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Doncaster Sheffield Airport makes significant radar investment 

Doncaster Sheffield Airport has invested in a multi-million-pound state-of-art radar system to underpin the airport’s future operational excellence.   The airport has appointed Raytheon UK, a leading air traffic management and digital transformation specialist, to provide and install the radar system at the site. The radar system will be delivered in 2027 and help to provide the […]

Independent study validates decade of local control as Ontario International Airport’s economic impact surges to nearly $5 billion annually

Nearly a decade after Ontario International Airport (ONT) returned to local ownership, a new independent study confirms what travelers, businesses and communities across Southern California have experienced firsthand: ONT has become one of the region’s most powerful economic engines. A new analysis by Oxford Economics finds that Ontario International Airport generated $4.8 billion in annual economic […]

Aurrigo International takes off with £1.43m CAM funding to boost airport safety

  Aurrigo International plc has been awarded £1.43million of UK government funding to investigate how autonomous vehicles can be used to make airports safer. The company, which moved into its new Advanced Engineering Centre in Coventry earlier this year, will use the CAM Pathfinder grant to deploy its Auto-Shuttle® vehicles to complete several routine tasks, […]

Vietjet next to land at Western Sydney International Airport

Image: Aebion / Wikimedia Commons – CC0 1.0   Direct flights from Western Sydney to South East Asia are on the way, with Vietjet signing on to fly from the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI).  Taking off in January 2027, Vietjet will operate twice weekly to Ho Chi Minh City, increasing to three […]

JFKIAT and SSP America debut Hunt & Fish Club at JFK T4

  JFKIAT – the operator of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport – in partnership with SSP America – a division of SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide – today announced the opening of Hunt & Fish Club, New York’s quintessential American steakhouse, at JFK T4. The restaurant’s […]

UK airports improve accessibility as demand for assistance reaches record levels

UK’s aviation regulator publishes its annual Airport Accessibility Report for 2025/26, which assesses the quality of assistance services provided to disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility at the UK’s largest airports. A record 5.9 million passengers used assistance services and facilities at UK airports in 2025, continuing a long-term trend of demand growing faster […]

IATA, CANSO and ACI Launch Joint Runway Safety Initiative

IATA, CANSO and ACI Launch Joint Runway Safety Initiative 28 July 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland; Montréal, Canada) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and Airports Council International (ACI) have launched a joint initiative to reduce the risk of runway incursions. A runway incursion is defined as an aircraft, vehicle […]

AirSight Showcases Open-Architecture AirGuard Ecosystem for Unified, Multi-Layer Drone Detection

Open software platform integrates best-in-class global detection technologies, live monitoring, and security system connections into one seamless interface AirSight, a leader in airspace security, is proud to highlight its AirGuard ecosystem, a unified software platform designed to bring best-in-class drone detection technologies into a single operational interface. Built to eliminate single-vendor lock-in, AirGuard gives organizations […]

AirSight Announces Aeroscope Buy-Back Initiative to Modernize Drone Detection

New program offers a 10,000 credit to upgrade legacy DJI Aeroscope units to the fully supported, Remote ID–ready AirGuard Essential platform. AirSight, a leader in airspace security, is proud to announce its Aeroscope Buy-Back Initiative, a program that helps organizations transition from end-of-life DJI Aeroscope hardware to AirSight’s state-of-the-art AirGuard Essential Tier solution. For years, […]

UK’s aviation regulator advises passengers how to avoid summer flight delays caused by lithium batteries as busiest flying day of the year approaches

With schools in England and Wales having broken up for Summer, this Friday will be the busiest flying day of the year as over 550,000 people jet off. Passengers are being told to “pack right for a safe flight” as the number of safety incidents caused by lithium batteries on flights is on the rise. […]