Boeing has assumed full ownership of eVTOL aircraft developer Wisk Aero, which had been run as a joint venture with Kitty Hawk, an advanced mobility startup formed by Google co-founder Larry Page and Google executive Sebastian Thrun. Brian Yutko, Chief Executive of...
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New York airports records strong PAX numbers for April 2023
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced traffic numbers for April in three airports JFK International, Newark Liberty, and LaGuardia. The three airports saw a collective increase of 8% international passenger numbers as compared to March 2023....
FAA directive needs airlines to conduct horizon stabilizer checks of 777 for cracking
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued its latest airworthiness directive, which aims to prevent the potential loss of the Boeing 777's horizontal stabilizer and will require airline operators to conduct checks of all their 777s for potential cracking....
Changi Airport returns to profit, records $1.3 billion total revenue
Changi Airport Group generated total revenue of $1.393 billion around double the $698 million in FY2021/22. The airport returned to profit in the FY2022-23 by focussing on driving operational transformation and keeping service levels high. Despite doubling total...
Brisbane Airport celebrates 50 years of Fiji connectivity
Brisbane Airport recently completed 50 years of direct flights between Brisbane and Fiji. “June 1st, 1973 was a special day for Queensland's state capital when it came to aviation. Specifically, on this date, the first scheduled flight from Fiji touched down at...
IAG opens New Premia cargo handling facility at London Heathrow
The International Airlines Group (IAG) has opened a new facility at London Heathrow called as New Premia. The facility covers over 10,000 square meters allowing IAG to process more than twice as many premium shipments than before. The facility has 11 delivery doors...
IATA – Global air cargo decline rate slows in last few months
Global air cargo demand as measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs) fell by 6.6% over April, an improvement on the 7.6% decline experienced in March and a 7.0% drop over April 2022, according to the latest data released by the International Air Transport Association...
Satair signs multi-year distribution agreement with Dayton-Granger
Satair has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Dayton-Granger covering the global distribution of Dayton-Granger's ELT-DT Blade Antenna. The Blade Antenna is a product designed to integrate anti-disablement, lightning protection, and Global Navigation...
Flatirons Solutions and Stelae Technologies partner to provide digitized engineering solutions
Flatirons Solutions and Stelae Technologies have launched a joint digital transformation solution for Manufacturing, OEMs, including Aviation MROs. The JV aims to revolutionize the current MRO paper-based manual processes by providing a complete and fully automated...
GE Aerospace partners with Waygate Technologies for engine inspection solutions
GE Aerospace in Cincinnati and Waygate Technologies, provider of non-destructive testing (NDT) solutions for industrial inspection signed a joint technology development agreement (JTDA) to develop software and hardware inspection solutions for commercial...
Sarajevo Airport to operate night flights
Sarajevo Airport recently became operational 24 hours per day for the first time. Since then, airlines have started to run late night and early morning services. One of the first airline to commence late night service was Air Serbia as it added three more weekly...
London Southend Airport announce new routes
Southend Airport will launch a new destination to Paris' Charles de Gaulle towards the end of October. EasyJet will operate the route four times a week. Flights will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays all year round. Paris is the fifth destination from...