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New COVID-19 screening service launches at Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Airport and ExpressTest (a division of Cignpost Diagnostics Limited) have announced the opening of a brand-new COVID-19 screening centre.

ACI Airport Health Accreditation: “a crucial tool to restore public confidence in air travel”

Airports Council International (ACI) World launched the Airport Health Accreditation programme in July 2020 to assist airports by assessing, against global standards, the new health measures and procedures introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. An interview with Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General, ACI World. By Ross Falconer

Airports in the news: Autumn 2020

A snapshot of stories from around Europe. Compiled by Agata Lyznik

Taking firm steps towards Air Traffic Management modernisation in times of COVID-19

Despite the dramatic impacts of COVID-19 on aviation, Europe’s Air Traffic Management (ATM) modernisation is ongoing with a high degree of commitment from all aviation stakeholders, including airport operators. The European Commission has made the Airport Operations Plan (AOP) mandatory in 30 major European airports and has extended the mandatory deployment of SESAR ATM technologies and procedures to 10 additional airports in Europe, within the scope of the Common Project 1 (CP1) Commission Implementing Regulation. Report by Barbora Smolikova

Standing by airports to support a safe and smooth recovery from COVID-19

Airports were quick to put in place the necessary sanitary measures to minimise the risk of COVID-19 spread and to regain consumer confidence. To help airports better prepare their recovery, EUROCONTROL, with the support of ACI EUROPE and other industry partners, commissioned an impact assessment study on the implementation of the COVID-19 safety measures on airport performance. Report by Eugene Leeman.