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AirportsAircraft and transport. Chicago-"O'Hare" Airport to open its new runway in October
Chicago, USA - The Illinois hub relaunches its challenge to Atlanta
The management firm of Chicago-"O'Hare" Airport communicated it expects to open its new runway on October 17, 2013. Thanks to its new facility, the Illinois hub might overtake again Atlanta "Hartsfield-Jackson"... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. London-Heathrow: here is the plan for the third runway
London, United Kingdom - Colin Matthews: "The UK desperately needs a single hub airport"
London-Heathrow Airport submitted to the Airports Commission three options for solving the lack of hub airport capacity in the UK. These see a third runway placed to the north, north west or south west... more
Airports"Chopin airport" in Warsaw: more than five million passengers in the first half of this year
Warsaw, Poland - A 5.7% increase compared to the same period of 2012
"Chopin Airport" in Warsaw had its busiest half-year period ever, with 5,034,022 passengers handled since the beginning of the year, a 5.7% increase on the corresponding six months of 2012. The record... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructures: in Beijing tender for the allocation of airport areas
Beijing , China - The area destined to shops is located in Terminal 2
Beijing Capital International Airport has issued a tender for the allocation of an area within the structures of the airport. The competition is opened to both Chinese and foreign companies, and awards... more
AirportsTel Aviv-Brindisi: charter air links from tomorrow
Bari, Italy - And until September
The charter chain between Tel Aviv and Brindisi will start tomorrow, on July 17, until September. The links from Israel, that represent an absolute novelty for Puglia, will be served by Embraer 195 aircraft... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructures: brand new technologies arriving at Abu Dhabi Airport
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - According to a ten-year advertising agreement
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), which manages the airports of the capital of United Arab Emirates, has signed an important agreement for its advertising space to a French multinational company. The... more
AirportsAircraft and companies: Corporation America acquires ATA
Milan, Italy - In order to give new impulse to Milan-Linate Airport
Today a note has been released about the acquisition of ATA, the Milan-Linate Airport society by the holding company American Corporation. ATA manages the passenger terminal of the airport, as well as... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. AENA: international traffic will increase in summer
Madrid, Spain - Spanish airports will grow by 10%
AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea) has published its estimates on the international air traffic for the summer season in the Spanish airports network: the specifically touristic airports, su... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructures: Tunisair will fly from Comiso
Comiso, Italy - A weekly flight to Tunis will start soon
The managers of Soaco (the company that manages Comiso Airport) and Sac, which manages Catania-Fontanarossa Airport and is a private Soaco's partner, met in the city of Palermo (Sicily) the management... more
AirportsItaly. Naples: Turkish Airlines inaugurates daily flights
Naples, Italy - The airline continues to reinforce the links also in the South Italy
Turkish Airlines continues to strengthen its network of services also in the South Italy: the number of the weekly frequencies has been recently increased from five to seven, on the route Naples-Istanbul. The... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Aci Europe: airport passenger traffic up 4.3% in May
Brussels, Belgium - Many EU airports finally reported improved traffic performance
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic results for the month of May across the European airport network. The overall passenger traffic growth at Europe’s airports registered a... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. New York: Port Authority takes control of Atlantic City Airport
New York, USA - 15-year management agreement
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), which operates the airports in the area of the "Big Apple", has taken over operations at Atlantic City International Airport, with the goal of attracting... more
AirportsSEA (Milan airports): Pietro Modiano appointed President
Milan, Italy - And Renato Ravasio as Vice-President
The Board of Directors gathered today at the legal head office in Linate, unanimously elected Pietro Modiano as President and Renato Ravasio as Vice-President of SEA (Milan airports management society). The... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Warsaw-Modlin Airport reopens
Warsaw, Poland - But Ryanair and Wizzair will not be back until autumn
Warsaw-Modlin AIrport, whose operations have been stopped for some months due to works on the runway, will be again operational from July 1st. Edyta Mikolajczyc, spokesperson for the Polish Civil Aviation... more
AirportsDubai International Airport: +18.9% for passenger traffic in May
Dubai, UAE - Another month of double-digit growth
Dubai International, the world’s second busiest airport for international passengers, racked up another month of double-digit growth with 18.9 per cent increase in passenger numbers recorded in May, a... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. 94-million-Euro renewal for London-Stansted Airport
London, IK - The announcement was released today by the British Secretary for Transport
