Heike Tamm

Domodedovo Airport welcomes 4.7 million passengers during summer 2020

Moscow Domodedovo Airport served 4.7 million passengers in June-August 2020. Holiday-related traffic grew 7% year-on-year up to 1.8 million passengers, with Simferopol, Sochi, Saint Petersburg, Anapa and Kaliningrad being the most popular destinations. Sochi, Kaliningrad, Gelendzhik, Makhachkala and Rostov-on-Don were key growth drivers among domestic destinations. Passenger traffic on the mentioned routes reached 968,000 people,

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Lima Airport signs US$450 million financing for airside development

Lima Airport Partners (LAP), which has been part of the Fraport Group since 2001, has signed a US$450 million financing agreement for its airside development program at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru. KfW IPEX-Bank, the Bank of Nova Scotia, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria – are providing the loan.

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oneworld member airlines commit to net zero carbon emissions by 2050

oneworld® member airlines have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first global airline alliance to unite behind a common target to achieve carbon neutrality. The alliance’s 13 member airlines plan to achieve this target within the existing environmental framework previously agreed to by governments, including through the International Civil Aviation Organisation

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DC Aviation signs general agreement with AeroVisto Group

DC Aviation has signed a general agreement with AeroVisto Group, which specializes in the field of certified interior refurbishment and technology solutions for business and commercial aircraft. AeroVisto will supply all aircraft interior services required by DC Aviation. The works will include cabin refurbishment, repairs, cabin modifications and upgrades with latest cabin technologies. Juergen Sehne,

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NAV CANADA launches remote air traffic services trial with Searidge Technologies

NAV CANADA has commenced a trial to provide Aerodrome Advisory Services (AAS) at Fredericton International Airport (CYFC) remotely from Saint John, New Brunswick (CYSJ) using Searidge Technologies’ Enhanced Airport Vision Display (EAVD). The trial, which integrates the EAVD platform into NAV CANADA’s operational display suite, aims to demonstrate how certified video technology can increase levels

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The national carrier of Argentina, Aerolíneas Argentinas ©AirTeamImages

AvAir acquires Aerolíneas Argentinas’ complete surplus inventory

AvAir, the inventory solutions provider for the aviation aftermarket, has purchased the complete surplus inventory of Aerolíneas Argentinas’, Argentina’s largest airline and the country’s flag carrier. The inventory consists of 45,000 line items of rotable and consumable material from Aerolíneas Argentinas’ retired fleets.  “The coronavirus pandemic disrupted the airline industry and has given us an

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SR Technics announces management buyout of Armac Systems

As part of the restructuring measures aiming at mainly focusing on engine services, SR Technics has announced the management buyout of Armac Systems, the SR Technics subsidiary that has provided inventory optimization software and consulting services since its acquisition in 2014. Over the past decade, the powerful inventory planning, decision support and optimization capabilities of

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Colombia’s Avianca Airlines blocked from receiving US$370 million emergency loan

A three-judge Cundinamarca Administrative court has blocked a loan from the Colombian government to stricken Avianca Airlines (Avianca) in response to a citizen’s lawsuit filed by Jonathan Ruiz Tobon. Avianca, which is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Cundinamarca is a department and administrative suburb of Bogotá. Little is known about Tobon,

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Boeing and Etihad Airways conclude testing on 2020 ecoDemonstrator program

Boeing and Etihad Airways have concluded testing on the aerospace company’s 2020 ecoDemonstrator program last week with a cross-country flight using a 50/50 blend of sustainable and traditional jet fuel. Flying from Seattle to Boeing’s manufacturing site in South Carolina, Etihad’s newest 787-10 Dreamliner used the maximum sustainable fuel blend permitted for commercial aviation. The

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