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Etihad Cargo has been awarded Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma recertification by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The carrier is one among 37 airlines to hold IATA CEIV Pharma certification globally. Etihad Cargo is the...
Airports Council International, ACI Asia-Pacific, has reported a consistent recovery for the aviation sector despite geopolitical instability and strong macroeconomic headwinds. The latest Airport Industry Outlook for Q3 of 2022 shows that the airports in the...
Atlas Air has received the first of four new Boeing 777-200 freighters it was expecting under a partnership with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, for which it will operate the aircraft. John Dietrich, president and chief executive of Atlas Air Worldwide, said he...
British Airways could be about to double its operations at Gatwick Airport, according to The Telegraph. The London newspaper on Sunday reported that the International Airlines Group (IAG)-owned carrier "is understood" to be planning to up the number of aircraft...
In its newly-released global air cargo outlook, Boeing is forecasting that air cargo traffic will double by 2041. According to the jet manufacturer's 2022 World Air Cargo Forecast, the global freighter fleet will expand by over 60% over the two decades, with "strong...
Cargologic Air went into administration in mid-November after a shareholder was sanctioned by the UK government in June over Russia's invasion of Ukraine four months earlier. The measures meant the carrier, which was launched in 2015 and described itself as "the only...
EasyJet said it had set "a new aviation milestone" by teaming up with Rolls-Royce to test a hydrogen-powered aircraft engine. Using a "green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power", the test was a "major step towards proving that hydrogen could be a zero carbon...
With air passenger numbers back to pre-Covid numbers, Stansted Airport managing director Gareth Powell believes the same should apply to the number of trains leaving central London for the airport. Powell said last week called on the British government to overturn its...
AirAsia India has partnered with Hyperlocal Cloud platform Sugarbox, for providing in-flight entertainment (IFE) services. The technology called AirFlix provides 6,000 hours of high-resolution content, with access to 1,000+ International and Indian movies, short...
Rwanda Air has taken delivery of its first dedicated cargo aircraft, Boeing 737-800, as the airline firms up plans to expand its fleet. The aircraft will be based in the Kigali hub. Calling this delivery a huge milestone in fleet expansion plans for Rwanda Air, CEO...
The peculiar, whale-shaped Airbus Beluga aircraft made a pit stop at Mumbai airport earlier this week en route to Cairo, Egypt. The unusual shape and size of the Airbus Beluga is a head-turner where ever it goes. The staff and workers at the airport were spellbound as...
From April next year, passengers flying out of London City Airport (LCY) will no longer have to remove laptops and liquids from hand baggage for security screening prior to boarding. The move, LCY announced, is set to "transform" passenger experience and will make it...