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AirportsEgyptair to commence new Dulles Internatioanl service to Cairo
Three non-stop flights per week on B-787 Dreamliner aircraft from June
Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) announced Tuesday that EgyptAir will begin round-trip flights to Cairo three times per week on June 3, 2019. Passengers on this new route will travel non-stop... more
AirportsNew Istanbul airport: full operation on April 7th?
Almost certainly the postponement after the 3th of March
New delay for the full operation of the new Istanbul airport, which after the first postponement from January to March 3 will be fully operational on 7 April, due to problems related to the fact that the... more
AirportsPrimoco UAV acquires Písek Civil Airport in Czech Republic
The company plans to build a new development, production and training centre
Primoco UAV, the Czech producer of civilian unmanned aircraft, has signed a contract for the purchase of the private civilian airport at Písek-Krašovice. Primoco UAV plans to build a new development, p... more
AirportsGdansk becomes Bodø’s first year-round international destination
Served by Wizz Air to Norway from May
Wizz Air will launch direct flights between Avinor Bodø Airport and Gdansk with two weekly departures as of 22 May 2019. The route to Gdansk has taken high priority within Avinor for many years, and N... more
AirportsMilan-Linate Airport: many risks deriving from "Brexit"
Without agreement, no flights could be made to and from the UK
Among the various repercussions that may have a "hard Brexit" there is also the risk of the stop to flights between Linate and the United Kingdom, especially if the Italian Government by March 30 will... more
AirportsRome-Ciampino (2). Reopened the airport
The last six flights arriving today on Fiumicino will be moved to the "Pastine"
The "Giovanni Battista Pastine" airport of Rome-Ciampino was authorized by ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), in turn authorized by ASL, at the reopening of the Roman airport following confirmation... more
AirportsEtna volcano (2). Ash emission: closing of airspace
From 6pm; no flight takes off or lands at the airport
The management company of Catania airport, SAC, reports that due to the emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere, the crisis unit has ordered the closure of the airspace from 6:00pm of today.No flight... more
AirportsEtna. Emission of volcanic ash. Airspace limitations
From this morning allowed the arrival of 4 airplanes per hour; restrictions on take-offs
Sac, the management company of the Catania airport, announces that due to Etna's eruptive activity and the simultaneous emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere, the crisis unit has ordered the closure... more
AirportsRome-Ciampino Airport: departures terminal closed today
Scheduled flights moved to Fiumicino
AdR (Aeroporti di Roma) informed yesterday evening in a note that "The cargo and general aviation are operating today at Ciampino airport, while the departure terminal for scheduled flights is closed also... more
AirportsEtna volcano: paroxysmal activity resumed. Airspace limitations
From yesterday evening; 6 aircraft per hour allowed to arrive
Sac, Catania Airport management company, announces that due to the resumption of Etna's eruptive activity and the simultaneous emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere, the crisis unit has ordered... more
AirportsAvinor: air traffic control of two airports in Norway to Saerco
The Spanish company will commence operation from next year
Avinor’s board of directors has decided to award a 5-year contract for air traffic control services at Ålesund and Kristiansand airports to Spanish company Saerco. Four bidders took part in the competition, wh... more
AirportsNew Istanbul Airport: the date of the fully functioning postponed
Underlying financial problems and the absence of security requirements
The date of the effective opening of the new Istanbul Airport could slip further, after the date of 3 March seems to be official after a series of postponements. The reasons -according to the local press-... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in January 2019: starting the New Year on a growth path
Frankfurt and most of the Group airports record passenger growth
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed nearly 4.7 million passengers in January 2019, thus starting the year with 2.3 percent traffic growth. Without strike and weather-related flight cancellations, passenger... more
AirportsDubai Airport closed this morning for drones in airspace
New case after those of Gatwick, Heathrow and Newark
This morning the Dubai airport was closed for about half an hour due to the presence of some drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) in the airspace of the airport. A temporary closure that forced the airport... more
AirportsAvinor Group: air traffic in January 2019 in Norway
+3.5% compared to the same month of last year
The Avinor Group (Company that manages the airports in Norway) unveiled the results regarding the first month in 2019. Compared to January last year, passenger numbers at Avinor’s airports (Norway) increased b... more
AirportsAtlantia: will participate in the tender for the acquisition of the Toulouse airport?
