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dnata awarded contract for Air India’s long-awaited return to Zurich

dnata has won a multi-year contract with Air India at Zurich Airport (ZRH) in Switzerland, as India’s national carrier returns to the city for the first time in 27 years. The partnership will see dnata provide its range of passenger, ramp, and baggage services to the airline which will op...

VINCI completes acquisition of 50.01% of Edinburgh Airport

VINCI Airports, a subsidiary of VINCI Concessions, has finalised the acquisition of a majority shareholding (50.01%) in Edinburgh Airport, alongside Global Infrastructure Partners, which manages the remaining 49.99%, under a model similar as London Gatwick Airport. Edinburgh Airport is a premier inf...


Farnborough Airport unveiled Domus III, £55 million investment state-of-the-art 175,000 sq. ft hangar facilities

Farnborough Airport announced the grand opening of Domus III. The state-of-the-art 175,000 sq.ft hangar facility sets a new benchmark in aviation hangar infrastructure, with sustainability at the very heart of its modern and progressive design. Back in August 2022, Farnborough Airport embarked on a bold £55m investment programme, to significantly enhance its facilities and infrastructure by...

Sedona Airport introduces sustainable aviation fuel with Avfuel partnership

Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority in partnership with Avfuel Corporation, and Red Rock Aviation announce Sedona Airport now offers an emissions-reducing fuel option: sustainable aviation fuel. The airport is Avfuel first location to offer SAF in the state of Arizona, positioning it as a leader in eco-conscious aviation operations. While the fuel is available for sale to general aviation...

Thales modernizes Bahrain’s Airspace with TopSky Aeronautical Messaging Handling System

In a significant stride towards modernizing Bahrain airspace further, the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications’ Civil Aviation Affairs recently implemented the latest version of the Thales TopSky Aeronautical Message Handling System. This upgrade marks a pivotal moment in enhancing operational efficiency and safety standards. Deployed by Thales, this system integration...

Air transport industry improves baggage handling despite surge in passenger traffic - SITA

SITA announced an improvement in air transport industry’s rate of mishandled baggage. Newly launched SITA Baggage IT Insights 2024 reports the number of bags mishandled by the industry falling from 7.6 to 6.9 per 1,000 passengers in 2023. This is despite passenger numbers rising above 2019 levels for the first time in five years, growing to 5.2 billion. The long-term trend underlines the pos...

Well prepared for the start of EURO 2024 BER welcomes all guests

Dobro došli! Bienvenido al BER! Welcome to Berlin Brandenburg Airport! Football teams and numerous fans will be landing at BER on charter and scheduled flights over the next few days. The airport company is expecting a slight increase in the number of travellers during the UEFA EURO 2024. Ten charter flights, mainly from Spain and Croatia, with teams and fans are expected at BER on Friday a...

Munich Airport presents progress in construction work on the new pier of Terminal 1

The new pier at Terminal 1 of Munich Airport is progressing rapidly: after the exterior façade was completed last year, the interior fit-out is currently making great strides. Construction is scheduled for completion at the end of 2025. Extensive testing will still be carried out before commissioning. The new pier will bundle the non-Schengen traffic of Terminal 1 and will become the n...

Sustainable aviation takes flight in Latvia

On 27th May 2024 a Letter of Intent was signed between EVIA-AERO GmbH, a Bremen-based aviation company, and owners of SIA “Sky Port”, Jurmala Airport, to start the journey towards sustainable aviation. EVIA-AERO, in partnership with Jurmala Airport, plans to transform it into the first airport in the Baltic States for sustainable aviation. The project is highly ambitious, wit...

RIX Riga Airport profit in 2023 – EUR 1.6 million

Company' audited annual report for 2023 shows that last year, RIX Riga Airport worked with a significant increase in turnover, the number of passengers served and the number of flights, and closed the financial year with a profit of EUR 1.6 million. The company's net turnover in 2023 reached EUR 72.5 million – 25 % more than in 2022. The increase in net turnover was faci...

London Oxford Airport introduces sustainable aviation fuel, welcomes new tenants, progresses with R&D technology park

London Oxford Airport is enjoying a significant year.  This month it introduced sustainable aviation fuel through fuel provider World Fuel Services.  New tenant OXCCU, a spin-out from Oxford University, is readying its synthetic aviation fuel facility to open in August, anticipating an anticipated 50% lower capital cost versus other e-fuel production methods.  It...

Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft founded 100 years ago

Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft was founded 100 years ago on 19 May 1924. It initially operated Tempelhof Airport and subsequently Tegel Airport up until they were closed. BFG was lastly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH and merged with FBB in 2021. To mark its 100th anniversary, FBB is commemorating the former operator of Berlin’s THF and TXL airp...

Embraer and Eve sign MoU with Groupe ADP aiming to strengthen operations at Paris-Le Bourget Airport

Eve Air Mobility and Groupe ADP signed a MoU which focuses on innovation and sustainable development, aiming to prepare the future of low-carbon aviation in and around the Airport of Paris-Le-Bourget, strengthening Embraer's operations and its facility at Paris-Le Bourget airport. This MoU covers the creation of new capabilities to enhance Embraer aircraft maintenance...

Groupe ADP increases its support for the deployment of sustainable aviation fuels by investing in LanzaJet

After being the first airport operator in Europe to offer a permanent dual SAF offer at Paris-Le Bourget airport and then being the first airport industry player to invest in an investment fund dedicated to SAF development (United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight FundSM 3), the Groupe ADP is continuing its initiatives by investing in LanzaJet to enhance the production and deployment...

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Uzbekistan Airports signs landmark SAF and e-SAF MOU with Allied Biofuels Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Airports JSC and Allied Biofuels signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fueland electro-synthetic Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Uzbekistan. Under th...

Neste extends relationship with World Fuel Services ensuring the availability of SAF at over 100 airports in Europe

Neste and World Fuel Services extended their existing relationship with a five-year agreement that will expand the availability of Neste-supplied sustainable aviation fuel at more than 100 airpor...

Thales and ENAC join forces to shape the air traffic management of the future

Thales and ENAC (École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile), the French Civil Aviation University, announce a strategic partnership aimed at shaping the future of air transport, focu...

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