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AirportsBarcelona Airport: protests against expansion
The EUR 1.7 billion project suspended because it threatens the natural reserve
Thousands of people in Barcelona went to the street to demonstrate against the expansion of the "Josep Tarradellas" Barcelona-El Prat airport yesterday. Environmentalists organized the demonstration. The... more
AirportsAci Europe: holiday season improvements in passenger traffic “cannot be called a recovery”
As gradual gains already plateau across Europe -ATTACHMENT
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for July 2021, as well as preliminary data for the month of August. The report shows that passenger traffic in the European... more
AirlinesAA and Gol: partnership to create network across the Americas
The completion of the agreements are subject to conditions
American Airlines (AA) announced yesterday that it has entered into a letter of intent to further solidify its partnership with GOL, Brazil’s largest airline. AA has served Latin America since 1942 an... more
AirportsMiami Airport. Ralph Cutié named new Director and CEO
He had been serving in the role as Interim Director
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the appointment of Rafael (Ralph) Cutié –who had been serving in the role as Interim Director– as the new Director and CEO of the Miami-Dade Aviation Depa... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in August
Summer holiday travel boosts passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport; cargo continues to grow
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 3.37 million passengers in August 2021. This represents a 122.9 percent increase year-on-year, albeit based on a very weak August in 2020. This recovery was driven... more
AirlinesO'Leary (Ryanair): via the municipal surcharge for Italian airports
The low-cost also announces 5 new routes from Rome to European destinations
"Italian air traffic will recover strongly this Winter 2021 - said Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary- . We ask the Italian Government to eliminate the municipal surcharge for all Italian airports, which... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. The strikes today in Italy
They are scheduled to last for four hours
The ministry has announced and updated the list of strikes scheduled for today on Tuesday September 7, 2021 in the air transport sector in Italy.They are in detail:07/09/2021 Unica union, staff of the... more
AirlinesAir Astana received the sixth A-321LR airplane
And it resumes route to London from this month
Air Astana’s sixth new A-321LR arrived at Nur- Sultan International Airport directly from the Airbus plant in Hamburg, Germany. The entire A-321LR fleet is leased from Air Lease Corporation, with the f... more
AirportsAutogrill increases its presence in the Bali Airport
New contract in Indonesia, worth EUR 34m in six years; second one in a few months
Autogrill Group, through its subsidiary HMSHost International, has been awarded a new contract to open another six stores in "I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport" in Bali, Indonesia.The agreement,... more
AirportsThe ambitious Bangladeshi project at "Cox's Bazar airport"
Not only the runway lengthening in the future designed by the Bangladeshi government
It will also welcome the A-380s more
Airports"Inter Airport Europe 2021" in November in Munich
Currently 226 exhibitors from 29 countries have already registered
"Inter Airport Europe" is going ahead with the first major live event for the entire airport industry, providing a much needed opportunity for airports, airlines, air cargo carriers and aviation-support... more
AirportsGatwick will open a public consultation on the existing Northern Runway into routine use
In the intention there is to bring it into routine use to secure a long-term growth of the airport
Gatwick has today announced that a public consultation will start on plans to bring its existing Northern Runway into routine use alongside its Main Runway. The scheme will help secure the airports long-term... more
AirportsEU. Covid: answer to question on use of the green card by Italy
Given by Didier Reynders on behalf of the Commission
"P-003792/2021Answer given by Mr Reynderson behalf of the European Commission(24/8/2021)The EU Digital COVID Certificate framework is based on Articles 21 and 77 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the... more
AirportsDelhi launches monetization plan and sells off roads, ports and airports
But not just transport: other public goods worth billions of dollars are also part of the privatization program
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced today: India needs to monetize and therefore launches the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP) plan. An infrastructural privatization program that provides... more
AirportsChina. The new Qingdao-Jiaodong airport opened
It is capable of handling 35 million passengers and 500,000 tons of freight per year
