News

Department for Transport

‘Smart trays’ to land at UK airports

21st June 2021

Working alongside the Department for Transport and the UK Home Office, tech company UtterBerry plan to implement its new innovation across British hubs from next year

Nokia 5G private wireless network deployment for Lufthansa Technik

21st June 2021

5G-powered Virtual Table Inspection (VTI) remote maintenance use case trial quickly confirmed as mission-critical infrastructure for Lufthansa Technik

Eastleigh Borough Council

Group launches legal challenge over Southampton Airport runway extension

21st June 2021

The GoFundMe campaign is aimed at seeking a review into Eastleigh Borough Council’s approval for the plans

Carbon neutral

Groupe ADP signs deal to develop hydrogen infrastructure

21st June 2021

The agreement is set to prepare Paris airports with the infrastructure to accommodate hydrogen-operated aircraft

COVID-19

Dubai to reopen Terminal and concourse for anticipated demand

21st June 2021

The reopening of facilities will allow the gradual return of over 40 international carriers to return to their home terminal at the airport

Altitude Angel

Hera Drone Hub and Altitude Angel Union

21st June 2021

U-Space management platform GuardianUTM Enterprise to be deployed
in a city environment for the first time

Business Aviation

Malaysia airports submits development plan for Subang

21st June 2021

The operator hopes the renovation will push the hub forward to become the main aerospace and business aviation base in the region

Lockheed Martin

Poland’s F-16 fleet surpasses 100,000 flight hours

21st June 2021

After 15 years of operation, Poland’s 48-strong Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52+ Fighting Falcon fleet has surpassed 100,000 flight hours – marking a key historic milestone for the multi-role fighter in Polish service

Boeing

Boeing signs partner deals for potential German P-8A acquisition

21st June 2021

The signed memorandum of understanding may lead to more definitive agreements should Germany select the P-8A Poseidon

ATM

Enaire and Indra will launch satellites to improve ATM

21st June 2021

Enaire and Indra have created a public-private initiative project for satellite technology innovation.

Insitu

Insitu awarded Blackjack and ScanEagle contract

20th June 2021

Insitu has received an order for RQ-21A Blackjack and ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems for the US Navy and Foreign Military Sales customers

Aviation Recovery

UK aviation hit hardest in Europe, says BALPA

20th June 2021

Flights in and out of the UK have collapsed by three-quarters, with over 860,000 jobs put at risk

Attack Helicopter

US Army orders more AH-64Es from Boeing

19th June 2021

The US Army Contracting Command has contracted Boeing to remanufacture an additional 12 AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters into the AH-64E Apache Guardian configuration