EANS-News: Air Berlin Achieves an EBIT of EUR 118.0 m in the Third Quarter and a net Proft of EUR 95.2 m - Forecast for Financial Year 2009 is Confirmed9-Month Report / Q3-Figures 2009 LONDON, November 18 - In the third quarter of 2009, the consolidated total revenue of Air Fraport Traffic Figures - October 2009: Airfreight Grows for the First Time in Over a Year - Passenger Traffic Continues to Develop PositivelyFRANKFURT, November 11 - Frankfurt Airport's traffic figures continued on the recovery CSafe Adopts the New IATA Regulation for Healthcare CargoThe AcuTemp RKN is the first air cargo container to incorporate the new IATA approved label for time and temperature-sensitive healthcare products. UAE Striving for Air Traffic Control Investment, Safety and Sustainability at Gathering of Region’s ATC LeadersABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Air traffic control and aviation growth, capacity, plans and challenges will be explored and debated by regional and international ATC leaders at the ATC Global Middle East Conference, taking place in Abu Dhabi this December. Fraport Interim Report - First Nine Months 2009: Fraport Continues Preparations for Traffic GrowthFRANKFURT - - Schulte: Traffic Bottoms Out, Declines Easing Noticeably Fraport AG’s executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte presented an optimistic look into the future for the airport company at today’s financial press conference for the first three quarters of 2009. “The global economic and financial crisis noticeably influenced Fraport’s financial figures in the first nine months of the year. However, from month to month the decline in traffic is dwindling, confirming our 2009 full-year forecast which was already positively revised in September. Air traffic has bottomed out and is clearly starting to claw up its way from recent lows,” Schulte stated optimistically. Air Charter International Predicts Increase in Asia Pacific Aviation RequirementsDUBAI - According to the Boeing’s Vice President - Marketing, Randy Tinseth, “Twenty years from now more than 40 percent of the world’s airline traffic will begin, end or take place within the Asia Pacific region,” “That’s a big leap for a region that was not even mentioned in our earliest Boeing market forecasts back in the 1950s.” Fraport Consortium Signs Airport Concession Agreement in St. PetersburgST. PETERSBURG - Fraport AG’s executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte today signed the public-private-partnership agreement (PPP agreement) for developing, reconstructing and operating St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, the fourth largest airport in Russia. “Fraport and its partners in the Northern Capital Gateway consortium can be proud of winning the concession bid and to be soon taking over operation of Pulkovo Airport in April 2010,” declared Schulte at the contract signing. “With Fraport, the City of St. Petersburg has found a partner that is fully dedicated to the project. We intend to make the development of Pulkovo a model project for the Russian aviation industry and for us as an airport manager.” Renowned Airport Security Experts Gather to Discuss Their Strategies for 2010 and Beyond at the 2nd Annual Airport Security Summit 2010, DubaiDUBAI, UAE - The Airport Security Summit Middle East 2010, which will be held from 7- 10 February at the Grand Millennium Hotel, Dubai, will play host to renowned and insightful airport security experts from organisations including the General Civil Aviation Authority - UAE, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, General Authority of Civil Aviation- Saudi Arabia, Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO), Etihad Airways, Aviation Canada, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), Sharjah Ministry of Health and Gulf Air. Supplying Frankfurt Airport with Renewable EnergiesFRANKFURT - - RWE Innogy/Daldrup & Sohne and Fraport Jointly Explore Waldorf Geothermal Field Aerospace Industry Exhibition Tokyo 2009 Set for Nov. 4-6 at Tokyo Big SightTOKYO - -Show to Promote and Develop Aerospace Industry- Tokyo Big Sight Inc. organizes “Aerospace Industry Exhibition Tokyo 2009″ (ASET 2009) with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as a co-organizer from November 4 (Wed.) to 6 (Fri.) at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto-ku, Tokyo. Fraport Traffic Figures - September 2009: