better handle the surplus of traffic
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was designed to handle all the air traffic of the German capital, therefore replacing Tegel and Schoenefeld, the other two hubs of the city, pushing the airlines to redefine... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Process for the 13-billion-dollar concession to operate Osaka airports to be launched in April
Osaka, Japan - It will be the first operation of this kind with private investors in the Asian country
According to some rumours reported by local media, New Kansai International Airport Co, operator of Osaka and Kansai airports, in April 2013 will choose the financial advisers which will have to handle... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Heathrow to increase airport charges to support its 3-billion-pound development plan
London, United Kingdom - Cost per passenger could rise to 25 pounds, from the current 17
According to a report published by the British newspaper "Sunday Telegraph", the management firm of London-Heathrow Airport, the busiest European hub and the third in the world after Atlanta and Beijing,... more
AirportsStar Alliance lounge at Buenos Aires international airport, the first in Latin America
Buenos Aires, Argentina - 450 square metre facility which is located on the second level of the new Terminal B
Star Alliance and local ground handling company CrossRacer have opened a new lounge at Buenos Aires International Airport for the exclusive use of customers travelling on the alliance member carrier flights... more
AirportsNo peace for Berlin Airport: court orders modification to the planned flight path of the airplanes
Berlin, Germany - The approaching aircraft would have flown over a nuclear reactor
It is unknown if the persons behind the project of the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport are superstitious, but for sure they should start to consider the possibility that there is a curse over the new hub.... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Co-financing agreement for the new terminal of LjubljanaAirport
Ljubljana, Slovenia - 22% of the investment will be granted by European funds
The Management Board of Ljubljana Airport, represented by Chairman of the Board Zmago Skobir and Board member Bernarda Trebušak, and Minister for Infrastructure and Spatial Planning Zvone ?erna? signed... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Tender for the new Istanbul airport officially announced
Istanbul, Turkey - Impressive figures for the new hub: six runways on a 77-million-square-metre area, it will handle some 150 million passengers per year
As disclosed in the past days by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, the Turkish government officially announced the tender for the new Istanbul Airport which, according to the reported figures, is destined... more
AirportsRenewal works at St. Maarten Airport, one of the world's most loved by aircraft enthusiasts (VIDEO)
Saint Maarten, Sint Martin - 132 million dollars are available for the project
Renewal and expansion works within sight for Saint Maarten "Princess Juliana" International Airport, in the ex-Dutch Antilles, one of the most loved hubs in the world by aviation enthusiasts: the facility... more
AirportsNew Doha Airport, official confirmation: aircraft will start flying on April 1st
Doha, Qatar - The facility, which cost 15.5 billion dollars, will be able to handle a traffic of 93 million passengers per year
The new Hamad International Airport, so far known with its project working name of New Doha International Airport, after several delays will eventually be inaugurated on April 1st, 2013: the announcement... more
AirportsDubai Airport Concourse D: the operator is looking for advertising agencies
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The facility will open in 2015
Dubai Airports Company, the firm which operates Dubai International Airport, the busiest Middle-Eastern hub, is inviting the firms of the advertising sectors to submit expressions of interest to be awarded... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. The tender for the new Istanbul Airport to be launched on Thursday 24 January
Istanbul, Turkey - The new facility will be able to handle up to 150 million passengers per year
On Tuesday 22 January 2013 Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan announced that the tender relative to the construction of Istanbul's third airport will be launched on Thursday 24 January. The premier... more
AirportsMilan-Malpensa Airport: Fifth Freedom rights for Emirates?
Milan, Italy - The Dubai-based company could operate intercontinental routes from the Lombardy hub
According to some rumours which leaked in these hours, Emirates could have attained (or could however be close to achieve) the Fifth Freedom rights at Milan-Malpensa Airport, something which would give... more
Airports500 aircraft movements cancelled in Frankfurt due to bad weather, more disruption expected on Tuesday
Frankfurt, Germany - Just 20 flights per hour, instead of the usual 96
The very bad weather conditions which in these days are hitting Europe have caused very strong problems to the air transport in the whole continent: among the airports which have been most affected by... more
AirportsLondon-Heathrow Airport, an update of the aircraft-snow situation
London, United Kingdom - Some fog is expected over the evening, many flights cancelled
The management firm of London-Heathrow Airport released an update about the situation of aircraft movements following the heavy snowfalls: "As low visibility is forecast this evening, the flight schedule... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. German Minister for Transport criticised for Berlin Airport's fiasco
Berlin, Germany - Ramsauer under the focus of the Commission he started
In the past months the German Minister for Transport, Peter Ramsauer, started a commission with the aim to investigate all the mistakes which are causing repeated delays of the opening of the new Berlin-Brandenburg... more
AirportsVerona/London-Gatwick link opening served by Monarch Airlines
Verona, Italy - From May 2, three times per week
Monarch Airlines announces the opening from May 2 of the link from Verona to London-Gatwick for Summer 2013. The new route will be served three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday). Established... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Berlin-Brandenburg Airport CEO sacked
Berlin, Germany - A new opening date will not be fixed until "A few months"
The Supervisory Board of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) dismissed with immediate effect Rainer Schwarz, who was the Chief Executive Officer and Commercial Directors of the management firm of Berlin-Brandenburg... more