Viasat has reached 1,000 aircraft for its SB-S service: a milestone that underscores strong adoption and accelerating momentum for satellite-enabled safety communications in aviation. SwiftBroadband-Safety is a certified, global safety communications service that supports Air Traffic Control communications, airline operations and regulatory compliance, helping pilots and operators i...
Signature Aviation announced the groundbreaking of a more than $10 million hangar and office development at Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport (ROA), continuing a nearly seven-decade legacy of serving aircraft, crews, and passengers in Virginia’s Blue Ridge region. The project will add a 22,000-square-foot hangar with an attached 3,000-square-foot office facility and a 14-bay parking lot. Designed w...
easyJet and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport announced the rollout of electronic TaxiBot technology for Airbus aircraft operations at Schiphol, following a successful trial earlier this year. The introduction marks another step in easyJet’s ongoing strategy to improve operational efficiency and reduce emissions both in the air and on the ground. TaxiBot, funded by the SESAR project HERO...
RIX Riga Airport maintained stable operational performance in 2025 and closed the financial year with a profit of EUR 4.2 million, EUR 0.8 million higher than the previous year, according to the company’s audited annual report for 2025. Last year, Riga Airport handled 7.1 million passengers and 63,000 flights, maintaining the previous year’s level of activity. The number of direct...
Air China Cargo has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for four additional A350F freighters, taking its total order for the type to 10 aircraft. Air China Cargo previously ordered six A350F freighters in November 2025. Air China Cargo began introducing Airbus freighters at the end of 2023, and currently operates a fleet of eight Airbus A330-200P2F aircraft. In the near future, the ...
Incora announced an expansion of its operations in India after securing a key customs and warehousing license. The Manufacture and Other Operations in a Warehouse (MOOWR) license allows Incora to store and distribute aerospace parts locally without paying duty for products that are re-exported, helping the company better support customers across the country. David Coleal, CEO of Incora com...
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore awarded Thales, as the leading partner in a consortium with Deeeplabs, a contract to deliver an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) System based on the TopSky - AstraUTM platform, to provide an integrated, one-stop portal for the approval and tracking of all unmanned aircraft (UA) operations in Singapore. The solution will comb...
