by Dino D'Amore | Apr 14, 2021 | Airports, Zone: Europe
KfW IPEX-Bank is contributing a further €75 million to the financing of the expansion and modernisation of Helsinki Airport. Originally built in 1952 for the Summer Olympic Games hosted by the Finnish capital, the airport has been undergoing extensive work since 2014...
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 14, 2021 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
APOC Aviation is collaborating with Bonus Tech, part of the Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance network, to disassemble its third engine in recent months. The CFM56-7B engine components will be integrated into APOC’s stock in April, ensuring the...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 17, 2021 | Airports, Zone: Europe
Data released by the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows that passenger numbers travelling through UK airports last summer [2020] plunged to their lowest level since 1975, laying bare the devastating impact of the pandemic. 14.1m passengers travelled through UK airports...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 10, 2021 | Cargo, Zone: Americas
Amazon Air has taken a $132m stake in Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) by exercising the warrants it has held since 2016 and 2018 to acquire 13.5m shares in the cargo airline, paying $9.73 per share, ATSG disclosed in an SEC filing. Amazon also purchased 865,548...
by Dino D'Amore | Feb 17, 2021 | Airports, Zone: Europe
Following a previously secured agreement with Scandinavian Airlines in late July 2020, Aviator Airport Alliance successfully launched the start-up of ground handling operations for the airline across multiple airports in Norway. Over the next five-year period,...
