Finnair has released that the potential Russian airspace closure would notably impact air traffic between Europe and Asia, which plays an important role in Finnair’s network. The negative financial impacts on Finnair will be significant especially if the situation prolongs. Due to this, the company withdraws its guidance related to Q1 2022 and the operational
bp, the parent company of the international aviation fuel products and services supplier Air bp, has completed an industrial first in Germany producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used cooking oil. The bp plant in Lingen is the first industrial production facility in Germany to use co-processing to produce SAF from waste and residues. The
Brazil’s largest cargo transportation company, Azul Cargo, a subsidiary of Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, has selected Miami-based Globe Air Cargo as its exclusive GSSA within the US. ECS Group’s US-subsidiary, Miami-based Globe Air Cargo is now responsible for all cargo sales and administrative services connected to Azul’s entire US business and will assist Azul with
Avionica, one of the leading providers of connected aircraft solutions for powering secure data and communications, has obtained a new FAA Supplement Type Certification (STC) approval. This STC approval covers its new avCM LTE wireless high-performance LTE cell module. The avCM LTE provides state-of-the-art support. When the LTE avCM is paired with an Avionica miniQAR
The Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) has inaugurated its fourth A350 Full-Flight Simulator (FFS). The addition consolidates AATC’s position as the largest Airbus-operated flight crew training centre in the company’s global network, with two A320, two A330, one A380 and four A350 simulators. AATC also hosts one ATR 72-600 FFS. The focus on the A330,
With escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine, two Ukrainian carriers have revealed that they have encountered problems in securing flight insurance for several internal flights. Many foreign carriers have already begun to avoid Ukrainian airspace. Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has confirmed that it has been notified by its insurers concerning internal flights. “UIA is making
Aviator Airport Alliance, a full-range provider of aviation services at 15 airports across the Nordics and a family member of one of the largest aerospace service groups Avia Solutions Group, has strengthened its partnership with Eurowings by signing a new contract. Under the new partnership agreement, Aviator will provide Eurowings with ground handling and de-icing
Families of the victims of the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes have had their request to declare that the government violated their legal rights when it reached a US$2.5 billion resolution of criminal charges with the American planemaker opposed by both Boeing and the US Justice Department. While the DOJ confirmed in its court filing
Alaska Airlines has targeted a significant, multi-million-dollar renovation and expansion of its most popular lounges with plans for all-new locations at both Seattle and Portland airports in the coming years. The revitalization of two current lounges – scheduled to get underway this spring – will eventually pave the way for completely new spaces in 2025-26.
Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the air travel restrictions that characterized much of 2021, Swissport can look back on a successful business year, thanks primarily to its cargo unit. In 2021, goods totalling 5.1 million metric tons (2019: 4.6 million tons) passed through more than 100 air cargo centres. This is
