PASSUR Aerospace has been given an "exclusive, perpetual use licence" to market, sell and support the L3Harris Symphony for Airports suite of products. Stamford-based PASSUR will "assume responsibility for existing Symphony for Airports customers and align products...
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Smiths Detection launches smaller-version CT-style passenger scanner for airports
UK-based Smiths Detection has launched its new HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX Model S passenger checkpoint scanner. The new model is "a smaller footprint version of its successful, security operator preferred, Computed Tomography (CT) passenger checkpoint scanner" and "can be...
Menzies gets ground services gig at Montreal Trudeau
Menzies Aviation has been given a ground handling licence by Aéroports de Montréal for Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL), where it already provides cargo handling. “Adding ground handling at Montreal to our network is a fantastic milestone for our team, who...
Air Canada promises to work with plans to limit carriers at Toronto Pearson
Following reports that carrier limits are to be imposed at Toronto Pearson Airport, flag carrier Air Canada said it was first advised of such plans in August 2022 and came up with a 2023 winter schedule which it said took "these limitations" into account. The carrier...
ACG names new marketing vice president
Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has announced the appointment of former Airbus and Rolls-Royce executive Alan Mangels as vice president of marketing. Mangels, who joins ACG from CDB Aviation, said he was "humbled and honoured to be joining a team of such accomplished...
New chief executive named for Newark’s new Terminal A
Michael Kunz has been appointed chief executive of the new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport. Announcing the appointment, Munich Airport NJ LLC (MA NJ), which runs the terminal, said ex-Lufthansa man Kunz is "an experienced business leader" who will...
Aena reports €900 million profit for 2022
Spanish state airport operator Aena recorded a net profit of €901.5 million in 2022, a near-€1.5bn rebound from the €475 million loss reported for 2021. The return to profit should mean the distribution of a gross dividend of €4.75 per share, Aena announced in a...
London Stansted marks decade of ownership by Manchester Airports Group
London Stansted said it has become the UK's main entry point to Europe in the ten years since it was acquired by Manchester Airports Group (MAG) for £1.5bn. Since then, "millions of pounds have been invested in revamping facilities, Jet2 and Emirates have been added...
Emerald Airlines to link Cork with Bristol and Belfast with the Isle of Man
Emerald Airlines is to fly from Belfast to the Isle of Man from April 24 and from Cork to Bristol starting four days later. The Aer Lingus regional operator flies to 17 destinations across Ireland and the UK after adding to its Belfast route network in the aftermath...
ST Engineering opens hangar at Pensacola airport
Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering has "marked a significant milestone in its continued growth and expansion" with the inauguration of a new aircraft maintenance hangar at Pensacola International Airport, The event, which was attended by Florida's deputy...
Norse Atlantic aiming for seven US routes from London
In what it said was "an important day for the UK aviation industry", Norse Atlantic Airways announced on February 28 it would by late 2023 be flying to seven US destinations from London Gatwick. Flights to Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and San Francisco will launch...
US government to pump almost $1bn into nation’s airports
The US government is to disburse nearly $1bn in infrastructure grants to 99 airports in 47 states. The money, which is to be spent under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is to "meet the growing demand for air travel and invests in key areas to help get...