The main terminal of London-Stansted Airport will soon undergo an extensive renewal work, in order to meet the demands of modern air travel: the announcement was released today by Transport Secretary Patrick... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Warsaw-Modlin Airport might reopen by the next week
Warsaw, Poland - The hub has been closed six months ago to repair the runway
Poland's Civil Aviation Office (ULC) communicated that Warsaw-Modlin Airport, which has been closed more almost six months ago because of the need to perform repair works on the runway, might be reopened... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Refurbished terminal reopens at Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen, Denmark - A 72-million-Euro investment
After a year of extensive construction activity, Copenhagen Airport now opens a refurbished and expanded Terminal 2. At the same time, an expanded and improved baggage system is put into operation. The... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Italy. Calendar for strikes tomorrow: the note by the Ministry
Rome, Italy - The protests by Alitalia, but also in Milan, Naples and Florence
AVIONEWS updates a note issued by the Transport Ministry with the last protests planned and publishes the calendar of the strikes. Following in details: June 14, 2013 - ground and flight staff... more
AirportsAci Europe announced Best Airport award winners for this year
Istanbul, Turkey - The 24th AGM, Congress & Exhibition will take place in Frankfurt on the 16-18 June 2014
The "9th Annual ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards" were announced during the opening reception of the joint "ACI EUROPE/ACI WORLD Annual Congress and Exhibition", hosted by TAV Airports. The event is being... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. UK: MSP proposes use of RAF Northolt to relieve London-Heathrow Airport
London, United Kingdom - Some regional carriers might operate from the facility, which is just 10 km from the hub
Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament David Stewart has written to UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond to propose the utilization of RAF Northolt, which is located in Ruislip (Middlesex) as a satellite... more
AirportsRoyal Air Maroc launches the flight from Turin to Casablanca
Turin, Italy - The airline, after some years of absence, proposes again the link with the Italian city
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Sagat (Turin airport management company) announced yesterday the new flight from Turin to Casablanca starting from next June 11. The presentation took place at the Eastern arts... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. European Commission approves state aid for Memmingen Airport
Brussels, Belgium - Almunia: "It exemplifies how such projects can be financed through both private and public funds in line with EU state aid rules"
The European Commission has found that investment aid totalling 7.75 million Euros to finance an infrastructure project at Memmingen airport is in line with EU state aid rules. "In its assessment -the... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Belfast Airport issues warning for passengers about inconvenience during the G8 summit
Belfast, United Kingdom - The meeting will take place on June 17 and 18
The management firm of Belfast International Airport has issued a warning for its passengers, in order to prepare them of possible inconvenience related to the G8 summit, which will take place on June... more
AirportsSaab: ANA selected Sensis' A-SMGCS for the management of Luxembourg Airport's runway
Linkoping, Sweden - The airport experiences around 100,000 movements per year
The Administration de la Navigation Aerienne (ANA) has selected defence and security company Saab’s subsidiary Saab Sensis’ Advanced-Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) for the safe and... more
AirportsAci Europe: passenger traffic up 0.6% in April
Brussels, Belgium - The overall growth at Europe’s airports remained almost flat
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic results for the month of April across the European airport network. The overall passenger traffic growth at Europe’s airports remained a... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. AENA-AXA to partner for London-Luton Airport
London, United Kingdom - The value of the facility is around 400 million Euros
AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea), the management firm of most of the Spanish airports, according to rumours which leaked in these hours means to create a partnership with AXA, a French gl... more
AirportsBerlin-Brandenburg Airport: European Commission asks information about the routes of the aircraft
Berlin, Germany - Planned approaches do not take into account the environmental impact
There is no peace for Berlin-Brandenburg Airport: just a few days after the speculations about a possible partial opening during the next Autumn (AVIONEWS), which would mark the end of a long series of... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: launch of the new minisites in Chinese and Russian
Rome, Italy - Satisfaction of the initiative
The site of Aeroporti di Roma (www.adr.it) is now available not only in Italian and in English, but also in Chinese and Russian. On the home page, users can select their desired language through a simple... more
AirportsLondon-Heathrow Airport ready to rank the airlines with the noisiest aircraft
London, United Kingdom - The figures will be included in the quarter reports
The management firm of London-Heathrow Airport, the busiest European hub, will publish the list of the companies which operate the noisiest aircraft together with its quarter figures, whilst increasing... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Berlin-Brandenburg Airport: partial opening in autumn?
