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Wisk partners with Airservices Australia to incorporate autonomous air taxi network into national airspace

SITA expands global tech capabilities with new hub in Cluj to transform air travel

SITA opened a new technology hub in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, aimed at advancing the future of air travel through cutting-edge innovation. This new hub strengthens SITA’s global network of technology centers and is set to play a critical role in addressing the most pressing challen...

Skyports, SEA Milano and 2i Aeroporti launch ‘VEGA’ joint venture

Skyports Infrastructure along with SEA Milan and 2i Aeroporti, the leading Italian airport infrastructure investment company controlled by F2i infrastructure funds, today announced the formation of VEGA, a joint venture company established to advance the AAM ecosystem across Milan and the wider...

Adani and Thales improve passenger experience and airports efficiency in India

Adani Airport Holdings Limited, the largest private airport operator in India, and Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies, announced a strategic partnership to revolutionise AAHL’s international airport operations and passenger experience across the country. Under this partnership, Thales has already deployed the Fly to Gate solution at seven of AAHL-managed airports...

Emirates makes its much-awaited touchdown to Lagos, Nigeria

Emirates has resumed passenger services to Lagos, Nigeria, with a daily service. Soon after landing, the airline hosted an exclusive event for VIPs, government officials, key representatives from Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority, Federal Airports Authority, Customs, Police and the Airforce, as well as trade and industry partners and corporate clients. The daily service has been schedu...

Riga Aviation Forum brings together Baltic and European industry leaders and experts

Riga Aviation Forum will take place on 3 of October at the ATTA Centre in Riga. This prestigious conference will bring together more than 300 top European and Baltic aviation leaders, executives, and industry experts from the most influential companies in the field. This year, Baltics' most important aviation conference will unite industry executives, experts, and decision-makers for hard...

Collaboration boosting capability through uncrewed traffic management tech

Aotearoa New Zealand is taking further steps to advance uncrewed aircraft operations and be at the leading edge of airspace integration with the deployment of the AirShare uncrewed traffic management system at TāwhakiNational Aerospace Centre. Implementing the UTM system developed by Airways at the multi-use facility near Christchurch marks the completion of the first phas...

Strong growth in passengers, starts and landings: 6.2 million passengers used Munich Airport during the summer holidays

At the end of the Bavarian summer holidays, Munich Airport can report strong traffic figures: 6.2 million passengers used the airport in the past six weeks, ten percent more than in the previous year. The peak day was Sunday, September 1st – on that day 143,000 passengers passed through Munich Airport. The high demand for air travel was also reflected in the load factor of the aircraft: This...

SITA chosen by Vinci Airports to improve operations across seven airports in Brazil

SITA has been chosen by the Amazon Airport Concessionaire, which operates seven airports as part of the VINCI Airports Network, to implement the SITA Airport Management solution at Manaus Airport; Porto Velho Airport; Rio Branco Airport; Boa Vista Airport; Cruzeiro do Sul Airport; Tabatinga Airport; and Tefé Airport. In addition, the airport group has renewed an ongoing agreement with SITA...

Passengers numbers at Riga Airport increased by 8 % in August

According to preliminary data on the Airport's performance, RIX Riga Airport handled 740 thousand passengers in August, which is 8 % more than in August last year. Since the beginning of the year, 4.6 million passengers and 41.5 thousand flights have been served. Almost 569 thousand passengers used direct flights in August, or 8 % more than a year earlier. In the annual break...

Altaport and WSP publish concept of operations discussing business requirements for a VAS

Altaport and WSP released a concept of operations providing a detailed approach on the critical business requirements of a Vertiport Automation System. The concept of a VAS has been addressed in recent years in various whitepapers and concepts of operations; this new VAS CONOPS complements these prior works, adding context to a VAS’s role in integrating critical operational and business requ...

RIX Riga Airport starts master planning for next 40 years

RIX Riga Airport has started work on the Airport's new Master Plan and its strategic environmental impact assessment. The updated Master Plan will include guidelines and recommendations for the development of Riga Airport over the next 40 years, forecasting changes in traffic volumes and the appropriate development of the Airport territory and infrastructure up to 2050 and afterward. Laila...

First airport capsule hotel in the Baltics, Kepler Club, has opened at Riga Airport

Kepler Club, the first new concept airport hotel in the Baltics, has been opened at Riga Airport; it offers travelers accommodation and airport hospitality services. The hotel provides all the necessary amenities for passengers looking to rest between their flights or before early morning or late night flights. The hotel features 74 comfortable personal and private sleeping cabins, with...

New Altaport and 1200.aero partnership to provide integrated operations tracking, fee collection, and transient management solution

Altaport has partnered with 1200.aero to provide a new service that automates operations tracking, fee collection, and transient management for airports, all within a single integrated platform. Altaport and 1200.aero designed the platform to support airport managers facing ever-increasing demands on their time and resources, and to support airports in their pr...

Ontario International Airport awarded $4 million in FAA grants for runway, taxiway improvements

Southern California Ontario International Airport (ONT) will receive another $4 millionfrom the Federal Aviation Administration to invest in infrastructure improvements at the aviation gateway of choice for millions of Southern Californians. The FAA announced on August 9 that it is awarding a total of $636 million to airports across the country, under its 2024 Ai...

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