Waiting for the privatization process of Aéroports de Paris to be unblocked
In the near future there will be many changes in airport management in France. Firstly, a decision will have to be taken on the privatization of Aéroports de Paris, in a process temporarily blocked due... more
AirportsIndonesia: 7 billion dollars for a new airport
Important investments for the future of transport
The State-owned company that operates 16 airports in Indonesia is completing a feasibility study for the construction of a new airport in Jakarta for which it will serve about $ 7 billion in an attempt... more
AirportsMexico. Lopez Obrador: "Maybe it will be necessary to build a new airport"
Step back from the president after blocking the project in the capital
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, after blocking the construction of the new airport of Mexico City (NAIM), proposed the construction of a new airport in Tizayuzca in the neighboring state... more
Airports"JFK" Airport: British Airways and American Airlines will invest 344 million dollars
Funds that will serve to have a fully dedicated terminal
It seems that American Airlines, British Airways and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have reached an agreement regarding the financing of 344 million dollars for the works of expansion and... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport. Will Hard Brexit have limited effects?
This is explained by the Fraport CFO Matthias Zieschang
The eventuality of the United Kingdom exit without agreement from the European Union should not cause major problems at the third airport for passenger traffic in Europe. To reveal it to the newspaper... more
AirportsFraport launches operations at Nashville Airport (USA)
With almost 16 million passengers in 2018
Beginning February 1, Fraport is taking over the overall management of concession areas for shops, restaurants and other services at Nashville International Airport (BNA). With almost 16 million passengers... more
AirportsEgypt: new Cairo airport inaugurated
Is it a key to increase the number of tourists?
The Sphinx International Airport of Cairo was inaugurated last Saturday, which according to the government should allow to reduce the aircraft traffic from the Egyptian capital's other airport, giving... more
AirportsParis-Roissy Airport: in the next few months it will be decided for enlargement
Works costing between 8 and 9 billion euros for a new terminal
Between 12 February and 12 May the future of the project for the construction of a new terminal at the "Charles de Gaulle" airport in Paris will be decided, in a series of meetings and consultations where... more
AirportsMiami Airport surpassed 45 million passengers in 2018 for first time
It served nearly one million more ones, 60,000 more tons of freight
Miami International Airport (MIA) passed the 45-million-passenger milestone for the first time ever in 2018, serving nearly one million more travellers than the previous year. The busiest US airport for... more
AirportsMunich Airport: 600 employees work with equipment to battle ice and snow
Safe and smooth air travel in wintry conditions
To ensure uninterrupted flight operations on the runways, taxiways and aprons, Munich Airport deploys up to 172 Winter Services employees with their special vehicles on every shift. The two runways and... more
AirportsActions for the climate: over 250 airports already active
49 operated by carbon neutral companies
Following last month’s COP24 UNFCCC Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland, Airports Council International today provided an update on the latest developments among the community of 259 airports cu... more
AirportsBrazil: almost all airports will be privatized
At the moment excluded those of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
The government of Brazil in the second quarter of 2019 should announce a series of privatization of the airports in the south of the country and probably part of the funds -according to what was said by... more
AirportsIsrael has opened its 2nd international airport
Today, it is the "Assaf Ramon", 18 kilometers north of Eilat
The start of international services in about a month. Jordan is worried about seeing its airspace violated more
AirportsNew Istanbul airport: official in full operation for March 3rd
Almost all Turkish Airlines flights will be moved from Ataturk
It should be official that on 3 March the new Istanbul airport should become fully operational, after the date has been postponed twice due to problems related to delays in the works. This had not prevented... more
AirportsContinued growth in passenger traffic in Europe in November
But freight falls and risks keep rising, according Aci Europe
European airport trade association ACI EUROPE today releases its traffic report for November 2018, during which average passenger traffic in geographical Europe grew by +6.4% compared with the same mont... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport: more than 69.5 million passengers in 2018
Fraport's Group airports worldwide also report noticeable passenger growth
Fraport Traffic Figures - Full Year 2018: Frankfurt Airport Welcomes More Than 69.5 Million Passengers. New passenger record achieved at FRA - Fraport's Group airports worldwide also report noticeable... more
AirportsMunich Airport maintains dynamic growth in 2018
Passenger traffic up by 1.7 million to a new record of over 46 million
Munich Airport had yet another record-setting year in 2018: total passenger traffic rose by a very robust 1.7 million to yet another all-time high of 46.3 million. This represents a year-over-year increase... more
AirportsCorsair will launch Miami service to Paris-Orly
From next June
