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AirportsItalian IBAR: airports need to program their investments
Rome, Italy - A document showing the main issues caused by airport fares and services in Italy presented to the transports committee
"Airports need to program their investments, but expenses and fares must be regulated to avoid excesses. It is yet to be demonstrated that Rome needs a third airport in Viterbo, and the money could be... more
AirportsBoston airport turns to the sun and efficient lighting to brighten the Terminal B garage
Boston, Usa - Project is part of 55 million Dollars garage rehabilitation
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) approved 55.7 million Dollars to rehabilitate the Terminal B parking garage at Boston-Logan International Airport. The project includes the installation of photovoltaic... more
AirportsRussian airline Orenair flies from Düsseldorf to Orenburg, in south Russia
Düsseldorf, Germany - Twice a week, just for the summer schedule
The Russian airline Orenair announced new operations between Düsseldorf and the Ural city of Orenburg, which represents an especially interesting destination for the so-called VFR travel (Visiting Friends... more
AirportsMalpensa Airport: inaugurated the first caveau for works of art
Milan, Italy - A service unique in Europe
Its name is Malpensasafeart and is the new structure dedicated to the works of art's movement and custody. It was just inaugurated in the Cargo City of Malpensa Airport. The caveau, that has a 300 square... more
AirportsHamburg airport wins Routes Marketing Award 2009
Hamburg, Germany - For the excellence in aviation marketing
Hamburg airport’s aviation marketing team is amongst the winners of this year’s Routes Marketing Award. The team, led by Jörgen Kearsley, received the coveted prize during a gala dinner at the Routes Conf... more
AirportsCanary airports: more than 2.6 million passengers in April 2009
Gran Canaria, Spain - With more than 27,000 operations
The eight airports of the Canary islands recorded 2,630,044 passengers in April 2009: 815.258 of which were at Gran Canaria (with a decrease of 2% compared with the same month of 2008), 618.503 at Tenerife... more
AirportsItalian airport association: four issues to launch Italian airports
Rome, Italy - Statements in front of the Transportation commission at Italian Chamber
During the interview in front of IX commission of Transportation at Italian Chamber, within the study on Italian airports network, Fabrizio Palenzona (chairman of Aeroporti di Roma, Rome airport operator,... more
AirportsThe go-ahead to the subway for Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - The plans to improve connections
After the officialization of Fiumicino Airport as hub of Alitalia, Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), Rome Airports Management Company, along with other local institutions, have announced the intention to improve... more
AirportsSchiphol airport to cut one job every five
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Agreement reached with the unions
Amsterdam-Schiphol airport is going to cut 450 jobs, about 20% of the total of 2200 employees, after signing a deal with the unions, in exchange for a 1.75% increase in wages and for the guarantee not... more
AirportsAbruzzo: 900.000 EUR funds for L'Aquila Airport in view of G8
L'Aquila, Italy - The regulation published today on the Official Gazette
Go-ahead to the adjustment works of the Aeroporto dei Parchi in Preturo, L'Aquila, in view of G8 in July, event for which has been requested an increase of operability. According to an order by the Council's... more
AirportsSan Francisco terminal best in United States
San Francisco, Usa - According to "Dwell" magazine
San Francisco's International Terminal is the best in the United States according to the June 2009 issue of "Dwell" magazine. Noting that the facility “Hums quietly and instills confidence and calm in t... more
AirportsLet's put up for auction slots of Linate Airport
Milan, Italy - The request by Raffaele Cattaneo
"The slots of Linate must be put up for auction". This is the request by the Transport Councillor of Lombardia Region, Raffaele Cattaneo, during the meeting with the Alitalia President, Roberto Colaninno,... more
AirportsDallas international airport debuts mobile website
Dallas, Usa - Passengers on the run to have quick access to gate and shopping information