Qingdao-Jiaodong International Airport, a new airport in Shandong province, in eastern China, has officially entered into operation. The Qingdao Airport Group reports that the airport is classified as... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in July 2021: positive trend continues
Cargo at Frankfurt Airport sees further strong growth
Passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) continued to rise in July 2021. FRA welcomed some 2.85 million passengers in the reporting month, representing the highest monthly passenger volume since the... more
AirlinesIAG Cargo reaches 10 million vaccine milestone
Supporting global efforts in the fight against COVID-19
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced that it has now transported over 10 million COVID vaccines, supporting global efforts in the fight against COVID-19. This... more
AirportsHamburg once again “Best Regional Airport in Europe”
For the sixth time, silver and bronze went to two other German airports
Gold for Hamburg: for the sixth time, Hamburg Airport has won the renowned "Skytrax World Airport Award" in the “Best Regional Airport Europe” category. Silver and bronze went to two other German airports: Düs... more
AirlinesAci Europe: 1H2021 data shows passenger traffic in downward
July figures point to increasing momentum, but future “remains uncertain”
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for June, Q2 & H1 2021, as well as preliminary data for the month of July.The report reveals the continued devastating impact... more
AirlinesZurich: United Airlines plane came back after bird-strike
The occurrence happened a few minutes after take-off
Yesterday, Monday August 9, 2021, an aircraft of the air carrier United Airlines was forced to cancel its take-off due to a bird-strike, specifically some birds entered the engine of the plane. It was... more
AirportsTibet inaugurates the region's largest airport terminal
Beijing's infrastructure investments continue
Tibet continues to be the ideal region for enhancing air transport. In the last few hours, the newly built terminal 3 of Lhasa-Gonggar airport has been opened, not a simple infrastructure (read also the... more
AirlinesAlitalia pilot launches speed challenge to Marcell Jacobs
The proposal during the athlete's flight from Tokyo
It is impossible to deny, Marcell Jacobs is the man of the moment. The sportsman who won two gold medals for Italy at Tokyo Olympics just ended (100 meters and 4x100 relay) is attracting the attention... more
AirportsAfter 50 years new focus on hijacking of Dan Cooper
The man jumped with a parachute after asking for $ 200,000
Half a century exactly: it's been a long time since Dan Cooper (it was never clear if his name was real or fictional) hijacked a B-727 of the air carrier Northwest Orient Airlines, demanding a substantial... more
AirlinesRussia authorizes air links to the Red Sea
Ban had lasted for 6 years and from the Sinai air disaster
Today, Monday August 9, 2021, Russia has decided to reactivate air connections to the Egyptian locations of the Red Sea, a ban that has lasted for six years now. It all began when there was an attack on... more
AirlinesIATA: airline industry statistics confirm 2020 was worst year on record
Passengers, cargo and carrier alliances -ATTACHMENT
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication with performance figures for 2020 demonstrating the devastating effects on global... more
AirportsMiami Airport. TSA begins testing of drone detection technology at MIA
UAS are used for a wide range of commercial and recreational purposes
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun its initial test of technologies at Miami International Airport (MIA) that will Detect, Track, and Identify (DTI) drones entering restricted airspace.... more
AirportsFinal agreement to expand Barcelona Airport
Total economic investment of almost 2 billion
Government has decided that the “Josep Tarradellas” Barcelona-El Prat airport will be expanded in the coming months, a project that has been talked about for some time (read also the article published by... more
AirportsFraport Group interim report in first half 2021
Passenger numbers rising during Summer travel season
The business performance of the Fraport global airport company continued to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic during the first six months of 2021. Following a weak first quarter, traffic figures markedly... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines asks pilots to save fuel
It is scarce at small and medium-sized airports
The air carrier American Airlines asked its pilots yesterday, July 26, 2021, to save as much fuel as possible, a request that might seem unusual but has very specific reasons. Delays in deliveries of fuel... more
AirlinesEuropean Parliament. Question on restriction of competition in the provision of groundhandling services at airports in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
By Ignazio Corrao
"Parliamentary questions21 July 2021 Priority question for written answer P-003685/2021to the CommissionRule 138Ignazio Corrao (Verts/ALE) Subject: Restriction of competition in the provision of groundhandling... more