Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, has renewed its contract with Cannes Mandelieu Airport (CQE/LFMD) in France, following six years of successful collaboration. It will continue to be the sole supplier of Jet A-1 and Avgas at the airport. Cannes Mandelieu is the country’s second most important general aviation hub and
Traffic at Munich Airport has been picking up again. As of early August, 45 airlines already connect Munich with 140 destinations, including 13 destinations in Germany, 18 destinations in Greece, 15 in Spain, 13 in Italy, nine in Turkey, seven in France, five in Croatia, four in Portugal, and three in Bulgaria. The North African
In order to secure its long-term competitive strength, Copenhagen Airports (CPH) will align its organisation to the lower level of activity which the aviation industry is currently experiencing as a result of the coronavirus crisis and which is expected to continue for some time. As a result, CPH is contemplating cutting 650 full-time positions from
Passengers and visitors can now be tested for the virus causing COVID-19 directly at Václav Havel Airport Prague. Testing is performed by an accredited GHC Genetics laboratory. The new service will facilitate safe travelling and also reduce the spread of the disease. Passengers and the general public can both use the testing directly at the
The cancellation of travel warnings for most of Europe is also clearly visible at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). During the second half of June, the number of flights from Frankfurt to the classic holiday regions in the Mediterranean has been increasing sharply. The number of weekly connections to Mallorca has increased from 6 to 26. For
Flight services at Frankfurt Airport are being stepped up significantly from June 1. They will focus on connections between cities in Europe, but flights to popular vacation destinations will also increase. Further long-haul destinations are also being added to the timetables. Daily capacity is now up to approximately 26,000. This is around 10% of the
ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, has announced the successful trialing of its anti-drone system at a number of airports in Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia. The demand for anti-drone solutions has increased dramatically since an incident in December 2018 when over 1,000 flights were canceled at Gatwick Airport in the U.K.
Airways International’s TotalControl simulator will shortly be used by air traffic control trainees at the United Kingdom’s Takeoff Aviation Academy. Airways will provide Takeoff Direct with a desktop tower simulator and a surveillance simulator, in the first installation of a TotalControl simulation solution into the United Kingdom. The project is due to begin in early
Moscow Domodedovo airport has started deploying Slot Management System software to improve slot allocation, schedules facilitation, and schedule data collection processes. Moscow Domodedovo is the only Level 2 airport in the Moscow aviation hub according to IATA’s classification. The airport infrastructure provides carriers with greater flexibility to optimize their schedules and manage resources more efficiently.
Weston Aviation, the U.K.- and Ireland-based FBO and business aviation services company has agreed terms to launch a new FBO and ground handling services at Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC). The new services, which have already commenced operation, will bring Weston Aviation’s current FBO network to five locations and will have a key focus on FBO and
