Today we find in the Spanish media the following news which might be of your interest:According to the estimations of Aena the airlines increase by 10% the number of seats offered to the Canaries, the Balearics, the Mediterranean area and the international routes. However, in the whole Spanish Airport net, the available seats decrease by 7% overall. The number of slots held drop by 8.4% in the Spanish airports. Sources from Aena explain that the financial crisis is impacting, above all, on the domestic flights. Also there is a trend towards bigger airfrafts so the number of flights is lower,…
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Castellón airport runway OK, a safety plan is left
- – 7 May, 2013
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Aena, AptCodes, Castellón, Investments, Safety
Aena, responsible for the test flight, has issued a positive report. Before that, the air space had been approved by the Ministries of Public works and Defense. Some test flights were operated with a Beechcraft B-300 on 18 Feb.According to local media, an airfield has been already assigned and the routes for approach are already fixed.Begining this week Aena certified that the 2,700 meter Castellón airport runway can accept commercial flights. However, for its final approval, customs must be certified by the Home Office. Moreover, an updated safety plan must be issued.Castellón Airport was inaugurated on 25 March 2011. More than…
F factor to increase by 50%
- – 11 April, 2013
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- AESA, Balearics, Canaries, FlightCost
The Governments’ party has proposed in the Congress an amendment to the “Ley de Seguridad Aérea de 2003” in order to replace the current F Factor (0.38 €) associated to the Security Tax, by a new rate to support the activities of supervision and inspection services performed by AESA.This new rate will be of € 0.58 per departing passenger from any Spanish Airport, and it will be reduced by the 15% on flights from Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla to peninsular airports, and by 70% on Inter-Island flights.The entry into force of the new rate will occur within…
The new way to the aviation in Spain
- – 10 April, 2013
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- AptStats, FlightCost, Slots
It was about time! We have had this project in mind for a long time and finally today we are delighted to introduce our brand new web site to you. Like every other tool in Flight Consulting, this has been developed in-house. At last, we can show you the result: a dynamic web site thought to keep you easily up-to-date on the Aviation in Spain. It is intended not only for us to get to be known by all the people who don’t know us yet, but to open a new way and improve the quality of the services that…
