A few days ago, in the Milan area, blood samples to be analyzed were transported by drone. D-Flight - a company of the ENAV Group (and a subsidiary of Leonardo), Telespazio (which provides services for drone traffic management) and ENAC (Italy's National Civil Aviation Authority) carried out a series of flights with a specially equipped drone to transfer untested blood samples (dangerous goods) collected at the Opera and Rozzano centers of Cerba HealthCare Italia. ENAC Director General Alessio Quaranta commented…
Lufthansa Group has posted an operating profit of €1.5 billion ($1.59 billion) for the 2022 calendar year. “Lufthansa is back,” stated Carsten Spohr, chief executive officer of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. “In just one year, we have achieved an unprecedented financial turnaround. With an operating profit of 1.5 billion euros, the…
On Thursday, the Lufthansa Group announced an order for new Airbus and Boeing jets bringing its current order book to 108 new aircraft from the manufacturers. The latest order announcement included 22 aircraft consisting of Airbus A350-1000s and A350-900s along with Boeing 787-9s valued at 7.5 billion dollars. This announcement…
The closure of the U.S.-Canada land border due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which remained in place for over two years between March 2020 and November 2022 was particularly hard for some of the regional airports in the U.S. that heavily rely on Canadian passengers to generate traffic. Among those Plattsburgh…
Global Crossing Airlines Group -GlobalX- successfully completed the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) International Safety Audit (IOSA). The program is an assessment system that analyzes an airline's operational management and control. IOSA uses internationally recognized auditing principles and is designed to perform a standardized analysis of airline operations. It was…
Norse Atlantic Airways is strengthening its London Gatwick (LGW) operation with four new routes to the United States for the 2023 summer season. The British capital becomes the company's main base where it will offer seven transatlantic services and an offer of 25,688 weekly seats between the U.S. and the…
Porter Aviation Holding (PAHI) has partnered with Montreal - Saint Hubert Airport (YHU) to create a new terminal that will serve more than four million passengers. Construction will begin in the first half of 2023 and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2024, providing Porter with a second…
Kenya Airways Cargo is set to expand its freighter fleet as it seeks to meet growing demand for cargo services. The airline will lease two Boeing 737-800F aircraft in the third quarter of the year, according to CEO Allan Kilavuka, a move that comes as the airline looks to capitalize…
South Africa is set to welcome a new cargo airline, Suid Cargo, which will commence non-scheduled cargo flights from Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport in the second quarter of 2023. The airline plans to operate to over 20 destinations across Southern, West and East Africa, including Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius,…
Cathay Pacific has confirmed that it will ramp up the flight frequencies to Japan. It comes after the announcement of Japan to scrap the travel restrictions. Japan has limited the number of flights from Hong Kong since the announcement of China to reopen its border. “We welcome the decision made…
