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AirportsStar Alliance and Nec Corporation sign partnership agreement
To improve passenger experience through biometric data recognition technology
Short news. Star Alliance and NEC Corporation signed a partnership agreement to develop a biometric data-based identification platform that will significantly improve the travel experience for frequent... more
AirportsTechnological renewal of Barcelona airport car parks
Software, hardware and accesses updated
Aena has assigned the technical renewal of park systems of the Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Came Parkare, a Came group company specialized in the design of advanced parking management systems, which as... more
AirportsAutogrill: agreement with Panera Bread in the USA
To develop the chain in airports
Autogrill SpA announces that its US subsidiary HMSHost and Panera Bread have entered into an exclusive multi-year agreement to develop the chain in airports and motorways in the United States. The contract... more
AirportsEuropean Commission will co-fund the Athens Airport with the management company
The Programme will be implemented through six projects for over a five-year period
The European Commission (EC) has approved co-funding Athens International Airport (AIA) for the implementation of the “Evolution into a high-performing node within the European Air Traffic Management N... more
AirportsAutogrill: contract in new Manchester airport terminal
The contract, duration of 5 to 7 years, includes the opening of five new concepts starting from 2020
Autogrill SpA, through its subsidiary HMSHost International, is expanding its operations in the UK after winning a contract for the opening of 5 concepts in the new “super terminal” at Manchester Airport. The... more
AirportsHeathrow Airport: passengers blocked for over 2 hours
Breaking of the baggage system caused chaos
Chaos at the Heathrow Airport due to the rupture of the baggage transport system which caused massive queues for thousands of passengers who posted their complaints on Twitter. Among these is comedian... more
AirportsAci Europe on proposal of closure of small European regional airports
Based on an erroneous interpretation of the current EU Guidelines on State aid for the aviation sector
ACI EUROPE reacted with dismay today to the call by Transport & Environment (T&E – an environmental group) for the closure of all small regional airports across Europe unable to achieve profitability w... more
AirportsAir France: new Olbia-Paris route
Scheduled until September and operated four times a week
Air France connects the Olbia-Costa Smeralda airport to Paris- "Charles de Gaulle" with four weekly flights from yesterday, July 15th and throughout the high summer season 2019. To celebrate the start... more
AirportsNew Alitalia (2): repurchase of the Heathrow slots
Project of return to London airport for Ferrovie dello Stato with Delta
According to the "final business plan" of the "Az project" by Ferrovie dello Stato with Delta, New Alitalia could buy back next year the slots of Heathrow that were sold to Etihad in 2016 for 60 million... more
AirportsBeijing-Daxing: the largest airport in the world completed
After checks and inspections, the inauguration will take place in September - VIDEO
More or less on schedule, the work started in 2014 of the new Beijing-Daxing airport, the city's second international one, located on the border between Beijing and Langfang, the largest in the world with... more
AirportsEasyjet airplane crashed against Boeing jet parked on the runway
The impact happened during the pushback
A slight ground collision between two airplanes occurred this morning at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport. An Airbus A-320 of EasyJet company, departing for London-Gatwick airport, hit the wing against the tail... more
AirportsAtlantia: the title advances in Piazza Affari
After yesterday's leap and despite the uncertainties over the Aspi concession
It had sold but the Atlantia stock title had not collapsed in recent days after the declarations by the Italian vice premier Luigi Di Maio that in addition to reaffirming the NO of Atlantia to any plan... more
AirportsAci Europe (2). Investment, competition and international expansion
At its 29th Annual Congress in Cyprus
At its 29th Annual Congress ACI EUROPE addressed the immediate outlook for its 500 strong airport membership spanning 45 countries.Air traffic and air connectivity developmentsLast year, Europe’s airports s... more
AirportsACI Europe "Best Airport Award 2019"
The winners announced
The 15th Annual "ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards" were announced last night during the Gala Dinner of the 29th ACI EUROPE General Assembly, Congress & Exhibition, hosted by Hermes Airports.The Awards cover... more
AirportsFiumicino: Rome-Chengdu, new direct air connection
Three times a week
Short news. The new Rome-Chengdu direct flight operated by the Chinese Sichuan Airlines, with a three-weekly frequency, was inaugurated this morning at Fiumicino airport.With over 150 aircraft in fleet... more
AirportsBlackout in South America left 50 million without power
Airports: the Aeroparque of Buonos Aires is completely out of service. Ok the "Jorge Newbery"
Yesterday, an extended fault in the electricity grid system left without power 50 million people in the Central-South America. The collapse started in Argentina and then involved neighboring countries:... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in May 2019
Frankfurt Airport reports solid growth
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed 6.2 million passengers in May 2019, an increase of 1.4 percent year-on-year. The growth rate would have been one percentage point higher, if FRA had not been affected by... more
