Monthly Archives: July 2022

Kaunas Airport faces a major apron expansion: additional aircraft parking and engine testing areas to be added

Lithuanian Airports has signed a design work contract with Kelprojektas, which will prepare a project for the expansion of the northern apron of Kaunas Airport. The project will create additional aircraft parking and engine testing areas, which will increase the number of aircraft parking spaces at Kaunas Airport by more than 50%. The value of […]

VINCI Airports and its partners create the largest ultra-fast charging hub in Portugal

Galp and ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. (ANA) have established a partnership that will provide univer-sal charging solutions in the public car parks of Lisbon Airport integrated in the Mobi.E network. Under this agreement, the largest ultrafast charging hub in Portugal will be created, with 5 ultrafast 180 kW DC charg-ing points that allow […]

WFS Achieves ISAGO Registration for Ground Safety at its North America Headquarters

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has achieved IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) registration for its headquarters in North America, confirming its compliance with aviation industry best practices and standards for ground safety. ISAGO is an internationally recognised system for assessing the operational management and control systems of organisations that provide ground handling services for […]

The time to act is now: ACI urges States to reach agreement on decarbonization goal ahead of ICAO meeting

Airports Council International (ACI) World, ACI Africa, ACI Asia-Pacific, ACI EUROPE, ACI Latin America-Caribbean and ACI North America are jointly urging State representatives at the upcoming High-level Meeting organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to reach an agreement on a Long-term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) for CO2 emissions reductions, aligned with the Paris Agreement […]

Airports welcome EC proposal to return to normal slot usage rules

ACI EUROPE has today welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to finally reinstate standard airport slot usage rules for the upcoming Winter 22/23 season. Accordingly, airlines will be required to use airport slots they have been allocated for 80% of the time in order to keep them during the following corresponding season – putting an end […]

WFS Deploys CHAMP’s Cargospot Solution Across France as its Digital Transformation in EMEAA Gathers Pace

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has completed the latest implementation stage of its digital roadmap by transitioning 15 of its air cargo handling stations in France to CHAMP’s Cargospot Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) solution. WFS signed a contract with CHAMP at the end of 2021 to implement Cargospot as the core cargo management system for its Europe, Middle […]

The Transportation Security Administration and ACI EUROPE agree in principle to open architecture for security screening technology throughout Europe

The chief executives from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International), along with airports and industry stakeholders, including London Heathrow, Avinor, and the European Organisation for Security (EOS), met in Brussels to endorse their continued collaboration to address open architecture for airport security systems. Worldwide, transportation security equipment is moving towards a […]

Lithuanian Airports rank among the European leaders in passenger growth

In the first half of this year, Lithuanian Airports operated more than 2.3 million passengers, 24,000 flights, and transported about 9.9 thousand tonnes of cargo. Aviation experts say that the current trends can be described as a period of growth rather than recovery. Lithuanian airports are among the leaders According to Aurimas Stikliūnas, Interim Head […]

VINCI Airports and easyJet inaugurate the new Toulon Hyères – London Gatwick route

Toulon Hyères airport, managed by VINCI Airports, and easyJet celebrated the opening of the Toulon Hyères – London Gatwick route on Wednesday 6 July. After a successful first year of collaboration, Toulon Hyères is continuing to develop routes within the easyJet network, the number one European air network, in order to strengthen the connectivity of the […]

Siemens Logistics to focus on airport logistics going forward

Sale of parcel and mail business to international technology group Körber completed Airport business remains at Siemens Emphasis on automation and digitalization to boost airport efficiency Having successfully sold its parcel and mail business to the Körber group, Siemens Logistics continues to focus on flexible products and solutions for airport baggage and freight handling, with […]