Virgin Atlantic uses a Boeing 787-9 aircraft for its Heathrow to Shanghai service. Credit: Daniel Coyle/Shutterstock.com UK-based airline Virgin Atlantic has announced an end to its flights to China ...

The Liberty XL-2, certified under Part 23 for IFR operations, is deemed suitable for electrification due to its proven performance metrics. Credit: ZT1 Technology Inc/EIN Presswire. ZT1 Technology and ...

Camera arrays will be installed atop Terminal Two’s piers One and Two for optimal views of aircraft stands and taxiways. Credit: NATS Limited. Manchester Airport in the UK has partnered with National ...

The UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) is the highest passenger tax levied anywhere in the world. Originally introduced in 1994 as a means to pay for the environmental costs of air travel, it has risen by ...

The partnership aims to focus on developing integrated, scalable, and passenger-centric vertiport systems for urban air transport. Credit: SITA. SITA has teamed up with Urban-Air Port (UAP) to ...

Having caught the UK aviation sector unprepared, December’s near-shutdown is estimated to have cost the Gatwick’s partners and stakeholders over £50m. In late December 2018, Gatwick Airport was ...

While it is common knowledge that airports are catalysts for tourism growth and key to a country’s national and international trade relations, they are still often seen as ultimately serving those who ...

Helping passengers successfully make their way across the airport while reducing stress are two of the key objectives of modern innovation when it comes to airports. Now, a state-of-the-art luggage ...

PHL Food & Shops, the concessions programme at Philadelphia International Airport, is piloting a contactless ordering system featuring robotic food delivery. Credit: PHL airport. A survey carried out ...

London Heathrow Airport is planning a full-scale roll out of new biometric services from Summer 2019. Credit: Heathrow Airport. Over the last two decades, airports worldwide have significantly ramped ...

Joby has completed several transition flights with three pilots, becoming the first company to regularly test an electric air taxi from hover to wingborne flight. Credit: Joby Aviation. Joby Aviation ...

The airport launched Heathrow 2.0, a comprehensive business plan for sustainable growth. Credit: Heathrow Airports Limited A decision more than half a century in the making, Heathrow Airport’s third ...