Lufthansa said around 120,000 passengers will be affected by strikes this week as cabin staff are set to walk out across key German airports. This week Lufthansa staff will go on strike at Frankfurt and Munich airports on 12 March and 13 March, respectively. Totalling 1,000 flights, Lufthansa ...

The first »PHOENIX« E battery-powered towbarless aircraft tractor from Goldhofer has been in successful operation at Frankfurt Airport since January 2022. In its first nine months of service, the tow tractor has handled more than 4,000 zero-emission pushbacks and maintenance tows. The trend ...

Fraport AG is gradually converting its ground services fleet at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to alternative propulsion methods. To facilitate this process, the company is receiving financial support from the state of Hesse. Two new funding decisions by Hesse’s state government provide Fraport w...

From October 3, the Center Runway (25C/07C) at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) will be closed for a period of about two weeks due to essential maintenance. The runway’s four-centimeter thick asphalt surface will be replaced during the operation. The maintenance is required regularly, about every t...

Goldhofer’s »PHOENIX« E, battery-powered towbarless aircraft tractor delivered to Lufthansa LEOS,  is turning heads at Frankfurt Airport. In line with the motto “Environmentally friendly air travel starts on the ground”, LEOS is continually developing its strategy for sustainable, zero-e...

On Tuesday, June 1, the Northwest Runway (07L/25R) at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) will recommence operations. Fraport, the company that operates Frankfurt Airport, has decided to reopen the runway in anticipation of a rise in aircraft movements this summer. These expectations are backed by the for...

Italian tech company e-Novia have developed an AI-based self-driving transport and delivery robot named YAPE. The self-driving transport robot was built to help passengers carry small luggage and navigate through the terminals. “YAPE can be deployed in the most diverse environments. After t...

Fraport AG, the operator of Frankfurt Airport, and AeroGround Flughafen München GmbH, a wholly-owned ground handling subsidiary of Flughafen München GmbH (the operator of Munich Airport), have developed a joint virtual reality (VR) training tool for ground handling operations. New digital tra...

South Korean cargo carrier Korean Air Cargo has extended their partnership with LUG aircargo handling at Frankfurt Airport for a further three years. The companies have collaborated with each other at the airport for 22 years, handling cargo for both passenger and all-cargo aircraft. “We ar...

German transport company Fraport AG has announced that its Frankfurt Airport operation will begin using real-time predictive runway arrival times via technology provided by aviation software company FlightAware. The so called ‘ELDTs’ (Estimated Landing Times) are delivered as an additional d...

The Fraport Group has reported that it achived higher revenue and earnings in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019 supported by solid passenger growth at Frankfurt Airport and almost all of Fraport's airports worldwide. Group revenue rose by 17.9 per cent to €803.8 million. Adjusted for revenue in c...

Fraport AG laid the cornerstone for Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3 on Monday (29 April) which is one of Europe’s largest privately financed infrastructure projects. During periods of peak activity, up to 5,000 construction workers a day and around 75 tower cranes will be deployed at the ...

SSP Group PLC is adding two food and beverage stores to its portfolio at Frankfurt Airport’s self-service bakery—BackWerk and the French-inspired bakery chain Le Crobag.  Le Crobag takes advantage of its unique positioning at the airport. Its new 33 square metre unit comprises a comforta...

Fraport Ground Services will provide ground handling services to Lufthansa aircraft for another seven years after the two signed an agreement to extend their partnership. The two companies signed a respective contract on December 20,  to become effective on 1 January, 2019, and run until 31 Ma...

SSP is building on its perfect day coffee franchise at Frankfurt Airport with the launch of its new perfect day micro shop. Located airside in Hall A, Terminal 1 at Departure Gate 34 and providing excellent views onto the runway, perfect day micro offers customers a wide range of food and beverag...