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ADB SAFEGATE wins The New Terminal One New York JFK contracts

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ADB SAFEGATE wins New York JFK New Terminal One contracts

ADB SAFEGATE has been awarded contracts to install its AiPRON and OneControl software at New York JFK's The New Terminal One. The company said this will provide the new airport terminal with the "most efficient and safest ramp operation in America". The New Terminal One at New York JFK is a ne...

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Biden-Harris administration announces funding to improve safety and efficiency at 71 airports

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding another $110 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to over 70 airports across the U.S. for projects that increase safety and expand capacity. The $110 million includes 74 grants to airports in 32 states to modernize airport and runw...

Copenhagen Airport installs large battery for green energy storage

As one of the first airports in Europe, Copenhagen Airport has had a battery installed for storing green power. It is a milestone achieved as partners in the EU project ALIGHT have succeeded in managing the risks associated with installing a battery in an airport's critical infrastructure. Mar...

ADB SAFEGATE subsidiary to replace AWOS at Michigan airports

ADB SAFEGATE subsidiary to replace AWOS at Michigan airports

DBT Transportation Services, an ADB SAFEGATE subsidiary, has been awarded a $3.7mn contract to replace 42 non-federal automated weather observing systems (AWOS) in Michigan. The contract was awarded by the US state's Department of Transportation. According to ADB SAFEGATE, the new "future-forw...

Universal Hydrogen completes first full demonstration of Oshkosh AeroTech's AmpCart H2

Universal Hydrogen completes first full demonstration of Oshkosh AeroTech’s AmpCart H2

Hydrogen fuel services provider Universal Hydrogen has announced the first operational demonstration of the AmpCart H2 developed in collaboration with Oshkosh AeroTech - formerly JBT AeroTech. On track for operational deployment by the end of 2024, the demonstration unit of the future Oshkosh Aer...

US government announces $245mn in funding to modernise airports in 37 states

US government announces $245mn in funding to modernise airports in 37 states

Airports across 37 US states will benefit from more than $245mn in funding from the US government to modernise infrastructure, improve runway safety and create jobs. Yesterday evening (GMT), it was announced that the government will award the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the funding, whi...

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Airport kiosk market to grow to $5.11bn by 2032, says report

Airport kiosk market to grow to $5.11bn by 2032, says report

The airport kiosk market is projected to grow globally to $5.11bn by 2032, according to a new report by Allied Market Research. The report estimated that the market generated $2.15bn in 2022 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 9.4 per cent from 2023 to 2032 - rea...

East Midlands Airport announces £120mn infrastructure investment

East Midlands Airport announces £120mn infrastructure investment

The UK's East Midlands Airport (EMA) has announced a new investment programme to "improve all aspects of the passenger experience". £120mn has been earmarked for the infrastructure project set to take place over the next five years. The airport's four million annual passengers are set to feel...

Airport automation market to grow to $7.7bn by 2028

A new report by research company MarketsandMarkets projects the airport automation market to grow from US$5.8bn in 2023 to $7.7bn by 2028. The forecast would mean a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 5.8 per cent from 2023 to 2028. The research projects that, during the forecast period, the...

SAF industry needs to upscale 1,600 times to meet net zero targets

The sustainable aviation fuel industry would have to increase by 1,600 times its current size to meet the aviation sector's 2050 net zero carbon emissions target, according to one UK-based SAF producer. James Hygate, founder and CEO of Firefly, which makes SAF from sewage, claimed that for the in...

AeroCloud ‘propels growth’ with new VP of global sales

Intelligent airport management platform AeroCloud has today announced an expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Jeff Gore as vice president of global sales. Gore joins at a time of rapid growth for the company and will spearhead the sales function to grow revenues through the expa...

Infinium receives $75m to convert waste carbon dioxide into SAF

Electrofuels producer Infinium has received $75m in funding to convert waste carbon dioxide and renewable power into SAF and other low-carbon fuels. It comes in the form of a project equity investment from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, and will be used to "realise" Infinium's Project Roadrunner w...

Virgin Atlantic makes first transatlantic flight with sustainable fuel

Virgin Atlantic's highly anticipated transatlantic flight running on "100 per cent" sustainable aviation fuel is set to take off today. The "historic" flight, dubbed Flight100, taking off from London Heathrow this morning and landing later today at New York JFK, has been hailed as an industry fir...

ICAO delivers global framework to implement clean energy transition

During the third ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels, the international aviation sector has taken a giant leap to accelerate decarbonisation. By the adoption of a new global framework for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other clean energies, ICAO and its member states have agree...

UK regulator launches hydrogen project to ‘explore potential’ of alternative fuel

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has launched a challenge for the aviation industry to help leverage the potential of hydrogen as a zero carbon emissions aviation fuel. As hydrogen as an aviation fuel is at an early stage of development, the regulator says the sector does not yet have a comprehens...

UK government announces £53m funding for SAF industry

The UK government has announced £53 million in funding to boost the UK's sustainable aviation fuel industry. From utilising forest waste to transforming power to liquid fuel, nine "pioneering" projects helping to create a "brighter, cleaner future" have been awarded a share of funding in the lat...

Gulf Air extends partnership with Joramco for MRO services

Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, has announced a significant step forward in the aviation industry through a strategic partnership with Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited (Joramco), an Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility and engineering arm of...

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