ECONOMICS & FINANCE

Miami International Airport has been awarded $39.5 million in COVID-19 relief funding from the federal government, in the second round of airport grants...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE

Fraport extends Antalya Airport concession by two years

15 Feb 2021 Staff reporter

The Turkish government has agreed to extend Fraport’s management concession for Antalya Airport by two years to the end of 2026 and to...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE

Airbus signs MoU with India’s GMR Group

4 Feb 2021 Joe Bates

India’s GMR Group, a global airport operator and aviation infrastructure developer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to explore collaboration...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY

UK government launches aid package for England’s airports

29 Jan 2021 Joe Bates

The UK government has unveiled plans to give airports in England up to £8 million each to help get them through the next...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY

Vienna’s traffic recovery to begin in second half of year

22 Jan 2021 Joe Bates

Vienna Airport is optimistic that its passenger numbers will enjoy a “strong upswing” in the second half of the year as the vaccination...

ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, PASSENGER FACILITATION

End of month opening date for Bahrain’s new terminal

13 Jan 2021 Joe Bates

Bahrain International Airport today announced that its long awaited new $1.1 billion terminal will open for business on January 28. According to Bahrain...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE, PLANNING & DESIGN

New twist for potential third runway at London Heathrow

16 Dec 2020 Joe Bates

Whether it ever happens or not is another matter, but a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport is now potentially back on the...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY

Swedavia secures loan from Nordic Investment Bank

10 Dec 2020 Joe Bates

Swedish airport operator, Swedavia, has secured a €49 million loan from the Nordic Investment Bank to help it through COVID-19. The seven-year SEK...

ACI WORLD, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY

ACI World confirms that airports are set for big losses in 2020

9 Dec 2020 Staff reporter

ACI World has published its fifth COVID-19 economic impact analysis revealing the devastating effect on the airport industry and the prospects for recovery....

ECONOMICS & FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES

Job sharing initiative to save further redundancies at Copenhagen Airport

27 Nov 2020 Joe Bates

Copenhagen Airport’s operator today revealed that 380 staff are to begin sharing jobs in a bid to reduce further redundancies as a result...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE

Adani Group officially becomes newest Indian airport operator

9 Nov 2020 Joe Bates

The Adani Group has officially taken over responsibility for operating three Airports Authority of India (AAI) managed airports. The company, which harbours ambitions...