Berlin, Germany - EasyJet could be the first company to operate in the hub
According to rumours reported in these hours by the German newspaper "Bild" Berlin-Brandeburg Airport, a facility which has been characterized by a very long series of delays which are causing the postponement... more
AirportsAircraft and transport in Italy: 24 hour strike by Gesac's staff at Naples airport
Naples, Italy - Fixed for Wednesday May 29 from midnight
GESAC (Naples airport management company) informs passengers that on Wednesday May 29 a 24 hour strike is fixed from midnight by its personnel announced by the unions. Then some hardships are possible... more
AirportsDubai International Airport: nine consecutive months of double digit growth
Dubai, UAE - Positive results for the world's second busiest airport for international passenger traffic
Dubai International has registered nine straight months of double-digit growth according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports on Monday. The world’s second busiest airport f... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. New York: Delta and Port Authority inaugurate new terminal at "JFK" Airport
New York, USA - The facility is part of a 1.4-billion-dollar development project
Delta Air Lines and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and JFK inaugurated the new Terminal 4 at New York's "John F. Kennedy" International Airport, created with a public-private partnership and... more
AirportsAirplanes and luxury: Aena's strategies
Madrid, Spain - The Spanish body invites tenders for 20 premises in airports
AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea), the Spanish public body that operates the majority of airports in Spain, has decided to focus on luxury business. In fact, according to its 2013-2014 st... more
AirportsAirplanes and infrastructures: referendum says no to Heathrow enlargement
London, United Kingdom - More than 70% of votes against the new runway
The enlargement of Heathrow Airport, the first in Europe in passenger-traffic and the third in the world after Atlanta and Beijing, was strongly opposed by the Heathrow area neighbours. In fact, the districts... more
AirportsAirplanes and politics: Fiumicino's future
Fiumicino, Italy - Enlargement of the airport: the big issue for the new Mayor
Fiumicino, with more than 70,000 inhabitants, is the fourth biggest centre of Lazio region, following Rome, Latina and Guidonia, and certainly one of the key-areas in central Italy, as well as the whole... more
AirportsShannon Airport announced summer schedule
Shannon, Ireland - 5 new destinations to Europe and United States
Shannon Airport, one of the main of Ireland together with Dublin and Cork, has launched its schedule for next summer, which includes an increase in the number of destinations and flights, among which some... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Strike of ground-handling workers at Brussels Airport ends
Brussels, Belgium - Swissport and the unions reached an agreement
The employees of Swissport at Brussels Airport ended the four-day strike which paralyzed the ground-handling services in the main Belgian hub, creating high disruption to the incoming and departing air... more
AirportsAeroporti di Puglia: new flights Bari-Moscow by Mistral Air
Bari, Italy - Served by the Poste Italiane's airline
Moscow is nearer from May 27 to October 21, 2013 thanks to Mistral Air. The airline owned by Poste Italiane launches a new link from Bari airport from/to Moscow, once a week (on Monday). Its fleet... more
AirportsDubai Airports: upgrade works on the runways in 2014
Dubai, UAE - During an 80 day period commencing May 1 of next year
Dubai Airports today announced that it will conduct an extensive runway enhancement project at Dubai International (DXB) during an 80 day period commencing May 1, 2014. To safeguard service levels while... more
AirportsLondon City Airport: new look for the Jet Centre
Milan, Italy - With new facilities and more rapid transit
An extensive remodelling and refurbishment programme is underway to enhance the customer experience at the facility, which is located just three miles from Canary Wharf and seven miles from the City. The... more
AirportsAci Europe: airport traffic growth during the first quarter
Brussels, Belgium - The aircraft movements also decreased by -5.2%
The latest traffic results for Europe’s airports released last Friday morning, on May 3, 2013 give the first comprehensive report of airport traffic performance in Q1 2013. The overall passenger traffic g... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. Turkish holding wins auction for Istanbul's new airport with a 22-billion-Euro offer
Ankara, Turkey - Fraport and TAV Airports Holding defeated
The auction for the construction and the concession of Istanbul's new mega-airport has been won by a consortium of Turkish firm, which is led by Limak Holding and which involves also Cengiz, Kalyon, Mapa... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. London Assembly asks for a better utilization of the airport capacity
London, United Kingdom - The report will be submitted to the Davies Commission
The London Assembly's Transport Committee released a detailed report regarding the airport capacity of the British capital, which was realized involving airlines, environmentalists, business leaders and... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. UK CAA sets charges for London's airports
London, United Kingdom - Increases in sight for gatwick
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published for consultation its initial proposals for the economic regulation of London's Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports to ensure passengers are protected... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. Slovakia is looking for investors for Bratislava Airport
Bratislava, Slovakia - Deloitte appointed as financial advisor of the operation
The government of Slovakia is looking for investors able to relaunch traffic at Bratislava "Milan Rastislav Stefanik" Airport: Martin Kona, spokesperson of the Ministry for Transportation, confirmed rumours... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Turkey modifies requirements for new Istanbul airport's tender
Ankara, Turkey - 17 companies have already bought the specification document
The Turkish Ministry for Transportation and Communication has modified some of the requirements for the tender relative to construction and operation of Istanbul's new airport (AVIONEWS), which is generating... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. 4-hour strike of Naples Airport's staff on Friday 19
Naples, Italy - Industrial action from 12:00 am to 4:00 pm
GESAC, the management firm of Naples-Capodichino International Airport, has communicated that on Friday 19 April 2013 from 12:00 am to 4:00 pm its staff will hold a strike called by the unions. Consequently,... more
AirportsDubai International Airport confirmed as world's leading A-380 aircraft hub
Dubai, UAE - According to published airline industry flight schedule data for 2012
Dubai International, the fastest growing airport in 2012 according to OAG statistics and the second busiest airport for international passenger traffic according to Airports Council International data,... more