AirportsMilan-Linate: airport closed for three months
Due to works on the runway and airport terminal restyling
Due to the closure of the Milan-Linate airport for three months (July 27-October 27, 2019) due to works on the runway and for restyling of the terminal, Alitalia informs passengers that flights in this... more
AirportsLouisville entitles airport to Muhammad Ali
The hub in Kentucky is the third greatest in the United States for what regards freight traffic
Great sportsmen can enter in people's hearts and embody the collective identity. That's why regional airport authority of Louseville, the city in Kentucky where Muhammad Ali was born, has decided to pay... more
AirportsNew explosion proof scanner at Heathrow
They cost 50 million pounds and will be used by 2022
The London-Heathrow airport will employ new explosion-proof 3D scanners by 2022. The new devices will be able to detect hidden bombs, producing a detailed three-dimensional image of what is inside a passenger's... more
AirportsVienna: proposal to name the airport to Niki Lauda
The airport of the Austrian capital could follow the other metropolises
There was the track where he raced at full speed. And then there was the runway to take off. Niki Lauda's second passion, recently deceased at the age of 70, was flight. He had also become an entrepreneur... more
AirportsMoscow's plan to expand 6 airports in the Far East of Russia
In the Chukotka region, rich in oil, gas, gold and tungsten
The head of the Department of Transport, Communications and Roads of the autonomous regional government of Chukotka has announced that within the framework of the State program for the development of the... more
AirportsFraport raises stake in Lima Airport
It increases its majority stake and it plans the expansion
Fraport AG has purchased a further 10-percent stake in Lima Airport Partners Srl (LAP) –operator consortium of "Jorge Chavez International Airport" Lima– from AC Capitales’ Infrastructure Fund, which held... more
AirportsNext opening of the new Malpensa Prime terminal
Sea Prime declares it at "EBACE 2019" ongoing in Geneva
Sea Prime presents the new Malpensa Prime terminal at "EBACE 2019" (21-23 May in Geneva).The countdown has started for the inauguration, scheduled for July 2019, of the new Business & General Aviation... more
AirportsAirplanes and results. Aci Europe: Q1 passenger traffic up 4.4%
Freight down 1.8%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for March and Q1. The report is the only air transport report which includes all types of civil aviation passenger flights:... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in April 2019: growth path continues
Passenger volume climbs at Frankfurt and most of the Group airports
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed more than six million passengers in April 2019, a gain of 5.1 percent year-on-year. This noticeable increase can also be attributed to the Easter traffic, which occurred... more
AirportsPlanes. First operational test for the new Beijing-Daxing airport
Official opening in early September
First operational test with passengers for the Beijing-Daxing airport, which will be officially opened in September. China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air China and Xiamen Airlines made... more
AirportsFrance: referendum against privatization Aéroports de Paris
At least 4.7 million signatures needed to start it
The privatization project of Aéroports de Paris (the Parisian airport management company "Charles de Gaulle" and Orly) had already been approved by the French National Assembly last month. But everything... more
AirportsAutogrill-AA: the Group enters the F&B service sector of the carrier
The agreement covers 51 American Airlines lounges in North America and will last five years
Autogrill SpA announces that, through its subsidiary HMSHost, it will be the food&beverage service supplier for American Airlines’ (AA) airport lounges throughout North America for the next five years, w... more
AirportsMalta Airport: AMS operations commissioned
New flight display screens implemented
Malta International Airport has installed modern flight information display screens throughout the terminals as part of the its recent investment in further improving the passenger experience throughout... more
AirportsWashington-Dulles: new Alitalia service to Rome
Non-stop connection on A-330/200 to begin with five flights per week
Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) celebrated Alitalia’s inaugural flight Thursday between the US National Capital Region and "Leonardo da Vinci" International Airport of Rome-Fiumicino.Alitalia’s chi... more
AirportsMiami Airport: passenger growth takes off to strong start in 2019
Passenger traffic up more than half a million during first quarter
Passenger traffic at Miami International Airport (MIA) through the first three months of 2019 grew by 583,073 over the same period last year, representing a five-percent increase in the airport’s first q... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport lays cornerstone for future T3
New terminal to secure the future of Germany’s largest aviation hub
Fraport laid today (April 29) the cornerstone for Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3, one of Europe’s largest privately financed infrastructure projects. Numerous guests and construction workers attended the... more
AirportsNew Mexico City airport: it will be built in the Santa Lucia base
By the armed forces at the expense of the State
After cancelling the construction of the NAIM (New Mexico City Airport, see AVIONEWS), the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador should soon present the project for a further stopover which should be r... more
AirportsMoscow Airport: 30% of Sheremetyevo shares for sale?
