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AirlinesLufthansa Cargo. Dietmar Focke Chief Operations and Human Resources Officer
From next March 1, 2022
Dietmar Focke, currently Vice President Engine Services at Lufthansa Technik, will join the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo on March 1, 2022, with responsibility for Operations and Human Resources.... more
AirlinesEU CJ. Planes: flight cancelled where the operating carrier brings it forward by more than one hour
The Court of Justice specifies the conditions
The Landgericht Korneuburg (Regional Court, Korneuburg, Austria) and the Landgericht Düsseldorf (Regional Court, Düsseldorf, Germany) have before them a number of disputes between, on the one hand, air p... more
AirportsCologne-Bonn Airport. Thilo Schmid new CEO
He replaces Johan Vanneste
The Supervisory Board of Cologne-Bonn Airport unanimously elected in the last days Thilo Schmid as the new CEO of Cologne-Bonn Airport. The 46-year-old Master in Business Administration graduate will take... more
AirlinesStrike at Frankfurt airport: flights cancelled
Some ground operators ask for salary adjustments next year
The German United Services Trade Union (Verdi) called for a strike at Frankfurt airport today. The union protest against the working conditions of around 600 employees of the airport service company Wisag,... more
AirlinesUsa: no restriction on domestic flights for Christmas
With third dose people will travel safely; increased controls at the airport
Across Europe new restrictions have been adopted to stem the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The number of deaths due to the pandemic exceeded 1.5 million people in recent hours and this... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Delta and ITA Airways launch code-share partnership
The growth marketing strategy of the carrier continues
Delta and ITA Airways, Italy’s new national carrier, have signed a reciprocal code-share agreement providing more choice of flights for customers of both airlines between the US and Italy and beyond. Effective on... more
AirportsNew terminal for "JFK" Airport in New York
Public-private investment of 9.5 billion dollars
New York's "John Fitzgerad Kennedy" International Airport will have a new terminal consisting of 24 gates, totaling 2,4 million square feet. The facility will be built in stages on the existing Terminals... more
AirlinesBritish Airways returns to Gatwick in March 2022
Euroflyer airline tickets to 35 destinations
The national air carrier of the United Kingdom, British Airways, officially announces that in March 2022 it will return to permanently operate short-haul flights at London-Gatwick airport. It will make... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in November: positive passenger trend continues
Slowdown expected for December due to pandemic
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 2.9 million passengers in November 2021. This represents an increase of 341.5 percent year-on-year, albeit compared to a very weak November 2020. FRA’s continued t... more
AirlinesPassenger concerns about international travel by airplane
Numerous cancellations of business flights at London-Heathrow
Despite the reopening of US air borders to international travel, the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is hampering the recovery of the British airline industry. At London-Heathrow airport the demand... more
AirportsAci Europe: improvements in passenger traffic levels in October
Freight +9.7%, aircraft movements -29.8%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for October 2021.The report shows that passenger traffic in the European airport network decreased by –36.7% in October c... more
AirportsFraport-EnBW: long-term power purchase agreement
85 megawatts of green off-shore wind energy
Fraport AG, the operator of Frankfurt Airport, and EnBW, the energy provider headquartered in Karlsruhe, have concluded a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) for the supply of electricity generated... more
AirportsAvinor: traffic data in November in Norway
The greatest increase in passenger numbers in the international traffic
A total of 3,113,261 passengers travelled to or from Avinor’s airports during the month of November in Norway. Compared to the same month in 2020, the traffic has increased more than threefold, but at t... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. ITA-Air France: code-share signed
More connections between the two Countries; in force from Monday
ITA Airways and Air France have signed a code-share agreement connecting the networks of the two airlines. This new commercial partnership, which starts from travel as from 13th December, offers Ita Airways... more
AirportsThe wrong plan of Berlin-Brandenburg airport
It's now a symbol of bad investments
Berlin-Brandenburg airport has become the symbol of bad investments. Not only because it opened 10 years late, during which the cost rose to 7 billion Euros. Inaugurated in the first months of the pandemic,... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. ITA Airways-Etihad: code-share signed
