Kate Sherry, formerly director of route development at Ryanair, will oversee the Edinburgh Airport’s recovery from the impact of the current pandemic, taking over the role of managing airline relationships. Joining the airport’s Executive Team, Sherry will report to...
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Atkins appointed to provide advisory services for Manchester Airport Group
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed to Manchester Airports Group’s (MAG) Engineering, Project Management and Design Services framework (EPMDS), to provide airport advisory services. MAG comprises three airports – Manchester, East Midlands and...
£200 million hit to Heathrow area economy – local government report
Urgent support for aviation communities needed after stark report forecasts almost £200m lost and a third of jobs at risk in Hounslow Hounslow Council, the local government district where Heathrow Airport is situated, is calling for targeted support for aviation...
Air bp renews contract with Cannes Mandelieu Airport
Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, has renewed its contract with Cannes Mandelieu Airport in France, following six years of collaboration. It will continue to be the sole supplier of Jet A-1 and Avgas at the airport .Cannes...
Heathrow and BA in £500 million dispute
Heathrow and British Airways have reached disagreement over a proposal to charge airlines £500m for the airport’s failed expansion plans. A consultation recommends allowing the airport the bill airlines for costs related to the third runway incurred until February...
US gives $1.2 billion in infrastructure grants to airports
US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced today that the US government will award more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the FAA to 405 airports in 50 states and the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands,...
Sniffer dogs to check air passengers in Finland for COVID 19
Dogs are now being trained to detect whether passengers at Helsinki airport have been infected with COVID 19, according to the Finnish Broadcasting Company. According to the news service, Evidensia, a Finnish network of veterinary clinics and hospitals, will pay the...
EME AERO has obtained EASA 145 certification as maintenance shop
EME Aero, Engine Maintenance Europe service center, a 50/50 joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and MTU Aero Engines, has completed the aviation authority certification process and obtained EASA 145 certification as a maintenance organization on December 12, 2019....
Aviatic MRO set to open Europe’s largest aircraft maintenance facility
Aviatic MRO will begin work early in 2020 to transform the 23,000 square meter Šiauliai International Airport, in Lithuania and bring 1,000 high-skilled aviation technician jobs to the region. The company will provide maintenance services for the Airbus A320, Boeing...