The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 2.7% in June 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This continues the slowdown in air cargo growth that began earlier in 2018. Growth for the first half of
A week after one security breach saw passengers cleared from Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s busiest airport, last week a further security breach this Tuesday saw German federal police stop boarding in Terminal 1 and the evacuation of part of the security area. The police confirmed that the actions taken were as a result of “at least
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, has announced that it is opening a US office to further support its global client base and expansion plans. Based near Los Angeles, the new office will be Spatial’s first permanent presence in the US. It will take advantage of the 12-hour time difference between the US
Boeing has announced plans to open the new Boeing Aerospace & Autonomy Center in Cambridge, Mass., becoming the first major tenant of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) new mixed-use district in Kendall Square. Under the agreement, Boeing will lease 100,000 ft² of research and lab space inside a new 17-floor building at 314 Main
Further problems have hit Boeing’s intended purchase of a controlling 80 percent stake in the commercial aircraft arm of Brazilian planemaker Embraer with the intervention of leftist lawmakers who have brought a lawsuit aimed at halting Boeing in its tracks. Filed by four congressmen representing the left-wing Workers Party, the lawsuit is seeking an injunction
Rockwell Collins has signed master contracts with AVIC Aircraft (AVIC Aircraft), a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, (AVIC), to supply its Pro Line Fusion® advanced avionics system and air data systems for MA700 turboprop regional aircraft. AVIC has also chosen Rockwell Collins’ HGS™-3500 Head-up Guidance System – an innovative, all-in-one compact head-up display
The release of a 1,500-page report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 four years ago has done little other than disprove a number of previously put forward theories, anger relatives of those who were on board the ill-fated flight who had been hoping for answers, and confirm that investigators still do not know
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has selected Honeywell’s GoDirect® Flight Efficiency analytics software to reduce fuel costs across its entire Airbus and Boeing fleet and to help minimize the carbon footprint of the airline. The innovative Connected Aircraft service analyzes a multitude of flight-related factors to optimize fuel efficiency, aiming
In its latest Global Services Forecast, Airbus predicts that a total of 540,000 new pilots will be needed over the next two decades. To help meet this demand, it is launching the Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Programme to include ab initio training. The programme is being launched in partnership with Escuela de Aviacion Mexico (EAM),
A consortium led by Leonardo has signed a €150 million contract to upgrade the baggage handling systems at Zurich Airport. The contract, which is worth approximately €120 million to Leonardo, is one of the largest in recent years in the European baggage handling field. This important achievement has drawn on Leonardo’s exclusive cross-belt technology, which
