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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
AirlinesPM of Brandenburg positive to covid: he was present at airport inauguration
Lufthansa CEO will soon undergo the swab
Last October 31st there was finally the inauguration of the new Terminal 1 of German airport of Berlin-Brandenburg after nine years of waiting (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). In the last... more
AirlinesRyanair reports H1 results
The highlights of this period
Ryanair Holdings plc today (2 Nov.) reported a H1 loss of €197m, compared to a PY H1 profit of €1.15bn. Highlights of this 6-month period include:99% of the fleet grounded from mid-March to end June.Successful retu... more
AirportsOfficial inauguration of Berlin-Brandenburg airport
The first two airplanes landed in last hours
On October 31 there was the (too much) expected inauguration of the new Terminal 1 of German airport of Berlin-Brandenburg (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Nine years after the first announcement,... more
AirlinesEasyJet kicks off the opening of BER
The first plane landed as part of the official opening of the new Capital Airport
As one of the largest airlines based in Berlin-Brandenburg, easyJet opened last Saturday a new chapter with the inauguration of the "Willy Brandt" of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The first easyJet aircraft,... more
AirportsAci Europe: arrivals duty and tax free shopping at EU airports a key element of recovery plan
As part of the strategy to support the sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
As part of the EU strategy to support the aviation industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) and the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC)... more
AirportsChina recorded 10 consecutive years of safe air links
Data was released by civil aviation authorities
According to mathematical theories, 10 can be considered an "happy" number: it is therefore perhaps no coincidence that in the last few hours the Chinese civil aviation authorities recalled that there... more
AirportsAlmost 200 European airports facing insolvency in coming months
They facilitate 277 thousand jobs and EUR 12.4bn of GDP
ACI EUROPE today warned of such fundamental risks to business continuity that an estimated 193 airports face insolvency in the coming months if passenger traffic does not start to recover by the year end.... more
AirlinesEL AL Israel Airlines resumes weekly Miami-Tel Aviv service
It is the third carrier this month to make it at MIA
EL AL Israel Airlines resumed non-stop flights from Tel Aviv to Miami International Airport on October 25, bringing direct service to Israel back to the Sunshine State for the first time since the beginning... more
AirlinesairBaltic to maintain connectivity for the Baltics during Winter
The schedule in force from yesterday
The Winter schedule of Latvian airline airBaltic is now in force as of October 25. During this season the carrier plans to connect Riga with 40 destinations across its network, offering flights to major E... more
AirlinesPegasus launches new direct Antalya–Moscow route
Thrice weekly flights from next month
Pegasus Airlines is adding a new route to its growing number of direct flights from Antalya, Turkey, with the launch of its direct flights to Moscow. The inaugural flight from Antalya to Moscow will take... more
AirlinesFirst US-assembled A-220 aircraft from Mobile, Alabama delivered
Several milestones led up to this moment
Airbus has delivered its first US-assembled A-220 plane from Mobile, Alabama, underlining the aircraft manufacturer’s role as a global producer and heralding the arrival of a new era in Airbus airplane p... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines gets back to longest flight in the world
Air link covers 15,000 kilometers to New York
The longest air connection in the world: in the case of Singapore Airlines this is not an exaggerated statement, but a fact. November 2020 should be the right time to get back to this flight which is one... more
AirportsDominica is ready to build its first international airport
Caribbean State has only two regional ports
A new airport for Dominica? Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is sure of this, as reported during a press conference organized in the last few hours in which the Caribbean structure was discussed. Government... more
AirportsBerlin-Brandenburg Airport, "government" terminal opens
German airport will be open to public on October 31st
Yesterday evening, Wednesday October 21, 2020, German defense ministry formalized the departure of operations relating to the government terminal of the new Berlin-Brandenburg airport (read also the article... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways: first commercial flight from a GCC Nation to Israel
The B-787 Dreamliner airplane took off yesterday from Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, became one of the first GCC carrier to operate a commercial passenger flight to and from Israel, to bring Israel’s top travel and tourism leaders to the U... more
AirportsSan Francisco Airport: annual full scale emergency exercise
A chemical weapons attack simulated onboard an aircraft to test airport response
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced plans to conduct its annual full-scale emergency exercise on Wednesday, October 21st in partnership with the California National Guard 95th Civil... more
AirportsUSA. TSA screens over 1M passengers on a single day
For the first time since March
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened over 1 million passengers Sunday, representing the highest number of passengers screened at TSA checkpoints since March 17, 2020. In addition to... more
AirportsThe world’s largest remote towers centre opens in Norway
The technology will be rolled out at a total of 15 airports in the Country by 2022
Brief. Avinor, the Norwegian airport operator and air navigation service provider, opened the world’s largest remote towers centre in Norway on the 20th of October 2020.The first tower in Norway to be r... more
AirlinesFBI investigates smuggling of Aeroflot employees
Carrier crew allegedly stole electronic devices
Certainly it's not a "cold war", but Russia and United States are protagonists of a very particular investigation concerning air transport. As reported by American media in recent hours, FBI is investigating... more
AirportsPlanes. UAE and Israel, yes to agreement on commercial aviation
The signing is scheduled at Tel Aviv airport
Yesterday, on Sunday October 18, 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates found the decisive agreement for an air transport agreement that will affect the two countries in the future after recent peace... more
AirlinesBritish Airways "leaves" Gatwick in favor of Heathrow
Carrier wants to focus on just one London airport
Gatwick or Heathrow? The doubt is not at the same of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, but British Airways airline reasoned a lot about it. In the last few hours, the final choice arrived and British company... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Covid-screened flight offer extended
