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AirportsAbraham Foss new CEO of Avinor
He replaces the current one who is retiring
Abraham Foss new CEO of Avinor (Norway). He has a long career in the telecom industry: he has been CEO of Telia Norway and has held several top management positions in Telenor.He points out that the entire... more

AirlinesAirlines and airports call on EU and UK Governments to immediately abolish passenger quarantines
EASA/ECDC Guidelines confirm their ineffectiveness -ATTACHMENT
European and international aviation associations are urging European governments to immediately abolish quarantine measures and other travel restrictions following new Recommendations published by EASA... more

AirportsMiami Airport on pace for record year in cargo
September and October were the positive months
Brief. At 1.9 million tons of cargo through October, Miami International Airport (MIA) is on pace to surpass its all-time annual record of 2.3 million tons. September and October were record-setting months,... more

AirportsAircraft. New Concept of Operations for Urban Air Mobility
Developed by EmbraerX and Airservices Australia
EmbraerX, Embraer’s business subsidiary, and Airservices, Australia’s civil air navigation service provider, have developed a new Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for the air taxi market, also known as... more

AirlinesBoc Aviation delivers A-321Neo airplanes to MEA
They will be powered by PW11000G-JM engines -DATA SHEET
BOC Aviation Limited announces that it has delivered the first two of five new A-321NEO aircraft for lease to Middle East Airlines (MEA). The airplanes will be powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower P... more

AirportsBerlin-Tegel airport will become a vaccination center
In its place, Brandenburg airport was opened
Berlin-Brandenburg airport has now been operational for a few days (read also the article published by AVIONEWS) and the old Tegel airport is somehow “recycled”. As reported by the German media in the... more

AirlinesAirplanes and climate. Lufthansa Cargo: commercial flight Frankfurt-Shanghai and back
Complete coverage by Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Coming Sunday, 29 November 2020, a cargo flight will take off for the first time in commercial aviation, whose fuel requirements will be completely covered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Lufthansa... more

AirportsAirports in Norway: 3Q strongly affected by the pandemic
There will be a need for capital injections beyond what has already been implemented
Avinor's result and solvency will be strongly negatively affected by the corona pandemic in 2020, and there will be a need for capital injections beyond what has already been implemented. The company... more

AirportsConstruction of a new Daxing airport area approved
The Beijing airport was inaugurated just over a year ago
After more than a month, it's time to talk about the Beijing-Daxing International Airport (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). After the choice of this airport of Asian country by an important... more

AirlinesLeadership changes at IATA announced during its AGM
JetBlue to host next Annual General Meeting
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced leadership changes approved by its 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM). Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue is now the Chair of the IATA Board of Governors... more

AirportsChristchurch Airport achieves Level 4 of the global ACA programme
It follows ACI's recent announcement of the introduction of two further ones
Christchurch Airport in New Zealand has taken a major step forward in its commitment to fight against climate change, becoming the first airport in the Asia-Pacific region and in the world to reach Level... more

AirlinesCopa Airlines returns to San Francisco Airport
With connections to Latin America
Copa Airlines announced that after eight months of not operating regularly, due to travel restrictions imposed by governments in the region as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline resumed operations... more

AirlinesOutline plans to drive modernisation and digitalisation of European ATM
By leading airspace users, airports, ANSP and the EUROCONTROL Network Manager
An innovative partnership of leading airspace users, airports, air navigation service providers and the Eurocontrol Network Manager (NM), jointly released a set of high-level principles to drive and effectively... more

AirportsJost Lammers confirmed to lead European Airport Association
For a second term; the Board and new countries
Following the Annual General Assembly of ACI EUROPE, the Association announced the election of Jost Lammers, President and CEO of Munich Airport, for a second term as its President. The virtual meeting... more

AirlinesMiami Airport welcomed Southwest Airlines
The service includes daily flights to Baltimore, Chicago, Houston and Tampa
Officials from Miami International Airport (MIA), Southwest Airlines and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) celebrated the carrier’s launch of first-ever Miami service last days w... more

