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Textron Aviation further expands European service footprint, features line maintenance at London Biggin Hill Airport

Geneva Airpark has posted its figures for Q1: + 30%

Always progressing, in Q1 2018 Geneva Airpark increased its number of customers with 10 new clients signing up for its services. Thanks to the newcomers for this vote of confidence for our «Daily» services. New communication tools: In order to promote its Daily offer and “Ho...

Qatar Airways Launches Services To London Gatwick Airport

Award-winning airline’s double-daily flights to London Gatwick make it the airline’s sixth UK gateway Qatar Airways began direct service to Cardiff earlier this month, further strengthening its presence in the UK Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha to London Gatwick tou...

Harrods Aviation taps Flight Solutions as technology partner Automated check in now live at London Luton and Stansted Airport FBOs

Harrods Aviation is exhibiting at EBACE 2018 next week (stand A67) having recently gone ‘live’ with a new automated check in system for its VIP and group charter flights at its London Luton and London Stansted FBOs. The system, from privately-owned British company, London based Flight Solutions, will help improve efficiency weekly speeding up passenger and ground handling...

Prague Airport and Incheon International Airport Corporation Signed New Partnership Agreement

An extensive international partnership agreement between Prague Airport and Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC), the operator of Incheon International Airport located close to Seoul, South Korea, was signed at Václav Havel Airport Prague on Tuesday, 22 May 2018. The new Memorandum of Understanding follows the original agreement signed in 2013, specifying particular ar...

airBaltic Launches Flights from Riga to Sochi

The Latvian airline airBalticyesterday, on May 14, 2018, launched a new route from Riga International Airportto Sochi International Airport. The new route offers new travel options for travellers from the Baltics and Russia with convenient connections via Riga. In addition, this summer Sochi will beone of the host cities for 2018 FIFA World Cup and the new connection via Riga will o...

BACA speaks out on London airport overnight restrictions

The closure and severe reduction to overnight movements at the majority of London's Airports this summer, in order to comply with national and local Government noise contours, will have a major impact on flights in and out of London, both commercial and charter. BACA - The Air Charter Association, the trade association for the air charter industry, is asking for a more pragmatic approach to be...

Heydar Aliyev International Airport’s passenger flow increased by 15 percent

During the first four months of 2018, Heydar Aliyev International Airport served over 1,239,000 passengers. This indicator exceeds the same indicator of the previous year by 15 percent. National air carrier Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) carried 495,000 passengers, while national low-cost airline Buta Airways – 139,000 passengers. 1.066 million passengers (86 percent of passeng...

New domestic terminal at Russia’s biggest airport becomes operational

In a massive reconstruction effort, partly timed with this summer’s 2018 finals of FIFA World Cup to take place in Russia, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport (SVO) has completed construction of its new Terminal B in the northern part of the country’s busiest airport. Base carrier Aeroflot has started transferring its domestic flights to the new terminal, a process which is expected to...

Azeraeronavigation introduces the most modern innovative air navigation system AIM

Azeraeronavigation Air Traffic Control Department (AZANS) under CJSC Azerbaijan Airlines completed the process of introducing integrated aeronautical information management system AIM. Such a fully integrated system was first introduced among all other countries of the post-Soviet space. The new system reflects the System Wide Information Management (SWIM) concept in accordance with the g...

EBAA PARTNER IN AAL2 CONSORTIUM TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AIRPORTS FOR LOW VISIBILITY FLEET OPERATIONS

Building on the successful and award-winning SESAR Augmented Approaches to Land (AAL) project, a consortium of key aviation stakeholders (airports, airspace users, airframe manufacturers, avionics manufacturers and regulatory bodies) has come together to launch AAL2. It aims to demonstrate augmented approach and landing operations and will run from 2018 to 2020. Specifically, AAL2 will work on...

Heydar Aliyev International Airport receives most prestigious award in the world

International air transport rating organisation Skytraxconfirmed the prestigious 5-Star Airport Rating for Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan. The solemn awarding ceremony was held in Baku on May 7. Within the ceremony, a stele located at the entrance of Baku airport and symbolizing its 5-star status was also opened. The event participants also got acquainted with the...

Lithuanian Airports enjoy an increase in the passenger and flight numbers in the first quarter of 2018

Following a consistent increase in the passenger and flight numbers throughout the recent years, Lithuanian Airports are continuing the trend this year. In the first quarter of 2018, all three Lithuanian Airports served 8% more flights and 16% more passengers compared to last year’s numbers. Such optimistic results suggest that by the end of the year the number of passengers served will get...

AMERICAN AIRLINES BEGINS NEW SERVICE BETWEEN PRAGUE AND PHILADELPHIA

One-stop connections in Philadelphia throughout North America and the Caribbean New service provides Czech customers with another choice for transatlantic travel The world’s largest airline, American Airlines, brings the Czech Republic and the USA one step closer, by launching direct service between Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)....

Air tickets for Baku-Tivat flights are available on AZAL's website

Starting today air tickets for the flights to Tivat - the popular resort of Montenegro, are available on the website of Azerbaijan’s national air carrier www.azal.az. Direct flights operated by Azerbaijan Airlines within the charter program with Pasha Travel will be carried out from July 5 to September 15 on the summer flight schedule of the Airline. Flights will be carried...

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