Qantas Group and Western Sydney International Airport have reached a landmark agreement that will see both Qantas and Jetstar operating domestic flights from the new airport when it opens in late 2026. The Qantas Group plans to operate up to 15 narrowbody aircraft, 10...
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Lithuanian airports introduce a new tool to prevent circumvention of EU sanctions at airports
Lithuanian airports are introducing a preclearance flight coordination procedure - a new tool to prevent circumvention of EU sanctions at airports. Following the launch of the advance flight preclearance and screening system at the initiative of Lithuanian airports in...
ACCC asks Sydney Airport to upgrade its slot allocation system
Sydney Airport is on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) radar to implement reforms on the slot allocation system. As pet the latest report by the ACCC, the current system is not working well and it gives incumbent airlines an unfair advantage....
Air India SATS Airport Service to develop Multi-Modal Cargo Hub at Noida International Airport
Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) has signed a concession agreement with Yamuna International Airport (YIAPL), to build a Multi-Modal Cargo Hub (MMCH) at Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh, India. YIAPL is a special purpose vehicle formed by Noida...
Pittsburgh International Airport to convert waste food into fertilizer
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has gone one step ahead in its sustainability initiative. The airport has partnered with local environmental firm Ecotone Renewables to add a new system that will transform uneaten food into fertilizer thus reducing waste. This...
Teesside becomes UK’s first airport to sign Green Aviation Fuel agreement with AFI-KLM
Teesside Airport has gone one step ahead in sustainability and become the UK’s first airport to partner with Air France-KLM for the Green Aviation Fuel Programme to boost the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The deal will focus on accelerating the production,...
New York airports records strong PAX numbers for April 2023
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced traffic numbers for April in three airports JFK International, Newark Liberty, and LaGuardia. The three airports saw a collective increase of 8% international passenger numbers as compared to March 2023....
Changi Airport returns to profit, records $1.3 billion total revenue
Changi Airport Group generated total revenue of $1.393 billion around double the $698 million in FY2021/22. The airport returned to profit in the FY2022-23 by focussing on driving operational transformation and keeping service levels high. Despite doubling total...
Brisbane Airport celebrates 50 years of Fiji connectivity
Brisbane Airport recently completed 50 years of direct flights between Brisbane and Fiji. “June 1st, 1973 was a special day for Queensland's state capital when it came to aviation. Specifically, on this date, the first scheduled flight from Fiji touched down at...
Sarajevo Airport to operate night flights
Sarajevo Airport recently became operational 24 hours per day for the first time. Since then, airlines have started to run late night and early morning services. One of the first airline to commence late night service was Air Serbia as it added three more weekly...
London Southend Airport announce new routes
Southend Airport will launch a new destination to Paris' Charles de Gaulle towards the end of October. EasyJet will operate the route four times a week. Flights will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays all year round. Paris is the fifth destination from...
Investigation underway after London City Airport website hack incident
The authorities have launched an investigation on the matter of London City Airport website hacking. On the morning of Sunday, May 28, London City Airport's website was briefly hacked for a few hours. The cyberattack disabled the web page and displayed an error...