Saab has signed a contract with Bulgaria’s air navigation services provider BULATSA to upgrade air traffic control operations at Sofia, Varna and Burgas airports, the Swedish defence and aerospace group said. Saab will supply the latest version of its Integrated Air Traffic Control Suite (I-ATS), a scalable platform designed to give tower and approach controllers
Etihad Airways and Swissport have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their global partnership, increasing the number of airports where Swissport provides services to the UAE airline from 30 to 40. The expanded agreement covers airports across Africa, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia, adding ten locations to Swissport’s existing operations for
BDO Ireland has launched a dedicated Aviation Advisory unit to expand its services to the global aviation finance and aircraft leasing sectors, the professional services firm said. The new practice is led by partner and head of Aviation Advisory Stan Barnes, alongside Donal Boylan and Gerry Power. The team brings more than 100 years of
UK airports warned of further disruption on Wednesday after a software failure in the country’s air traffic control system grounded more than 1,000 flights and left tens of thousands of passengers stranded. Flights resumed at the UK’s busiest airports after Tuesday’s outage, but airlines faced widespread knock-on delays as aircraft and crew were repositioned, according
Wisk Aero, the autonomous aviation company that is currently being acquired by Archer Aviation from Boeing, has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California. The facility will be one of the first vertiports at a US public airport designed to support both piloted and autonomous operations. Located next to
SalamAir, Oman’s low-cost carrier, is establishing Salalah’s first airline base, strengthening direct international connectivity from Dhofar and marking a new step in the airline’s expansion. The new base will initially operate direct flights to three international destinations: Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, Chattogram in Bangladesh and Calicut in India. Services scheduled to start at the end
Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico can continue their joint venture after the US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a Department of Transportation order requiring the carriers to end the partnership. The ruling follows a legal challenge by Delta and Aeromexico to the DOT’s decision to terminate approval of their joint cooperation agreement. The court’s
American Airlines (American) has unveiled a major overhaul of its narrow-body fleet, with plans to install seatback entertainment screens at every seat while substantially increasing the proportion of premium and extra-legroom seating. The investment will see premium seating grow from around 25% of seats on the airline’s narrow-body departures today to approximately 40% in the
Offshore helicopter operator Omni Taxi Aereo (Omni) has selected Honeywell Aerospace’s IntuVue RDR-7000 weather radar system for its entire fleet of 33 Leonardo AW139 helicopters, as it looks to strengthen safety and operational reliability across demanding offshore missions. Omni operates around 88 helicopters worldwide, with the AW139 accounting for a significant share of its fleet.
FlightPath3D, the global leader in moving map technology, has extended its long-standing partnership with business aviation connectivity infrastructure provider Gogo, as the companies build on a collaboration dating back to 2020. FlightPath3D’s mobile-first moving map is now flying on more than 1,000 aircraft equipped with Gogo Vision worldwide, marking a significant milestone for the partnership
