News

Interexpresso

Menzies strengthens Central American presence

20th August 2021

Ground handling specialist Menzies has announced plans to acquire 51% of Interexpresso Costa Rica Corporation, an aviation service provider operating in Central America

Aviation Recovery

IATA pushes for repatriation of blocked funds

20th August 2021

Aviation body IATA has urged governments around the world to abide by agreements and treaty obligations to enable airlines to release $963m in blocked funds

Aviation Recovery

Flughafen Wien Group hits pandemic passenger high

20th August 2021

Airport operator Flughafen Wien Group has reported a substantial rise in passenger volumes at all three of its hubs last month, following a difficult six months

Decarbonisation

Virgin announces Direct Air Capture collaboration

20th August 2021

Virgin Atlantic has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with de-carbonisation specialist Storegga as part of a bid to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050

ANSP

Ports of Jersey upgrades airspace communication

20th August 2021

Frequentis implements three VCS systems in Jersey, supporting main, contingency and emergency operation systems

Kadena Air Base

First Kadena-based Pave Hawk retired

19th August 2021

Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, has bid farewell to its first Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk utility helicopter after it was recently retired from operational USAF service

AEW&C

MQ-25A refuels US Navy E-2D for the first time

19th August 2021

The US Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation programme completed its first aerial refuelling flight with an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye on August 18 during a sortie from MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois

COVID-19

Seychelles Airport announces plans to scrap paper arrival forms

19th August 2021

The project will eliminate manual data entry errors, reduce the risk of COVID transmission with fewer interactions and improve efficiency

Defence

Northrop Grumman opens Missile Defence Futures Lab in Alabama

19th August 2021

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently opened its new Missile Defence Futures Lab (MDFL) in Huntsville, Alabama. The company’s new MDFL is a pioneering change with a precision to develop, test and field an integrated missile defence system.

Afghanistan

French transports sent to Kabul to support mass withdrawal effort

19th August 2021

With the ongoing deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan, the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, has sent airlift assets from the French Air and Space Force to support evacuation efforts

Afghanistan

Italy pushes forward with Afghanistan evacuations

19th August 2021

The Italian Air Force continues to send its airlift assets to Kabul, Afghanistan, as coalition forces push ahead with the evacuation of civil/military personnel, former Afghan collaborators and their families from the nation