The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Afroport Mauritanie have signed an agreement to enhance the safety of ground operations in Mauritania with a focus on two critical global standards: IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM) and the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO). The agreement was signed by Kamil Alawadhi, IATA’s Regional Vice President, […]
Four new mobility scooters at East Midlands Airport (EMA) will make it easier for disabled and older passengers to move around the airport. The scooters have been provided by National Mobility Hire which is the UK’s largest supplier of fleet mobility services. Passengers can collect the scooters at the assisted travel desk in the check-in […]
Airports Council International (ACI) have released the annual airport climate action results for Airport Carbon Accreditation, the global carbon standard for airports founded and managed by ACI EUROPE on behalf of airports worldwide The past reporting year, running from May 2021 to May 2022, ended with 395 airports spanning 79 countries engaging in carbon management […]
Over 200 European airports engaged in climate action within Airport Carbon Accreditation, the global carbon management standard for airportsEuropean airports outperform both the global growth and carbon savings rates Following the release of the Airport Carbon Accreditation Annual Report 2021-20221 today, European progress made within the global carbon standard for airports emerged as the standout […]
This is a 2.2% increase on the same month of 2019 and 39.6% more than in 2022 There were 154,217 aircraft movements and 80,480 tonnes of cargo were transported across the network Aena network airports ended the month of February 2023 with 16,622,180 passengers, exceeding the data for the same month in 2019, the year […]
ACI World and CANSO sign a Memorandum of Understanding Airports Council International (ACI) World and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) have today announced the development of the Airport System Capacity Enhancement (ASCE) program aimed at removing the barriers to unlocking airport capacity and supporting the sustainable growth of air travel demand. The ASCE […]
Efficient VarioTray Individual Carrier System for seamless baggage handling Safe luggage storage thanks to early bag store Innovative BagIQ software for optimum system control Siemens Logistics will equip the new Terminal 2 at Hefei Xinqiao Airport in eastern China with latest baggage handling and sorting technology. With a scope of supply encompassing the VarioTray technology, […]
Rushlift GSE, the specialist airport ground support equipment and services provider, has won a 56-month extension to its successful, long-running GSE contract with Europe’s leading short-haul airline, easyJet. The new multi-million pound deal continues an existing five-year agreement with Rushlift GSE to supply, manage and maintain easyJet’s ground-handling fleet at London’s Gatwick Airport, the low-cost […]
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its air traffic report for January 2023. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +69% in January compared to the same month last year – when Omicron-related travel restrictions had halted the recovery. The growth was predominantly driven by international passenger traffic (+85%) with domestic […]
This year, VINCI Airports ranked four airports in its network among the best in the world in their category in terms of service quality in the ACI ranking (Airport Council International), which is the global benchmark for airport service quality. The airports of Belgrade in Serbia, Porto in Portugal, Guanacaste in Costa Rica and Puerto Plata […]
