EuroAirport: Strong overall performance in 2025
EuroAirport recorded a strong overall performance in 2025. Activities across its three Strategic Business Areas (Passengers, Cargo and Industry) developed positively, reflected in a total of 9.6 million passengers, more than 6700 jobs on the airport platform and a revenue of 185 million EUR. The sustainability approach embedded in EuroAirport’s mission (“ensuring air transportation connectivity of the trinational region while taking into account the principles of sustainable development”) was consistently pursued. This includes two key priorities in the environmental domain: reducing aircraft noise pollution and lowering CO2 emissions. Progress in reducing nighttime aircraft noise shows that implemented measures are effective – even though further efforts remain necessary. The 2025 Annual Report is now available online.
Petition "Preservation of Kägiswil airfield" presented to the Federal Council
The online petition with 10,820 signatures calls on the Federal Council to create the framework conditions for the permanent preservation of Kägiswil airfield. Remarkable: 2000 signatures come from Obwalden, 650 of them from the local community itself. This underlines the local roots of the Kägiswil airfield. This forms an important regional training platform for powered and glider flights in Central Switzerland. The Federal Council's current aviation policy report from 2016 (LUPO) clearly states that the airfields are particularly important for training and further education. The substance of Switzerland's airfield landscape should be preserved. Kägiswil airfield is also listed in the existing Federal Aviation Infrastructure Sectoral Plan (SIL), and the object sheet was adopted by the Federal Council in 2020. The petition was presented to the Federal Chancellery on May 5 by AeCS Central President and National Councillor Matthias Samuel Jauslin, VSF President Peter Tschümperlin and FGOW President Thomas Geissdörfer.
Emirates restores 96% of network
Emirates is marking a near-full return to operations, with 96% of its global network now restored, following a period of disruption. In the past weeks, the airline has progressively resumed services across the Americas, Europe, Africa, West Asia, the Middle East/GCC, the Far East and Australasia. Today, the airline operates to 137 destinations across 72 countries, with over 1,300 weekly frequencies, representing 75% of pre-disruption capacity. The airline is offering more flights, more seats and more options each day while reaffirming Dubai's position as a vital hub through which global travel moves. Even as it operated with a reduced schedule, Emirates carried 4.7 million passengers during the disruption, a testament to the enduring demand for travel and the trust that travellers continued to place in the airline to get them where they needed to go.
People: Skyguide reduces its Executive Board from 9 to 5 members
The management team of the Swiss air navigation service provider will be significantly downsized effective 1st of January 2027. The Board of Directors has approved the new structure as the first concrete step in the company’s restructuring. The restructuring is the first concrete step within the framework of the ongoing efficiency program, through which Skyguide will reduce its complexity and direct its resources to deliver its core business. The Board of Directors and Executive Management are thus sending a clear signal that focus and simplicity begin at the top of the organisation. In doing so, the company is strengthening its operational and financial stability. Safety, service continuity, and quality for our customers and partners remain at the centre of our efforts. “The structure of our Executive Board reflects what matters most to us: we focus on our core business, work efficiently, and make clear decisions. This is how we enhance aviation safety and ensure short decision-making paths within the company,” says Peter Merz, CEO of Skyguide.
Under the leadership of the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Board will consist of the following members: Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Safety & Security Officer and Chief People & Financial Officer. In addition, Skyguide is creating the position of Chief of Staff. This role will bring together areas such as communications, the legal department, and business development. The Chief of Staff reports directly to the CEO but is not a member of the Executive Board.
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