Objective: to collect private funds to expand the facilities
In order to finance the expansion and modernization of Moscow's "Sheremetyevo" airport, the Ponomarenko family -which holds 65% of the shares- and Sheremetyevo Holding -which owns 35%- would be thinking... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in March and 1Q2019
Growth trend continues
Passenger traffic rises at Frankfurt Airport - Fraport's Group airports worldwide largely report positive performance more
AirportsParis airports: privatization law approved
The French Parliament officially gives the procedure away
Today the French Parliament voted the law proposed by the government that will allow to start a series of privatization of the companies currently participated or controlled by the State, including that... more
AirportsAci Europe: passenger traffic +5% in February
But freight traffic keeps decreasing
European airport trade association, ACI EUROPE today releases its traffic report for February 2019, during which average passenger traffic in geographical Europe grew by +5% compared with the same mont... more
AirportsParis airports: after July 26 the tender for privatization?
Many interests also in forming consortia of investors
The law that will allow the French State to go below 50% of the capital of Aéroports de Paris (AdP) -the company that manages the 3 airports of the capital- will be voted on 11 April, so as to guarantee... more
AirportsNew Istanbul airport: almost everything ready for full operation
Will it turn out to be a cathedral in the desert?
After three postponements due to a series of delays in the finalization of the structures, on 7th April the new Istanbul airport will become definitively operational following the transfer of all Turkish... more
AirportsNew A-350/900 aircraft arrive on the Rome-Shanghai route
To celebrate the eighth year of the birth of the destination
The new A-350/900 aircraft are utilized on the Rome-Shanghai route from last March 31. To celebrate the eighth year of the birth of this destination, in service since 2011, China Eastern, among the few... more
AirportsParis airports: new economic regulation contract presented
It includes investments of around 6 billion euros
Despite the fact that the French government is pushing for the privatization of the Paris airport management company (AdP, Aéroports de Paris), the manager's management unveiled yesterday the proposal... more
AirportsLeonardo. Two contracts signed in airport logistics sector
For a total value of over 100 million euros
Leonardo has signed two new contracts in Europe in the airport logistics sector with a total value of over 100 million euros. The projects will see Baggage Handling Systems (BHS) revamped at Geneva Airport,... more
AirportsAci Europe: passenger traffic growth further softens in January
Freight keeps falling
European airport trade association, ACI EUROPE today releases its traffic report for January 2019, during which average passenger traffic in geographical Europe grew by +4.2% compared with the same mont... more
AirportsLaudamotion to become LJLA's newest airline with flights to Vienna
Twice weekly service in Winter 2019
Austrian airline Laudamotion is to become the latest carrier to operate from Liverpool "John Lennon Airport", having today announced plans to commence a twice weekly service from Liverpool "John Lennon... more
AirportsSan Francisco Airport: 20 day closure of Runway 28L in September
This period to avoid the busy summer and year-end holiday travel seasons and for the weather
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced plans to close Runway 28L for 20 days in September to construct a new base layer below the runway surface. The closure will begin on Saturday, September... more
AirportsParis-Orly airport: the names of the terminals change
Decision in view of the inauguration of the building that will connect them
The two "old" terminals "South" and "West" of the Paris-Orly airport from today will change their name in view of the inauguration of the building next April 16 that will connect the two terminals making... more
AirportsCatania Airport: work in the movement area
It will take place from next March 11 to 20
Sac, the management company of the Catania airport, announces that urgent work will take place in the area of movement of the Etna airport from next Monday 11 to Wednesday 20 of March. These are the interventions... more
AirportsStar Alliance opens new lounge at Amsterdam Airport
They are eight those with the brand of the alliance in the world
Star Alliance (SA) passengers departing from the Dutch capital can enjoy a new premium lounge experience at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. The lounge is located at Departures 2, airside, in the Schengen area... more
AirportsHeathrow Airport: criticism of the construction of the third runway
A study on noise pollution belies the government one
The maps of noise pollution generated by landing and take-off aircraft on what will be the third runway at London-Heathrow airport would reveal a potential detrimental impact on people living in areas... more