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AirportsBeluga aircraft ready to serve global outsized-cargo demand
The new service, ABT, will provide a solution in a variety of sectors
Airbus has launched a new air-cargo service using its unique BelugaST fleet to offer freight companies and other potential customers a solution to their outsized freight transportation needs.<br id="isPasted"> ... more
AirlinesAircraft. Code-share ITA Airways-airBaltic
Flights covering 10 Italian cities in the current Winter season
ITA Airways and airBaltic are starting code-share cooperation that will open new and wider travel opportunities. airBaltic customers will benefit from convenient access to various destinations in Italy.... more
AirlinesAircraft. ITA Airways received an Expression of Interest
From MSC and Lufthansa; BoD will examine the details
The Company announces that yesterday it has received an Expression of Interest from the MSC Group and Lufthansa to acquire the majority of ITA Airways. The Group has agreed with the German airline its... more
AirlinesEU. Question on ghost flights in the European Union
By Brando Benifei and Giuseppe Ferrandino
"Parliamentary questions 10 January 2022 Question for written answer E-000095/2022 to the Commission Rule 138Brando Benifei (S&D), Giuseppe Ferrandino (S&D) Subject: hhost flights in the European UnionThe r... more
AirlinesCologne-Bonn Airport: passenger growth and cargo record
It grew in the two transport segments
In 2021, Cologne Bonn Airport grew in the two transport segments of passenger traffic and air cargo. The number of passengers grew by 38 per cent in comparison to 2020 to 4.25 million, but reached only... more
AirlinesITA Airways opens Lounges at Fiumicino and Linate airports
Novelties to enhance its customer experience
ITA Airways introduces important novelties to enhance its customer experience: the Lounges – "Piazza di Spagna" at Rome-Fiumicino airport and "Piazza della Scala" at Milan-Linate– and the on-line newsstand, a c... more
AirlinesDelta anticipates weather-related flight cancellations
Despite changes to 5G roll out
Delta is planning for the possibility of weather-related cancellations caused by the deployment of new 5G service in the vicinity of dozens of US airports, starting as early as Wednesday. The FAA, which... more
AirportsRecord number of weapons seized at US airports
Data emerges from Transportation Security Administration monitoring
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the statistical results of security checks carried out in 2021 in American airports yesterday. During a press conference, the division of airport... more
Airlines5G service: air carriers cancel first connections
Thousands of international flights rescheduled with other aircraft
Air carriers began canceling their first flights today, including many operated with B-777s and dual-aisle B-787s used for intercontinental connections. These aircraft, in fact, according to the latest... more
AirlinesEU. Parliamentary question on climate crisis and ghost flights
By Laura Ferrara and Mario Furore
"Parliamentary questions12 January 2022 Priority question for written answer P-000141/2022 to the Commission Rule 138 Laura Ferrara (NI), Mario Furore (NI) Subject: climate crisis and ghost flightsIn th... more
AirportsAtlantia agrees acquisition of Yunex Traffic from Siemens
Existing airport assets are expected to benefit from operating and business synergies -VIDEO
Atlantia has yesterday entered into agreement with the Siemens Group for the acquisition of Yunex Traffic at a price of €950m (Enterprise Value), to be funded from available cash. Signature of the agreement m... more
AirportsHong Kong bans flights from 150 countries
Managers and executives blocked; a threat to global financial hub status
The Hong Kong government has decided to implement tough restrictions on travelers from 150 countries. The suspension will begin on January 15th and last until February 14th. Passengers arriving from high-risk... more
AirportsUSA: huge inconvenience to airline travellers
Over 18,000 cancellations and delays in the last 10 days
The 2022 starts badly for the US air transport sector. At least 2700 flights to and from the USA were cancelled on Saturday January 1st, while more than 4000 connections were delayed. The situation was... more
AirlinesKorean Air launches full-scale electronic document system
Data shared by customers will be safely managed in a secure server
Korean Air has launched a full-scale digitalization of travel documents by introducing an e-Document system (e-DOC), becoming the first airline in the world to implement such an electronic document system.Customers... more
AirportsOmicron impact immediate and substantial for Europe’s airports
Top 5, freight traffic and aircraft movements in November
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, released in the last days preliminary data on the impact of the Omicron variant on European passenger traffic, along with its full air traffic report for November... more
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