Airports in Portugal can now use electronic e-gates at the border to help make entry into the country quicker and smoother. Lisbon, Faro, Porto and Funchal (Madeira Island) airport all have RAPIDforALL e-gate facilities available, so British passengers using them do not need to queue in conventional passport control lanes, although they will still be […]
Gatwick Airport has announced it expects to create up to 800 specialist construction jobs from the mid-2020s should the plans to bring its Northern Runway into routine use go ahead. These jobs are part of the overall benefit of 18,400 additional local jobs that could be generated by 2038. Further training, education and procurement opportunities […]
Gatwick is proposing to set a cap (known as an ‘envelope’) on aircraft noise if its Northern Runway is brought into routine use – with the noise limit tightened further as flight numbers grow – to act as an incentive for airlines to increase the number of quieter aircraft they use at the airport. […]
Gatwick announced yesterday that a public consultation will start on the 9th September 2021 on plans to bring its existing Northern Runway into routine use alongside its Main Runway. The scheme will help secure the airports long-term growth, generating approximately 18,400 additional jobs by 2038 and an additional expected £1.5bn GVA to the region. While […]
VINCI Airports announces the deployment of a new customised solution to continue to guarantee the optimal quality of its airport pavements. This system, named APMS – Airport Pavement Management System – centralizes data on pavement condition monitoring and enables the optimal planning of maintenance work required for airport pavements: runways, taxiways and aircraft parking areas. […]
Pedro Siza Vieira, State Minister of Economy and Digital Transition of Portugal, Pedro Nuno Santos, Minister for Infrastructure and Housing of Portugal, Nicolas Notebaert, CEO of VINCI Concessions and President of VINCI Airports, concessionaire of ANA, and Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet, celebrated today the opening of easyJet’s new base and the launch of Faro […]
VINCI Airports, the Syndicat Mixte de l’Aéroport Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne (SMACFA) and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region are pleased to announce that Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport is now supplied with sustainable air biofuels (SAF). This step, initially expressed by Michelin Air Services, demonstrates the desire of VINCI Airports, SMACFA and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region to promote low-carbon air mobility, with […]
A new long-term partnership has been formed by VINCI Airports and Global Infrastructure Partners which will support Gatwick’s passenger-focused strategy with a major investment programme that will “enable Gatwick to continue on its successful journey” says CEO Stewart Wingate London Gatwick today announced a new chapter in its ownership as VINCI Airports completed the purchase […]
A consortium led by Vinci Airports has finalized the acquisition of 60% of shares in Aéroports de Lyon (ADL), the concession holder for Lyon Saint-Exupéry and Lyon Bron airports in France. The consortium, which also includes the public sector financial institution of Caisse des Dépôts (CDC) and French banking firm Crédit Agricole Assurances, will now […]
A consortium comprising airport operator Vinci Airports, state-owned investment group the Caisse des Dépôts and bank insurer Crédit Agricole Assurances is set to acquire 60% of the concession contract for Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport in France. The shares were acquired from state-owned operator Aéroports de Lyon (ADL), which held a 60% share in the concession contract for […]
