UK aviation industry responds to Chancellor’s Budget 2021
The UK's aviation industry has expressed its displeasure with the UK Chancellor's Budget 2021, which mostly avoided mentioning any support specifically for aviation.
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Quito’s Mariscal Sucre Airport debuts remodelled public areas
The remodelled areas evoke a greater sense of identity and belonging to the city of Quito, whilst also providing greater comfort to the airport's passengers.
UK’s Global Travel Taskforce meets to plan for the restart of international travel
The taskforce will develop a plan for a new risk-based framework to facilitate international travel no sooner than 17 May 2021, in line with the UK government's plans to ease the national restrictions that are currently in place across England.
ACI Europe expresses concern over future of regional air connectivity
More than 836 million passengers were lost by regional European airports in 2020, prompting ACI Europe to call for a more supportive EU policy framework.
£3.5 million airfield radar system implemented at Teesside Airport
The first of its kind in the UK, the new airfield radar system will monitor Teesside Airport’s 215 cubic miles of airspace and be future-proofed for decades to come.
Global passenger demand takes another hit in January 2021
Global passenger demand in January 2021 fell compared to both pre-COVID-19 levels in January 2019 and also December 2020.
Global air cargo markets reach pre-pandemic levels in January 2021
Following notable increases in air cargo demand towards the end of 2020 after poor performance throughout the year, the industry was able to reach pre-COVID-19 levels in January 2021.
Cork Airport to undertake runway reconstruction project in 2021
With passenger numbers so low, Cork Airport has deemed it to make the most business sense to undertake the runway reconstruction project at a time where it will cause the least amount of disruption.
AAA supports new report outlining the need to ease Australian COVID-19 travel restrictions
In the face of a widespread vaccine rollout, the report stresses the need to ease COVID-19 travel and border restrictions across Australia and support businesses that rely on international travel.
Airport slots allocation waiver extended by UK government
By extending the airport slots allocation waiver, the UK government has acted on calls for relief from the aviation sector and ensured that airlines will avoid operating high-cost carbon-inefficient ‘ghost flights’.
Munich Airport working to achieve 2030 climate neutrality target
More than 280 individual measures under Munich Airport's carbon-neutral by 2030 target have already been implemented successfully.
European travel and tourism organisations call for plans for a summer 2021 restart
The European Tourism Manifesto Alliance has outlined key recommendations for European Union states to ensure that the industry can benefit from a relaunch in summer 2021.
Pre-departure rapid testing trial begins at Edinburgh Airport
The week-long trial at Edinburgh Airport will see the feasibility of pre-departure testing in an airport environment being researched in preparation for the Scottish aviation industry's recovery.
Gatwick Airport’s CEO remains optimistic for recovery
Following an unprecedented year of impacted revenue streams and collapses in passenger demand, Stewart Wingate, CEO of Gatwick Airport, has said that he is optimistic for the airport's recovery.
Sunshine Coast Airport awarded ACI Airport Health Accreditation
As a result of the wide range of measures and COVID-safe practices that the airport implemented to protect its staff and passengers, Sunshine Coast Airport has received the ACI Airport Health Accreditation.