To boost business travel and tourism between two Countries
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and ITA Airways, the national carrier of Italy, have signed a code-share agreement connecting the networks of the two ones. This new commercial... more
AirlinesAircraft industry against test to fly in the UK
New restrictions due to Omicron variant could hit vacations
The Government of London has announced that from tomorrow, Tuesday December 7th, all travellers to the UK, both foreign and resident, will have to show a negative result of an covid-test done before departure.... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Code-share ITA Airways–Klm
By the hub in Fiumicino and Amsterdam
ITA Airways and KLM have signed a new code-share agreement. This will enable passengers to book ITA Airways tickets to KLM's European destinations and KLM customers will be able to book tickets to ITA... more
AirlinesOmicron variant: restrictions on flights in the USA
Free tests. No quarantine. Air carriers requests accepted in part
The President of the United States Joe Biden has illustrated the new measures to limit the spread of the new variant of the coronavirus Omicron yesterday. Only vaccinated airline passengers will be allowed... more
AirlinesITA Airways firms up order for 28 Airbus aircraft
The MoU announced at the end of last September
ITA Airways, Italy’s new national carrier, has firmed up an order with Airbus for 28 aircraft, including seven A-220s, 11 A-320neos and 10 A-330neos, the latest version of the A-330 widebody airliner. T... more
AirportsUS air carriers prepare for Christmas
Passed the Thanksgiving test. The crucial node remains the airports
US air carriers have been engaged for the past couple of weeks in the difficult challenge of managing vacation air travel demand, which affected some 20 million passengers on Thanksgiving Day alone celebrated... more
AirlinesAircraft and safety. Bird-strikes are more and more frequent
According to FAA survey they occur on average 40 times a day
According to a recent survey by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - the federal agency responsible for aviation safety and oversight - bird strikes are becoming increasingly common. Violent... more
AirportsTaliban ask Europe to help control Afghan airports
Request made in a meeting with the aim of improving diplomatic relations
Afghanistan's Taliban government has asked for help from the European Union to keep the country's airports running and safe. The request came during talks in Doha, Qatar, last week-end. The goal of the... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. Air Serbia and ITA Airways ink code-share agreement
In order to provide a wider selection of destinations
Serbia’s national airline, Air Serbia, and Italy’s national carrier, ITA Airways, became partners by entering into a code-share agreement, in order to provide a wider selection of destinations and bet... more
AirportsUnited Arab Emirates interested in Kabul airport
Abu Dhabi Government would like to manage it
In a series of intergovernmental talks with the Taliban, the executives of the United Arab Emirates would have advanced its interest in the technical-logistical management of the international airport... more
AirportsEU (2) proposes black-listing of transport operators
Involved in facilitating the smuggling or trafficking of people
As part of the European Union's united response to state-sponsored instrumentalisation of people at the EU's external border with Belarus, the Commission and High Representative proposd yesterday measures... more
AirportsDisruption at London-Heathrow Airport on Boxing Day
Metro and railway connections closed for two days due to works
Anyone who wants to travel abroad by plane on Boxing Day will have to expect serious disruptions due to the suspension of rail and underground connections to London-Heathrow. The UK's busiest airport will... more
AirlinesWizz Air presents fifth aircraft at Rome-Fiumicino
AVIONEWS interviews the Chief Commercial Officer George Michalopoulos - VIDEO and GALLERY
Sustainability, resilience, expansion. These are the three key words to understand the current vision of the Wizz Air carrier. The low-cost airline based in Hungary announced this morning in Rome the introduction... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Code-share ITA Airways-Tap Air Portugal
Started from today
ITA Airways and TAP Air Portugal have signed a code-share agreement connecting Italy and Portugal through the networks of the two airlines. Thanks to this commercial partnership, which first day of operations... more
AirportsEU. Question on plan to extend the airport in Parma (Italy
By Eleonora Evi (Verts/Ale)
"Parliamentary questions29 October 2021 Question for written answer E-004941/2021to the Commission Rule 138Eleonora Evi (Verts/ALE) Subject: Plan to extend the airport in Parma, ItalyThe MasterPlan 2018-2023 a... more