Started in mid-September
The carrier Alitalia extends the Covid-tested flight offer from Rome to Milan, and viceversa, which started in mid-September.Until 31 October, two its air services departing from Rome-Fiumicino and until... more
AirportsCovid, 3 tests for plane passengers arriving in Beijing
This measure refers to travellers from abroad
3 is normally considered the perfect number: perhaps this is not the reasoning that authorities in Beijing made, but from now on there will be three tests that will have to be carried out to certify the... more
AirlinesRyanair: O'Leary blames EU after hub closure
Carrier also reduced the fleet
A Winter without many important hubs: low-cost airline Ryanair has to deal with the drop in traffic and therefore in the number of passengers in this difficult time of health emergency, consequently the... more
AirlinesIberia: remotely controlled electric vehicles for moving its aircraft at Madrid and Barcelona Airports
The first eight ones will enter service later this month in both airports -VIDEO
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Iberia and its handling and maintenance units continue to invest in innovation and sustainability, and once again they are pioneering users of the latest technology.Iberia... more
AirlinesJapan waives landing fees to support carriers
The sum is over 100 million euros
Government of Japan is willing to waive landing fees at the airport, for a total value of 12.5 billion yen (specifically 101 million euros) and the reason is soon explained. Air transport in the Japanese... more
AirlinesA new "flying man" spotted by plane in Los Angeles
The same happened in California last September
Another sighting and once again in the skies of Los Angeles: it may well be a coincidence, but the crew of an aircraft of the Asian carrier China Airlines said they were sure they noticed a man in a jetpack... more
AirlinesRyanair to cut Winter capacity and to close bases
It expects full year (FY21) traffic to fall to approx. 38m
Ryanair released today its revised Winter schedule. Due to increased flight restrictions imposed by EU Govts, air travel to/from much of Central Europe, the UK, Ireland, Austria, Belgium and Portugal have... more
AirportsIsrael's lockdown towards the end: air travel adaptations
El Al is already organizing new connections
First Nation to formalize the second lockdown, a quarantine that is not so far from the end: we are talking about Israel (read also the article published by AVIONEWS), a country in which new restrictive... more
AirlinesCovid-19 (2). European Council’s failure to harmonise cross-border travel restrictions
It puts millions of travel and tourism jobs at risk
The joint release by ACI EUROPE, A4E and IATA more
AirlinesPlanes, easyJet and Lufthansa first landings in Berlin-Brandenburg
Official debut of airport will be on October 31st
Nine years of delay, but also an ever closer official inauguration: next October 31 there will be the opening of Berlin-Brandenburg "Willy Brandt" airport, whose story became nothing short of paradoxical... more
AirportsAircraft, transport and covid. New Italy's law, measures of Government
Text was launched in the last hours - ATTACHMENTS
Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, and Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, signed the law with new measures to combat the contagion from COVID-19. There are several measures that have to make with... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in September: passenger levels stil low at Frankfurt Airport
Holiday travel continues to boost traffic slightly at some of the Group airports
In September 2020, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served some 1.1 million passengers – an 82.9 percent decline compared to the same month last year. Cumulative traffic at FRA during the January-to-September 2... more
AirportsEuropean aviation on alert for possible volcanic eruption
The alarm was raised by Iceland
Meteorological services around the world are starting to alert civil aviation for a possible volcanic eruption capable of upsetting landings and take-offs. The problem comes from Iceland: meteorological... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines "transfers" flights to Daxing Airport
Beijing airport chosen for 2021 connections
Ten million passengers in just one year of life: Beijing-Daxing international airport exists from exactly twelve months, but it can already boast impressive numbers (read also the article published by... more
AirportsMilan mayor Sala: "Italy should help management companies, not only Alitalia"
He spoke during Assolombarda assembly
Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, spoke this morning, Monday 12 October 2020, on the occasion of the Assolombardia assembly. The association event was organized at Linate airport and the Milanese mayor took... more
AirportsNew operator concession for El Salvador Airport Cargo Terminal
For a period of 40 years
Munich Airport International (MAI), the German based airport management and consulting firm, and EMCO, a Honduran construction company, have been awarded a concession to develop and operate the El Salvador... more
AirportsMadrid airport: 23,000 dead chicks discovered
These animals were in the cargo terminal
A very bad discovery: according to what has been reported in recent hours by the Spanish police, 23,000 dead chicks were found in one of the cargo terminals at "Adolfo Suárez" airport in Madrid-Barajas,... more
AirlinesNew routes to encourage China-Finland trades
Zhengzhou and Helsinki will be served by Juneyao Airlines
As announced by Chinese media, Asian country and Finland are destined to be increasingly connected thanks to air transport after officialization of the new routes. Starting from October 12, therefore in... more
AirportsAvinor Group: traffic numbers for September 2020 in Norway
Domestic and international
Brief. Avinor is responsible for 44 State-owned airports in Norway.It has published the traffic numbers for September 2020.The highlights are:Just over 1.5 million passengers travelled to or from Avinor's... more
AirportsACI World and IATA push for globally consistent approach to testing
Joint presentation to ICAO to urge replacing quarantine
Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have yesterday made a joint call for a globally-consistent approach to testing international passengers... more
AirportsMunich Airport supported Palmerola in taking over operations of Toncontin in Honduras
As part of the handover not only the existing operational and technical staff had to be transferred
Palmerola International Airport (PIA) has now become the new operator of Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Munich Airport International (MAI) supported PIA with the smooth transition... more
AccidentsOctober 8, 2001: Linate plane disaster 19 years ago
Total victims of crash were 118
Four minutes and thirty-eight seconds: even when it is not written in numbers, this time span makes an impression because it refers to the interval between the first communication to the control tower... more