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Aircraft maintenance facility expansion at MIA approved

Source: MIA New 114,000-square-foot facility to generate 250 jobs AAR, a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) customers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), has received approval from the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners to proceed with the construction of a 114,000-square-foot facility adjacent to the company’s existing hangar at Miami International Airport (MIA). AAR plans to break ground on the new facility in early 2024 and complete construction within 24 months. Over time, Miami-Dade County is expected to reimburse the anticipated $50 million cost to construct the hangar. This will increase capacity at AAR’s Miami Airframe MRO by 33%. “As a leader in international passengers and cargo, MIA is one [...]

2023-07-24T20:56:35+03:00July 24th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

TSA detected 49 firearms at Chicago airports in first six months of 2023

Source: TSA Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 49 handguns at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) security checkpoints from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2023. In the same period in 2022, 60 firearms were stopped. Nationwide, TSA officers intercepted 3,251 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first half of 2023. The total represents an average 18 firearms per day at TSA checkpoints of which more than 92% were loaded. This is an increase from the first half of 2022 when officers stopped 3,053 firearms at security checkpoints of which more than 86% were loaded.  Firearms at TSA checkpoints represent an unnecessary risk and an expensive mistake for passengers who do not follow proper [...]

2023-07-24T22:59:41+03:00July 24th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

VINCI Airports – Traffic at 30 June 2023

Source: VINCI Airports ● Traffic continued to improve in Q2 2023 (24.1% above Q2 2022, 6.7% below Q2 2019) ● Excluding Asia, traffic was back at its 2019 level in May and June ● Passenger numbers remain very high in Portugal, Serbia, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica Unless stated otherwise, all variations in following paragraphs refer to traffic levels in Q2 2023 as compared to the same period in 2019. Over 67 million passengers travelled through VINCI Airports’ network in Q2 2023 (6.7% fewer than in Q2 2019). Demand remained buoyant, seat capacity increased to meet it, and as a result traffic – excluding Asia – climbed back to its pre-crisis level in May . Some airports in Europe and the Americas [...]

2023-07-18T21:11:44+03:00July 19th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Aena airports in Spain record nearly 130 million passengers in the first half of the year, up 23.4% from 2022

Source: Aena This figure is 1.2% higher than in the same period of 2019, before the pandemic Between January and June, 1,130,758 aircraft movements were recorded and 507,543 tonnes of cargo were transported at airports throughout the network In June, 26.5 million passengers were exceeded, up 9% from 2022 Airports in the Aena network in Spain closed the first half of the year with nearly 130 million passengers. Specifically, they reached a total of 129,447,124 travellers, a figure which represents an increase of 23.4% compared with the same period of 2022 and 1.2% compared with 2019. The number of operations recorded between January and June was 1,130,758, which is 10.5% more than in the first six months of last year [...]

2023-07-13T08:48:26+03:00July 13th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Aena awards the contract for the supply of electricity from 100% renewable energies and guarantees the cost of 36% of energy consumed over the next five years

Source: Aena The purchase of 100% renewable energy to supply the airports is part of the company’s Climate Action Plan Endesa and Iberdrola have been awarded for the next 5 years Aena will be able to obtain its own renewable energy guarantees by commissioning photovoltaic plants and thus reduce the company’s electricity bill Aena has awarded the electricity supply contract for all centres managed by the company to Endesa Energía SAU and Iberdrola Clientes SAU, for the next 5 years. The purpose of this contract is to carry out the procedures related to the purchase of energy with 100% renewable energy certificates for the airports, as well as manage the production of the self-consumption photovoltaic plants that are gradually being [...]

2023-07-05T15:20:05+03:00July 5th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

British Airways and Heathrow partner with London Wildlife Trust to help protect Hillingdon’s wildlife

Source: British Airways New conservation and outreach project funded by British Airways and Heathrow will protect and enhance five nature reserves and two country parks in west London   The investment is London Wildlife Trust’s largest corporate partnership to date and will fund ‘Connecting with Nature in Hillingdon’, a project which aims to deliver improvements to vital natural habitats Working closely with Hillingdon Council, the project will also support volunteering and community engagement activities across the seven sites British Airways and Heathrow have announced a new partnership with London Wildlife Trust to help protect local wildlife and ensure Hillingdon residents are able to enjoy the abundance of wildlife that surrounds them. British Airways and Heathrow are jointly investing in the [...]

2023-06-30T20:51:55+03:00June 30th, 2023|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|

Aruba Airport reports 104% in passenger traffic

Source: Aruba Airport Authority Aruba Airport’s 2023 is indeed off to a strong start, welcoming over 560.000 thousand passengers in the first five months of this year, indicating a recovery of 104% when comparing to the same period in 2019. Queen Beatrix International Airport (Aruba Airport) continues to experience strong demand after a successful 2022. Compared to the first five months of 2019, traffic increased by 4.2%, indicating a recovery of 104%. During that period Aruba Airport served over 20 airlines, operating more than 9.900 flights, and connecting Aruba to over 30 different destinations. Strong growth is also seen in Aruba’s key source markets, particularly in North America and Latin America. The North American market experienced an increase of 4.7% [...]

2023-06-19T23:47:02+03:00June 20th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

ACI World Emphasizes the Importance of the Slot Guidelines and Calls for Local-Level Engagements

Source: ACI World Involvement at the local level needed for optimal implementation of framework Airports Council International (ACI) World, the global voice of airports, reiterates the significance of the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG) in providing global guidance to effectively manage scarce airport capacity. While recognizing the important role of the guidelines, ACI World emphasizes the need for local-level involvement to ensure optimal utilization of resources and seamless operations. The WASG, developed collaboratively by airports, airlines, and slot coordinators through the Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB), provides a framework for allocating limited airport capacity among airlines and ensuring that capacity allocated is indeed used by airlines through the Use-It-Or-Lose-It Rule and tight slot performance monitoring. ACI World highlights the critical [...]

2023-06-16T17:53:46+03:00June 16th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Fraport Traffic Figures – May 2023: Passenger Volumes Growing Steadily

Source: Fraport Traffic at Fraport’s Brazilian airports of Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) grew to over 1.0 million passengers (up 8.1 percent) Lima Airport (LIM) in Peru served about 1.7 million passengers in May 2023 (up 14.8 percent) In May 2023, some 5.1 million passengers traveled via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – an increase of 12.2 percent year-on-year. Compared to pre-crisis May 2019, FRA’s passenger traffic was still down by 17.5 percent in the reporting month.1 The cargo volume continued to decline in the month under review, reflecting an overall economic cooling. With 155,963 metric tons, FRA’s cargo throughput (comprising airfreight and airmail) was 10.2 percent below the level of May 2022. The number of aircraft movements edged up by [...]

2023-06-15T01:24:50+03:00June 15th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Aena airports record more than 25.4 million passengers in May – up by 14.4% from last year

Source: Aena This figure is 3.4% higher than in 2019 At airports throughout the network, 215,257 aircraft movements were recorded and 87,583 tonnes of cargo were transported In the first five months of the year, they handled almost 103 million passengers, 27.7% more than in 2022 and 2.3% more than in 2019 The airports of the Aena network closed the month of May 2023 with 25,476,066 passengers, 14.4% more than in the same month of the previous year. This figure represents a 3.4% increase from the figures for 2019. May is the fifth consecutive month in which they have surpassed the figures of four years ago.In May 2023, 215,257 aircraft movements were managed, which reflects a 3.1% increase on the [...]

2023-06-13T18:16:11+03:00June 13th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|