Monthly Archives: July 2023

SITA and Indicio announce a co-innovation agreement to accelerate the development of digital identities

31st July 2023

SITA today announced a co-innovation agreement with Indicio, the market leader in open-source verifiable data technology and trusted digital ecosystems, to accelerate the development and deployment of digital identities for travel. As leading companies in their respective domains, SITA and Indicio are driving innovation in open-source, decentralized identity technologies that enable seamless, secure, and privacy-preserving […]

Avolon Leases Two Airbus A330-300s to US-Bangla Airlines

27th July 2023

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has added US-Bangla Airlines as a new customer, with an agreement to lease the Bangladeshi carrier two Airbus A330-300 aircraft. These will be the first widebody aircraft operated by US Bangla, adding another carrier to the A330 fleet. The new deliveries will help to support US Bangla’s passenger growth […]

Wizz Air Signs Deed of Undertaking with the UK Civil Aviation Authority

27th July 2023

Wizz Air has made several commitments to the regulator regarding its customer claims The airline has already launched a series of new initiatives to reduce cancellations and create a better experience for its customers More than £90 million has been invested in improving operations Wizz Air has signed a deed of undertaking with the UK […]

Rennes Bretagne airport celebrates its 90th anniversary and inaugurates the “Entre rétrospective et perspectives” exhibition

26th July 2023

Rennes Bretagne airport, jointly operated by the Ille-et-Vilaine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and VINCI Airports, celebrated its 90th anniversary on Wednesday 14 June. Designed for the occasion, the exhibition “Entre rétrospective et perspectives”, which retraces the successive roles taken on by Rennes Bretagne airport since its creation in 1933, was inaugurated in the presence […]

Travelex launches Heathrow’s first automated FX kiosk

25th July 2023

New self-serve product offers customers greater choice, convenience, and flexibility in purchasing foreign currency Travelex, a market leading foreign exchange brand, has launched a new automated, self-serve currency kiosk that affords customers more choice and convenience in their foreign exchange transactions. Installed within the Travelex landside departures store at Heathrow Terminal 2, the first-of-its-kind kiosk […]

New British Cargo Airline One Air Completes Inaugural Flight and Begins Preparations to Welcome Second Freighter

25th July 2023

Britain’s new all-cargo airline, One Air, has completed its inaugural Boeing 747-400 freighter flight, operating a full charter for client Shandong Glory from China to the United Kingdom. The 100-tonne payload arrived at London Heathrow from Jinan-Shandong last night, marking the commercial launch of the new airline. Chris Hope, One Air’s Chief Operating Officer, said […]

VINCI Airports finalises financial structuring for Cabo Verde airport concession, takes over operation

25th July 2023

Financing arrangements completed for a concession covering seven airports in the archipelago 40 years concession in a country with a growing tourism sector VINCI Airports solidifies its international network, which now spans 72 airports in 13 countries As the conditions precedent in the concession agreement signed in July 2022 with the government of Cabo Verde […]

ACI World confirms top 20 busiest airports worldwide

24th July 2023

Most authoritative source for global airport passenger, cargo, and aircraft movement traffic released Airports Council International (ACI) World has published the latest World Airport Traffic Dataset, confirming the top 20 busiest airports in the world and revealing airport passenger, cargo, and aircraft movement rankings for over 2,600 airports across more than 180 countries and territories. […]

IAG Cargo partners with Kuehne+Nagel to advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

24th July 2023

Kuehne+Nagel is reducing its Scope 3* carbon footprint by part-funding IAG’s purchase of six million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) The SAF is scheduled to be delivered during 2023 as part of IAG Cargo and Kuehne+Nagel’s commitments to decarbonising air cargo The SAF will be produced from used cooking oil and food waste, and […]

RwandAir Signs Cargo Handling Contract with WFS for First-Ever Direct Flights to Paris

20th July 2023

RwandAir, the flag carrier airline of Rwanda, has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as the cargo handling partner for its new direct flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle. The airline is now connecting Paris and Rwanda’s capital Kigali with three non-stop Airbus A330 flights a week, its first-ever direct service to France. The new route […]