Skyservice Business Aviation has opened a fixed-base operation (FBO) at Vancouver International Airport, with the facility, SkyService's 11th, to be accessible via the second floor customer lounge. "Vancouver is an essential hub for Canadian commerce and recreation...
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GASAT – Saudi Arabia records 82% rise in passenger traffic compared to 2021
Air Travel in Saudi Arabia showed a strong recovery in 2022 with about 88 million domestic and international passengers passing through airports in Saudi Arabia, according to the data released by General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). This recorded 82% rise in...
Liverpool Airport lauds return of Aer Lingus
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has announced that Aer Lingus is returning after a seven year absence, with flights to Dublin to start on April 27. The route will be operated by Emerald Airlines, Aer Lingus' regional carrier. There are to be 11 departures a week,...
Airport Authority of India to fill 80% ATC vacancies in next six months
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is set to recruit a large number of air traffic control officers (ATCOs) by filling almost 80% of vacant posts in the coming six months. Currently, there are over 500 positions left to be filled. In a recent report published by...
London Luton reports near-50% passenger traffic increase
London Luton Airport handled 1.2 million passengers in March 2023, a 49% increase on the same month in 2022. Almost 3.3 million passengers have used the airport in 2023 The month saw the launch of the Luton Airport Express, a non-stop train service launched by East...
ASUR reports March traffic increase
Cancun Airport operator ASUR reported a 6.7% passenger traffic increase in March 2023 compared to the same month a year before. ASUR, which runs airports in Mexico, the US and Colombia, said traffic increased year-on-year by 11.8% in Mexico and 9.3% in Puerto Rico,...
Atlanta retains top spot on world’s busiest airports ranking
Five of the world's ten busiest airports are in the US, according to data compiled by Airports Council International (ACI), which showed Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to be comfortably ahead of all rivals with almost 94 million passengers in 2022....
NASA and New York airports operator to team up on urban air mobility
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced an agreement with US government space agency NASA "to collaborate on initiatives to plan the next generation of flight within the complex airspace of the port district". The authority oversees five airports,...
Trade union warns of mass resignations by Heathrow security officers
London Heathrow Airport Ltd could be facing "a shock exodus of security officers", according to the Unite trade union. The union made the warning based on what it said was "a confidential survey" of its members working at the airport. A third of the 750 officers...
Dutch court rules in favour of airlines challenging Schiphol flight cuts
A Dutch court has upheld a legal challenge by airlines against a Dutch government attempt to cut the number of flights to and from Schiphol Airport. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which joined carriers such as KLM in taking on the government over...
Air New Zealand increases entry wage for airport workers to attract talent
Air New Zealand has increased its entry wage for airport workers to NZ$30 per hour as it looks to attract around 400 people to join its Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch airport teams. This is a part of the airline’s plan to ramp up its operations to meet the...
Dublin Airport expecting half a million Easter passengers
The Dublin Airport Authority said it expected "just under half a million passengers" to come and go during the April 7-10 Easter weekend. The traffic will make it the busiest weekend of the year so far, topping the St. Patrick's Day break in March. The airport,...