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AirportsEast Midlands Airport will base Ordnance Survey
Nottingham, United Kingdom - Coloured airplanes for high visibility
Ordnance Survey (OS), an agency operating in map creation of United Kingdom, moved its airbase from Blackpool to the new East Midlands Airport, located in the middle of the triangle made by Derby, Leicester... more
AirportsStrikes in Frankfurt: the odyssey continues
Frankfurt, Germany - The agreement with Fraport failed
The wave of strikes which completely paralyzed the Frankfurt airport, the one with the biggest attendance in whole Germany and also the operative base of Lufthansa (the administration is sited in Cologne,... more
AirportsJersey airport blocked by fog
Jersey, United Kigdom - More than thousand people grounded due to turbulence
Alan Donald, marketing and communication manager of Jersey airport, the island in the English Channel close to Normandy, released to press that many passengers grounded have shown understanding about delays... more
AirportsFraport: smooth operations at Frankfurt Airport despite strike
Frankfurt, Germany - Fraport remains ready for talks with GdF Union
Despite renewed strike action by the GdF (Gewerkschaft der Flugsicherung) mini-union from 5:00 am (CET) yesterday morning until 5 am (CET) on Wednesday, February 22, operations at Frankfurt Airport continue... more
AirportsCivil airplanes. Frankfurt, strikes at airport to continue until Friday
Frankfurt, Germany - More flight cancellations and delays expected
Strikes at Frankfurt airport will continue until Friday, causing more delays and flight cancellations, GdF union said as reported by "Reuters". Just under 200 apron control workers, such as those who guide... more
AirportsItaly. Sagat: more than 300,000 passengers in Turin airport on January
Turin, Italy - 30% travels low-cost
Turin airport began 2012 with 300,967 passengers, the best January ever (+0.1%). Destinations National routes passengers have been more than 162,000 (+4%), while internationals more than 98,000 (+0.2%). Traffic... more
AirportsNews update: the Frankfurt strike (2) will continue tomorrow
Frankfurt, Germany - Hundreds flights grounded and heavy economic losses
The strike which paralyzed the air traffic in the German airport last Friday, protracted today all day long, will also continue tomorrow February 21, 2012. A spokesman from Fraport (you can also read... more
AirportsStrikes announced in Frankfurt airport
Frankfurt, Germany - Worker unions claim for better wages
A new strike has been declared today February 20, 2012 in Frankfurt airport, Germany. The ground crew asked by workers union GdF a wage rise related to money crisis and to the new runway which is going... more
AirportsAircraft security. Results from body scanner in Italian CISA conference. The are going to be supplied to airports soon
Rome, Italy - A software will alter bodies to guarantee absolute privacy to passengers
The CISA conference, which saw the participation of Vito Riggio (ENAC President) and Alessio Quaranta (General director of ENAC) and vice-minister of Infrastructures Mario Ciaccia, revealed the results... more
AirportsThe video with ENAC conference highlights above Italian body scanners (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Quaranta, Riggio and Carrabba speak about it
Alessio Quaranta and Vito Riggio explain new body scanners are not a personal choice but a step forward due to international standards. This technology will probably provide crew increase, above all... more
AirportsItaly. Bologna's airport about weather alert: notice to passengers
Bologna, Italy - Possible delays or interruptions of the normal airport's operativity
Bologna's airport, considering the strong wave of bad weather predicted from this evening on all North-Italy, with snowy precipitations also abundant and strong wind, communicates to its own passengers... more
AirportsBudapest Airport: recovery continues after Malev's collapse
Budapest, Hungary - A series of airlines have already announced new services
Budapest Airport continues to receive offers from airlines wishing to operate services to or from Budapest since the collapse of Malév on Friday 3 February. A series of airlines have already announced... more
AirportsCatania airport/Etna: air space reopened this morning after eruption
Catania, Italy - The update at 12am
"Fontanarossa. Ash emission by Etna ended. None limitation to traffic by airplane": this is the latest news of one hour ago appeared on the website of SAC, Catania's airport management society. The... more
