Groundforce Portugal has received the “Safety Excellence Program – Gold Award” for its commitment to the United Airlines Safety Excellence Program. The Program aims to significantly reduce damages to aircrafts and injuries to people on the ground. This award distinguishes the United Airlines destinations that meet several operational security requirements. This is the third time […]
London Luton Airport (LLA) welcomed 1.2 million passengers in May with a further 200,000 travelling across the Jubilee, 2 -5 June. Despite the significant increase in passengers, LLA’s operations teams managed to provide a smooth travel experience for customers, with security wait times averaging ten minutes or less and almost 99% of flights operating as […]
UK determines certification standards for new electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today confirmed it will put in place the certification standards also used by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), known as Special Conditions (SC)-VTOL, as the basis for UK certification for new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Special Conditions allow manufactures […]
New research reveals speedy return of business air travel could boost the economy by £17.5billion over the next 8 years Aviation will be key to the recovery of other sectors of the economy such as leisure, hospitality and international conferencing Businesses examining ‘bleisure benefits’ – combining travel for work with a leisure break – to […]
Airbus and Kansai Airports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the use of hydrogen at three of the airports we operate in Japan (Kansai International Airport, Osaka International Airport, and Kobe Airport). Through this partnership, Airbus and Kansai Airports will jointly prepare a roadmap to address challenges and define an advocacy plan […]
New research provides roadmap for the future of hydrogen plane fuelling Strategic advisory to support Aviation sector’s energy transition and climate response Airport owners and operators need to plan for the delivery and storage of hydrogen now if they are to be ready to fuel hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035. This is according to new research […]
Pangiam, in collaboration with Google Cloud, is selected to demonstrate its artificial intelligence solution for advanced accessible screening The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected transport security technologists Pangiam to demonstrate its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven accessible screening solution that has the potential to transform aviation security worldwide. Project DARTMOUTH, the collaboration between Pangiam and Google […]
Brussels: An independent report has been made public today which analyses, for the first time, the cumulative impact of the EU “Fit for 55” proposals on the airport industry. This report, commissioned by ACI EUROPE and undertaken by Oxera, is designed to inform the analysis of this crucially important legislative package for the decarbonisation of […]
In May this year, Lithuanian airports continued to rapidly approach the results registered before the pandemic. Last month, almost 528,000 passengers travelled through the country’s airports and more than 5,000 flights were handled. For the second month in a row, Kaunas Airport’s performance has already surpassed the results of 2019, which were considered to be […]
New Deal Gives Amazon Aggregators Access to New Warehouses & 4 Million Additional Square Feet of Warehouse Space SEKO Logistics announced a partnership today with ecommerce logistics company MyFBAPrep as their preferred Amazon FBA partner. The new deal will include co-branded products and expands SEKO’s offering to include Amazon FBA fulfillment services. The partnership gives […]
