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AirportsGatwick airport declared appropriate to lodge A-380 airplane
London, United Kindom - The second London airport becomes the third in the Country to host the giant Airbus
The administrator of the London-Gatwick airport, second for importance after that of Heathrow, announced yesterday to have received from the authorities the green light for the landing of the Airbus A-380... more
AirportsFrance, air transport chaos due to the lack of fuel
Paris, France - All the 12 French refineries on a strike, protesters occupy the pipeline that fuels Paris
Today, 15 October 2010, demonstrations against the raise of retirement age from 60 to 62 years is causing chaos across France and threaten to cause serious disruptions to the air traffic in the Country.... more
AirportsCanary Islands airports: the number of passengers rose in September (+7.5%)
Gran Canaria, Spain - Figures released by Aena also show that operations have grown by 4.6%
In a release, Aena (Spanish airports and air space operator) reported figures on air traffic in the 8 airports of Canary Islands. Numbers, in September, show a total of 2,461,665 passengers and 25,888... more
AirportsAdR. Rome-Fiumicino masterplan: Scott Wilson wins the bid for its elaboration
Rome, Italy - Airports of Rome validated 13 participants and received 10 proposals
Scott Wilson, the British society of airport design and engineering, won the international bid for the elaboration of the masterplan at 2044 of the Rome-Fiumicino/Italy's airport. Participated in the... more
AirportsSat. Passenger traffic in the Italian city of Pisa +6,5% in September
Pisa, Italy - 445.197 people passed through it
Sat SpA that manages the airport of Pisa, unveils that in the month of September 2010 "Galileo Galilei" air station had 445.197 passengers in transit, recording a 6,5% traffic increase respect to the same... more
AirportsBergamo-Orio al Serio: a new multi-level car park
Bergamo, Italy - 31 million Euros to create 3100 parking places more
A new multi-level car park will be built in about one year at the Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport. Sacbo - company that manages the airport - will invest 31 million Euros in this project. This money will... more
AirportsAdjustment works on the runway north at Palma de Mallorca airport have started
Palma de Mallorca, Spain - Operations will last 3 months
Adjustment works on the runway north at Palma de Mallorca airport have just begun. The operations will last about 3 months and are part of a program of technical improvements requested by Spanish civil... more
AirportsHeathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, becomes Airport Carbon Accredited
Brussels, Belgium - Just 16 months after the launch of ACA by Aci Europe
Just 16 months after the launch of Airport Carbon Accreditation by ACI EUROPE in June 2009, the busiest international airport in the world - BAA’s London-Heathrow- has become Airport Carbon Accredited.... more
AirportsAdR. Rome-Fiumicino: new shuttle-buses
Rome, Italy - The intercontinental airport becomes more ecological
In parallel with the increasing development of the Rome airport, the management trust "Aeroporti di Roma" (Airports of Rome, AdR) is employed on a growing environmental respect. Two new methane fuelled... more
Airports"BAA must sell 2 more airports" UK Court of Appeal has ruled today
London, UK - London-Stansted and either Edinburgh or Glasgow
The UK Court of Appeal today ruled that BAA Ltd. (British airport operator) must sell London-Stansted Airport and either Edinburgh or Glasgow airport, as required by the country's antitrust regulator,... more
AirportsRome's Mayor, Alemanno, visits Beijing
Beijing, China - Cremonesi: "We need to make the airport bigger"
Rome's mayor, Gianni Alemanno, is in China these days on the occasion of the "Roman Week" that lasts until October 14th and that takes place in the Italian Pavilion of "Expo 2010 Shanghai". On the first... more
AirportsVenice airport: new flights toward some cities in Abalnia
Venice, Italy - Belle Air Europe-Belle Air will operate them
Yesterday Belle Air Europe presented its flight schedule for Winter season. There are some new flights from "Marco Polo" airport in Venice to Tirane, Pristine and Skopje. These new routes will be operated... more
AirportsFrance, three regional airports could be privatized within the end of the year
Paris, France - Lyons, Bordeaux and Toulouse
Airports of Lyons, Bordeaux and Toulouse could be privatized by the year-end, the ones in Nice and Montpelier shortly after. The five major French airports have currently the status of "Anonymous societies"... more
AirportsTrieste airport: strategic alliance needed
Trieste, Italy - A call of bids or an economic agreement to find a partner
On the occasion of the new Alitalia flights from Ronchi to Linate and Genoa, Riccardo Riccardi, town councillor for Transportations, spoke about the strategic alliance needed for the Trieste airport. "We... more
AirportsLondon-Heathrow airport: 6.2 million passengers in September
London, UK - This means an increase of 7.6% on the same month of 2009
BAA has announced that London-Heathrow experienced its busiest September on record last month: the airport operator revealed that more than 6.2 million people flew from the hub during the month, an increase... more
AirportsBrussels airport: road access to it closed from October 18 to November 30
Brussels, Belgium - Second phase of the works to widen it
Brussels South Charleroi Airport inform its passengers that major roadworks will be carried out on the road leading to the terminal (the N568A) from 18 October to 30 November 2010. The Ransart road will... more
Airports"JLA": three new routes served by easyJet
Liverpool, UK - In Austria, Belgium and Estonia
easyJet has announced that it is to operate a further three new routes from Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (JLA) as a further sign of its continued commitment to the airport, bringing its total number... more
