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AirportsAircraft and transport: three of the main airports operators meet in Seoul
Seoul, South Korea - Top managers of Incheon Airport, Aéroports de Paris e Schiphol Group
A meeting between the top managers of three of the most important airport operators in the world is being held in Seoul (South Korea). The summit, organized in order to share the sector know-how, and to... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: Italian ENAC board expresses its "Deep concern" for the management of Palermo airport
Rome, Italy - The qualification for the maintaining of the concession will be verified
ENAC (Ente Nazionale Aviazione Civile, the Italian authority for civil aviation) board of directors, as requested a few days ago by its president Vito Riggio examined the economic situation of Gesap, the... more
AirportsItaly. Pisa "Galilei" Airport (Tuscany): record figures in the first six months
Pisa, Italy - More than 2 million passengers, +3.8% compared to 2011
Sat –Società aeroporto toscano "Galileo Galilei" – SpA, which manages the Pisa Airport, listed on the MTA segment at the Italian stock exchange, communicates that the figures relative to the first 6 mo... more
AirportsItaly. Elba airport (Tuscany), new flights to Bergamo and Geneva
Florence, Italy - The Elba airport relaunch provided by AlaToscana moves on several fronts
From last July 1, 2012 two new flights operated by Intersky connect the Elba Island with Geneva and Bergamo-Orio al Serio. The Summer flight schedule from and to Marina di Campo airport now runs at top... more
AirportsItaly. Aircraft and transport: 5-day closing starting this week at Turin-Caselle airport
Turin, Italy - Free shuttle-buses to Milan-Malpensa and Cuneo-Levaldigi provided by the management firm
As already anticipated on the past months (AVIONEWS), a 5-day-closing period will start this week at the Turin-Caselle airport, in order to allow the completion of the scheduled works on the runway. The... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: new departure lounge inaugurated at Paris-"Charles De Gaulle" Airport (VIDEO)
Paris, France - It will be utilized by 7.8 million passengers yearly
The new S4 lounge at the Paris-"Charles De Gaulle" airport’s terminal 2E was inaugurated today, 28/06/2012: the first guests of the new facility were the passengers of a New York-bound Air France flight. It i... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma parking lot purchase candidates: here is the short-list
Rome, Italy - Five companies, none of which is Italian
According to reports released by the Italian economic newspaper "Milano Finanza", a short-list of the candidates interested in the acquisition of AdR Mobility, subsidiary of Aeroporti di Roma, the management... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: Incheon Airport interested in London-Stansted
Seoul, South Korea - "We're watching the situation"
London-Stansted Airport is one of the hubs owned by BAA, the main airport operator in the UK, which also manages London-Heathrow, Aberdeen, Glasgow International and Southampton. The company, because of... more
AirportsAircraft and transport in Italy: Flightcare and Meridiana employees at the Rome-Fiumicino airport will be on strike on 18 July
Rome, Italy - Industrial action from 10 am to 2 pm
Rome-Fiumicino Airport will face a difficult day on 18 July, since the Flightcare and Meridiana employees who work in the Italian hub will be on strike. The workers will down tools for 4 hours, from... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: Arabtec Holding wins 2.94-billion-dollars contract for a new airport terminal in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - The construction will start in the third quarter this year
On Wednesday 27/06/2012 the Arabtec Holding consortium won a 2.94-billion-dollars contract from the Abu Dhabi government, to construct a new terminal at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. The consortium... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: new Las Vegas Airport Terminal to be inaugurated tomorrow (VIDEO)
Las Vegas, USA - 2.4-billion-dollar project
The new Terminal 3 in the Las Vegas "Mc Carran" Airport will be inaugurated tomorrow, 27/06/2012: the hub's management expects the new facility to increase the passenger traffic up to 53 million per year. The... more
AirportsAirbus A-380 aircraft "Mini-city" at the Dubai Airport
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - It could be utilized by 20 airplanes at once
Dubai Airport will unveil by the end of this year a new terminal, which will be a "Mini-city" destined only to the Airbus A-380 aircraft. The new facility, which has a building cost of 3 billion dollars... more
