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AirportsAircraft and transport. New York "LaGuardia" Airport: TAV wants to be the management firm of the US hub
Istanbul, Turkey - "We will apply for qualification for operating rights"
TAV Airports Holding has an interest for the management of New York's "Fiorello LaGuardia" Airport: Sani Sener, chief executive officer of the Turkish company declared it, talking with the press on the... more
AirportsSchönefeld and Tegel Airports welcomed a total of over 25 million passengers in 2012
Berlin, Germany - And preliminary figures in December
Berlin-Schönefeld and Tegel Airport welcomed a total of 25,261,192 passengers in 2012; 5.1 per cent more than in the previous year. By contrast, the number of flight movements remained virtually the same,... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Start of refurbishment works at Dubai Airport announced
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Terminal 1 will be completely upgraded
A major refurbishment of Dubai International’s Terminal 1 is due to begin in the first quarter of this year, as announced by Dubai Airports Company, the management firm of the Middle-Eastern hub. The r... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. China approves new 11.2-billion-dollar Beijing airport
Beijing, China - It will have six runways for civilian airplanes and a seventh for military use
The Chinese government approved the construction of a new airport in Beijing, which is set to become one of the world busiest hubs. Beijing Capital International Airport, which is located north of the... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Ljubljana looks for partners, interest from Save?
Ljubljana, Slovenia - "We need someone that will bring us new business"
Ljubljana-Brnik "Jože Pu?nik" International Airport is looking for a new partner which allows the main Slovenian hub to improve its performance, which experienced its downturn in the last 12 months: according... more
AirportsMilan-Malpensa airport: the new third satellite terminal is ready and will be inaugurated on Sunday January 13
Varese, Italy - Its capacity will increase of 50%
The Milan-Malpensa airport grows. Its new third satellite terminal is ready and will be inaugurated on January 13, 2013 with the "Malpensa Party Day" that will unveil a modern structure ready to welcome... more
Airports"Marconi" Airport in Bologna: nearly six million passengers in 2012
Bologna, Italy - Despite economic crisis and natural events (snowfalls, earthquake)
The economic crisis, with marked effects on some airlines (that mainly reduced routes and flights mainly in the last part of the year), together with heavy snowfalls in last February and earthquake in... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Vienna Airport: Check-in 1 terminal reopens
Vienna, Austria - Modification in the allocation of the companies in the hub
The Terminal Check-In 1 of Vienna-Schwechat Airport was reopened on Wednesday 9 January 2013, after the conclusion of the refurbishment works in the facility. The revitalisation of the building included... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Berlin Mayor resigns as chairman of the airport's board
Berlin, Germany - No hypotheses for the new opening date have been advanced yet
The Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wovereit resigned as chairman of the supervisory board of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH, the management firm of Berlin-Brandenburg "Willy Brandt" Airport, after the official... more
AirportsAci Europe: airport traffic report for November in recession for second month running
Brussels, Belgium - The December & Full Year Traffic Report 2012 will be released in early February
Following last month’s announcement of EU airport traffic falling into recession, the latest traffic figures for Europe’s airports reveal flat growth for overall European passenger traffic, with continued bad... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. London-Luton: public consultation gives the go ahead to expanding the airport
London, United Kingdom - New noise initiatives introduced
On Monday 7 January 2013 London-Luton Airport Operations Ltd (LLAOL), the management firm of London's fourth busiest airport, announced the findings of the public consultation on its masterplan to develop... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. New Berlin Airport opening delayed to 2014
Berlin, Germany - As reported by several local media
After the latest news it is probably justified to have serious doubts about the opening of the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, since the inauguration, even if not yet officially, will not take place on... more
Airports"Chopin Airport": new discounts for airlines operating in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland - Charges are now among the lowest in Central Europe
While consumer prices are rising, airport charges are going down –"Chopin Airport" introduces new discounts for airlines operating in Warsaw, even up to 99%. Charges at the Warsaw airport are now among t... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. 2nd runway at London-Gatwick could be planned before 2019
London, United Kingdom - Opening of the West Sussex County Council
London-Gatwick Airport, which is considered one of the possible solutions to the air transport capacity issues in the United Kingdom, which is in crisis because of the difficulty to expand Heathrow, does... more
AirportsEU project: an intermodal transport platform at the Cluj-Napoca airport in Romania
Brussels, Belgium - One of the main obstacles to the realisation is that the main railway line is 4 km from the air station
The European Union will support with €1 million from the TEN-T Programme a series of studies aimed at creating an intermodal transport platform at the Cluj-Napoca international airport in Romania. The p... more
AirportsGenoa Airport linked with Moscow from next April
Genoa, Italy - The service is operated by Russian S7 during the Summer season
Genoa is a "New Entry" into the Russian S7 network for Summer 2013. S7 will link Genoa with Moscow-Domodedovo airport starting from next April 20, 2013. The connections served by A-320 airplanes with 158... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. 14 AFRAA airlines ready to renew deal for joint fuel purchase
Nairobi, Kenya - Tender for 1 billion liters of Jet A1
Fourteen carriers which are members of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) launched a tender for a joint purchase of fuel, as confirmed by the association's deputy head of corporate finance and administration,... more
AirportsEU supports a series of studies for realization of an intermodal platform at Liege's airport
Brussels, Belgium - With over €1 million from the TEN-T Programme
The European Union will support with over €1 million from the TEN-T Programme a series of studies that will lead to the realisation of an intermodal platform at Liège’s airport in Belgium in order to s... more
AirportsDubai International Airport: the world first A-380 airplane concourse opened on January 2
Dubai, UAE - Concourse A at Terminal 3
Dubai Airports has announced the phased opening of Concourse A, the world’s first A-380 airplane facility at Dubai International’s Terminal 3, with four of its 20 contact gates being brought into operation on... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Birmingham Airport could be named after rock-star Ozzy Osbourne
Birmingham, United Kingdom - "It’s an interesting idea, we will see what people thinks about that"
"We are now landing at Birmingham 'Ozzy Osbourne' Airport": this is the announcement which could possibly be heard on board of the aircraft bound for the second largest city in the United Kingdom. The... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Vinci's bid officially confirmed winner for ANA's acquisition
Lisbon, Portugal - The management firm of the Portuguese airports acquired for 3.08 billion Euro
Vinci Concessions has been selected by the Portuguese government to acquire ANA, the concession holder for 50 years of the country’s ten airports: Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Beja on the mainland, Ponta D... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. New delays for Berlin-Brandenburg Airport?