AirportsNew route by British Airways from Menorca's airport to London
Menorca, Spain - Starting from May 25
The Menorca's airport (Spain) will have, from next May 25, a new route served British Airways towards "London City Airport", with a return and three time per week as frequency (Mondays, Wednesdays and... more
AirportsItaly. SEA (Milan's airports) continues its efforts towards climatic change
Milan, Italy - The Milan's airports accredited with "Neutrality" level of ACA program
ACI Europe has recently announced the last results of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) initiative, voluntary program of certification of the fall for CO2 emissions, launched in June 2009. The... more
AirportsWarsaw. "Chopin Airport" passenger numbers up 5%
Warsaw, Poland - It has handled 609,000 passengers in January 2012
International flights continue to account for the vast majority of all traffic, with 528,000 travellers served, 4.3% more than a year ago. The "Chopin airport" in Warsaw also recorded its busiest January... more
AirportsBrussels South Charleroi: 2% traffic decrease in January
Brussels, Belgium - The national strike causes this result
Brussels South Charleroi Airport registered 371,536 passengers in January. This is a 2% decrease compared to the 378,664 travellers during the same month last year. The general strike in Belgium on... more
AirportsMore flights to Budapest from Brussels South Charleroi
Brussels, Belgium - Following the Hungarian national airline’s (Malev) bankruptcy
Following the Hungarian national airline’s (Malev) bankruptcy, Brussels South Charleroi Airport announces that Wizz Air will double frequencies on its 7 weekly flights to Budapest: - as from March 7... more
AirportsItaly. Pisa's airport: +6,0% for passengers traffic in January 2012
Pisa, Italy - The year opened with positive numbers for "Galileo Galilei" air station
SAT (Società aeroporto toscano "Galileo Galilei" SpA) Pisa's air station management society, communicates that 246,119 passengers, with a +6% compared to the same month of 2011, are transited into the... more
AirportsAci Europe: European airport traffic above economic woes of 2011
Brussels, Belgium - Freight traffic growth began promisingly, before going negative in the second half of the year
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic results for 2011, a year in which freight traffic growth began promisingly, before going negative in the second half of the year. By contrast,... more
AirportsItaly. Hardships in Genoa's airport for strong wind. Bologna's one remains closed
Genoa, Italy - Two flights redirected to "Colombo". The "Marconi" hopes to open again at 4:30pm
Bad weather and snow are creating hardships as predicted after the notices of weather alert regarding the entire Italian peninsula, in particular on Bologna's airport, that had to to open again at 2:30pm... more
AirportsSea: Qatar Airways, twice a day from Milan as of April 30
Milan, Italy - 14 weekly connections from Malpensa and best coincidences from Doha in the world
Qatar Airways flies to Doha twice a day from Milan-Malpensa, one of the major airports in North-Italy, from April 30. The easy coincidences are redoubled to Doha towards 110 destinations by Qatar Airways. The... more
AirportsLufthansa Technik renews partnership with SEA, Milan's airports
Milan, Italy - For the maintenance facility in Malpensa
Lufthansa Technik confirms its effort on Milan-Malpensa through its subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Milan; the renewal of the strategic partnership has been signed last Monday between SEA (Milan's airports... more
AirportsItaly. Bologna's airport closed until 2:30pm, due to snow
Bologna, Italy - The airport management society, SAB, communicates it in a note on its website
SAB, Bologna's airport management society, communicates in a note on its own website that "Due to snowy precipitation, the airport is closed until 2:30pm of today. The flight operations are suspended. The... more
AirportsNew York airports: planes always in late
New York, USA - TomTom GPS better than radar systems
"You can be in a cab in Manhattan with GPS and you are dealing with more sophisticated technology than is being used by FAA" confessed Susan M. Baer, the director of aviation at the Port Authority of New... more
AirportsBrussels airport closure due to national strike next Monday
Brussels, Belgium - No aircraft will take off nor land that day