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport launched its new mobile website, allowing web surfers the ability to view the site quickly and easily from their mobile devices. The new site will feature “Flight T... more
Airports"For Malpensa negotiations with 39 Countries", Franco Frattini
Milan, Italy - To expand routes on the airport
After the yesterday promises of the Alitalia President, Roberto Colaninno, about the next return of the airline on Milan-Malpensa Airport, once the company's cash will allow new investments (see AVIONEWS... more
AirportsTajani: "Fiumicino as hub of the South Europe"
Rome, Italy - "It is necessary to link it to Berlin-Palermo corridor"
Rome-Fiumicino Intercontinental Airport "Is destined to become the South Europe's greatest hub: leader for traffic, quality and services in the Mediterranean area", Antonio Tajani EU Transport commissioner... more
AirportsPalermo Airport announces the new Summer Program 2009
Palermo, Italy - Positive trend in the first four months
A Summer season centred on the internationalization. GESAP, "Falcone-Borsellino"-Palermo Airport Management Company, defined the program for Summer 2009 that forecast 21 international connections and 19... more
AirportsFlyTorino: wide margins of improvement for British Airways in Turin-Caselle Airport
Turin, Italy - Great success for the route with London-Gatwick
FlyTorino wishes to congratulate British Airways (BA) on the success of the Turin/London-Gatwick route: during the 2008/2009 winter season, the addition of a second daily flight brought to a stunning 80%... more
AirportsVal d'Aosta intends to renew its airport
Aosta, Italy - It is forecast the construction of a new passenger Terminal
The Valle d'Aosta Regional Council expressed positive valuation, conditioned on the environmental compatibility, on the project for the new passenger Terminal, the aprons and parking in the Saint-Christophe-"Corrado... more
AirportsQatar Airways: USD 1 billion investment in Doha International Airport infrastructure expansion
Rome, Italy - New transit facility and Premium Terminal extension
"In order to meet the growing expansion plans of Qatar Airways, more than USD 1 billion is being invested in infrastructure improvements at Doha International Airport while construction of the multi-billion... more
AirportsSEA and Lufthansa Technik sign the agreement
Milan, Italy - For using the Malpensa's hangar
"The agreement between SEA, Milan's airports management society, and Lufthansa Technick (LT), society for maintenance of Lufthansa Group, has been signed today, in order to use the Malpensa's hangar. LT,... more
AirportsGrosseto Airport takes off with Jet Travel
Grosseto, Italy - 16 flights from Moscow are scheduled from June to September
Grosseto Airport is ready to take-off thanks to the offer by Jet Travel, Tour Operator specialized in Summer and Winter stays in Europe for Russian tourists. After various European capital cities, Sardinia,... more
AirportsItalian "Marconi" airport in Bologna: approved the financial statements 2008
Bologna, Italy - Passengers increased of 17,3% in April: first four months 09, a +1%
"The shareholders' assembly of the 'Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi in Bologna' society has approved the financial statements regarding the financial period 2008, closing with a profit of EUR 1,86 million,... more
AirportsAeroporto di Firenze SpA: approved the report on March 31, 2009
Florence, Italy - The economic crisis caused a decrease of passengers
AdF SpA, "Amerigo Vespucci" the Florence's airport management society, has unveiled the figures regarding the first quarter 2009. Following, in details, a summary report: "- 337,884 passengers transited... more
AirportsTenerife plans an island airline
Tenerife, Spain - To face the drop of the arrivals
Tenerife Tourism Corporation, along with other tourist subjects of Canary Islands, are planning to launch an airline with headquarters in Tenerife to face the drop of the arrivals. The forecasts of... more
AirportsThe Berlin-Shoenefeld airport management society welcomed the decision by EC about the BBI funding
Berlin, Germany - And now is possible to think to all project's details
Satisfaction has been expressed with the following press-release issued by the Berlin-Schoenefeld's airport management society, regarding the decision announced yesterday by European Commission to not... more
AirportsCalabria Airports sign MoU for the strengthening of Lamezia, Crotone and Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria, Italy - The plan has a value of 123,100,000 Euros
