News

Appointment

Cox adds safety to Swissport role

8th October 2021

Swissport’s Karen Cox has added safety to her existing responsibilities as global director operations

British Airways

BA adds ex-Red List countries to schedule

8th October 2021

Following changes to the UK Government’s ‘Red List’, BA is resuming services and increasing frequencies to a number of destinations

Drones

IDET 2021: Pakistan’s armed Shahpar-II undergoing flight trials

7th October 2021

Pakistan’s Global Industrial Defence & Solutions was present at the IDET exhibition in Brno during October 6-8, showcasing a range of systems including the Shahpar-II unmanned aerial vehicle

FeelThere

La Guardia for Microsoft Flight Simulator Released

7th October 2021

FeelThere has announced [KLGA] La Guardia International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.

Lockheed

New Zealand retires first P-3K2 Orion

7th October 2021

The Royal New Zealand Air Force retired its first Lockheed P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft on September 24, after 55 years of operational service

Air cargo

Lufthansa extends contract with WFS in Ireland

7th October 2021

Lufthansa has extended its cargo handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Ireland

Birmingham Airport (BHX)

Second Boeing 737 arrives in the UK for Wedgetail conversion

7th October 2021

A second Boeing 737 has been delivered to the UK for conversion to E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 airborne early warning and control configuration for the RAF

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Porto Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Out Now

7th October 2021

Developed by MK-Studios, LPPR Porto Airport is a detailed rendition of the actual destination sporting high-definition 4K textures with PBR effects and satellite imagery of the airport area.

Deployment

US F-15Es arrive in Greece for multinational training

7th October 2021

USAF F-15E Strike Eagles from 336th Fighter Squadron ‘Rocketeers’ of the 4th Fighter Wing touched down at Larissa Air Base in Greece on October 4 for a multinational training deployment

ADB Safegate

Istanbul contract win for ADB Safegate

7th October 2021

Installation of ADB Safegate solutions will help provide safer all-weather apron operations at Turkey’s iGA Istanbul Airport

Air cargo

Riga cargo flights continue to soar

7th October 2021

The number of cargo flights serviced at Riga Airport continued to grow in September, showing a 56% increase over the same period in 2019

Airports

AMAC appoints new president and CEO

7th October 2021

The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) has appointed Eboni Wimbush its president and CEO, effective later this month

Learjet 45

Swedish Learjets return to FMV with military serials

7th October 2021

Both of the Learjet 35As owned by Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration have been returned to operations by the FMV after spending many years employed by Saab Special Flight Operations in the threat support role