Because of the general strike in Belgium, announced to take place on Monday 30st of January, Brussels South Charleroi Airport announces that all airports’ services will be interrupted on Monday 30th J... more
AirportsVueling and Aeroporto di Firenze: two new direct links to Paris and Madrid
Florence, Italy - Added to the route towards Barcelona
Massimo Di Perna, Vueling Country Manager, and Biagio Marinò, Aeroporto di Firenze's CEO, have presented in Florence the launch of three new connections: Florence-Barcelona, Paris and Madrid, operating... more
AirportsEC opens investigation about State aid in air transport sector in France, Germany and Sweden
Brussels, Belgium - Regarding the airports Niederrhein-Weeze, Altenburg-Nobitz, Pau and Västerås
The European Commission will investigate whether financial arrangements between public authorities and the airports of Niederrhein-Weeze, Altenburg-Nobitz (both in Germany), Pau (France) and Västerås (... more
AirportsFAA: new runway at "Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport"
Washington, Usa - For a $ 791 million expansion
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta helped break ground yesterday for a $791 million runway expansion at "Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International... more
AirportsThe Spanish Government has decided to not privatize the airports due to the bad economic trend
Madrid, Spain - Madrid and Barcelona's airports will be it later
The announcement by new Spanish Transport Minister, Anna Pastor, has arrived yesterday about to give up the decision adopted by the previous Government led by socialist Josè Luis Zapatero to privatize... more
AirportsLondon-Luton Airport could create up to 6,000 new jobs
London, UK - And generate millions of pounds of investment
London-Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) announced it would seek to increase the capacity of the airport to 18 million passengers per year using the existing runway, which it estimates could create up to 6,000... more
Airports2011: second best result in Warsaw "Chopin" Airport’s history
Warsaw, Poland - It handled more than 9.3m passengers
The Warsaw airport served a total of 622.2 thousand travellers in December 2011, a 6.1% increase year-on-year. The number for the whole of 2011 was 9.337 million, 7.2% more than in 2010. Aircraft movements... more
AirportsInaugural SIA A-380 aircraft flight takes off from Frankfurt to Singapore
Frankfurt, Germany - The carrier currently has 15 units in service and further four on firm order
Dieter Posch, Minister of Economics, Transport, Urban and Regional Development, German Federal State of Hessen, officially inaugurated the first Singapore Airlines (SIA) A-380 flight from Frankfurt to... more
AirportsSwiss FOCA on new project to build a soundproof hangar at the airport of Zurich, for aircraft engine tests
Berne, Switzerland - The submitting of opposing proposals can be done between January 23 until February 21, 2012
The construction of a soundproof hangar for testing of aircraft engines is planned to be built near the airport of Zurich. The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has published the project today. By... more
AirportsItaly. Airport of Bologna: 5.9 million passengers in 2011
Bologna, Italy - 6.8% annual growth, London, Paris and Catania the most requested destinations
The Bologna Airport closed 2011 with a new record for the history of the airport traffic: 5.9 million passengers (5,885,884 to be exact), a growth of 6.8% over the previous year, amounting to an increase... more
AirportsThe airports of Milan closed 2011 with more than 28 million passengers
Milan, Italy - A growth of +4.2%
"Despite the fact that 2011 has been a particularly difficult year for the aviation industry, and a new recession seems to be approaching, the airports of Milan closed the year positively. Malpensa recorded... more
AirportsAirport of Verona: nearly 3.4 million passengers transported in 2011, a 12% growth
Verona, Italy - Scheduled flights grew by +43%
"In 2011, the passengers that transited through the airport of Verona were 3,385,794, an increase of 12% when compared to last year. Passengers on international flights totaled 2,049,021. Last year, Verona... more
AirportsItaly. SACBO: final 2011 traffic data of the airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio
Bergamo, Italy - A passenger traffic increase of 9.7%
The airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio has closed 2011 with a 9.7% increase in the number of passengers, based on scheduled flights that have continued to register a load factor percentage ??above the overall... more
