Aena

Airport Technology | March 19, 2019

Swiss airport operator Flughafen Zurich and Spain-based Aena have separately won auctions to operate a number of airports in Brazil.The companies were competing with rivals, including Vinci and Fraport.Flughafen Zurich won the auction for a block of airports in the south-eastern region of Brazil in a deal valued at R$437m ($114.73m).The 30-year concession agreement will see Flughafen Zürich manage the operation of the airports of Vitória and Macaé starting from the second half...

Airport Technology | March 08, 2019

Aena has announced plans to invest approximately $282.57m (€250m) in establishing solar power plants to reduce electricity bills and carbon emissions.The renewable energy plan, which was recently approved by the board of directors, will see the Spanish airport operator install solar panels in half of its airports by 2026.Aena will install solar panels in 20 of the 46 Spanish airports to enable the company to cut its carbon emissions by 40% (167,000 tonnes) by 2025.The company will also be a...

Simple Flying | January 17, 2020

Canadian operator WestJet is planning a new transatlantic service. The Boeing 737 operated flight would be used to connect Canada’s Halifax to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The seasonal flight is set to operate over the 2020 summer period. WestJet is launching its third route from Halifax to the United Kingdom this summer. Accompanying its existing routes to London and Glasgow, the new connection will be operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft. Launching in June, the route will remain in ope...

ch-aviation | January 16, 2020

Qatar Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Deutsche Bahn (DB) the German railway operator, offering its passengers connections to and from eight key destinations in Germany, according to a press release issued by the airline. The Oneworld carrier currently operates 35 weekly flights between Doha Hamad Int'l and the German cities of Frankfurt Int'l (2x daily), Munich (2x daily), and Berlin Tegel (1x daily). Under the DB deal, Qatar Airways passengers will be able to connect ...