SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, has been selected to participate in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign. The award focuses on system development through integrated vehicle and airspace...
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Xsight Systems launches intelligent, remote runway safety solution ArcWize
Xsight Systems, a provider of Al-based runway safety technology, is introducing ArcWize, an advanced runway monitoring solution. ArcWize automatically alerts airport operators when runway conditions change, enabling airports to easily comply with the Global Reporting...
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Doha from Pulkovo airport
Qatar Airways, the national airline of the State of Qatar, plans to resume regular flights between St. Petersburg and Doha since July 23. Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Hamad International Airport will be operated with frequency twice a week on Fridays and Sundays on...
BA, Virgin and Heathrow launch trials for vaccinated travellers
British Airways (BA), Virgin Atlantic and Heathrow will initiate a new proving trial to enabling inbound travellers to present their fully vaccinated status at the border that will support the UK Government to move forward with its plans to remove quarantine for...
Sydney Airport receives takeover bid
Sydney Airport has received an unsolicited, indicative, conditional and non-binding proposal from a consortium of infrastructure investors to acquire, by way of scheme of arrangement and trust scheme, 100% of the stapled securities in Sydney Airport at an indicative...
New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to open in Mongolia
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA), Japan Airport Terminal (JAT), and JALUX opened the New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (Official name: Chinggis Khaan International Airport) on July 4, 2021. The new airport will be...
SITA upgrades passenger processing at Prague Airport
SITA today has implemented its new-generation of passenger processing infrastructure at Václav Havel Airport Prague, paving the way to a completely touchless, mobile passenger journey at the airport in future. SITA’s new TS6 Kiosks with SITA’s next-generation SITA...
Virgin Atlantic and Delta return to LHR Terminal 3
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are returning to their home in Terminal 3, which has been closed for over a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic on July 15. Virgin Atlantic destinations including Antigua, Barbados, Grenada and Israel are all classified as “Green” on...
South Sudan launches globally integrated airspace system
Ten years after gaining independence, South Sudan has launched an online airspace management system. In a move that will open up new routes, boost tourism and generate much-needed revenue for the economy, operators of commercial, cargo and aid aircraft can now...
Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority awards Adacel an ATM system modernization contract
Adacel Technologies (Adacel) has been awarded a new contract from the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) valued at over USD$3.6 million to modernize its air traffic management system. “We are thrilled to welcome SCAA as our newest customer,” shares Daniel...
Pittsburgh International Airport to open green terminal in 2025
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) will be the first in the world powered by its own microgrid fuelled by thousands of solar panels and natural gas from airport land. Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and a host of innovative...
Swissport expands key airline contracts in Asia
Swissport has renewed and expanded several key airline partnerships in Asia. A contract with Air France, KLM and Air Calin has been renewed for Tokyo Narita and expanded to include Tokyo Haneda in Japan, and Seoul Incheon, South Korea. In South Korea, Swissport has...