Aena has signed a contract to purchase 51% of the new holding company, which owns and manages 100% of Leeds Bradford Airport and 49% of Newcastle Airport for £270 million (approximately €309 million). With this transaction, Aena is reinforcing its position in the United Kingdom, where it alrea...

Norwegian travel tech company BagID has signed a €1.75mn two-year contract with Aena to deliver a "groundbreaking" digital baggage solution across airports in Spain. BagID said the partnership is the result of the company's successful participation in the Aena Ventures Accelerator Program, wher...

Energy company Moeve will supply South Europe Ground Services with 150,000 litres of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) this year. As part of its sustainability strategy, South Europe Ground Services - an IAG subsidiary - will adopt HVO across the 38 airports in its network in Spain. By the end ...

In 37 airports it is bidding individually and in another four it will do so in a Joint Venture or UTE, in order to maximise its chances of winning all the tenders. – At each airport it will present a customised bid, which has been constructed with a focus on sustainability, innovation and c...

IATA has slammed Spanish airport operator AENA for seeking to raise user charges across its 46 airports in a bid to claw back losses incurred by Covid-19. Proposals put forward to Spain’s Direccion General de Aviacion Civil (DGAC) would see charges increased by 5.5 per cent over the next five y...

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport is to host the headquarters of the international start-up accelerator which Aena has set up with the aim of promoting innovation and technology in its strategic business areas. The five start-ups taking part in Aena Ventures are from France, the United ...

The national airports authority AENA is part of a consortium including Iberia, Inetum, and Thales, carrying out an innovation project to find new ways to operate in the air travel industry with health measures to fight Covid-19. The proposed project uses biometrics to identify passengers using mo...

Aena, the majority shareholder of London Luton Airport Operations Limited (LLA), has today announced the launch of the Aena Ventures programme, which will provide funding for start-ups looking to use technology to improve the passenger experience at airports. The programme is looking for companie...