Berlin, Germany - According to the minister for Transport, the opening date "Might possibly not be met"
The never-ending story of the brand-new state-of-the-art Berling-Brandenburg Airport might not end with the date which was announced in the past months, which is only the latest of a long series: this... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport passes the 50-million-passenger-per-year milestone
Amsterdam, Netherlands - "This illustrates the tremendous economic relevance of aviation to our country"
On Thursday 20 December 2012, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol welcomed the 50 millionth passenger of 2012. This is the first time in the airport's history that more than 50 million passengers travelled via... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. London-Stansted Airport should not be de-regulated, CAA claims
London, United Kingdom - According to the authority, the benefits to consumers of continuing economic regulation are likely to outweigh the possible adverse impacts
On Thursday 20 December 2012 the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published for consultation its latest thinking on whether London-Stansted Airport should be fully de-regulated from 2014. The consultation... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Berlin-Brandenburg Airport: EC approves capital injection
Brussels, Belgium - Public intervention in line with EU rules
The European Commission has concluded that a 1.2 billion Euro capital injection planned by the public owners of the new Berlin Brandenburg (BER) airport in order to finalise its construction is in line... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. F2i acquires a 28% stake in Sagat, the management firm of Turin Airport
Turin, Italy - The 35-million-Euro offer was judged congruous
Vito Gamberale's investment fund F2i is the winner of the auction to acquire the 28% stake of Sagat, the management firm of Turin "Sandro Pertini" Airport, which was previously owned by the municipality... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Welsh government wants to nationalize Cardiff Airport
Cardiff, United Kingdom - The management would be contracted out to a private firm
On Tuesday 18 December 2012 the Prime Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones declared that the Welsh government means to buy Cardiff Airport from its current owners, in order to support its development as a major... more
AirportsNew routes from Trapani for Summer season
Trapani, Italy - They will be operated in April
Ryanair announced on December 18 a marked growth in Trapani for Summer 2013, with seven new routes from/to Bratislava, Goteborg, Kaunas, Lubecca, Manchester, Rzeszow and Warsaw. The airline will increase... more
AirportsDubai Airports: first operational trial for Concourse A, the A-380 airplane facility at Terminal 3
Dubai, UAE - With the aim at determining the readiness of staff, systems and processes
Dubai Airports, operator of the world’s fourth busiest hub for international passengers and freight, on Saturday December 15 conducted the first operational trial involving members of the public, to t... more
AirportsNew London-Gatwick/Turin flight landed on Saturday December 15 in Caselle
Turin, Italy - easyJet returns on this airport
The first easyJet's flight coming from London landed last Saturday, on December 15 in the morning at Turin-Caselle: this is the return on the Piedmont airport by the carrier that operates the route Turin-Gatwick... more
AirportsairBaltic launches new route Riga-Olbia from May 4, 2013
Olbia, Italy - With an only flight per week
airBaltic will begin the new route Olbia-Riga from next May 4, 2013 and will link Sardinia to Baltic countries, Scandinavia and Russia. The airline will connect the two cities with a flight per week... more
AirportsSEA: snow alert on the Milan airports
Milan, Italy - On Friday 14
SEA (Milan airports management company) advises departing passengers from Malpensa and Linate that snowy precipitations are predicted from the evening Thursday 13 and for all today, on Friday 14. The... more
AirportsSAT: new Pisa-Warsaw route
Pisa, Italy - Starting from Summer 2013
Ryanair and SAT SpA (Pisa airport management company) announced on December 12 the launch of a new route from Pisa to Warsaw (Modlin) as of next April 2, 2013. The route will be served twice per week (Tuesday... more
AirportsLondon-Heathrow's Terminal 2 will be home for the aircraft of Star Alliance companies
London, United Kingdom - "We are delighted by this decision", the alliance CEO comments
Heathrow Airport Holdings, the management firm (previously known as BAA) of London-Heathrow Airport, which is the busiest European hub and the third in the world in terms of passenger traffic, announced... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Passenger traffic to be opened by 2013 at the new Dubai Airport
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - As confirmed by the president of the operator company
The new Dubai "Al Maktoum" International Airport will open by 2013, according to the declarations released on Tuesday 11 December 2012, during a press meeting, by Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, president... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. 250-million-Euro reallocation for the construction of Berlin-Brandeburg Airport
Berlin, Germany - The supervisory board is waiting for news from the European Commission for the additional capital requirement
