Korean Air has achieved a significant milestone in its prolonged pursuit of acquiring Asiana Airlines, with the European Union’s (EU) antitrust agency granting approval. The national flag carrier now awaits the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision, the last hurdle before the completion of the acquisition, as revealed by Korean Air on February 13. Overcoming a
Ryanair has entered into a ground handling partnership with Skytanking Aviation Services, effective from April 2024. This collaboration, spanning six years, will provide crucial ground handling services to support Ryanair’s expanding operations, particularly at key airports like Eindhoven in the Netherlands. With over 3,600 daily flights and more than 183.5 million passengers annually, Ryanair emphasises
Air Canada has signed agreements with seven colleges across the country to provide scholarships to students who self-identify as women or visible minorities who are pursuing studies as Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs). This new scholarship strengthens Air Canada’s commitment to supporting access for under-represented students in this highly desirable career path. One student from each
Lilium N.V., developer of the all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) Lilium Jet and global pioneer in regional air mobility (RAM), has announced its designation of the future Orlando International Airport (MCO) vertiport as a network hub for Lilium Jet operators in central Florida. Lilium also announced its support for Florida House Bill 981, which
Low-cost carrier, Thai VietJet Air, has awarded the tender of its cargo operations to ECS Group. It signed a master GSSA agreement with ECS Group, on February 1, 2024. It was ECS Group’s global network, proven air cargo expertise and dynamic innovation that led Thai VietJet Air to place its cargo business into AVS GSA
Finnair has introduced a unique approach to estimating cargo weight by inviting passengers to voluntarily participate in weigh-ins at Helsinki airport departure gates. The initiative, initiated on Monday, February 5, seeks to enhance the airline’s ability to calculate the weight of its planes before take-off. To Finnair’s surprise, 600 volunteers had already taken part by
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of DHL Group, and Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), have officially began construction of a new air freight centre at Frankfurt Airport. Tobias Schmidt, the CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Europe, and Anke Giesen, Fraport AG’s Executive Director Retail and Real
SITA’s 2023 Air Transport IT Insights report, published February 6, finds that both airports and airlines saw IT spend increase year on year into 2023, reaching an estimated US$10.8 billion and US$34.5 billion respectively, with over two-thirds of airport and airline CIOs expecting continued growth into 2024. Airports also boosted IT spend as a percentage
ZeroAvia and flyv have signed an agreement to explore powering flyv’s on-demand, low-cost flight operations using ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric engines. Flyv aims to tackle the limitations of conventional travel systems, under strain from escalating demand across many modalities. At the same time, many smaller airfields are under-utilised. As new, cleaner technologies reduce the operating costs, an increase in services
Laser strikes on aircraft reached an unprecedented peak in 2023, with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recording a staggering 13,304 incidents, marking a 41% surge from the previous year. The surge poses a severe safety threat as high-powered lasers have the potential to incapacitate pilots, endangering the lives of those on board and on the