French airline Corsair will launch service at Miami International Airport (MIA) on June 10, 2019, with four weekly flights to Paris-Orly Airport, giving South Florida travelers another option to one of... more
AirportsAvinor Group (Norway): fewer aircraft, but more passengers in 2018
More than 54 million passengers flew to or from its airports last year
A total of 54,397,000 passengers travelled to, from or via Avinor’s airports in 2018, which is an increase of 2.8 percent compared to the previous year. The number of aircraft movements decreased by s... more
AirportsStrike in Germany: 640 flights cancelled in 3 airports
Protest by security officers
Around 640 flights were cancelled in Germany at the airports of Düsseldorf, Cologne-Bonn and Stuttgart due to the strike by security inspectors. A successful protest that forced airlines to cancel more... more
AirportsHeathrow Airport: closure of the airspace for a drone
New failure of security measures taken
Despite the precautions taken to defend the airspace of UK airports from new invasion by drones, yesterday the London-Heathrow airport -the principal in Europe- was closed for almost an hour because of... more
AirportsMiami Airport begins New Year with record setting holiday travel
Airport sets new single-day record, served nearly 2.5 million passengers in 17 days
From the week-end before Christmas Day through Three Kings Day on January 6, Miami International Airport (MIA) welcomed 2.48 million passengers – its highest number ever during the 17-day holiday travel p... more
AirportsDouble celebration for Liverpool Airport in 2018
2019 is set to be another busy year for the "John Lennon"
2018 was another successful year for Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (LJLA) and the cause for a double celebration with the Airport’s latest passenger figures showing a milestone in passenger throughput, a... more
AirportsOver 17 million passengers at Hamburg Airport in 2018
It is forecasting positive development for the current year
2018 saw a consolidation of Hamburg Airport’s traffic figures at an ongoing high level. The ever-increasing efficiency in air traffic meant that the airport recorded a decrease in aircraft movements a... more
AirportsNASA: Rogozin's visit to the United States canceled
Congressional political pressures win
The visit in the United States by the director of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) Dmitry Rogozin will not be carried out and to explain it was the director of NASA Jim Bridenstine during an interview... more
AirportsBrazil: Bolsonaro announces the privatization of 12 airports
First move towards market liberalization
Brazil's new president Jair Bolsonaro announced on Twitter his plan to privatize 12 airports and 4 ports, confirming what he said during his settlement message when he promised to create a new cycle to... more
AirportsIsrael: the second international airport at the end of the month
Infrastucture that cost $ 500 million
The second international airport of Israel will be operational in Eilat on 22nd January, allowing Israel to increase the number of flights with the world and to guarantee a certain security for air transport... more
AirportsIstanbul Airport: fully operational from March 2019
New delay caused by water infiltration in the terminals
The new airport in Istanbul should become fully operational -according to the "Milliyet" newspaper- from next March 3rd postponing the fateful date of real opening to air traffic initially planned for... more
AirportsVINCI Airports to acquire the majority shareholding in Gatwick
The transaction is expected to complete in the first half of 2019
VINCI Airports, a VINCI Concessions subsidiary, today signed an agreement to acquire from current shareholders an effective 50.01% stake in Gatwick Airport Limited, a freehold property airport. The transaction... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport: many delays due to the lack of personnel
At least 90 minutes in a row for security checks
Problems for passengers who have to take a plane between yesterday and today at Frankfurt airport where about 90 connections operated by Lufthansa are suffering heavy delays. The reason is related to... more
AirportsUSA: criticism continues to the Air Italy carrier
The next president of the transport commission DeFazio accuses him
The future chairman of the transportation committee of the United States House of Representatives Peter DeFazio has harshly criticized Qatar Airways, accusing the carrier of subsidizing Air Italy in order... more
AirportsContract for maintenance of baggage handling systems at Rome's airports
Leonardo has been awarded an agreement (worth 96 million euros) for a 4-year base period with a renewal option
Leonardo has been awarded, through a public tender, a contract for maintenance and technical management of all baggage handling systems at the Rome-Fiumicino Intercontinental Airport and the Rome-Ciampino... more
AirportsAirports: Amazon ready to enter in the $ 350 billion market
Incoming shops in the main airports of the world
The next target of Amazon could be to "conquer" the commercial services of the main airports in the world, introducing the "Amazon Go" shops so as to be able to manage duty free and other spaces. A constantly... more
AirportsMexico City Airport: in doubt its cancellation?
Lopez Obrador would like to avoid paying the $ 6 billion penalty
After the campaign based on public waste expecially on the new $ 13 billion airport in Mexico City, the new president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has not stopped yet the project and the demolition of what... more
AirportsChina: project to expand Ürümqi Airport
An investment of $ 6 billion
The Chinese government has approved the project for the expansion of Ürümqi airport, in the Xinjiang region, which will be used as the focal point and fulcrum of the cargo planes in the "Belt and Road" i... more