The supervisory board of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH, the management firm of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, approved an additional 250 million Euro for the construction budget to complete the new hub... more
AirportsAutogrill: the Group won the three lots in the tender called by Aena for the Spanish 26 airports
Milan, Italy - For seven years and extened for a further three ones
Through its World Duty Free Group (WDFG) subsidiary, Autogrill has secured all the duty-free and duty-paid concessions in Spain to become the only operator in the sector in Europe’s second biggest airport m... more
AirportsBerlin airports: traffic report for November
Berlin, Germany - A total of 1,993,856 passengers at Tegel and Schönefeld
A total of 1,993,856 passengers –4.8 per cent more than in the same month the previous year– were recorded at the airports Tegel and Schönefeld in November. The two airports thus handled 23,477,365 pass... more
AirportsOslo Airport will welcome EU leaders and heads of State aircraft in the occasion of the Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Norway - Assigned to the European Union next Monday
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded on Monday, 10 December. As known, the prize was awarded to the EU, and many European leaders and artists will be arriving at Oslo via the Oslo Airport Gardermoen on... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. ACI Europe: flat growth for overall passenger traffic
Brussels, Belgium - With EU traffic falling into recession
Following a sustained period of almost 17 months during which freight traffic has been in recession, the latest traffic figures for Europe’s airports reveal flat growth for overall European passenger t... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Heathrow Airport is on the "Road to irrelevance", IATA warns
London, United Kingdom - Former association CEO Bisignani is even more pessimistic
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) sent a written response to an inquiry by the UK Transport Committee about the government future aviation policy: the association, as reported by "Routes... more
AirportsNaples airport: transits for about 50,000 passengers during the next week-end
Naples, Italy - From December 7 to 10, 2012
About 50,000 passengers will transit, between arrivals and departures, at the Naples airport during the next week-end (from Friday 7 to Monday 10): 31,000 scheduled national flights, 18,000 international... more
AirportsAbu Dhabi Special by AVIONEWS: the "Who's who" of the airport executives
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - CEO James Bennett has an experience of almost 30 years in the airport management
On the occasion of the inauguration of the new flight (AVIONEWS) from Rome to Abu Dhabi, operated by Alitalia in code-sharing with Etihad Airways, AVIONEWS provides a brief presentation of the top executives... more
AirportsAbu Dhabi Special by AVIONEWS: the fastest growing airport in the fastest growing region...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Passengers growing by almost 20% in 2012
The fastest among the fastest: this could be a good slogan to describe the performance of Abu Dhabi International Airport, which is experiencing the fastest growth in a region, the Middle East, which is... more
AirportsAutogrill-Burger King Worldwide: agreement at Marseille Airport, in France
Milan, Italy - The international collaboration between the two Groups started up in the USA in 1982
Autogrill Group and Burger King Worldwide have entered a new agreement to extend their partnership to France, Switzerland, Poland and further restaurants expected to open in Italy, Czech Republic, Germany... more
AirportsFirst aircraft lands at world's highest airport
Daocheng, China - The facility in Daocheng will start its operations in May 2013
On Friday 23 November 2012 the first flight operated at Daocheng Yading Airport landed in the Chinese hub, which represent the highest civil airport in the world: the aircraft, an Air China Airbus A-319,... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. ACI Europe: high importance of SESAR in the EU budget decision
Brussels, Belgium - During the EU summit today and tomorrow
Today and tomorrow (November 22 and 23) during the EU summit, Member States will negotiate about the EU budget for 2014-2020. These discussions will include a decision on the Connecting Europe Facility,... more
AirportsGenoa Airport: Turkish Airlines increases its connections
Genoa, Italy - Daily flights starting from June
From five flights a week to one flight a day, every day of the week: this is the main change announced today, November 21, 2012, by Turkish Airlines, during a meeting between the airline and Genoa's firms,... more
AirportsHeathrow and third runway: mix of personalities in Commission
London, United Kingdom - Can we share <b>Sir Howard</b>'s confidence?
The status of London-Heathrow airport and the controversy about the possible construction of its third runway in these months are at the centre of the debate on the aviation industry in the United Kingdom... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. 40,000 rally against the new Grand Ouest Airport
Notre-Dame-des-Lande, France - But Hollande reasserts that the project is not under discussion
On Saturday 17 November 2012 40,000 people coming from every part of France protested against the construction of the new Gran Ouest Airport, whose works are expected to start in 2013. The new facility... more