Staff at the UK’s Border Force which provides personnel at airports and ferry ports to check the passports of incoming and outgoing passengers are to go on strike over the festive season. It has been announced by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) which represents Border Force members that there will be two phases
Baltic Ground Services (BGS), a full-range provider of aviation services and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, has extended its partnership with low-cost airline Ryanair. Under the renewed partnership agreement, BGS will provide Ryanair with into-plane fuelling at Riga International Airport, Latvia. The companies will be working together for at least one more year.
WestJet Cargo, the air cargo division of WestJet, has spent the last few months putting a solid structure in place in order to take its cargo activities to another level. The company confirmed that it will launch four dedicated Boeing 737-800 freighters on March 26, 2023 to massively increase its operations, thereby meeting the growing
Airbus has admitted that owing to a complex operating environment at the moment, it is likely to miss its targeted delivery of “around 700” commercial aircraft this year, albeit marginally. This month its deliveries totalled 68 units, bringing the total deliveries for the year to 565 aircraft. For 2023 and 2024 the European planemaker anticipates
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects a return to profitability for the global airline industry in 2023 as airlines continue to cut losses stemming from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic to their business in 2022. In 2023, airlines are expected to post a small net profit of US$4.7 billion—a 0.6% net profit margin.
Air France-KLM and TotalEnergies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see TotalEnergies deliver more than one million cubic metres or 800,000 tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to Air France-KLM Group airlines over a ten-year period, starting in 2023. This SAF will be produced by TotalEnergies at its biorefineries and will be
Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, is expanding the reach of its innovative safe2go fuel data platform (previously known as Airfield Automation) by marketing to fuel operators at non-Air bp operated locations. The safe2go fuel data platform consists of several digital solutions that provide efficiencies to the refuelling process, both on the
JetBlue has confirmed that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Fidelis New Energy (Fidelis) to provide JetBlue with at least 92 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Fidelis’ Grön Fuels GigaSystem™ at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge in Louisiana. This SAF is expected to be delivered over a five-year term with
Alaska Airlines became the first airline in the United States to launch an electronic bag tag programme, which will enable guests to tag their own luggage through the airline’s mobile app before they even reach the airport. Last week 2,500 Alaska Mileage Plan members began receiving their electronic bag tag. Those elite-status members included in
Skyports Infrastructure, a leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure provider, and private airport operator Corporación América Airports S.A (CAAP), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to plan the development and deployment of vertiport infrastructure for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) operations. Skyports and CAAP will combine their distinct industry and technical expertise to