AirportsGunfight at Mexico City airport: three federal police officers riddled with bullets
Mexico City, Mexico - Policemen confiscated more than 200 kg of cocaine in 2011
Three federal police officers were killed in a gunfight in a busy passenger terminal at the Mexico City airport. The policemen tried to arrest two fellow officers in a drug-trafficking investigation but... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: London-Gatwick Airport on the increase
London, United Kingdom - Thanks to the boost on the emerging markets
The situation in the main London airports is at the polar opposites: while Heathrow is in crisis, "Prisoner" of its impossibility to increase the aircraft traffic, which reached the maximum capacity, Gatwick... more
AirportsLondon-Heathrow cargo handlers announce two strikes, possible fallout on aircraft traffic
London, United Kingdom - From 27 to 30 June and from 4 to 7 July
275 London-Heathrow airport cargo handlers will strike twice during the following weeks, starting from the next Wednesday: the initiative could also affect passenger aircraft traffic. The... more
AirportsSEA (Milan Airports management firm): probable inconvenience on next Friday
Milan, Italy - Because of the employees strike
SEA (Milan Airports management firm) communicates that, because of the 24-hour general strike of the airport employees working for SEA and SEA Handling in Milan-Linate and Milan-Malpensa called by the... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: "No second runway in London-Stansted airport"
London, United Kingdom - "It would be a permanent disaster environmentally"
The opening of London Mayor Boris Johnson to the construction of a second runway at London-Stansted airport as a short term solution to capacity problems of the British airports has not been well welcomed... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: Budapest Airport plans to boost airline fees
Budapest, Hungary - Because of heavy property tax
Jost Lammers, chief executive officer of Budapest Airport Zrt, the firm managing the "Ferenc Liszt" International Airport in the Hungarian capital, announced in an interview released to the local newspaper... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: London-Heathrow airport turns technological
London, United Kingdom - New software system for the English hub
London-Heathrow airport prepares for a technologic turning point: new software, which permits the optimization of airport activities, with a consequent save of time and fuel, is being installed at the... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: Munich citizens say "No" to the third runway
Munich, Germany - The "Yes" vote between 45% and 46%
The official figures are not available yet, but the latest forecasts leave little room for the possibility of a last-minute reversal: the citizens of Munich have expressed their "No" to the third runway... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: traffic in Paris airports decreases for the first time in 17 months
Paris, France - 5.4% fall of the traffic to and from North America
Aéroports de Paris (ADP), the firm which manages the Parisian airports Roissy, Orly and Le Bourget, communicated a passenger traffic decrease in its hubs for the first time in 17 months. The last figure... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: passengers decrease in May at Florence-Peretola Airport
Florence, Italy - Strong influence of the problems deriving from the wind
Florence-Peretola Airport confirms the negative trend it is experiencing since the beginning of 2012: the figure of the passenger traffic in May 2012 represents a downturn equal to 3.8% compared to the... more
AirportsManchester Airport offers compensation for homes devalued by aircraft traffic
Manchester, United Kingdom - 1500 pounds for every owner
Manchester Airport will offer a compensation to almost 600 homeowners near the hub due to the depreciation of house prices caused by the intense air traffic generated by the opening of the second runway,... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: slight passenger traffic increase in Fraport's airports in May
Frankfurt, Germany - But cargo transport decreases noticeably
Slight passenger traffic increase, heavy cargo traffic decrease: this is the synthesis of the situation emerging from the monthly report of the airports managed by Fraport, the German transport giant,... more
AirportsAircraft and transport, Cameron: "We have not changed idea about our 'No' to the third runway in Heathrow"
London, United Kingdom - "But we must not be blind to the issue of expanding overall airport capacity"
The British Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed his position on the London-Heathrow airport's expansion, in compliance with the official declarations of intent his airport spread in 2010: during the... more
