
Mark Lane
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Writer at The Moodie Davitt Report
Versatile journalist. Airport sector specialist. Senior Business Editor @moodiedavitt Creator of no.1 Blackadder page @pitchblacksteed. #aviation images/vids.
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moodiedavittreport.com | Mark Lane
ITALY. Lagardère Travel Retail has opened a 600sq m Aelia Duty Free store in the departures area at Verona Valerio Catullo Airport. It combines what the company describes as “world-class retail with a deep connection to the city’s unique identity”. The store’s design pays tribute to Verona’s rich cultural heritage and Shakespeare’s legendary play Romeo and Juliet, with the prologue inscribed on the exterior columns.
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moodiedavittreport.com | Mark Lane
ASIA PACIFIC. Preliminary April 2025 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) have highlighted further growth in the international passenger market across the region. The encouraging gains come despite softening global economic conditions. Asia Pacific airlines collectively carried 31.3 million international passengers in April, a +10.5% year-on-year increase.
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moodiedavittreport.com | Mark Lane
ICELAND. Around 80 colleagues from several Gebr. Heinemann locations across Europe flew to Keflavík in early May to support a fast-paced transformation of the new ÍSLAND Duty Free stores at Keflavík International Airport. They worked alongside new teammates from Fríhöfnin – now proud members of the Heinemann family – to redesign the departures, arrivals and gate duty-free shops in just one night (6 May).
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airlogisticsinternational.com | Mark Lane
The aim is to enable low-emission, rapid-response logistics to support a wide range of civil and military use cases, including cargo. The project will involve additional technology support from Skyports Drone Services and AtkinsRéalis. Anduril will serve as the lead systems integrator incorporating software-defined mission autonomy, communications and command-and-control systems tailored for UK operational needs.
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airlogisticsinternational.com | Mark Lane
While the global manufacturing sector faced increased challenges amid uncertainties over tariff disputes, air cargo demand in April was supported by the advance loading of shipments on selected routes and the rerouting of goods to alternative gateways, AAPA noted. As a result, international air cargo demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), grew by 4.9% year-on-year, slightly outpacing the 4.2% rise in offered freight capacity.
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