AirportsAA is to launch daily flight to Budapest
Budapest, Hungary - The first B-767/300 aircraft is planned to land on next April 4
The news that American Airlines (AA) is to launch a daily flight from New York-"JFK" airport to Budapest was announced in Budapest and London at the same time. The first American B-767/300 intercontinental... more
AirportsBudapest Airport is the new home of Wizz Air
Budapest, Hungary - In Spring next year
The airline of Central-Eastern Europe, Wizz Air decided to move to Ferihegy airport in spring next year. The lease agreement was signed by József Váradi, CEO of the airline and Jost Lammers, CEO of Budapest A... more
AirportsChavez: "Caracas airport must give profits"
Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelan president blames the management of Maiquetia
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez ordered on Tuesday the "Intervention" of Caracas' international airport to make it a profit-making business for his socialist government. The term usual refers in Venezuela to... more
AirportsBologna: customs barrier procedure innovation at the airport
Bologna , Italy - From next January there will be the new procedures
"What is going to change in the import and export activities with the introduction of the new customs barrier procedures next January? What kind of consequences for people who work with freight in transit... more
AirportsGatwick Airport appoint Human Recognition Systems to investigate new innovations in security operations
London, UK - The aim is to provide the airport with a reasonable level of certainty
Human Recognition Systems (HRS) has signed a contract with Gatwick Airport to support them with a number of innovative technology trials to existing and future airport security operations and operational... more
AirportsAena invests 6 million euros at Menorca airport
Menorca, Spain - Works are necessary in order to adapt the air station to international standards
The board of directors of Aena (Spanish airports operators) decided to commit to Ute Copcisa all the works concerning the adjustments and the improvements of Menorca airport for which about 6 million euros... more
AirportsMunich airport extends new video surveillance to terminal 2
Munich, Germany - The airport has now a total of 1,900 cameras in both terminals
Aimetis corporation, a global society in intelligent IP video management software, announced that Munich Airport has expanded the use of Aimetis Symphony™ video surveillance to Terminal 2, bringing the t... more
AirportsBelfast airport puts car parking service on-line
Belfast, Northern Ireland - It offers customers more self service capability at the airport
Fast-growing "George Best" Belfast City Airport has teamed up with Chauntry Corporation to implement a new online pre-booking solution, Chauntry Parkspace. Keen to increase the parking options offered... more
AirportsThe marketing plan of the Italian Abruzzo airport
Pescara , Italy - Less funds, same routes
The Italian Abruzzo airport won't be closed, it will be re-launched indeed. That's what Giandonato Morra, councillor for regional transportation, said Thursday 30 September, during the presentation of... more
AirportsItalian Airgest: airport's on-line presentation brochure, available also in the "Specials" section on AVIONEWS home-page
Trapani, Italy - Twenty pages in less than 1,2 mb, easy to view and, above all, easy to download
From Friday 1 October 2010 the company's website, www.airgest.it (Trapani's airport management society), is supplemented by another tool for consultation and circulation of the airport's capabilities.... more
AirportsTerminal renovations continue at Helsinki Airport
Helsinki, Finland - Next week the fully renovated passenger facilities and check-in area in Terminal 2 will be opened
Helsinki Airport's extensive renovation and redevelopment projects are already entering their second year. Next week the fully renovated passenger facilities and check-in area in Terminal 2 will be opened. In... more
AirportsEuropean and North American airports call for more efficient, sustainable aviation security
Pittsburgh, Usa - During a joint board of directors meeting
During a joint board of directors meeting of the North American and European regions of Airports Council International (ACI-NA and ACI EUROPE), US, European, and Canadian airport directors discussed current... more
AirportsPalermo's "Falcone-Borsellino" airport: after the danger, everybody ask for a greater safety
Rome , Italy - Italian Enac is peremptory: "Vital the installation of a radar against wind-shear"
The incident occurred to a Wind Jet aircraft, which recently went out of the runway, has generated fear, delays and controversies. Discussing about how to avoid future accidents, the discussion gets heated. The... more
AirportsLiverpool Airport: easyJet launches more Winter routes
Liverpool, UK - To Grenble with twice weekly flights
easyJet, the UK’s airline has launched another new Winter route from Liverpool "John Lennon Airport", with twice-weekly flights from Liverpool to Grenoble. Earlier this year the low-fares airline a... more
AirportsAir transport strike in France: cancelled 17 flights in Bologna
Bologna, Italy - Arrivals and departures
Following to the French air traffic controllers' adhesion at the 24 hour general strike ongoing today in France, also at Bologna's airport some effects on the schedule of the arrivals and departures for... more
AirportsAir transport: the St. Petersburg airport selects Sita's check-in technology
Rome, Italy - For its six million passengers
St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, the fourth busiest in Russia, today announced a major improvement to passenger services with the selection of SITA’s AirportConnect Open platform which will provide age... more