AirportsItaly. Pisa airport in May 2012: +4.21% of passengers
Pisa, Italy - Overall 1,6 million travellers in the first five months of the year
SAT (Società Aeroporto Toscano, Pisa airport management company) has communicated today that last month of May ended with a +4.21% in passenger-traffic compared to the same month in 2011, for a total... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: two new-entries in Aeroporti di Roma's top management
Rome, Italy - The decision about the retail division sale is close
According to rumours spread by the Roman newspaper "Il Messaggero", in a meeting of the Compensation Committee of Gemina (the firm which owns 95.9% of Aeroporti di Roma) the entrance of two new top managers... more
AirportsMoldavian Airlines inaugurates direct link between Bergamo and Chisinau
Bergamo, Italy - The airline of the Carpatair Group will serve the route with B-737 and Fokker 100 aircraft
Moldavian Airlines, carrier of the Carpatair Group, will inaugurate its first direct route Bergamo-Orio al Serio/Chisinau next June 16, 2012. The route will be served with B-737 and Fokker 100 aircraft. The... more
AirportsBrussels South Charleroi Airport: 13% passengers increase in May
Brussels, Belgium - A total of 606,272
Brussels South Charleroi Airport registered a total of 606,272 passengers in May, an increase of 13% compared to the 537,180 passengers registered in the same month last year. This is the Friendly airport’s n... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: Abu Dhabi government appoints new board for the airport
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - New chairman is Majed Ali al-Mansouri
Abu Dhabi's government appointed a new board for Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), the company which manages the busy United Arab Emirates capital's hub. The firm, which is fully state-owned, will... more
AirportsNew direct flight Florence-Krakow starts by Polish Eurolot
Florence, Italy - The airline added in May three of eight new Bombardier Q-400NG aircraft in its fleet
The maiden direct flight between Florence and Krakow served by Eurolot took off yesterday. The connections will be served twice per week (Thursday and Sunday) and also the return in the same days. The... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: call for bids for Istanbul mega-airport by the end of the year
Istanbul, Turkey - It will have to handle a 150-million-passenger traffic per year
The Turkish Minister of Transport Binali Yildirdim announced that by the end of 2012 the call for bids for Istanbul's third airport construction will be ready. Yildirdim declared that the new... more
AirportsItaly. Rimini Airport: shareholder meeting decides capital increase
Rimini, Italy - Equal to EUR 7 million
The shareholder meeting of Aeradria SpA (Rimini airport management company) gathered yesterday on June 7, 2012, approved an increase of capital equal to EUR 7 million, considering a further rise of the... more
AirportsVolotea takes off from Bergamo bound for Nantes
Bergamo, Italy - Low-cost carrier chooses Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport to launch its new direct link
Volotea announced today the beginning of its activities at Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport: the maiden flight of the new route that will connect the Lombardy hub and Nantes, ideal destination to visit the... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma SpA, Standard & Poor's raises rating from BB to BB+ with positive outlook
Rome, Italy - As stated in a Gemina (ADR stakeholder) press bulletin
According to a press bulletin released by Gemina, main ADR SpA stakeholder and management firm of the Rome-Fiumicino and Rome-CIampino airports, the international rating agency Standard & Poor's raised... more
AirportsManchester airport runs out of fuel
Manchester, United Kingdom - "We don't want this to happen, but we did not take risks"
Yesterday June 6, 2012, the Manchester airport ran out of fuel supplies because of production issues at the Essar refinery, Cheshire, which pipes aviation fuel to the airport. Today the situation is... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: new i-Phone app for passengers in transit at Munich Airport
Munich, Germany - Users will receive information about flights on their cell phone
Munich Airport released a new app, called "MUC Airport", which will allow the passengers to receive information about the hub and their own flight through their cell phone. Utilizing this app, users... more
AirportsAircraft and transport, London-Heathrow: new Olympics terminal ready, it will be open for just 3 days (VIDEO)
London, United Kingdom - Used to handle athletes departures in the aftermath of the Closing Ceremony
