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Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

Frankfurt International Airport serves Germany’s fifth largest city and is the main hub for the German airline, Lufthansa. The airport has four runways and two passenger terminals.

Frankfurt Airport is the busiest airport by passenger traffic in Germany and is also the busiest airport in Europe in terms of cargo traffic.

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Positive passenger recovery continues for most Fraport’s Group airports

13 December 2021 | By International Airport Review

Many Fraport’s Group airports worldwide have reported passenger traffic growth, but are expecting a slowdown for December 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fraport Group achieve significant revenue and net profit increases

10 November 2021 | By International Airport Review

The Fraport Group has attained a significant increase in revenue and net profit during both the first nine months (ended 30 September 2021) of the 2021 business year.

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Just one look: Biometrics and the passenger journey of tomorrow

14 October 2021 | By Alexander Laukenmann

Alexander Laukenmann, Senior Executive Vice President of the Aviation Unit at Fraport AG, speaks to International Airport Review about the Star Alliance Biometrics programme that is being adopted by Frankfurt Airport.

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Baggage handling: A market ever changing

24 August 2021 | By Leonardo Electronics

Leonardo has invested to offer its customers high performance technologies across its range of products and services.

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Frankfurt Airport opens new interactive Visitor Centre

2 August 2021 | By International Airport Review

Around 30 innovative exhibits offer an exciting glimpse behind the scenes at Frankfurt Airport and of aviation in general.

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Heathrow and UK aviation industry to support economic pivot post-Brexit

13 July 2021 | By International Airport Review

Post-Brexit, the value of trade being transported through Heathrow Airport could grow to over £204 billion, benefitting British businesses in every corner of the UK.

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Preparing aerodromes to manage disruption from drone incidents

14 April 2021 | By Sarah Vanessa Poralla, Veit Voges

Sarah Vanessa Poralla, Aerodrome Expert at the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and Dr.-Ing. Veit Voges, Senior Project Leader of Flight Ops Engineering at Zurich Airport, explore the threat posed by drones in the airport environment, and what can be done to prevent, mitigate and learn from them.

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Guidance on drone incidents near airports published by EASA

9 March 2021 | By International Airport Review

EASA's new guidance addresses unauthorised drone usage in the vicinity of airports, including by accident, with deliberate intent to disrupt, and criminal or terrorist motivation.

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New fire station now in operation at Frankfurt Airport

17 February 2021 | By International Airport Review

The new building complex features both a fire station and firefighting training centre, allowing the airport to protect its site even more effectively.

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European airports lose 1.72 billion passengers over the course of 2020

15 February 2021 | By International Airport Review

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to drastically impact the aviation industry, final Full Year 2020 results from ACI Europe highlight the extent of the current damage to European airports.

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Commercial aviation’s first SAF-fuelled cargo flight operated by DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo

30 November 2020 | By International Airport Review

By utilising Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo have operated commercial aviation's first carbon-neutral freight flight.

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Winter services in the face of coronavirus at Frankfurt Airport

25 November 2020 | By Daniel Lütscher - Fraport AG

Daniel Lütscher, Head of Fraport AG’s Infrastructure – Airport Facilities and Area Services Department, details how Frankfurt Airport has adapted its winter training due to new challenges.

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ACI Europe publishes latest European passenger traffic data showing continued impact of COVID-19

16 November 2020 | By International Airport Review

The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to severely impact the European airports network, with passenger traffic currently down by 81 per cent.

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Re-inventing airport non-aeronautical revenue generation in the post-COVID-19 era

22 October 2020 | By AOE Gmbh

On 5 November 2020, AOE's webinar will explore how airports can adopt digitalisation to re-invent Non-Aeronautical Revenue (NAR) generation post-COVID-19.

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How airports can unlock their digital potential

29 September 2020 | By FNT GmbH

Five case studies from airports in Europe, Asia and the U.S.: How airports are mastering digitisation with modern cable and IT infrastructure management.

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