Tags: Aviation

Swedavia takes a seat on Heart Aerospace’s industry advisory board

To support the electric aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace in the development of its first electric aircraft, the ES-30, Swedavia has agreed to take a seat on heart Aerospace’s newly formed industry advisory board. Included on the board are 21 different industry participants including airport operators, airlines, leasing companies and airports from around the world. The […]

V4+ airports present a plan for further cooperation

Representatives from dozens of airports from 15 countries met in Warsaw during AIR 2022 – Airport Innovation Roundtable for Central Europe, to discuss the future of the aviation market. It was the biggest conference on the aviation industry in Central Europe. The international conference was organized by the V4 + Airports Association and the “Polish […]

Kolhapur Airport to get new terminal building with enhanced capacity and world-class facilities

The terminal building will be ready by 31stMarch 2023 World-class terminal will enhance the connectivity to this industrial city, boosting tourism industry of the region Considering the tremendous passenger traffic growth at the Kolhapur airport, Airports Authority of India has undertaken the work for developing the airport for enhanced capacity. The development project includes construction […]

Aena has been awarded the management of 11 airports in Brazil, including Congonhas-São Paulo Airport

Through its subsidiary Aena Desarrollo Internacional at public auction, Aena has been awarded the concession of 11 airports in Brazil, located in four states (São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais and Pará) for a period of 30 years, with the possibility of an additional five years. The largest airport, Congonhas Airport (above), is […]

WFS Adds Cargo Capacity at Heathrow as Volumes Soar

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its facility footprint at London’s Heathrow Airport after a 30% growth in volumes in the past year. WFS has signed a five-year lease on Building 578 in the airport’s cargo area, boosting its warehouse and office space by a further 27,000 sq. ft. The additional building, due to commence […]

Statistics of Lithuanian Airports in July: aviation flows have almost reached pre-pandemic results

In July this year, Lithuanian Airports almost reached the pre-pandemic total monthly passenger flow results – last month we managed to restore 97% of the same passenger flow in 2019. In July, more than 577,000 passengers travelled through the country’s airports and 4,795 flights were handled. For the fourth month in a row, Kaunas Airport’s […]

VINCI Airports becomes the leading shareholder of the Mexican airport operator OMA

VINCI Airports signed an agreement to purchase 29.99% of OMA (Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte). This transaction allows VINCI Airports to add 13 airports to its portfolio – located in Northern and Central Mexico – which handled a total of 23 million passengers in 2019 (18 million in 2021). Monterrey International airport, serving Mexico’s industrial […]

Air China Partners with WFS for Cargo and Ramp Handling in Liege

Air China has commenced a new three-year cargo and ramp handling agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Liege, Belgium. The airline operates four Boeing 777 freighter flights a week to Liege from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, the capital of Zhejiang Province, returning to China via Madrid. WFS expects to handle over 14,000 tonnes of […]

Commission Approves Further Exploration of Automated Transit Network System at Greenville-Spartanburg Interantional Airport

On July 11, 2022, the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission voted to further explore the potential development of an automated transit network at GSP. The program will be conducted under a Project Development Agreement with Plenary Americas US Holdings Inc. and will explore the installation of electric autonomous vehicles that will transport passengers between the airport’s parking […]