Heathrow's new airport terminal, built to handle the departures of athletes and officials in the days immediately after the "London 2012 Olympics" Closing Ceremony, is now finished and ready for use. The... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: 6.4 billion dollars project for Philadelphia airport expansion ready to takeoff
Philadelphia, USA - Works will need from 12 to 15 years to be completed
The Philadelphia International Airport's expansion project, which provides works for an overall value of 6.4 billion dollars (roughly 5.12 billion Euro) i ready to start: a joint venture named Global Program... more
AirportsAir Moldova maiden flight at "Catullo" Airport: the link Verona-Chisinau started
Verona, Italy - Initially with three flights, then with a fourth connection, due to the high request
The maiden flight by Air Moldova arrived yesterday evening at "Catullo" Airport in Verona. The Moldavia flag carrier will serve four weekly links from Chisinau and Verona. The airline has decided to... more
AirportsItaly. Sacbo (Bergamo airport) approves guide-lines for works at Orio al Serio
Bergamo, Italy - The works from Spring 2013 to the end of 2014
The Board of Directors of Sacbo (Bergamo-Orio al Serio management company) today approved the guide-lines of the tender for enlargement of the ground floor of the arrivals area and of the first floor of... more
AirportsItaly. Aircraft and airport, SEA shares sale, unions call a strike for 22 June
Milan, Italy - Unions are against the sale of further shares of the airport management firm
The Italian unions CGIL, CISL and UIL and the transport federations of Milan and Lombardy have called a 24-hour strike to be held on 22 June for the workers of SEA, the firm that manages the airports... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: after the sale, here is the new Edinburgh Airport head
Edinburgh, United Kingdom - The new CEO, Gordon Dewar: "An irresistible challenge"
One month ago GIP (Global Infrastructure Partners) concluded the purchase of the Edinburgh Airport from BAA, paying 807 million pounds (roughly 1 billion Euro). BAA was forced to sell by a 2008 Competition... more
AirportsItaly. New direct link Bologna-Chisinau by Air Moldova
Bologna, Italy - Great news for Summer season as of next June 5
GS Air, general agent for Italy of the Air Moldova, and "Marconi" airport in Bologna inform that the airline will begin a new direct connection between Bologna and Chisinau, Moldova, from next June 5,... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: Houston City Council approves Southwest Airlines proposal for the "Hobby" Airport expansion (VIDEO)
Houston, USA - Mayor Parker: "This is a big win for our city"
Southwest Airlines' proposal of funding the expansion of Houston's "William P. Hobby" Airport with 100 million dollars was approved by the City Council. It was almost a plebiscite: the proposal received... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: 1.9 billion dollar expansion project for Bangkok Airport
Bangkok, Thailand - Works will start in 2015
Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) president Aniruth Thanomkulabutr announced an investment plan equal to 1.9 billion dollars (something more than 1.5 billion Euro) for the expansion of the Bangkok "Suvarnabhumi"... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: fog and maintenance works create inconvenience at London-Gatwick
London, United Kingdom - 24 flights diverted, another 3 cancelled
The fog, in concomitance with some planned maintenance works created strong inconvenience at London-Gatwick Airport between yesterday and today, 30/05/2012. Yesterday evening some maintenance planned... more
AirportsAircraft and Transport: BAA acquires the right to appeal against Stansted sale
London , United Kingdom - Verdict forces the firm to get rid of the English airport
BAA, the firm that manages several airports in the UK (London-Heathrow, London-Stansted, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton) achieves a little but significant victory in the troubled affair that is the... more
AirportsAircraft and transport, London mayor: "No third runway at Heathrow, but a new airport"
London, United Kingdom - "Expansion in Stansted and Gatwick as a stop-gap solution"
London mayor Boris Johnson, taking part in the "BBC" programme "Newsnight" took a strong position about the topic of London airports development, which has been much in the news recently. Johnson's... more
AirportsAircraft and transport: passengers record for the fourth month in a row for Dubai Airport
Garhoud, Dubai - Traffic increases by 7.8%
Dubai International Airport remains on its growth trend, collecting the fourth month in a row over the 4.5 million passengers threshold. In April 2012 the travellers who utilized the Garhoud hub were... more