Airports & Networks

Digital towers will be much more efficient at detecting and integrating drones and managing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the future, agreed the air traffic management panel at today’s Airport Show.

In many airports, baggage handling has not changed significantly since the 1950s, with sorting and loading still a predominantly manual operation requiring large numbers of physically able manual workers. At Terminal 4 at Changi Airport, SATS is changing this with the implementation of the BBHS intelligent baggage handling system.

Abu-Dhabi based GANS is exhibiting at the Airport Show, promoting its range of professional air navigation services, but also looking to attract UAE nationals to their scholarship programme.

Flydubai is launching two new summer routes. The carrier will operate three weekly flights to Mykonos International Airport (JMK) and Santorini (Thira) Airport (JTR) between 18 June and 29 September.

Kazaeronavigatsia, Kazakhstan's national air navigation services provider announced at the Airport Show today that it has taken the next step in its ATM-grade network infrastructure programme with Frequentis.

Tanzania’s capital is in line for a new airport that will dramatically improve the city’s connectivity. Alan Dron reports.

The Ryanair Boeing 737-800 with about 170 passengers was on a scheduled flight from Athens Airport in Greece to Vilnius Airport in Lithuania when it was intercepted by a MiG-29 fighter jet that escorted it to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was forced to land.

The Supervisory Board of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg (FBB) has appointed the airport’s CFO Aletta von Massenbach to be its CEO effective Oct. 1.

Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

The new carrier plans to launch flights from Munich in summer 2022, as well as expanding service from Frankfurt.

A total of 39 largely unserved routes will be offered by the airline, with the first service starting before the end of May.

Domestic capacity will reach 95% of pre-pandemic levels in the current quarter, the airline said.

The regional service has been suspended since May 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Should the LAX-Christchurch route proceed as planned, American will become the only carrier to fly nonstop from the U.S. to New Zealand’s South Island.

The Oneworld carrier is promoting connectivity at its Seattle base.

A new service is being added between Belfast and Glasgow, while a base at Shannon will be closed.

The carrier hopes to begin two new routes to the country in January after delaying its original launch plans.

The Austrian CEO, interviewed at Routes Reconnected, shares the carrier’s restructuring progress, network and fleet positioning, and what he has learned about leading in a crisis.

Operated by TAV Airports, a member of Groupe ADP, Milas-Bodrum in Turkey has joined the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the world’s aviation market.

JetBlue Airways will make its debut in the transatlantic market this August, launching flights from both airports.

The airline’s long-awaited first transatlantic service will take off in August.

The route is returning to the Edelweiss network after a decade absence

Industry experts speaking at the Arabian Travel Market 2021 conference and exhibition were positive about the future as they debated the state of the Middle East aviation industry and a timetable for its recovery, particularly after significant announcements recently by Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, relaxing travel and social restrictions.

The SkyTeam alliance member this summer expects to operate between 50% and 75% of pre-pandemic capacity on flights in Europe.