CAE advancing green aviation technology with development of an electric conversion kit for Piper Archer® aircraft CAE and Piper to work on development and commercialization of the technology Two-thirds of CAE’s Archer® fleet to be electrified H55 to provide the aircraft battery system SAFRAN to supply ENGINeUSTM 100 electric smart motor CAE announced at the […]
A new initiative is launched today to help build the UK sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain. To support the Jet Zero Council’s ambition to grow the UK SAF industry and ensure 10% of UK aviation fuel is SAF by 2030, a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel Innovation Programme (SAF IP) has today been launched. The […]
• A 40-year concession contract that will boost the country’s economic growth • A strategy designed to expand the country’s tourism industry and support its environmental transition • The first concession contract signed by VINCI Airports in Africa Ulisses Correia e Silva (Cape Verdean prime minister) and Nicolas Notebaert (Chief Executive Officer of VINCI Concessions […]
A consortium led by AGS Airports in partnership with NHS Scotland to deliver what will be the UK’s first medical distribution network using drones has secured £10.1 million in funding from the Future Flight Challenge at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). It is the second successful round of funding for the CAELUS (Care & Equity […]
ACI EUROPE today welcomes its first vertiport operator into the membership, with the announcement that Urban-Air Port is joining the association. The potential for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) services to be deployed at an airport as well as at new dedicated sites is rapidly developing as one of the most exciting new paradigms in aviation. […]
Lithuanian Airports has signed a design work contract with Kelprojektas, which will prepare a project for the expansion of the northern apron of Kaunas Airport. The project will create additional aircraft parking and engine testing areas, which will increase the number of aircraft parking spaces at Kaunas Airport by more than 50%. The value of […]
Galp and ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. (ANA) have established a partnership that will provide univer-sal charging solutions in the public car parks of Lisbon Airport integrated in the Mobi.E network. Under this agreement, the largest ultrafast charging hub in Portugal will be created, with 5 ultrafast 180 kW DC charg-ing points that allow […]
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has achieved IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) registration for its headquarters in North America, confirming its compliance with aviation industry best practices and standards for ground safety. ISAGO is an internationally recognised system for assessing the operational management and control systems of organisations that provide ground handling services for […]
Airports Council International (ACI) World, ACI Africa, ACI Asia-Pacific, ACI EUROPE, ACI Latin America-Caribbean and ACI North America are jointly urging State representatives at the upcoming High-level Meeting organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to reach an agreement on a Long-term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) for CO2 emissions reductions, aligned with the Paris Agreement […]
ACI EUROPE has today welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to finally reinstate standard airport slot usage rules for the upcoming Winter 22/23 season. Accordingly, airlines will be required to use airport slots they have been allocated for 80% of the time in order to keep them during the following corresponding season – putting an end […]
