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Former Berlin Tegel airport to become vaccination center

Berlin Tegel Airport will be revived as a modern vaccination center. ...

Berlin Brandenburg Airport Terminal 5 to close for one year

In March 2021, newly opened Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) plans to close its Terminal 5 due to low passenger numbers....

Qatar identifies parents of abandoned child at Doha airport

Following weeks of investigation, the parents of a newborn child who was found abandoned at the international Doha airpo...

Shanghai PVG airport stops 500 flights, tests 17,000 workers

500 flights were canceled at Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China, and 17,000 employees tested to put the local...

Ethiopian Tigrayan forces destroy commercial airport

The commercial airport serving Axum was reportedly destroyed in the heat of the conflict in the Tigray Region near the E...

Trouble in Heathrow: workers to strike over pay-cuts

Heathrow airport workers, represented by Unite the Union, plan four days of strikes over reduced pay....

Air France closes the circle at Berlin Tegel Airport [Video]

Berlin Tegel airport was officially closed to commercial flights. 60 years after being the first to land, Air France was...

Berlin Brandenburg Airport operations week 1: hiccups & settlers

Following a decade of road bumps and hiccups, Berlin Brandenburg Airport counts its first week of operations. But has BE...

VIP terminal in Dubai records high jump in business jet traffic

While commercial aviation worldwide experiences a severe downturn in demand for air travel, the data of private aviation...

Good-boy: COVID-19 sniffing dogs offer hope for airports

A pilot project in Helsinki, Finland, has proof that sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus as accurately as PCR tests. Thi...

Beijing Daxing Airport offers in-airport food delivery service

As of 2020, China’s online food delivery market generates the equivalent of 45 billion USD yearly — nearly double that o...

Will COVID-19 kill or save Berlin Brandenburg Airport opening?

As the pandemic rages on, the German capital begins long-awaited Brandenburg Airport opening. On the one hand, it sounds...

Qatar apologizes for the invasive examination incident

Qatar apologizes for invasive examination incident

The State of Qatar issued an apology for forced genital examinations on female passengers traveling from Doha to Sydney...

Aviator to become Finnair’s largest handling provider for HEL

Having successfully partnered with Finnair in previous seasons to provide services at Helsinki airport, Aviator Airport...

After baby found, Doha airport forced invasive exam on women

Thirteen Australian women traveling on Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Sydney were forced to undergo a genital exam. T...

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Australian police investigates 10x overpriced airport land deal

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) launched a financial crime investigation on Western Sydney International Airport (SW...

Ryanair cuts three bases for winter, warns to cut more

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair released its revised winter schedule. The airline plans to close three bases for the wint...

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Australian storage facility runs out of space for grounded jets

Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS) said they will face the lack of space for further grounded aircraft in the near fut...

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India launches $800 million airport expansion project in Maldives

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) started working on the Hanimaadhoo International Airport expansion project, which...

Views from the interior architecture of Istanbul new airport

Turkey’s Istanbul Airport becomes “Chinese friendly”

Turkey’s Istanbul Airport launched a “Chinese Friendly Airport” project with the aim to provide a pers...

The Future of Air Travel Is Going High Tech Due to Corona-virus

Coronavirus has changed our lives overnight. There are hundreds of businesses around the world that have either entirely...

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Wizz Air announces 10th base of 2020 in Catania, Italy

Wizz Air is continuing its aggressive expansion throughout Europe, as it announced that it will establish its 10th base...

Boeing 737 NG overflying an airport flight time board

Airlines and airports shake hands to extend slot waiver

In order to speed up the decision process by the European Commission (EC), airlines and airports of the continent agreed...

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Aer Lingus withdrawal from Shannon Airport could spell trouble

With reports surfacing that Aer Lingus might pull its transatlantic services from Shannon Airport, the news might be ver...

ACI expects structural changes, predicts traffic return in 2040s

Airports Council International (ACI) estimates that it may take up to two decades to return to their previous projected...

Shenzhen Airport implements intelligent human search service

The smart airport has been a common goal of all the airports all around the world in recent years. One ID, automated bor...

Live French air-to-air missile prompts Florida airport evacuation

Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL) in Florida was evacuated after a live Matra S-530 medium-range air-to-air mi...

Despite damages, Beirut airport continues operating normally

Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport’s (BEY) operations were not interrupted by the massive ammonium nitrate...

Fuel truck rams into Aeroflot Airbus A320 at Moscow airport

A fuel truck collided with an Aeroflot Airbus A320 parked on the apron of Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO), Russia. The...

Long-awaited BER opening set, massive events planned

The scheme of the century and the greatest airport drama of our times is possibly about to end: the grand opening of Ber...

Major fire destroys Liege airport building

On the night of July 22, 2020, a large fire broke out in one of the buildings siding the main terminal of Liege-Bierset...

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Former Berlin Tegel airport to become vaccination center

Berlin Brandenburg Airport Terminal 5 to close for one year

Qatar identifies parents of abandoned child at Doha airport

Sales reps tips for people starting a new job in a pandemic [Video]

Emirates pilot Massimo: no prospects for seasoned pilots post-crisis?

New Chair takes the reins at UK CAA at height of pandemic

Flight attendant’s story: lost job while stuck in exotic island

UK Aviation Minister: “I want nothing more than to see planes back in the sky”