Outstanding infrastructure and fast turnaround times: Vienna Airport established as a crisis-proof air cargo center Vienna, February 23, 2021 – The COVID-19 crisis is putting Vienna Airport to the test, just like the entire aviation industry. Vienna Airport is functioning as a reliable airfreight center for Central and Eastern Europe during the crisis […]
London Heathrow Airport has successfully pitched two ideas to the UK government’s Innovate UK Future Flight Challenge that will give the airport the opportunity to research groundbreaking concepts that could help to reduce emissions, cut costs and make the airport more efficient as the industry works to recover from the impacts of Covid-19. The two […]
Jettainer is set to provide Sunclass Airlines with unit load device (ULD) management services for another five years. The global leader in outsourced ULD management has already managed and maintained the Danish airline’s ULD fleet for several years. Sunclass Airlines currently operates a fleet of eight Airbus 321 and two Airbus 330 airplanes. The charter […]
“The addition of this OEM quality facility increases our MRO capacity in Europe by 40%” says Tim Macdougald, CEO – MAAS Aviation. MAAS Aviation, recognised experts in aircraft painting and exterior coatings, has opened a new purpose-built paint shop at Kaunas Airport (KUN). The facility, which is the first of its kind in Lithuania, grows […]
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has hired architects The Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot as joint project design leaders to manage the planned development of its Concourse C. The last decade has seen rapid passenger growth at the airport, which the 110,000ft2, US$340m expansion is designed to accommodate. In an effort to elevate the customer […]
Fraport Greece delivers redeveloped and modernized airports ahead of schedule – New services, more comfort and more choices for passengers. Three months ahead of schedule, Fraport Greece has completed a major four-year infrastructure development program at the 14 regional airports. Thus, Fraport Greece is delivering redeveloped, safe and future-oriented airports that provide new services, greater […]
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has partnered with hydrogen power specialist ITM Power in a bid to become the UK’s first regional airport to produce its own hydrogen. The airport’s proposals for a new sustainable energy hub will see the use of hydrogen and rapid EV charging facilities to power the airport’s fleet of vehicles, as […]
NEW CARGO TERMINAL FUTURE-PROOFS WFS’ HANDLING AMBITIONS AT ‘PROGRESSIVE’ BRUSSELS AIRPORT Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, has future-proofed its growing handling operation at Brussels Airport with the opening of a modern 250,000-tonne capacity cargo terminal, designed to optimise speed and deliver self-service and real-time information for airlines and freight forwarders. […]
Today, the Director General of EUROCONTROL, Eamonn Brennan, and the Secretary General of EUROCAE, Christian Schleifer, concluded a new Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between the two organisations at a virtual meeting in the presence of the EUROCAE President and Council Chair, Bruno Ayral, Thales LAS France. The new MoC builds on and strengthens decades of […]
Airports Council International (ACI) World has commended airports that have continued to prioritize listening and engaging with customers during the Covid-19 pandemic. ‘The Voice of the Customer’ recognition is for airports that have demonstrated significant efforts in gathering passenger feedback through the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) program to help them better understand their customers during […]
