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Government of Karnataka, BACL and ANSR launch a Global Innovation Hub in Bengaluru Airport City
The Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru Airport City Ltd. (BACL) and ANSR have jointly announced the launch of a Global Innovation Hub, District I — a pioneering initiative within BACL’s Business Park, that aims to unify and elevate India’s innovation ecosystem to a global scale. District I will serve as…
Read MoreEthiopian Airlines’ direct cargo route from China’s Xinjiang Uygur region to Africa
Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new route between northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This is the first direct air cargo route from the Xinjiang Uygur region to Africa, it is learnt. The first flight departed from Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, on…
Read MoreDHL Global Forwarding opens new air freight hub at Frankfurt Airport
After just over a year of construction, DHL Global Forwarding celebrated the official opening of its new air freight hub at Frankfurt Airport. The project was developed by Fraport AG on a site of approximately 55,000 m² in CargoCity Süd. The 24,500 m² air freight terminal, featuring 54 cross-docks,…
Read MoreDGCA carries out comprehensive surveillance at major airports, including Delhi and Mumbai
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is committed to safe air travel in India. As part of its commitment, DGCA had issued Order No. DGCA-22034/2/2025-FSD last month to initiate a focused assessment of the aviation ecosystem to strengthen safety measures across the aviation sector. Two teams led by…
Read MoreBoeing 20-year forecast shows steady demand for nearly 44,000 new airplanes
Emerging markets, with expanding middle classes, dynamic and competitive airline networks and sustained aviation investment, will play an outsized role in global air traffic growth, helping drive a need for 43,600 commercial airplanes over the next 20 years, Boeing has projected. These markets will represent over 50% of the…
Read MoreAir cargo markets post further gains
Preliminary May 2025 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that air cargo markets posted further gains, although the pace of growth moderated due to weaker export activity from key manufacturing economies. International air cargo demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), grew by…
Read MoreAir cargo demand up
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for May 2025 global air cargo markets showing: * Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTK), rose by 2.2% compared to May 2024 levels (+3.0% for international operations). * Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometres (ACTK), increased by 2.0% compared to…
Read MoreWFS to open new, multi-purpose cargo terminal at Lyon Airport in the heart of the world’s leading vaccine-producing region in summer 2026
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, is taking a 20-year lease on a new air cargo terminal in the CargoPort area of Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which serves the world’s leading vaccine-producing region, due to open in summer 2026. On the 5.2-hectare Aéroport de Lyon DC1 site, and…
Read MoreUS airlines face heightened threat after strikes
The US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites could heighten the threat to American operators in the region, an organisation that monitors flight risks warned, as some airlines cancelled flights to and from Dubai and Doha. Safe Airspace, a website run by OPSGROUP, said the US attacks on Iran may…
Read MoreUnion Minister chairs MoCA review meeting on safety, airline performance; meets Air India CMD and other airline representatives
Considering the recent unfortunate incident involving an Air India flight near Ahmedabad, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has undertaken a comprehensive review of safety, passenger facilitation and airline performance. Minister’s interaction with Airport Directors The Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, convened a detailed video…
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