Munich Launches Satellite Terminal
Munich Airport’s new midfield satellite terminal- the first of its kind in Germany – became
operational on April 26.
The €900m facility, designed by
architectural firm Koch + Partner, is an
extension to the existing Terminal 2, which
is used by Lufthansa and its Star Alliance
partners. The satellite adds a further 27 gates
and increases the capacity of Terminal 2 by 11
million passengers per annum to 36mppa.
It features 15 retail areas, seven restaurants
and three duty free zones along with 43,055sq
ft (4,000m^2 ) of lounges split across five
different facilities.London City Airport Sold
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
(AIMCo) has purchased London City Airport for
an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £2bn.
The Canadian investment fund management
firm acquired the airport on behalf of its clients
OMERS, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan,
Borealis, and Wren House Infrastructure
Management (the infrastructure investing arm
of the Kuwait Investment Authority).
The sale, which closed on March 10, has
raised concerns among users of the airport.Willie Walsh, CEO of International Airlines
Group (IAG), has warned that British Airways,
the most frequent user of the facilities, might
move flights elsewhere should charges
dramatically increase.
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)
owned a 75% stake in London City for the
last decade. The firm bought its share for
£750m in 2006, since when passenger
numbers have increased from 2.4m to 4.3m
(in 2015). A spokesman for the new ownerssaid they are dedicated to developing existing
and new airline relationships and routes, and
improving the airport’s customer service:
“Working together with management and
local authorities, the consortium will support
the enhancement of facilities and build on the
airport’s successful track record.”
Individual members of the consortium
also have investments in Belfast International
Airport, Birmingham Airport, Bristol Airport,
Brussels Airport and Copenhagen Airport.Emirates Up
for the Cup
Decals have been applied to Emirates Airbus
A380-861 A6-EER (c/n 139) to celebrate
the airline’s sponsorship of the FA Cup. The
design was unveiled ahead of the Emirates
FA Cup semi-finals held at Wembley
Stadium on April 23 and 24.
The jet’s first flight after the makeover
was to Heathrow on April 21 when former
England and Liverpool goalkeeper David
James, holding the FA Cup, greeted the
aircraft.
Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates
Airline, said: “We are incredibly proud ofour partnership with the FA Cup, the oldest
association football competition in the world.
Being the title sponsor for the Emirates FA
Cup along with our sponsorship of Arsenalshows our deep commitment to the United
Kingdom and football. The Emirates FA Cup
A380 will bring the iconic cup to a fanbase
spanning the globe.”TAP Express
TAP Express ATR 72-600 CS-DJD (c/n 1236) at Oporto on April 25. Eight ATR 72s are being
transferred to the regional subsidiary from TAP Portugal’s new sister carrier AZUL Linhas
Aéreas Brasileiras. AirTeamImages.com/TThttp://www.aviation-news.co.uk 7Emirates A380-861 A6-EER taxies in at Heathrow on its first visit since having FA Cup decals
applied. EmiratesJetSuiteX
Takes Off
US firm JetSuite has launched JetSuiteX, a
new public charter operation that will offer
weekday flights from the San Francisco Bay
Area to Los Angeles as well as a weekend
service to Las Vegas.
The new venture will connect Buchanan
Field in Concord with Burbank Bob Hope
Airport using luxuriously configured Embraer
ERJ 135 aircraft. JetSuiteX will fly to Las
Vegas on a Friday night returning to Concord
on Sunday afternoon. The San Francisco
to LA connection will start on April 19 with
flights to Las Vegas beginning on April- From June 30, it will offer four weekly
roundtrips to Mineta San José International
Airport and Bozeman, Montana.
The company says it will provide “many of
the comforts usually associated with private
jet travel but for the price of a traditional
airline seat”. This includes a minimum
36in seat pitch, free Wi-Fi and inflight
entertainment streamed to passengers’
personal devices, and the use of private jet
terminals.
JetSuiteX has acquired ten ERJ 135s for
the operation, all due to be delivered by mid- - The ERJ 135s will also be available to
charter. The airline plans to announce further
routes to San Diego, Santa Barbara and
Phoenix shortly.
SWISS Announces C Series Routes
Launch customer Swiss International Air
Lines has revealed the initial destinations to
be served by the Bombardier C Series.
Flight LX638 to Paris Charles de Gaulle
on July 15 is scheduled to be the first
commercial service by the type. Budapest,Manchester and Prague are also set to
welcome the CS100 from July 15, with
Brussels and Warsaw added by the end of
August. Bucharest, Florence, Hannover,
Milan, Nice, Stuttgart and Venice follow from
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