Transport Ministry, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), Calabria Region and Calabria Airport Management Companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the adjustment and strengthening of... more
AirportsBarcelona: new Terminal 1 inaugurated by Star Alliance's members
Barcelona, Spain - On June 17th
The Star Alliance's members will inaugurate the new Terminal 1 at Barcelona Airport on June 17th. On this occasion the new Spanair will present the new logo chosen by its employers and passengers through... more
AirportsBirmingham airport welcomed the inaugural service to Philadelphia
Birmingham, UK - Operated by US Airways five times a week
Birmingham International Airport welcomed the new flight to Philadelphia, operated five times a week by US Airways. It gives the passengers another route to destinations in the US such as: Boston, Chicago,... more
AirportsEuropean Commission will finance new Berlin airport
Berlin, Germany - The German capital will have one single airport
"The European Commission has decided today not to raise any objections to the financing of the construction of Berlin Brandenburg International (BBI) airport through capital increases of €654.5 million, a... more
AirportsEC approves public financing in regional airport in Ancona-Falconara, in Italy
Brussels, Belgium - For infrastructure investments
"The European Commission decided today not to raise any objections to Italy's plan to support infrastructure investments in Falconara regional airport in Ancona, Marche. The total amount of public financing... more
AirportsAir Arabia Maroc starts operations at Brussels-South Charleroi
Brussels, Belgium - Flights to Casablanca will be operated four times a week
Brussels South Charleroi welcomed Air Arabia Maroc's first flight, departed from Casablanca. Starting this week, the airline will connect Charleroi with Casablanca four times a week. The flights are on... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma (AdR) launches an internal reorganization program
Rome, Italy - The mobility procedure was opened in February
Approved the first quarter 2009 relation by the Aeroporti di Roma (AdR)'s Board of Directors, the Fiumicino and Ciampino Airports Management Company. In the first three months 2009, the traffic recorded... more
AirportsNew Orleans airport issues statement on taxi management contract award
New Orleans, Usa - The Aviation Board will fight the legal challenges by one of the companies that were not awarded the bid
The New Orleans Aviation Board is confident that it has not violated any laws or ethical procedures in the awarding of the contract for management of taxicab and ground transportation services. The Aviation... more
AirportsCanary Islands intend to abolish airport fares
Santa Cruz, Canary Islands - The proposal by the President Paulino Rivero
Paulino Rivero, President of Canary Islands, launched a petition to cut the fares on all airports of the Spanish Atlantic archipelago. The goal is to make them more attractive for European Tour Operators,... more
AirportsHonduras, go-ahead to works for the new airport
Tegucigalpa, República de Honduras - 45 km from the main archaeological Maya site
In the República de Honduras, the works for the construction of an airport with a take-off and landing runway of 1,400 m and able to welcome airplanes by 40/60 seat will start in June. This airport... more
AirportsPassenger transits in Orio al Serio airport: +10% in April, +3.2% in the first four months
Bergamo, Italy - Cargo shows a drop
Passengers transits in Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport (30 miles north-east of Milan) recorded an increase in April, continuing the positive figures of the first quarter of the year. The high load factor... more
AirportsThe Caribbean Countries are free of A/H1N1 flu virus
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - Airplanes full of tourists land in the airports
Last week hundreds of tourists, to spend its holiday safe and far from the risk of the A/H1N1 flu virus, landed in the Dominican Republic, following to the declaration by the Caribbean Epidemiological... more
AirportsBirmingham airport launches a quieter approach
Birmingham, UK - The new scheme will be introduced from May
Birmingham International Airport and NATS (UK air traffic control provider) launched a new scheme - Continual Decent Approaches - to further reduce the noise of aircraft operations. The basic principle... more
