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AirportsEuropean Parliament. Question on divestment of Toscana Aeroporti Handling
Call on the Commission to support and protect the workers affected by the employment crisis
By Susanna Ceccardi (ID) more
AirlinesRyanair reports full year loss of EUR 815 million
As traffic falls 81% due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
Ryanair Holdings plc today (17 May) reported a full year loss of €815m (excl. hedge ineffectiveness), compared to a PY profit of €1,002m. Features of FY21 included:FY21 traffic fell 81% from 149m to 27.... more
AirportsChina cancelled nearly 500 air links for covid
Data was disclosed by local authorities
The coronavirus pandemic has forced to date, therefore in just over a year, the cancellation of almost 500 air connections throughout China. According to what was reported by local authorities, 487 flights... more
AirlinesBritish Airways tests "virtual queue" right at home
Air carrier is offering this system to passengers
British air carrier British Airways has "beaten" the other airlines in the world over time with regard to a particular check-in system. In fact, based on what has been learned in the last few hours, a... more
AirportsAir taxi, Guardia di Finanza discovers one million euros not paid
265 companies did not pay dues in Cagliari
Today, Thursday May 13, 2021, the Guardia di Finanza of Cagliari has completed an important operation that has uncovered almost one million euros of unpaid taxes for what concerns the transport of passengers... more
AirportsAircraft. Cyprus air traffic is recovering
In May comforting data for the Summer
The month of May began as best could not have been foreseen for Cyprus air transport. As reported in the last few hours by Yiannis Karousos, the island's transport minister, the first nine days of this... more
AirportsAustralia will keep its borders closed until 2022
National isolation lasted since March 2020
Australians, let's joice, as we are united and free: the start of "Advance Australia Fair", the official national anthem is full of confidence and optimism, too bad the residents cannot enjoy so much freedom... more
AirportsAmsterdam says goodbye to manual baggage checks for passengers
Schiphol Airport will use scanners
No more manual checks: this is the watchword of the Dutch airport of Amsterdam-Schiphol (read also the article published by AVIONEWS), the airport that has decided to modify the operations concerning the... more
AirlinesIATA. "Irresponsible" rise in Spanish airport charges
It will damage economic recovery and jobs
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposals by AENA to increase user charges at the 46 airports it operates across Spain could damage Spain’s economic and employment recovery f... more
AirportsBerlin, Tegel is no longer officially an airport
In its place, Brandenburg airport was inaugurated
People who live in Berlin have long since become accustomed to the new Brandenburg airport, an infrastructure that took several years to actually become operational (read also the article published by... more
AirportsStockholm-Bromma Airport definitively closes
Covid-19 has accelerated a choice scheduled for 2038
Among the many "victims" of the aviation sector who have been killed by the coronavirus there is also a Scandinavian airport that has not been talked about for some time. We are talking about the Stockholm-Bromma... more
AirportsSan Francisco Airport opens new Covid testing site, available to all passengers
The new service from tomorrow, on May 6
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced the opening of a new on-site COVID-19 testing facility, which uses the “gold standard” of tests… the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain... more
AirlinesFAA, airlines reported 1300 unruly passengers
Since last February
1300 undisciplined passengers have been reported since last February by carriers to FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). In addition, the US agency itself has identified potential violations in 260 cases... more
AirportsEU Covid-19 certificates must facilitate free movement without discrimination
They are not travel documents
On Thursday, European Parliament (EP) adopted its negotiating position on the proposal for a certificate to reaffirm the right to free movement in Europe during the pandemic.MEPs agreed that the new “EU C... more
AirlinesEuropean Parliament. Question on unequal treatment of ITA compared to Lufthansa and Air France-KLM
By six MEPs
"Parliamentary questions8 April 2021 Question for written answer E-001898/2021to the Commission Rule 138Anna Bonfrisco (ID), Marco Campomenosi (ID), Massimo Casanova (ID), Paolo Borchia (ID), Luisa Regimenti... more
AirlinesEuropean Parliament. Question on Alitalia, unfair incentives for carriers and allocation of slots at Linate airport
By five different MEPs
"Parliamentary questions6 April 2021 Question for written answer E-001841/2021to the Commission Rule 138Fabio Massimo Castaldo (NI), Mario Furore (NI), Dino Giarrusso (NI), Isabella Adinolfi (NI), Daniela R... more
AirlinesCJ EU: mere diversion of a flight to a close-by airport does not grant a right to flat-rate compensation
The carrier must offer the passenger to bear the cost of transfer either to the destination airport for which the booking was made
An Austrian Airlines passenger is seeking from that air carrier flat-rate compensation of € 250 for the diversion of his flight between Vienna and Berlin. While the flight was initially supposed to land i... more
