FedEx is to consolidate its companies into a single organisation and operate "a unified, fully integrated air-ground network" by 2024. The unified business will "bring distinct focus on the air network and international volume", the company said, adding it expects the...
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ASUR reports March traffic increase
Cancun Airport operator ASUR reported a 6.7% passenger traffic increase in March 2023 compared to the same month a year before. ASUR, which runs airports in Mexico, the US and Colombia, said traffic increased year-on-year by 11.8% in Mexico and 9.3% in Puerto Rico,...
Atlanta retains top spot on world’s busiest airports ranking
Five of the world's ten busiest airports are in the US, according to data compiled by Airports Council International (ACI), which showed Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to be comfortably ahead of all rivals with almost 94 million passengers in 2022....
NASA and New York airports operator to team up on urban air mobility
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced an agreement with US government space agency NASA "to collaborate on initiatives to plan the next generation of flight within the complex airspace of the port district". The authority oversees five airports,...
Air Menzies starting cargo ops near Toronto Pearson
Air Menzies International (AMI) has opened a branch near Toronto Pearson International Airport. The freight company said the location "reinforces" its "commitment to ensuring the reliable movements and safe supervision of freight" near Canada's busiest cargo airport....
Kuehne+Nagel to open pharma transport centre near Dallas Fort Worth
Logistics company Kuehne+Nagel has opened a "contract logistics fulfillment center" for health-care and phamaceutical businesses at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport The 400,000 sq. ft "state-of-the-art" facility is "fully pharma-grade compliant" to meet the...
ATP adds fuel purchase facility to FlightDocs software
Aviation software provider ATP has integrated its Flightdocs Operations platform with FuelerLinx, a software used by business aviation operators for managing fuel purchases. "With the recent partnership, operators will no longer have to build duplicate trip...
New aviation fund announced in Arizona
Aviation.One, a new fund, is looking for investors and is promising "unique opportunities" around Falcon Field Airport in Arizona. Aviation.One said it aims to "establish itself as a leader in aviation services, delivering outstanding value to both customers and...
FedEx pilots to picket Wall Street
FedEx pilots are to stage a picket outside the New York Stock Exchange on April 5. The event is "to send a message to the investment community and FedEx senior leadership that now is the time for a new pilot contract that recognises the value FedEx pilots bring to the...
Smiths Detection passenger scanner gets anti-terrorism designation in the US
UK-based Smiths Detection has announced that its CT passenger screening system, the HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX, has been designated a "terrorism deterring technology" by the Department of Homeland Security in the US. The designation came after the US government's Transport...
Cerberus announces closing of sale of WFS to SATS
Investment company Cerberus Capital Management has announced that an affiliate has completed the previously announced sale of cargo logistics business Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to SATS for "an enterprise value" of €2.25bn. Cerebrus bought WFS five years ago for...
C&L adds to South Africa-based team
C&L Aerospace, part of Maine-based C&L Aviation Group, has hired Piet Buys as a technical representative based in South Africa Buys specialises in ATR 42/72, ERJ 135/145/170/175/190/195, Q400, and Challenger aircraft, C&L said, meaning "customers can now...