Virgin Orbit aces second launch demo from the wing of a Boeing 747-400 and deploys NASA payloads

18 January 2021

Virgin Orbit, the California-based satellite launch company, confirmed that its LauncherOne rocket reached space during the company’s second launch demonstration…

2020 air passenger totals drop 60 percent as COVID-19 assault on international mobility continues

18 January 2021

With its latest economic impact analysis of COVID-19 now completed, the UN agency for civil aviation has confirmed that international…

Leipzig/Halle airport in 2020: Air freight boom, but Covid-19 keeps passenger planes on the ground

17 January 2021

Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG benefited from strongly developing business in the air freight sector during the past year, 2020, which marked…

Skyhall at Brussels Airport to become vaccination centre

15 January 2021

As part of the vaccination roll-out plan in Belgium, the Skyhall, the iconic former transit hall at Brussels Airport, is…

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol traffic and transport figures for December 2020: -77%

15 January 2021

The number of flights to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in December fell by 59% to a total of 15,902…

TUI cargo ready for Covid 19 vaccine transport

15 January 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and, consequently, the sudden and significant drop of cargo capacity on passenger aircraft, resulted in an increased…

Malaysia seizes PIA Boeing 777 at Kuala Lumpur over lease dispute

15 January 2021

Local authorities in Malaysia today impounded a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777-200 (registered AP-BMH) at Kuala Lumpur over non-payment…

Finnish airports traffic slowed in 2020: passenger numbers fell by 20 million (75%)

14 January 2021

The number of passengers at Finavia's airports remained at a record low in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During…

All Nippon Helicopter’s Airbus H160 completes first flight

14 January 2021

All Nippon Helicopter’s (ANH) H160 has performed its first flight test, a 95-minute flight at the Marseille Provence Airport. This…

Fall in the number of passengers (-69%) and aircraft movements (-54%) at Geneva Airport in 2020

14 January 2021

In 2020, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, passenger traffic fell by 68.8% at Genève Aéroport, while the number…