AirlinesAA, BA and oneworld launch transatlantic COVID-19 testing trial
On selected flights from USA to London-Heathrow
American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) and oneworld have launched an optional COVID-19 medical-based testing trial on selected flights from the USA to London-Heathrow, in a combined effort to scientifically... more

Airports"Aci Europe Best Airport Award" winners for 2020 announced
For five traffic categories and others -ATTACHMENT
The winners of the "16th Annual ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards" were announced yesterday during the "30th ACI EUROPE Annual Congress and Assembly" which was live streamed at Brussels Airport.The awards... more

AirportsAci: two further levels of achievement in its global ACA programme
Global standard for airport climate action shows increased ambition despite challenge of pandemic
ACI has yesterday unveiled two further levels of achievement in its global Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme, marking the industry’s determination to ‘Build Back Better’ as it looks towards recov... more

AirportsHamburg Airport wins coveted title of “Best Airport Europe” again
At "ACI Europe Best Airport Awards 2020", it is for the fourth time
For the fourth time now, Hamburg Airport received the title of “Best Airport Europe”. Northern Germany’s largest airport prevailed over competitors from all over the continent in the 10-25 million passe... more

AirportsAci Europe. The harsh reality of latest data released by airport industry
On the eve of its Annual Congress, association paints bleakest picture yet of state of play for aviation
ACI EUROPE has today released the latest European passenger traffic data, showing collapsed air traffic and air connectivity and massive disruption to airport rankings across the footprint.Overall figures,... more

AirlinesAlitalia will resume flights to Brazil and Argentina
And it inaugurates the code-share agreement with GOL, after that one with Azul
Alitalia will resume from mid-December non-stop flights from Rome to Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo, air services which had been respectively suspended in March and April due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Scheduled... more

AirportsCuba, Havana airport reopens after 8 months
Closure dates back to last March
Eight long months, almost as long as an entire pregnancy. As reported by local media, Havana's “Josè Martì” international airport reopened after a closure motivated by the coronavirus health emerg... more

AirlinesNorway. Fewer passengers from Avinor's airports in October
The largest decline is in international passenger traffic
Brief. There were close to 70 per cent fewer passengers from Avinor's airports in October, compared to the same month in 2019. The largest decline is in international passenger traffic.About 1.5 million... more

AirlinesIATA: airlines and workers call for urgent Government assistance
To prevent jobs catastrophe
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) issued a joint statement calling for urgent government intervention to prevent an employment c... more

AirlinesQatar Airways resumes Miami flights
And it adds frequencies to Chicago and New York
Qatar Airways has announced additional US flights in advance of the holiday season that include resuming services to Miami with two weekly flights from 14 November and increasing weekly frequencies to... more

AirlinesIberia converts first A-330 plane into freighter to adapt to market
This month the airline will operate until four weekly return Madrid-LA flights
The first A-330 airplane that Iberia has converted into freighter has arrived in Los Angeles from Madrid. Until four weekly cargo flights between the two cities have been scheduled for this month.In the... more

AirportsEuropean airports set out plan for urgent EU and Government support
As financial crisis worsens
ACI EUROPE today called on the European Commission to urgently adopt an EU Recovery Framework for Aviation and for Governments to provide the requisite funding to support airports - and the recovery of... more

AirlinesAircraft. Lufthansa Group: 3Q2020 results
And the data of the nine months of this year
Lufthansa Group reported results of the third quarter 2020.The highlights are:Liquidity of EUR 10.1 billion available, of which EUR 6.3 billion are unutilized stabilization measuresOngoing strong performance... more

AirportsNew ACI-ICAO qualification programme to enhance aviation safety
COVID-19 response worldwide
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and Airports Council International (ACI) have developed a new Global Airport Safety Professional (ASP) qualification programme to help airports improve... more

AirlinesFraport Group: first nine months 2020
Frankfurt Airport’s passenger decline expected to exceed 70% for full-year
During the first nine months of 2020, Fraport AG’s financial performance was severely impacted by the Covid-19 global pandemic. The Group’s revenue declined by more than a half in the reporting period. Des... more