AirportsWind Jet: the link between Bergamo and Moscow inaugurated yesterday
Bergamo, Italy - By an Airbus A-320 plane
The first direct flight at Moscow-Domodedovo airport has taken off yesterday, on Tuesday September 21, at 11:55am from the Bergamo-Orio al Serio's runway. There were 99 passengers on board of an Airbus... more
AirportsThe one millionth passenger flying to Asia passed through Helsinki Airport in September
Helsinki, Finland - The destination countries are Japan, Thailand and China
The popularity of Helsinki Airport among passengers travelling to Asia is growing. This year, the airport passed the millionth-passenger milestone in mid-September. In all service to Asia has increased... more
AirportsUSA: FAA approves Virginia Airport runway extension
Abingdon, USA - Federal government to pay 95% of the cost
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has approved a plan to extend the runway at Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) in Abingdon, finding "No significant impact" for the project. The extension was first... more
AirportsMilan-Linate's airport: partial closure on Sunday for airplanes in arriving
Milan, Italy - Due to a deactivation of a war bomb in Segrate; hardships also for departures
ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Society), on request by Milan's Prefecture and on disposition by ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), has issued a Notam for closure of the Milan-Linate's airport for... more
AirportsDrones: Sigonella becomes the most important European pole in the field of Uav Hale airplanes
Catania , Italy - Global Hawk, US unmanned airplane, debuts
US Air Force's first airplane Global Hawk RQ-4B landed at US Navy's "Naval Air Station", based in Sigonella (Catania) military airport. The aircraft will be re-aligned as falls within the application of... more
AirportsEmergency exercise at "Reagan National Airport" tomorrow
Washington, Usa - For about two hours, from 9am to 11am
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will conduct an emergency exercise at "Ronald Reagan" Washington National Airport on Saturday, September 18 from 9 am to approximately 11 am. A river rescue... more
AirportsItalian Comiso airport, in Sicily, becomes national
Rome, Italy - ENAC and Sicily satisfied of the agreement protocol signature
The airport -which costed about 53 million euros- has been ready to start since a long time, but it was thwarted because of a series of delays. Yesterday, Sicily's president Raffaele Lombardo finally signed... more
AirportsLufthansa A-380 plane lands today at Helsinki Airport
Helsinki, Finland - At 2:45pm
A Lufthansa Airbus A-380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, lands at Helsinki Airport today, on 15 September at 2:45pm. The plane will be parked at the airport for approximately two hours, during... more
AirportsNew Florence-Marseille link served by CCM Airlines
Florence, Italy - From February 14, 2011, twice per week
AdF (Aeroporto di Firenze SpA) and CCM Airlines announce the launch of a new flight Florence-Marseille from next February 14, 2011 twice per week (on Thursday and on Saturday). The flight served by... more
AirportsComiso Airport: Sicily to sign protocols tomorrow
Rome, Italy - Vito Riggio received assurances this morning from governor Lombardo
It seems a done deal. The longed for - and often expired - signature of Raffaele Lombardo (governor of Sicily) on the protocol to begin the commercial traffic at the airport of Comiso (Sicily) will arrive... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in August 2010
Frankfurt, Germany - It records unprecedented boom
Fraport AG’s Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base excelled with a new historical daily record right on the first day of August 2010 when it served 184,825 passengers. This exceeded the previous daily r... more
AirportsAirgest: nearly 7,000 passengers a day travelling from and to Trapani-Birgi airport
Trapani, Italy - Another record growth in the month of August
214,868 passengers travelled from and to "Vincenzo Florio" Trapani-Birgi's airport in the month of August 2010 (an increase of 61,61% with respect to 132,951 passengers in August 2009). An average of nearly... more
AirportsBrussels airport: a passenger increase of 35% in August
Brussels, Belgium - Equal to 556,397
Brussels South Charleroi has registered 556,397 passengers, an increase of 35% in comparison to 411,913 in August 2009. Of all the companies present, Jetairfly has achieved the biggest increase in the... more
AirportsAutogrill renews its concession at Birmingham Airport
Milan, Italy - For ten years, up until 2021
Through its subsidiary WDF, Autogrill Group has strengthened its presence in the UK. The Group has extended its contract for the management of travel retail and duty free business in Birmingham Airport... more
AirportsBologna airport flies over 600 thousand passengers in August
Bologna, Italy - +11,9% on month basis, aggregate 2010 +14,2%
August ends in traffic growth at Bologna airport, which will exceed 600 thousand passengers. These figures are an increase of 11,9% over the same month of 2009. Among the driving forces, international... more
AirportsComiso, in Sicily: without protocol signature, call for new tenders to airport's management company
Rome, Italy - A date to be the meeting of September 14th, pending the Sicilian Region
The President of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), Vito Riggio, in a statement yesterday postponed to a date to be the meeting originally scheduled for September 14th, pending finalization by Siciliy... more
AirportsCopenhagen airport low-cost terminal inaugurating in October
København, Denmark - In sight rates lower by a third than in the rest of the hub
By the end of October a new terminal at Copenhagen airport will open, dedicated to low-cost airlines. The structure will offer to the carriers rates one third lower than those made in the other terminals... more