AirportsFrankfurt, the construction of new "Runway northwest" has just begun
Frankfurt, Germany - It will be inaugurated in 2011
Following more than ten years of intensive planning and extended approval procedures, the construction of Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) new Runway Northwest has begun. Fraport AG executive board chairman, W... more
AirportsItalian SAGAT, SEA, SACBO and Aeroporti Sistema del Garda together for the first time
Turin, Italy - 24 parking and 20,000 car spaces in a click for the airports' management societies in Turin, Milan, Bergamo, Verona and Brescia
"Sagat (Turin's airport), Sea (Milan's ones), Sacbo (Bergamo-Orio al Serio) and Aeroporti Sistema del Garda (Verona and Brescia) have signed an agreement for the promotion of a parking service managed... more
AirportsTurin's airport: Sagat's financial statement 2008 approved
Turin, Italy - EUR 65,9m as group sales; 4,2 m as net profit; dividend approved of EUR 2,05 per share
The shareholders' ordinary meeting of SAGAT SpA, (Turin's airport management society), gathered under the presidency of Maurizio Montagnese, has approved the statement of the parent company and that accounts... more
AirportsACI Europe disappointed by European Parliament vote on slots
Brussels, Belgium - "The economic cycles of airports and airlines are different"
ACI Europe regrets the European Parliament’s adoption today, of a proposed regulation which suspends the application of the so-called “use-it-or-lose-it” rule for airport slots, for the summer 2009 seaso... more
AirportsBrussels-Charleroi airport transported more than 300 000 passengers in April
Brussels, Belgium - An increase of 29% compared to April 2008
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) has carried more than 327,907 passengers in April, thereby for the first time surpassing the old record of 287,000 in August 2008. This represents an increase in... more
AirportsNew summer routes from Manchester airport
Manchester, UK - Meanwhile some shops open in the terminals
There are some summer news at Manchester airport: the low-cost carrier easyJet will start new operations starting from May 22. Passengers will catch flights to Corfu, Athens, Bastia and Dalaman (Turkey).... more
AirportsBonomi, SEA President, in hearing to the Italian Chamber
Rome, Italy - On passenger traffic and problems about Italian airport system
Giuseppe Bonomi, SEA (Malpensa and Linate Airports Management Company), after his hearing to the Chamber yesterday, unveiled the number of passenger traffic in April and explained problems of the Italian... more
AirportsSuperShuttle International begins shared-ride service operations to and from Pittsburgh airport
Pittsburgh, Usa - The company looks for drivers to become unit franchises
The Allegheny county airport authority and SuperShuttle International, Inc. launched shared-ride service operations to and from Pittsburgh International Airport. The new service expands ground transportation... more
AirportsBritish Airport Authority, results for the first quarter 2009
London, United Kingdom - A loss equal to 316 million pounds
British Airport Authority (BAA), the owner of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted posted a deepened pre-tax loss of 316.2 million pounds in the three months to 31 March. BAA was bought by a Spanish-led consortium... more
AirportsItalian SEA: deal reached with all labor unions for the mobility procedures started in mid-April
Milan, Italy - Milan airports' managing company announces the conclusion of the ultimate meeting
SEA group announced today the conclusion of the ultimate meeting with the labor unions on the mobility procedure started on last April 15. The reasons that brought the company to start such procedures,... more
AirportsNew coach link for "John Lennon" airport to both Manchester and Liverpool city centres
Liverpool, UK - It is operated hourly, night and day, seven days a week
Specialist operator, ‘Airport by Coach’, has started a new coach service between Liverpool "John Lennon" Airport (JLA) and Liverpool and Manchester City Centres. The service operates hourly throughout the... more
AirportsAeroporto di Firenze SpA: the report following to eight hour strike of yesterday
Florence, Italy - The adhesion was 47%
Aeroporto di Firenze SpA communicates the results regarding the eight hour strike of yesterday. In detail, the report: "- Total planned movements: 42 - Total served flights: 18 in Florence and... more