IATA, the International Air Transport Association, has released full-year 2019 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight ton kilometers (FTKs), fell by 3.3% compared to 2018 while capacity (AFTK) rose by 2.1%. This was the first year of declining freight volumes since 2012, and the weakest performance since the global
Even with the building of Heathrow’s proposed third runway which will substantially increase the volume of traffic at London’s principal airport, the British aviation industry has published its plans to hit its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Sustainable Aviation coalition, which includes industry giants such as Rolls-Royce, easyJet, AirBP (the aviation offshoot
No sooner had Airbus admitted to bribing public officials and making hidden payments involving the U.K., USA and France, than U.K prosecutors have now accused executives of AirAsia Group and AirAsiaX of receiving bribes from Airbus to secure plane sales. According to Reuters News Agency, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) revealed last Friday that between
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has jointly announced it will be teaming up with Xpansiv CBL Holding Group (XCHG), a commodity exchange company, to provide a common marketplace called The Aviation Carbon Exchange, for eligible emission units. While passenger growth is predicted to grow, airlines are aiming to cap CO2 emissions at 2020 levels
Certified Aviation Services (CAS) is supporting JetBlue in its advancement of being the first carbon-neutral U.S. Airline. In its efforts, CAS supplanted four carbon vehicles with electric-powered vehicles, with three more in the pipeline. CAS designated a four-seater Global Electric Motorcar (GEM) to be solely utilized by its interior crew when servicing JetBlue’s fleet. The
Maxcraft Avionics has achieved the first FAA STC authorizing the Garmin GTN725H or GTN750H navigator to be installed in a series of Airbus Helicopter Dauphin models including SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2 and AS-365N3. The system is fully approved to conduct LPV and LNAV/VNAV coupled approaches. This new FAA STC # SR04413NY follows Maxcraft’s initial Canadian TCCA
BAA Training, one of the top-three biggest independent aviation training centers in Europe, will expand further into Spain. BAA Training has chosen the location and has started the establishment of a training center near Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport. By establishing BAA Training Spain, the company is to open a 5300 m² modern training center
Scandinavian Airlines Irelan, the Irish subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), announced the successful implementation of OpenAirlines’ SkyBreathe® eco-flying solution to pursue its commitment to sustainable development. SkyBreathe® Fuel Efficiency is an innovative solution using big data algorithms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to automatically analyze billions of data points from flight recorders. By combining them
Three American aerial firefighters who had been contracted to assist with the raging Australian bushfires have been killed on Thursday, after their Lockheed C-130 Hercules being used in water bombing operations crashed on the Snowy Montaro area in the southern region of New South Wales. The aircraft had been leased from Coulson Aviation, a North
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will conduct trials for an autonomous electric bus in collaboration with SB Drive Corp., Advanced Smart Mobility and BYD at Haneda International Airport (HND). The trial will begin on January 22 and last until January 31. The development of this autonomous electric bus is the most recent example of ANA harnessing