September Results Confirm Forecast for 2009FRANKFURT - Fraport AG served 4.6 million passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home-base hub in September 2009, down 4.7 percent year-on-year. “The September passenger figures confirm our 2009 full-year forecast of only a five to six percent drop in passenger traffic at Frankfurt,” explained Fraport executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte. In particular, intercontinental traffic has developed over proportionately well again and is increasingly influencing the positive development of traffic figures. ARCADIS Selected for $3 Billion Worldwide U.S. Air Force Environmental Restoration InitiativeAMSTERDAM - ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company, today announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Air Force as one of the prime contractors for the $3 billion Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction 2009 (WERC09) program. Under this program ARCADIS is allowed to compete for task orders with a select number of competitors. Seawings Announces Winter PricingDUBAI, UAE - Seawings LLC, the only seaplane tour operator in the Middle East, is pleased to announce their new pricing for the Winter Season 2009/10. Effective 1 October 2009, Seawings will be offering newly revised packages ideal for tourists and residents to enjoy over the winter season. Cotecna Thailand Laboratory Certified by GAFTA for Grain and Feeding Stuffs AnalysisGENEVA, Switzerland - Cotecna Inspection (Thailand) Co. Ltd, Bangkok, is now accredited by GAFTA (Grain and Feed Trade Association) to issue analysis certificates for grain and feeding stuffs at loading and discharging ports. OAG Delivers Customised Air Freight Rates (AFRA) Application to Martinair CargoLONDON - - Major Improvements for Internal Rates Management and Customer Communications Global Airline Capacity Shows Marginal Growth After a Year of Decline, Reports OAG, as August Figures are ReleasedLONDON - - Growth of 0.2% Compared to August 2008 LONDON, August 18 /PRNewswire/ – National Air Cargo Teams Up With Admiral Jeremiah Denton Foundation to Send School Supplies to IraqORCHARD PARK, New York - - National Air Cargo set to deliver more than 2,200 pounds of school supplies to Iraqi children in Diyala Province Fraport Traffic Figures - July 2009: Positive Trend for Passenger and Airfreight TrafficFRANKFURT - - Only About 3 Percent Fewer Passengers Year-on-year - Airfreight Decline Drops Below 10-Percent Mark Air Charter International is Ready for Expected Rise in World Air Cargo TrafficDUBAI, UAE - According to the Boeing Company’s World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), “rising jet fuel prices and distress in the financial sector dampened world air cargo growth in 2007 and 2008. However, over the next 20 years, world air cargo traffic will triple compared to current levels.” Fraport Interim Report - First Half 2009: Revenue Slightly Down - Group Profit PositiveFRANKFURT - - Crisis Effect on Traffic Figures Eases The economic and financial crisis also left its mark on Fraport AG in the first six months of the current year. Group-wide passenger traffic in the first half of 2009 dropped 5.8 percent year-on-year, while the Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base registered 8 percent fewer passengers. Adjusted for consolidation effects, Group revenue slipped 2.2 percent year-on-year to EUR941.2 million; EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) fell 10.5 percent compared to the same period last year to EUR255.4 million. Group profit continued to be positive, too, reaching EUR70.1 million. However, this was 31.1 percent less than in the January-to-June 2008 period, before the global regression set in. BBA Aviation - CEO Interviewed on Interim Results 2009LONDON - BBA Aviation, the leading provider of flight support and aftermarket services and systems to the aviation industry, said while revenues in the first half were down 13 per cent, operating profits only fell 2 per cent on a like-for-like basis, to GBP50.6m, thanks to the “difficult” measures it had taken to mitigate against the downturn. Low Demand for Energy Result in a Change in Aviation NeedsDUBAI, UAE - - Air Charter International Expects a Shift in Aviation Requirements for the Oil and Gas Industry Indian Air Cargo Market to Fly High with Market Liberalization, Finds Frost & SullivanMUMBAI, India - Indian