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In Record Year 2017 The Most Operated Destination from Václav Havel Airport Prague was London

TAG Farnborough Airport launches Flying Scholarship 2018

TAG Farnborough Airport has today launched the TAG Flying Scholarship 2018. Each year, under the auspices of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots’ scholarship programme, TAG Farnborough Airport grants one young person a scholarship with the aim of supporting individuals who migh...

easyJet Wins the Title of Quietest Airline at Václav Havel Airport Prague

The British air carrier, easyJet, has won this year’s QUIETEST AIRLINE contest organised by Prague Airport in co-operation with the Prague 6 Municipality. The trophy, in the form of glass swallows, was presented to the winner by Václav Řehoř, Chairman of the Prague Airport Board of Dire...

Václav Havel Airport Prague Reached Historic Milestone when handled 15 Million Passengers

Close after midnight today, Prague Airport reached the 15 million serviced passengers milestone which is the greatest number in 80-year-long history. The largest airport in the Czech Republic has thus beat the year-old record from December 2016 when announced the 13 millionth serviced passenger. In terms of operations, all year has been a record year at Prague Airport. “We are prou...

23% growth in departures signals successful 2017 for London Biggin Hill Airport

The WingX Advance Q4 report revealed London Biggin Hill Airport as one of the fastest-growing business aviation airports in Europe, with a 23% year-on-year increase in departures for November, resulting in a remarkable 16% hike for 2017. The report indicates that the average year-to-date growth for business aviation in Europe was 4.2%, making the airport’s 16% climb a notable achievement....

airBaltic Launches New Flights from London to Tallinn

The Latvian airline airBaltic will launch a new direct service from London Gatwick Airport to Tallinn on March 27, 2018. The two weekly flights will offer convenient connections between the two cities. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “By improving air travel service between the Baltic capitals and European cities, airBaltic is reinforcing its position as the leading ai...

Zhukovsky International Airport can become a "bridge" between China and Russia

Zhukovsky International Airport and Pegas Fly airline announce the launch of a large-scale program to support Chinese tourism in the Russian Federation and the launch of a flight on the route Jinan (PRC) - Zhukovsky. The first flight of the new direction arrived at the airport on December 11 at 14:27 Moscow time, bringing on board 289 passengers who are planning to spend their vacation in the Russ...

Dassault Aviation bolsters partnership with Daher with construction of new logistics platform near Paris-CDG airport

A longstanding industrial and supply-chain partner to Dassault Aviation, Daher is expanding its third-party logistics (3PL) services to the aircraft manufacturer for spare parts for civil aviation aircraft. The contract between Dassault Aviation and Daher provides for the construction of a Daher logistics platform with HQE environmental certification in the Aerolians Paris business park. This c...

Servicing at Bombardier's second London Biggin Hill hangar takes off

Servicing at Bombardier Business Aircraft’s new hangar at London Biggin Hill Airport officially begins on a Global 6000. The new hangar and the addition of more than 70 technicians has doubled Bombardier’s capacity at its well-established Biggin Hill service centre, providing customers in the region with extended maintenance support. The move is expected to see the total number...

Ryanair Applies For Slots To Base 9 Aircraft At Berlin Tegel From Summer 2018

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, confirmed that it has applied for slots to base 9 aircraft at Berlin Tegel in addition to the 9 Ryanair aircraft based at Berlin Schonefeld. Ryanair believes that the validity of Easyjet’s so-called “slot purchase” is questionable and looks forward to confirmation from the relevant authorities that Berlin will be open to competition for the...

airberlin insolvency becomes apparent: Passenger numbers at Tegel fall significantly

With a decrease of 11.9 % compared to October 2016, passenger numbers at Berlin Tegel have fallen significantly. Despite slight growth at Schönefeld (+ 3.3 %), the total number of passengers at both Berlin airports has fallen by 6.2 % compared to the same month of the previous year. As a result, the airberlin crisis has had a visible impact on the Berlin airports during the last operational m...

Wizz Air Announces Further Expansion In Ukraine

Wizz Air announces its re-start of operations from Kharkiv, which will become the carrier’s third Ukrainian airport, along with 5 new routes to be launched in 2018 from the regional airports of Lviv and Kharkiv. As a result of the increased demand of WIZZ services by the Ukrainian passengers, the airline is delighted to offer a greater choice of flights for the Ukrainian travelers and the...

Primera Air Announces Three New Destinations from London Stansted

Following the recent announcement of direct flights to New York, Boston and Toronto from London Stansted Airport, Primera Air is adding three more leisure destinations – Mallorca, Alicante and Malaga to its offering. Primera Air is an established and well-known leisure carrier in Scandinavia, and now the low-cost airline is bringing company’s core product to the UK. Flights to Mallo...

Dubai to host Airport Show in May 2018

The18th edition of Airport Show will be held in Dubai from May 7-9, 2018. The event will feature two new co-located events, Air Traffic Control Forum, Airport Security Middle East, in addition to CAPA-Centre of Aviation Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) and Women in Aviation. “The Middle East aviation industry is witnessing an exciting time with the region recording the second highes...

London Airports Set to Profit from Boom in Private Jet Travel

Several airports in the London area are looking to cash in as more travellers opt to fly privately. Figures released in a recent report show that there were almost 80,000 private jet departures from the UK in August and many of these flew out of London airports. The private jet charter industry has adopted innovative technology and along with a new business model is reaping the rewards of its r...

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