Tags: Aviation

Korean Air introduces the Airbus 321neo with fully lie-flat business seats

Korean Air recently received its first Airbus 321neo, which it will deploy starting from December. The airline’s A321neo is equipped with fully lie-flat seats in business class, making it the first Korean airline to offer this feature on a narrowbody aircraft. The airline’s first A320 Family aircraft is a single-aisle narrowbody with a total of […]

VINCI Airports’ Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport is equipped with the very first 100% electric de-icer for aircraft

In winter, de-icing is crucial to allow aircraft to take off safely. At Clermont-Ferrand, VINCI Airports teams will now be able to benefit from a new, fully electric de-icing vehicle, which will remove the ice and frost accumulated on aircraft on the ground. The use of this new de-icing vehicle (model e-Mini MY Lite), designed […]

SR Technics partners with HCLTech to digitally transform business operations

SR Technics, a global MRO-service provider in the civil aviation industry, to leverage HCLTech’s iMRO® solution and SAP S/4HANA HCLTech, a global technology company, today announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with SR Technics, a leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider in the civil aviation industry, to digitally transform SR Technics’ […]

Siemens Logistics wins important contract for new Noida International Airport in India

Greenfield project to be equipped with Siemens baggage handling system High-performing VarioTray technology and BagIQ software for excellent passenger experience Terminal 1 to initially handle 12 million passengers per year Siemens Logistics has been awarded a contract to deliver the baggage handling system (BHS) for the new Noida International Airport (NIA), which will be constructed […]

Airly secures new $5.5M funding round to fight air pollution and save lives

Air pollution is the most-pressing environmental health crisis of our time with approximately nine in 10 people around the world breathing unclean air. Helping to spotlight this existential threat, cleantech startup Airly is today announcing a $5.5M series A funding round as it targets cleaning the air by understanding the exact sources based on sensor […]

Lithuanian airports’ aviation traffic results for October 2022

Aviation growth continues to rapidly catch up with the pre-pandemic (2019) results, with nearly 90% of passenger traffic and 80% of flight traffic restored this October. Last month, 548 000 passengers travelled through Lithuanian airports, 4 713 flights were handled, and cargo volumes grew. Kaunas Airport continues to demonstrate an exceptional rate of recovery and […]

ACI Asia-Pacific Achieves Positive Outcomes at the ICAO Middle East DGCA Conference

ICAO nominates ACI Asia-Pacific as the co-rapporteur of the working group to draft the MID-Air Transport Strategic Plan 2025–2040   Conference encouraged airport operators to join Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme  Recommends States to provide support to airport operators in implementing de-carbonisation strategies  A number of Middle East countries supported the adoption of ACI Asia-Pacific’s One-Stop […]

Latest traveller market intelligence reveals highest intention to travel since beginning of the pandemic

New ASQ 2022 Global Traveller Survey provides key insights into the evolution of traveller sentiment and behaviour Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published the annual ASQ Global Traveller Survey revealing the highest intention to travel by passengers since the beginning of the pandemic. For the third year, ACI World’s Airport Service Quality’s (ASQ) […]

SEKO Logistics Appoints Recognized Global Business Leader & Entrepreneur to President Americas

SEKO Logistics (SEKO), a leading global logistics provider, announced their hiring of Hans Hickler as President of the Americas. In this role, Hickler will have profit and loss (P&L) operating authority and responsibility for the Americas Region including people growth and commercial development, operations and customer experience, cash management and compliance and regulatory. Hickler has […]

The winter aviation season starts at Lithuanian airports: the most popular routes and new destinations for winter holidays

On the last Sunday of October, the winter aviation season will start along with the change of time. This year, Lithuanian airports for travellers will offer almost 70 destinations, including two new routes for ski enthusiasts. According to representatives of Lithuanian Airports, the winter season routes will maintain Lithuania’s good air connectivity with strategically important […]