Aviation

The first A350 XWB for Qatar Airways that sets new standards in terms of passenger experience, operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness, is progressing towards delivery before year end.

The airports in Athens and Mykonos are among the European airports that had the highest increase in passenger traffic for the month of August this year, according to data released recently by European airport trade body Airports Council International (ACI) Europe.

International passenger traffic rose 6.7 percent in August, with all regions showing growth over the previous year, according to the global passenger traffic results for August released recently by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” has reported a 23 percent surge in passenger traffic for September, with the figure hitting 1.62 million passengers.

A 48-hour strike scheduled for Saturday 4 October and Sunday 5 October by the Greek Air Traffic Controllers’ Association has been declared “illegal” by an Athens Court.

The Greek Air Traffic Controllers’ Association has announced a 48-hour strike in the country’s airports scheduled for Saturday 4 October and Sunday 5 October.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) now allows European airlines to permit mobile phones and other portable electronic devices to stay switched on during flights.

The leading pilots union of Air France on 28 September announced an end to a strike that lasted two weeks.

Qatar Airways recently took delivery of its highly anticipated first A380.

As of next year the Civil Aviation Authority will have partial use of the military airfield in Tripoli (Peloponnese), Greece, to service passenger traffic, according to a joint ministerial decision signed by the ministers of Defense, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and Infrastructure, Michalis Chrysochoidis.