Commercial flights to St Helena have been suspended after the island’s airport was downgraded by aviation regulators following safety assessments. St Helena Government confirmed that St Helena Airport was reduced from Category 6, the classification required for scheduled commercial jet operations, after technical evaluations identified concerns related to the operational readiness of the airport’s fire […]

ALL COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS TO ST HELENA SUSPENDED FOLLOWING AIRPORT SAFETY DOWNGRADERead More »

SITA and Apple’s one-year collaboration integrating Find My Share Item Location with WorldTracer® has cut permanently lost luggage by 90%, improved recovery times, and enhanced passenger visibility. GENEVA – December 2025 – As millions of travellers prepare for the holiday season, SITA and Apple are celebrating one year of partnership that has delivered tangible improvements […]

ONE YEAR LATER, SITA SHOWS HOW APPLE INTEGRATION STRENGTHENS BAGGAGE OPERATIONSRead More »

Angola deploys SITA’s API PNR Gateway at Luanda airport to strengthen border security, improve passenger data management and meet international standards. New passenger data systems and monitoring centre enhance Angola’s border management, security compliance and operational efficiency.   Luanda – December 2025 – Angola is enhancing its border security and passenger management capabilities with the […]

ANGOLA DEPLOYS SITA API PNR GATEWAY TO STRENGTHEN BORDER SECURITY AT LUANDA AIRPORTRead More »

Austro Control will modernise the Vienna Airport tower with ADB Safegate’s OneControl system, integrating all safety-critical information into a single platform to enhance operational efficiency and controller support. Austro Control’s air traffic controllers are set to receive a major technological upgrade as the organisation prepares to equip the Vienna Airport tower with the OneControl system […]

AUSTRO CONTROL SELECTS ONECONTROL TO MODERNISE VIENNA TOWER OPERATIONSRead More »

Abu Dhabi Airports and SITA have signed an MoU to explore an AI-driven Intelligent Total Airport Management platform, aimed at improving operational efficiency, disruption response and real-time decision-making. Abu Dhabi Airports has signed a memorandum of understanding with SITA to assess the joint development of an Intelligent Total Airport Management (iTAM) platform. The initiative would […]

ABU DHABI AIRPORTS AND SITA COLLABORATE ON REAL-TIME OPERATIONAL DATA PLATFORMRead More »

Ethiopia announces Bishoftu International Airport, a USD 12.5B mega-hub set to become Africa’s largest airport, boosting trade, connectivity and aviation growth with capacity for 110 million passengers annually. Ethiopia is taking a bold step toward reshaping Africa’s aviation future with the development of the Bishoftu International Airport (BIA), a flagship greenfield project designed to serve […]

SHAPING AFRICA’S NEW AVIATION GATEWAY: THE BISHOFTU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTRead More »

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) has announced its plan to acquire control of Hawthorne Airport, a historic Los Angeles aviation landmark, in a cash transaction valued at $126 million. The move positions the airport as the company’s operational hub for its planned Los Angeles air taxi network and as a testbed for emerging AI-powered aviation […]

ARCHER TO ACQUIRE LOS ANGELES AIRPORT AS STRATEGIC AIR TAXI NETWORK HUB AND AI TESTBEDRead More »

India has officially inaugurated the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), marking a major milestone in the expansion of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s aviation infrastructure. The new airport will initially handle up to 20 million passengers annually, with capacity planned to rise to 90 million as operations scale up. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, NMIA draws […]

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 8, 2025 – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has announced plans to develop the UAE’s first hospital-based vertiport in partnership with Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), marking a major milestone in the nation’s move toward advanced air mobility. The project will be developed under the General Civil Aviation Authority’s (GCAA) […]

CLEVELAND CLINIC ABU DHABI TO BUILD UAE’S FIRST HOSPITAL-BASED VERTIPORTRead More »

Bridging global connectivity with local expertise, ATPI introduces an end-to-end platform tailored to the African market Leading international travel and events management company, ATPI Group, has unveiled ATPI BAO – Booking Africa Online, the group’s first fully integrated travel management platform designed specifically for Africa. The platform enables seamless booking and management of flights, hotels, […]

ATPI GROUP TRANSFORMS TRAVEL MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA WITH LAUNCH OF ATPI BAORead More »