ECONOMICS & FINANCE SOF Connect consortium signs concession contract for Sofia Airport 23 Jul 2020 Joe BatesSofia Airport will shortly be under new management after the SOF Connect consortium signed the concessionaire agreement for the gateway with the Bulgarian...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Asia’s airlines claim more must be done to kick-start international travel 23 Jul 2020 Joe BatesThe Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) is urging governments to ease what it claims are “unduly onerous restrictions on international air travel”...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Airlines urge governments to do more to kick-start international travel 23 Jul 2020 Joe BatesThe Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) is urging governments to ease what it claims are “unduly onerous restrictions on international air travel”...
ACI WORLD, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, TRAFFIC ACI World data demonstrates economic and social power of aviation 20 Jul 2020 Staff reporterACI World’s World Airport Traffic Report Dataset covering passenger traffic, cargo volumes, and aircraft movements for 2019 provides a timely reminder of why...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY Airport cities can help future proof airports – new report 20 Jul 2020 Staff reporterThe development of airport cities can help future-proof airports post COVID-19, according to a white paper issued today by consultants, NACO. The white...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE S&P lowers ratings on six European airport operators 15 Jul 2020 Joe BatesS&P Global Ratings today lowered the ratings on four European airports/associated companies (and a further two CreditWatch revisions) as the rating agency anticipates...
AW3 2020, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, Health & Safety, SUSTAINABILITY All change? 15 Jul 2020 Catrin Drawer & Dr Andreas JahnkeLufthansa Consulting’s Catrin Drawer and Andreas Jahnke consider what the impact of COVID-19 is likely to be on the investment appeal of airports...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY Plant-based manufacturer to open complex in Edmonton’s Airport City 24 Jun 2020 Staff reporterEdmonton International Airport’s Airport City continues to grow with the news that manufacturing company, Plant Plus, will shortly become its newest tenant. The...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, CUSTOMER SERVICE, ECONOMICS & FINANCE Hokkaido Love! campaign launched to boost tourism to Japanese island 22 Jun 2020 Joe BatesNew Chitose Airport operator, Hokkaido Airports Co Ltd (HAP) has launched a social media marketing campaign in a bid to re-boot tourism to...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Swedavia boosted by cash injection from Swedish government 15 Jun 2020 Joe BatesSwedish airport operator, Swedavia, has received a SEK3.15 billion cash injection from the government to help it survive the COVID-19 crisis. Swedavia says...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Struggle goes on for Europe’s airports 8 Jun 2020 Staff reporterACI Europe reports that Europe’s airports continued to be at an almost complete stand-still during the month of May, with passenger traffic an...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE Sofia Airport concession ratified by Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court 8 Jun 2020 Joe BatesThe Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria has ended almost a year of legal wrangling by confirming that Meridiam and its partner, Munich Airport...