Saudi Arabia’s aviation regulator, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), has signed a management and operation agreement for Ireland-based DAA International to run the new Terminal 5 at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh.
At airport management company, ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal, the positive fortunes of the country are clear to see. The Portuguese business group responsible for the management of airports in Mainland Portugal, in the Azores and Madeira, as well as facilities in other countries, handled 38.9 million passengers across its Portugal network in 2015, up 11.4 per cent on the previous year. All airports within the ANA Group reported record annual results during 2015.
The new $1.2 billion Concourse D has opened at Dubai International Airport, increasing capacity at the airport from 75 million to 90 million passengers a year.
The German flag carrier has acquired the modern generation airliner to replace its older, less-efficient, four-engined A340-600s on scheduled routes from its Frankfurt and Munich hubs. It has ordered a total of 25 A350-900s and continues to plan the deployment of the remaining 15 aircraft.
Ireland-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair has reached an “agreement in principle” with LCC Norwegian and Portuguese carrier TAP Portugal on supplying them with feeder passengers for long-haul flights, CEO Michael O’Leary said Feb. 24.
The European Union and China have launched a €10 million ($11 million) aviation cooperation project, which will be managed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and partners, to link technical cooperation with policy dialogue between the European and Chinese aviation authorities.
Air Seychelles will enhance its non-stop regional service to Johannesburg with a fourth weekly frequency as part of a network adjustment for the summer 2016 season.
Norwegian Air International (NAI) has delayed plans for new services from Cork Airport in the Irish Republic to Boston in the light of the continued delay by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in granting a license for NAI flights.
TravelSky and ASM have established a new global strategic collaborative relationship that will enable them to support and market each other’s products and services within new markets, growing their distribution network and developing new business opportunities.
The new four times weekly link from Kuala Lumpur will add to the destination’s established links to Bangkok (China Southern, Shenzhen Airlines), Hong Kong (China Southern), Singapore (Jetstar Asia) and Taipei (China Southern) and will bring new connectivity across Asia and the Pacific through the AirAsia and AirAsia X networks from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
With a partnership in place with Jet Airways, Gulf carrier, Etihad Airways has announced a more than 60 percent increased on full-year passenger traffic to and from India.
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) launched Boeing 777-300ERs North Atlantic services on Feb. 21, operating its first Zurich-New York JFK service.
Muscat-based Oman Air and Luxembourg-based freight specialist Cargolux plan to expand their joint venture cargo agreement by doubling services to India.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted a single air safety authorization to Russian charter carrier Azur Air, which starts its first scheduled flights to Europe this summer.
Air Serbia will launch services from its Belgrade base to New York JFK in June, 24 years after its predecessor JAT last served the North Atlantic route.
Air cargo demand has been subdued by a tough global economic environment, feeble world trade and a slowdown in China’s economy. Consequently, global airfreight volumes experienced a modest growth of 2.2 percent in 2015, a slower rate compared to 2014, with all major regions recording weakness in airfreight traffic, according to data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
New Indian cargo carrier Quikjet Airlines will launch 4X-daily freight services serving Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad using a Boeing 737-400SF.
The Gulf carrier is both the world’s strongest and most valuable brand, with an increase of 17 percent from 2015. Emirates brand value is weighted at $7,743 million.
