Industry News
18.05.2020
Training and Interoperability to be discussed at Helicopter Technology CEE 2020
SMi Reports: Key speakers covering training and interoperability at the 6th annual Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe 2020 will return to Budapest, Hungary for the 1 – 2 September 2020.
SMi Group’s 6th annual Helicopter …
14.05.2020
IATA: Quarantine will hurt air travel
IATA is urging governments to find alternatives to quarantine measures, warning it will hurt air travel.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) made the warning as it released data showing the damage COVID-19 is causing to …
14.05.2020
Vilnius Airport implements necessary safety measures and is ready to resume passenger flights
Vilnius Airport will see the first post-pandemic passenger flight on May 13th. Germany’s national carrier Lufthansa will perform the first renewed flight between Frankfurt am Main and Vilnius. Lithuania’s largest airport is fully ready to …
12.05.2020
Quito International Airport reaches the premier category in the world
The British examiner SKYTRAX, dedicated to the quality analysis and comparison of different airlines and airports around the world, awarded the coveted 5-star rating to the Quito International Airport, in Ecuador.
This qualification places Mariscal …
07.05.2020
Heathrow to trial COVID-19 detection tech
Heathrow Airport will trial technology to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, CEO John Holland-Kaye told the government yesterday (Wednesday May 6).
The airport’s CEO informed the House of Commons Transport Committee that concepts under review include …
06.05.2020
Technology helps disinfect HKIA
Hong Kong International Airport’s operator is applying the latest disinfectant technology to protect staff and passengers from COVID-19.
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has deployed disinfection channels, antimicrobial coating and autonomous cleaning robots throughout the airport.
It …
06.05.2020
Infrastructure projects continue at Vilnius Airport with developments of the Northern Apron and Taxiways
Construction company “Kauno tiltai” won the public procurement bid launched by SE Lithuanian Airports. The contractor will renovate several taxiways, as well as reconstruct the Northern Apron of Vilnius Airport. During the project, the pavement …
05.05.2020
Hot-bodies tested to get people back in the sky during COVID-19
The Canberra Airport was the first major Australian airport to introduce body temperature scanning at security this week as an additional safety measure against COVID-19.
Head of Aviation, Michael Thomson, said that Canberra Airport is open …
05.05.2020
Quito Airport will be ready to resume air transport with processes and protection protocols for passengers and airport workers
Quito, May 4, 2020. - The health crisis caused by the Covid-2019 global pandemic is affecting the productive and commercial activities of the city and the country, where the air transport sector is one of …
05.05.2020
Leidos Completes Acquisition of L3Harris Technologies’ Security Detection and Automation Businesses Creating a Comprehensive, Global Security and Detection Portfolio
(Reston, Va.) May 4, 2020 – Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of L3Harris Technologies’ (“L3Harris”) Security Detection and Automation businesses, for approximately $1 …
