TCR is re-enforcing its GSE Repair & Maintenance workshop capacity in North America. It set up shop in Chicago O'Hare (ORD) in May and has since added workshop capacity in the Canadian ports of Calgary and Vancouver. It has also expanded its refurbishment capacity in Canada through the takeover ...

Green Cubes Technology has announced its first large-scale commercial sale of lithium battery systems to the ground support equipment (GSE) market. With its Lithium SAFEFlex battery system, