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Biggest plane, shortest flight: Emirates launches A380 route from Dubai to Doha

Emirates has launched the world’s shortest scheduled A380 service, from Dubai to Doha. A first A380 flying the route touched down on Thursday and was welcomed with a water cannon salute – a traditional welcome for aircraft flying new routes. The 379-kilometre flight lasted 80 minut...

TAG Farnborough Airport achieves Silver Green Apple Environment Award

TAG Farnborough Airport has been presented with a Silver 'Green Apple Award' by The Green Organisation at a ceremony held at The House of Commons this month. The Green Apple Environment Awards, is an annual international campaign designed to recognise and encourage environmental best p...

Dnata expands into Canada with Toronto deal

Dnata has purchased a 50% stake in GTA Aviation's cargo and ground handling operation at Toronto Pearson International Airport. This investment marks dnata’s first step into the Canadian market and is a significant development in the company’s expansion into the Americas, less than a year after announcing investments in the US and Brazil. GTA, which was launched in 2014 by Ma...

Gatwick Airport appoints new chief operating officer

Gatwick Airport has revealed that Chris Woodroofe will become Chief Operating Officer driving Gatwick’s future growth and performance through infrastructure, technology and efficiency improvements. Currently Head of Passenger Operations, Chris has spent more than ten years at Gatwick and has a breadth of knowledge of the airport gained in a number of key roles including Head of Engine...

DXB passenger numbers exceed 6.4m in October

October’s passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport rose 2.7 per cent over the same month the previous year, to reach 6.4 million, according to a statement from the airport. During the year to date, passenger numbers at DXB have risen 6.8 per cent to 69.3 million compared to 64.9 million recorded during the first ten months of 2015. The highest rise in incoming passengers was fr...

Vladivostok International Airport acquired by a consortium

The consortium comprising the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Singapore’s Changi Airports International (CAI) and Russia’s Basic Element, has signed the agreement to acquire shares in Vladivostok International Airport in Russia’s Far East from Sheremetyevo International Airport. Upon regulatory and corporate approvals, the consortium will own 100% of JSC Termi...

Abu Dhabi Airports all geared up for F1 fans deluge

As the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix approaches, Abu Dhabi Airports (ADA) is ready for one of the busiest periods of its year. Extra passenger and aircraft traffic are expected at Abu Dhabi International Airport between today and Monday and preparations have been made to ensure all visitors experience a smooth arrival and departure. "With the Smart Travel system in place...

German airport sale back on with three suitors preferred

Bidders are to be invited for talks on the sale of the Frankfurt-Hahn regional airport – a potential deal that was restarted from scratch after its planned sale to a Chinese company was scrapped last year. Rhineland-Palatinate state’s interior minister, Roger Lewentz, said on Monday talks could begin with three of the six suitors who made "concrete offers". He did not iden...

Leonardo C-27J lands in Ottawa ahead of possible FWSAR announcement

One of the bidders for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fixed-wing search and rescue (FWSAR) replacement aircraft could receive an early Christmas present. Judy Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, told the Canadian Aerospace Summit on Wednesday that the government is “in the process of evaluating the bids and will be awarding the contract soon.” &ldq...

Gatwick Airport and Boeing propose to build new maintenance hangar

Gatwick Airport and Boeing have announced they have entered into exclusive discussions to build a commercial aviation maintenance hangar at the airport. The proposed facility, subject to local authority planning permission, will add engineering capacity to support the Gatwick airline community’s immediate operational needs to continue its record growth in both short and long haul ser...

A tale of two airports and two distinct ways of doing things that matter

At a lonely crossroads in the English countryside stands a small copse of trees, planted in 1972 to celebrate the defeat by locals of a plan to build a badly needed third airport for London in the area. Had the scheme gone ahead, the site occupied by Cublington Spinney today would have been at the centre of Britain’s largest airport. As it is, only birds fly there. If the need to expand t...

Cruise liner of the skies pays first visit to Dubai

If the thought of a world cruise aboard a giant ocean-going ship along with thousands of others crammed aboard what is in effect a vast, floating hotel leaves you less than less than whelmed, there is an alternative. Now, you can cruise the world much more quickly, and with far fewer fellow travellers, aboard the world’s first dedicated cruise jetliner. And the hospitality industry&rsq...

Dubai adds $3billion to airport expansion funding

Dubai is looking to raise US $3 billion to fund expansion of its two international airports and has hired HSBC to advise on raising the finance. The Department of Finance, Government of Dubai, says HSBC will advise it, the Investment Corporation of Dubai and Dubai Aviation City Corporation on raising funds through various sources, including Islamic financing. The emirate wants to boost annu...

Ryanair has Lufthansa in a flap as Irish budget carrier plans routes from Frankfurt

Ryanair’s plans for its first-ever flights from Frankfurt sparked a bitter response from Lufthansa, which has vowed to fight back against the surprise incursion at Germany’s biggest hub. While Ryanair will begin Frankfurt services with just two jets and four routes, Europe’s top discount airline sees potential for a bigger operation there, said David O’Brien, its chief c...

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