Air cargo has remained at negligible levels, in comparison to the global standard, due to various factors such as cost, type of cargo and infrastructure. This is set to change in the next three to four years with the Indian economy on a solid growth trajectory and the liberalization of the aviation sector. India is also set to emerge as a cargo hub, due to geographic location between SE Asia and EU nations. BA Talks Latest: Adjourned Until Wednesday MorningLONDON - Unite and the GMB, the lead unions in British Airways, have this evening (Tuesday) issued the following statement concerning ongoing talks with the airline in relation to its financial situation: Fraport Consortium Preferred Bidder in St. Petersburg Airport Concession ProjectFRANKFURT, Germany - - Pulkovo Airport: Gateway to Russia’s Second Largest Metropolis and a Popular Tourist Destination Richard Smallwood Named Executive VP, Customer Business at Airborne SystemsPENNSAUKEN, New Jersey - Airborne Systems Group, a company specializing in aerial delivery, rescue and survival equipment, and engineering services, announced that Richard J. Smallwood has been named Executive Vice President of Customer Business for the company. He will operate at Group level as a member of the Senior Management Team and will be responsible for all sales and marketing activity worldwide. His primary focus will be to continue the growth of the company by leveraging the products and overall capabilities while continuing to improve the company’s customer focus. Fraport Annual General Meeting: Fraport Shareholders to Receive Dividend of 1.15 Euros Again - Record EBITDA Despite Revenue DeclineFRANKFURT am MAIN, Germany - Cautious Outlook for 2009 - Sustainable Recovery Trend Expected in 2010 Global Airline Capacity for May Holds Steady, Reports OAGLONDON - Year on Year Decline has not Accelerated; 5% Fewer Flights and 2.7% Fewer Seats LONDON, May 20 /PRNewswire/ – Fraport Achieves First Quarter Profit Despite CrisisFRANKFURT, Germany - Retail Revenue Exceeds EUR3 per Passenger - Forecast for 2009 is Cautious Fraport Traffic Figures - April 2009: Passenger Figures Recover Slightly at Frankfurt AirportFRANKFURT, Germany - FRA Achieves Monthly Punctuality Record Again Although the global economic crisis continues to have a firm grip on international air transportation, passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) picked up temporarily in April 2009 because of Easter holiday travel and registered a drop of only 4.7 percent year-on-year - the smallest monthly rate of decline so far in 2009. FRA served 4.26 million passengers in the reporting month. In contrast, Fraport AG registered passenger declines at FRA of 10.4 percent and 13.3 percent respectively in January and February, and still a 9.2 percent drip in March 2009. New CEO and New Chairman of the Supervisory Board Appointed at Eurofighter GmbHHALLBERGMOOS, Germany - Cross reference: Picture is Distributed via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be Downloaded Free of Charge at: www.presseportal.de/pm/55057/eurofighter_gmbh?keygroup=bild - Dubai Customs Celebrates World IP DayDUBAI, UAE - Ahmed Butti: Dubai Enjoys Reliance of Major Worldwide Manufacturers and Brand Owners Challenge to Ban on Direct Flights to Northern Cyprus Will be Heard in High CourtLONDON - There is an ongoing ban on direct flights between UK airports and Northern Cyprus. The ban, which has lasted 35 years, has caused considerable inconvenience to those travelling between the two countries on family, business, or holiday visits. Fraport Traffic Figures - March 2009FRANKFURT, Germany - Aircraft Movements Improve Slightly - FRA’s Flight Punctuality Hits Record 86.8 Percent Air Cargo World Presents an Exclusive Webcast on April 14: Insight and Analysis on the New Government Mandate for 100% Screening of air Cargo by 2010WASHINGTON DC - How is the air cargo industry preparing itself to implement the U.S. Government’s mandate for screening 100 percent of all international inbound cargo aboard passenger aircraft by August 2010? That’s the number one question for the air freight industry as it faces the challenge of meeting the 2007 Homeland Security law. Aviation and security experts will address this critical issue during a free webinar to be released tomorrow, April 14, by Air Cargo World. The webcast will be available afterward, on demand, at www.aircargoworld.com/screening. |
