The German union for air traffic workers, GdF (Gewerkschaft der Flugsicherung), has announced a warning strike at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) on Thursday, February 16, 2012, from 15:00 to 22:00. GdF is handling wage negotiations with Fraport for about 200 employees working in the Apron Control towers, the traffic operations center, as well as staff involved [...]

Fraport AG has received ISAGO certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for its ground handling services. In the fall of 2011, United Airlines – acting as ISAGO auditor – spent three days meticulously auditing Fraport AG’s ground handling services at Frankfurt Airport. The documentation and implementation of the following activities were evaluated: organization [...]

Frankfurt Airport welcomed about 11.8 million passengers in the first quarter of 2011 – up 3.7 percent year-on-year. Germany’s largest aviation gateway also handled more than 540,000 metric tons of airfreight from January to March 2011 – a 3.5 percent jump compared to the first quarter of 2010. Aircraft movements climbed by 5.2 percent to [...]