Swissport securing additional liquidity and agreement in principle
A group of senior secured creditors has committed to provide 300 million euros of interim liquidity to support operations through the completion of the restructuring.…
UK working on Covid tests at airports to ease quarantine
U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government is working on introducing tests for Covid-19 at ports and airports, a move that would ease the…
Swissport renews Qatar Airways Cargo contract
Swissport and Qatar Airways Cargo have renewed a contract covering airport ground services and air cargo handling at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport and signed new 5-year…
Cargo transportation down at Frankfurt and at the Group’s Airports Worldwide
In July 2020, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served a total of 1,318,502 passengers, representing an 80.9 percent decline year-on-year. During the January-to-July period, accumulated passenger traffic…
Freight shipments remained strong at ONT in July
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact operations at Ontario International Airport (ONT) in July as passenger volume decreased by more than 60% while air freight…
Heathrow Airport says UK quarantine is strangling economy
London’s Heathrow blamed the U.K. government for July traffic figures that show scant evidence of a recovery in demand at what’s normally Europe’s busiest travel…
Flights from Ontario to Chicago and Houston suspended early in pandemic restart in August
Ontario International Airport (ONT) passengers will be able to fly nonstop to Chicago and Houston in August, marking the fourth straight month of flight increases…
Woolpert hired to research and develop airfield design guidelines for large UAS
Woolpert has been contracted to research and develop airfield design guidelines for large unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). The…
AAAE applauds inclusion of $10 billion for airports in Senate Republican coronavirus relief proposal
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) President and CEO Todd Hauptli issued the following statement regarding the release this afternoon of the Health, Economic Assistance,…
US Transportation Secretary Chao announces over $273 million in grants to 184 airports in 41 states, 6 territories
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $273 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants…
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