Aaron Karp has covered aviation since 1999. Based in Washington, D.C. he is a senior editor for Air Transport World, focusing on airline network development, airports, air cargo and sustainability. His writing has appeared in a wide range of aviation publications covering topics including airlines, aviation public policy, vertical flight, business aviation and future technology. Karp previously served as managing editor of Air Cargo World magazine and editor-in-chief of Aviation Daily. He began his journalism career in the mid-1990s working for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson.
Canada’s WestJet Group will shut down recently acquired Sunwing Airlines and incorporate its 18 Boeing 737s into WestJet mainline operations next year.
The U.S. FAA has announced it is closing less airspace during launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leading to fewer commercial reroutings.
French airports operator Groupe ADP and Paris-based Air Liquide have joined forces to create joint venture engineering and consulting company Hydrogen Airport.