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YEG rings in 2023 by reflecting on an exciting year

Source: Edmonton International Airport - YEG New destinations, a new President & CEO, new partnerships and a renewed sense of excitement will help shape Edmonton International Airport's vision into 2023 and beyond Over the past year, Edmonton International Airport (YEG) demonstrated their commitment to sustainability, their dedication to the region and made the strategic brand shift from EIA to YEG to propel the airport's international voice and reflect the local integrity of the region. YEG increased flights, welcomed brand-new airlines and more than doubled passenger numbers from 2021 – making it the largest increase in passenger numbers year-over-year the airport has ever seen. In 2022, YEG bid farewell to long-time President & CEO Tom Ruth and was excited to welcome [...]

2023-02-03T16:03:19+02:00February 3rd, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

OMA is included in 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

Source: OMA OMA has been included for the second consecutive year in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, which distinguishes companies that excel at promoting equality, female talent development and diversity OMA is one of the 12 Mexican companies included in the Index and recognized globally for their commitment to foster gender equality and transparency in related matters Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (NASDAQ: OMAB; BMV: OMA), informs that it was recognized as one of the 12 Mexican companies to be included in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (“GEI”). The 2023 GEI includes 484 companies headquartered in 45 countries and regions across 11 sectors. “We are proud to be included for another [...]

2023-02-01T19:52:01+02:00February 1st, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Joost van Doesburg Head of Cargo Royal Schiphol Group

Source: Royal Schiphol Group As of March 2023, Joost van Doesburg will be Head of Cargo at Royal Schiphol Group. He succeeds Anne Marie van Hemert, who will be continuing her career outside of Royal Schiphol Group as of February. His appointment is in line with the wishes of Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) to appoint a dedicated Head of Cargo who is firmly positioned in the Schiphol organisation. Van Doesburg will focus entirely on cargo, has extensive experience in the air cargo sector and is very well informed about everything going on at and around Schiphol. Van Doesburg will focus on on ensuring that cargo retains an important position at Schiphol. But  he  and his team will also focus on key [...]

2023-01-20T16:48:40+02:00January 20th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

VINCI Airports – 2022 traffic levels

Source: Vinci Airports Traffic up by 51% (46% if including OMA airports) in the last quarter compared to 2021 – down 17% (15% with OMA) from pre-Covid levels Traffic for the entire year doubled compared to 2021, reaching 72% (75%) of the 2019 baseline In Portugal (ANA) and Serbia (Belgrade airport), the last quarter was the first to exceed 2019 levels New arrivals in the VINCI network, OMA airports in Mexico, enjoyed outstanding performance Airports in the VINCI Airports network welcomed almost 50 million1 (over 56 million with OMA airports) passengers in Q4 2022, i.e. almost 17 million (or 18 million with OMA) more than in 2021 – down 17% (or 15%) from the same period in 2019. Over 186 million (209 million with OMA) passengers used our airports over the whole year - i.e. twice the traffic of 2021 - [...]

2023-01-16T19:21:55+02:00January 17th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Aena’s network airports close 2022 with a 88.5% recovery of 2019 traffic and over 243.6 million passengers

Source: Aena December ended with an almost full recovery of 98.1% compared to the same month in 2019, before the outbreak of the pandemic The airports in the Aena network closed 2022 with a total of 243,681,775 passengers, representing an 88.5% recovery in passenger traffic compared to 2019, the last year before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the month of December, the recovery was close to 100%, standing at 98.1% compared to the same month in 2019, with a total of 17,897,162 passengers. Annual Balance Sheet Throughout the year, the number of aircraft movements was 2,216,327, representing a recovery of 93.9% over 2019; and 1,000,356 tonnes of cargo were transported, 6.5% less than in 2019. Of the total [...]

2023-01-10T18:09:02+02:00January 11th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Double the number of travellers at Schiphol in 2022

Source: Royal Schiphol Group Last year, 52.5 million passengers travelled to, from or via Schiphol. That's a 106% increase compared to 2021 (25.5 million travellers) but still 27% fewer than in 2019 (71.7 million travellers) The Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao and Bonaire) were very popular destinations last year. Travellers to Curaçao increased by 19% and travellers to Bonaire increased by 59% relative to 2019 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Out of the 52.5 million travellers in 2022, 37% had a connecting flight at Schiphol - that's 9.6 million transfer passengers. In accordance with the international counting method, these travellers were counted twice; once as an arriving traveller and once as a departing traveller. Last year, there were 397,646 air transport movements. That's a [...]

2023-01-11T18:46:21+02:00January 11th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

NAV CANADA launched public consultations on airspace enhancements around Vancouver International Airport​

Source: NAV Canada NAV CANADA, in collaboration with Vancouver Airport Authority, has launched a public consultation on a proposal for airspace modernization surrounding Vancouver International Airport (YVR) The consultations are an opportunity for the public to get information about the proposed changes and to provide their feedback on the NAV CANADA proposal. NAV CANADA is proposing changes to approach procedures at YVR including the addition of new satellite-based procedures, known as Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR), and changes to existing arrival routes and procedures. RNP AR is designed to provide aircraft with shorter, more direct routes on approach to YVR and is supported by a new International Civil Aviation Organization separation standard. This allows an aircraft’s flight management [...]

2023-01-10T16:28:55+02:00January 10th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

Most On-Time Airlines and Airports of 2022 Unveiled by Cirium

Source: Cirium The past year saw a challenging operational environment, despite this climate, many airlines and airports worldwide excelled Delta Air Lines celebrates its second straight year as Cirium’s Platinum Award winner for global operational excellence Azul Airlines was the global leader in on-time performance Delta Air Lines led in North America, Iberia was the top performer in Europe, Azul in Latin America, Thai AirAsia in Asia Pacific and Oman Air in the Middle East and Africa StarFlyer was the leading low-cost carrier Haneda Airport was the top performing global airport in 2022 Azul Airlines has been named as the global leader for airline on-time performance for 2022 by Cirium, the global aviation analytics leader. The Cirium 2022 On-Time Performance Review [...]

2023-01-08T04:33:30+02:00January 9th, 2023|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News, ORGANISATIONS|

First flights in and out of Newark Liberty’s new, world-class Terminal A will commence on January 12th

Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released the following statement from Director of Corporate Communications Thomas Pietrykoski: “The Port Authority is pleased to announce that the first flights in and out of Newark Liberty’s new, world-class Terminal A will commence on January 12th." "We look forward to welcoming passengers to this magnificent, state-of-the-art facility, where they will enjoy best-in-class functionality, inspiring public art, delicious local concessions, and a transformative experience from curb to gate."

2023-01-07T00:19:12+02:00January 6th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News|

Air Canada has resumed Miami-Vancouver route after 18 years

Source: MIA Miami International Airport welcomed the return of Miami-Vancouver service. Air Canada has launched three weekly flights to the most populous city in Canada's British Columbia province and the country's third-largest metropolitan area. The route, which was last served in 2004, gives MIA its longest North American route and nonstop flights to its largest unserved North American market. Officials from Miami-Dade County and Air Canada celebrated the route launch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and refreshments for the inaugural passengers. Air Canada is operating the new service with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft that seat 169 total passengers. Vancouver joins Montreal and Toronto as MIA's third Canadian nonstop destination and now provides MIA travelers with a quick one-stop connection to long-range destinations [...]

2022-12-30T16:47:54+02:00December 30th, 2022|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, News|