AirportsThree new airports will be built in Tibet
Infrastructure investments in the region are increasing
In the autonomous region of Tibet, preparations are underway to increase infrastructural availability (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). The growing trend was also recorded in recent months,... more
AirportsPrimoco UAV will make a secondary share offering
The Czech company plans to raise up to CZK 170 million for further growth
Primoco UAV, the Czech manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, has today launched a secondary share offering of a total of 655,300 new shares, which corresponds to more than 13% of the company's capital... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport, passengers down in March
The comparison on annual basis has been hard
In March 2021, passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) continued to be severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Serving 925,277 passengers in the reporting month, FRA posted a 56.4 percent decline... more
AirportsClosure of SFO’s longest runway for improvements is set to begin this month
Project scheduled for 2022 accelerated to be completed during reduced flying
An accelerated runway improvement project at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), involving a four-month closure of the Airport’s longest runway, is on track to begin on April 26, 2021. SFO p... more
AirportsAvinor: tender competition for parking at Oslo Airport
Worth 2 billion NOK
This week, Avinor is announcing a tender competition for operation of the parking areas at Oslo Airport. The contract is estimated to a value of approximately 2 billion NOK, for a contract period running... more
AirlinesAir carriers. Avelo Airlines is officially born
New low-cost that will operate in Usa
New and with interesting prices: the low-cost air carrier Avelo Airlines is the latest reality in the sector that was born in these last hours, yet another American proposal with very low fares and which... more
AirportsAvinor: investment in Autonomous Runway Sweepers at Oslo Airport
Signed contract worth up to EUR 40 million
Avinor is stepping into the future of Winter operations and committing itself fully to autonomous runway sweepers. Following a rigorous procurement process, a framework contract for a period of 8 years... more
Airports"Modular Airplane" receives International Design Award
Flexcraft, a modular and remotely piloted aircraft concept, with quick reconfiguration of the cabin for many missions -PHOTO
The FLEXCRAFT, a modular and remotely piloted aircraft concept, which allows quick reconfiguration of the cabin for multiple missions, won the "International Design Awards" ("IDA") in the Transport Design... more
AirlinesSingapore accepts IATA Travel Pass
From next May; more than 20 carriers have announced trials of it
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed Singapore’s acceptance of pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test results on the IATA Travel Pass.From 1 May 2021, passengers travelling to Singapore w... more
AirportsSan Francisco Airport expands plastic free policy
To prohibit sale of all plastic bottles
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced the expansion of its industry-leading plastic-free policy to prohibit the sale of any beverages in plastic bottles. In August 2019, SFO became one... more
AirportsItalian Enav: relaunch aviation in Libya; activities to reactivate of direct connections
Renovation of the control tower of the airport of Tripoli
An Italian ENAV delegation, led by the CEO Paolo Simioni, met yesterday in Tripoli the Libyan Transport Minister Muhammad Salem Al-Shahoubi and the President of the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority Mustafa... more
AirportsDallas Airport selected AeroBoss Riws warning system
To reduce risk of runway incursions
Leonardo, through its US subsidiary Selex ES Inc., will provide Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport with its AeroBOSS Runway Incursion Warning System (RIWS), part of the company’s portfolio o... more
AirportsItalian Enav: contract in Brazil
IdS AirNav technology for the South American provider Ciscea
Through its subsidiary IDS AirNav -a global reference in aeronautical information management systems- ENAV has signed a 2.15 million euro contract with the Brazilian service provider Comissão de Implantação do... more
AirlinesAlitalia: two cargo flights with meningitis vaccines arrived in Brazil
The two B-777 airplanes, in the 200 and 300 versions carried a total of 3 million doses
Two Alitalia cargo flights landed yesterday at 07:48Z and at 08:30Z in Belo Horizonte with a load of anti-meningitis vaccines that will be used for a health protection program for children and adolescents... more
AirportsChina. Shenzhen airport returns to pre-covid levels
The flow of passengers is increasing
Air transport at Shenzhen-Bao'an international airport in China is returning to levels that can be defined as normal. As reported by local media in recent hours, the Asian airport was affected by a flow... more
AirportsEuropean Parliament. Question on COVID-tested flights and harmonisation of EU travel protocols
By two MEPs
"Parliamentary questions12 March 2021 Question for written answer E-001411/2021to the Commission Rule 138Simona Bonafè (S&D), Giuseppe Ferrandino (S&D) Subject: COVID-tested flights and harmonisation of... more
AirportsFraport placed bond issue in two tranches for a total volume of 1.15 bn
High demand from investors