AirportsAutogrill and Starbucks Coffee extend partnership in Europe
Milan, Italy - For points of sale in French stations, Marseille Airport and on Dutch motorways
Autogrill Group and Starbucks Coffee Company, which started their co-operation in the United States in 1991, have extended their global partnership to develop new business in Europe. The Group will start... more
AirportsItaly. SAT SpA: "Galilei" airport of Pisa set records during 2011
Pisa, Italy - More than 4,5 million passengers transited, +11.3% when compared to 2010
SAT- (Società Aeroporto Toscano - Tuscan Airport "Galileo Galilei" Management Company) SpA, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange and that manages the airport of Pisa, announced that in 2011 the total... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: passenger-traffic +1.8% at "Leonardo da Vinci" during the festivities
Rome, Italy - A maximum of 119,000 travellers a day with more than 120,000 baggage handled everyday
"Aeroporti di Roma (Roman airports management company) announced the data for passenger traffic and baggage handling through the sorting system (arriving/departing and transiting) for the end of the Christmas... more
AirportsGenoa-Nice: Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two airports
Genoa, Italy - The objectives of the agreement
Create and support new land routes between the two airports, promote the introduction of new flights that reach both cities and implement a synergy in the field of executive flights: these were the main... more
AirportsAeradria: flights, passengers and 2011 results for the airport of Rimini
Rimini, Italy - A total of 920,549 passengers for last year
Aeradria, management company of Rimini's airport "Federico Fellini", announced details of the flights, passengers and the results during the year 2011. In detail: 1) A total of 920,549 passengers... more
AirportsItaly. SAGAT: more than 3.7 million passengers in 2011 at the airport of Turin
Turin, Italy - More than one million have flown low-cost (+15%)
Turin airport has closed 2011 with a record number of passengers: 3,710,485, +4.5% when compared to 2010. An important result despite the crisis, expected to persist throughout 2012. The month of December... more
AirportsItaly. Airport of Cuneo-Levaldigi: 225,500 passengers transited in 2011
Cuneo, Italy - Important achievement made possible thanks to low-cost connections
The airport of Cuneo-Levaldigi closed 2011 with an important result in terms of traffic; during last year; 225,500 passengers transited the airport, an increase of 25% over the previous year and best... more
AirportsItaly. "Marconi" airport: new flight Bologna-Helsinki
Bologna, Italy - From June 2, with Blue1, carrier of SAS Group
Scandinavia is closer. The new direct flight Bologna-Helsinki will begin from next June 2, and with around three hours allows to reach the Finnish capital city. The connection to have a weekly frequency... more
AirportsEtna eruption (2). Catania returns to normality: limitations to traffic of airplanes annulled
Catania, Italy - The meeting of the task-force anticipated
After the Etna's eruption happened this morning, followed from escape of volcanic ash that has made necessary the limitation to the aircraft traffic at Catania-Fontanarossa airport, the task-force of the... more
AirportsAmsterdam Airport Schiphol's network and market share grow in 2011
Amsterdam, Holland - With almost 50 million passengers it regains ranking as Europe's fourth-largest passenger airport
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol served 49.8 million passengers in 2011, reflecting a 10.2% increase on the previous year when the airport welcomed 45.2 million passengers. Cargo transport remained virtually... more
AirportsItaly. Milan's airports: assembly approves change to Statute
Milan, Italy - And of the deliberation on distribution of dividend
The shareholders assembly of SEA SpA (Milan's airports management society), gathered today in ordinary and extraordinary session, under the presidency by Giuseppe Bonomi, has approved all the points on... more
AirportsSpain, Iberia pilots' strike: AENA reinforces information services to passengers
Madrid, Spain - Today the second day of the protest for the category
Aena Aeropuertos, Spanish airports management society, reinforces the information service to passengers in the second day of strike that pilots of the national airline Iberia have fixed for today, December... more