Articles Tagged ‘AirBaltic’
Airbus and Boeing delivery review – July 2018; Airbus adds A220 series to delivery books as its productivity improves 64%; Boeing down 33%
Airbus and Boeing in July handed over 116 aircraft between them. However, Airbus was responsible for 66% of handovers, with Boeing’s delivery rate at its lowest for a monthly period since January 2012, with the slowdown being a result of engine providers struggling to hit record output targets.
Asia takes its fourth Arch of Triumph win
The summer keeps moving on and so does the number of water arches that we receive, with another 17 sent in this week. Another seven days like that and we will pass the 200-mark of FTWAs three weeks sooner than last year.
Tampere Aviation Forum – a discussion on the challenges and development of regional airports due to intensifying competition
Last week, anna.aero’s Assistant Editor Jonathan Ford travelled to Finland for the Tampere Aviation Forum, an event hosted by Business Tampere. Take a closer look at the day’s events which included presentations from a number of parties discussing the challenges for regional airports as competition continues to grow.
airBaltic connects to its third Croatian city
airBaltic launches flights between Riga and Split – adds to existing Dubrovnik and Rijeka services.
airBaltic selects Sochi/Adler as its newest Russian gateway
airBaltic initiates a twice-weekly service from Riga to Sochi/Adler.
airBaltic kick-starts Kazakhstan connection
airBaltic inaugurates a three times weekly link between Riga and Almaty.
airBaltic rockets from Riga into Kaliningrad
airBaltic begins a six times weekly service on the short 307-kilometre hop.
Bratislava Airport beats opposition to win Part I of Arch of Triumph public vote; now it’s S18 launches – Part II
Over 1,100 votes were cast to determine who the aviation world thinks crafted the best Arch of Triumph to mark the start of S18 ‒ with Bratislava Airport’s firefighters emerging as the victors. Europe’s fire stations still reign supreme, as the Slovakian airport becomes the region’s 16th straight winner in the public votes where the […]
Vote for the best Cake of the Week – 34 yummy treats from S18 Part II
With over 2,500 votes cast, it was far from being a close-run thing, as a well-promoted Bratislava Airport campaign saw off all challengers to win Part I of anna.aero’s legendary Cake of the Week public vote. It’s your chance to vote for your favourite baked treat – including this offering from Riga ‒ here in […]
airBaltic takes flight on new services from Riga and Tallinn
airBaltic links Riga to Gdansk, Lisbon and Malaga, while Tallinn is connected to London Gatwick.
World’s airports show off Stockholm Skytrax awards
In this week’s Network Planning Community News it’s airport award season with the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Stockholm being held last week. There is also news from Budapest, Geneva, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Melbourne and Nuremberg airports.
Tbilisi Airport on track to hit three million passengers in 2017, a 42% increase on last year’s total; destination of CONNECT 2018
Handling 2.25 million passengers in 2016, Tbilisi Airport is on a roll this year, with traffic expected to reach the three million barrier. anna.aero’s Assistant Editor Jonathan Ford went to Georgia to discover more about the airport’s past, plus its plans for the future, including being the destination for CONNECT 2018.