Fraport placed yesterday a corporate bond with a total volume of €1.15 billion and therefore one of the biggest unrated corporate bonds in Euro ever issued in the capital markets. Driven by strong investor d... more
AirportsTrump's B-757 plane is not flying from four years
It is abandoned in a Californian airport
Four years of inactivity: the personal B-757 of ex-US President Donald Trump has not sailed the skies for a very long time, despite the fact that the premises were completely different and gave a glimpse... more
AirportsChina. Shuttle service by helicopters inaugurated in Shenzhen
They will connect airport with business district
The civil aviation authority in the Chinese city of Shenzhen officially launched yesterday on Thursday March 18, 2021, the helicopter shuttle service between the same location and the business district... more
Airlines40 years since Iberia’s first Airbus aircraft was delivered
The Captain Reixa landed an A-300 in Madrid - ATTACHMENT and VIDEO
On 18 March 1981 Iberia Captain Joaquin Reixa landed an A-300 in Madrid. The aircraft, christened “Doñana”, was Iberia’s first Airbus, and it began a story that has lasted 40 years.Because of their large... more
AirlinesAviation leaders launch emissions study on commercial passenger jet aircraft
The airplane used 100% sustainable aviation fuel
A team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on a wide-body commercial passenger aircraft.Airbus, German research c... more
AirportsChicago and Bonn Airports sign cooperation agreement
To mutually develop the air cargo traffic between their two regions
Chicago-Rockford International Airport and Cologne Bonn Airport announced they have signed an Airport Cooperation Agreement to mutually develop the air cargo traffic between their two regions.The partnership... more
AirlinesIATA Annual General Meeting postponed
It was originally scheduled for next June
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the postponement of its 77th "Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit". The event will be hosted by JetBlue Airways in Boston,... more
AirlinesMIA. JetBlue to launch daily Miami-Hartford service in June
Low-cost carrier announces fifth MIA route one month after first flights
One month after launching first-ever flights at Miami International Airport (MIA) to four US destinations, JetBlue has announced plans to add daily Miami-Hartford service to its network on June 24. The... more
AirlinesIATA. Travel Pass trialed on first international flight
The passengers used it to make three things
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport of the first traveller using the IATA Travel Pass app to manage their travel health credentials.Passengers o... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Europe’s aviation sector welcomes Digital Green Certificate proposal
Whilst urging wider restart plan
Europe’s aviation sector welcomed today’s proposal by the European Commission for a Digital Green Certificate system. This proposal requires EU States to issue common, inter-operable and mutually-recognised cer... more
AirportsAci Europe. Recovery Fund at odds with EU green airport agenda
To finance sustainability and digitalisation projects
Airport trade body ACI EUROPE has called on the European Commission to urgently ensure that airports can effectively benefit from the € 672.5 billion EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to finance th... more
AirportsPassenger record for American airports
New total had not been belonged for a year
The vaccination campaign is improving numbers of air transport sector, primarily the American one. The confirmation came in the last few hours, as US airports have managed to record the highest number... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. IATA: travellers gaining confidence; time to plan for restart
Health travel apps expected to be popular; results from its survey
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced results from its latest poll of recent travellers, revealing growing confidence in a return to air travel, frustration with current travel restrictions,... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport achieves cargo growth in February
It still impacted by major passenger decline
In February 2021, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served 681,845 passengers –a decline of 84.4 percent compared to the same month last year. FRA’s accumulated passenger traffic for the first two months of the... more
AirlinesLufthansa Cargo: supervisory board extends contract of Chief Operations Officer
And it expands area of responsibility
Harald Gloy has been appointed to the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo for a further five years. The company's Supervisory Board unanimously extended his contract until 31 December 2026. In addition... more
AirlinesFrontier Airlines marches into Spring with three new Miami routes
MIA welcomed airline’s first flights
On March 7 and 8, low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines and Miami-Dade County officials celebrated the carrier's launch of service at Miami International Airport to three new cities before the busy Spring... more
AirlinesLufthansa Cargo: results in the 2020 financial year
New B-777F aircraft announced for its fleet in Frankfurt
Lufthansa Cargo achieved the best result in its 26-year history in the 2020 financial year. Revenue rose by 11 percent to 2.76 billion euros, while adjusted EBIT amounted to 772 million euros (previous... more