For years, Micro Nav has offered BEST Remote as part of its single solution ATC simulation product, BEST (Beginning to End for Simulation and Training). The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a dramatic change in circumstances and impacted on working patterns unlikely to change in the immediate future. More work is delivered remotely, and this has brought the existing […]
SMi Reports: Key speakers covering training and interoperability at the 6th annual Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe 2020 will return to Budapest, Hungary for the 1 – 2 September 2020. SMi Group’s 6th annual Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe 2020 will return to Budapest, Hungary for the 1 – 2 September 2020. As […]
IATA is urging governments to find alternatives to quarantine measures, warning it will hurt air travel. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) made the warning as it released data showing the damage COVID-19 is causing to the air travel industry. In its baseline scenario, IATA warned that global passenger demand in 2021 is likely to […]
Vilnius Airport will see the first post-pandemic passenger flight on May 13th. Germany’s national carrier Lufthansa will perform the first renewed flight between Frankfurt am Main and Vilnius. Lithuania’s largest airport is fully ready to resume passenger flights. The airport has implemented necessary health safety measures that are recommended by national health officials and international […]
The British examiner SKYTRAX, dedicated to the quality analysis and comparison of different airlines and airports around the world, awarded the coveted 5-star rating to the Quito International Airport, in Ecuador. This qualification places Mariscal Sucre Airport among the best in the world in terms of service quality and passenger experience, becoming the first in […]
Heathrow Airport will trial technology to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, CEO John Holland-Kaye told the government yesterday (Wednesday May 6). The airport’s CEO informed the House of Commons Transport Committee that concepts under review include UV sanitation for security trays, facial recognition thermal screening technology and contact-free security screening equipment. Before any new measures […]
Hong Kong International Airport’s operator is applying the latest disinfectant technology to protect staff and passengers from COVID-19. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has deployed disinfection channels, antimicrobial coating and autonomous cleaning robots throughout the airport. It is the first airport in the world to trial the CleanTech full-body disinfection channel facility, where people will […]
Construction company “Kauno tiltai” won the public procurement bid launched by SE Lithuanian Airports. The contractor will renovate several taxiways, as well as reconstruct the Northern Apron of Vilnius Airport. During the project, the pavement and engineering networks of the apron will be renewed, and that will allow to increase the effectiveness and usage of […]
The Canberra Airport was the first major Australian airport to introduce body temperature scanning at security this week as an additional safety measure against COVID-19. Head of Aviation, Michael Thomson, said that Canberra Airport is open for business and the body scanning was another step the airport is taking to assist passengers to feel safe […]
Quito, May 4, 2020. – The health crisis caused by the Covid-2019 global pandemic is affecting the productive and commercial activities of the city and the country, where the air transport sector is one of the industries that felt its strong negative impacts. Andrew O’Brian, President and CEO of Corporación Quiport, explained that “restrictions on […]
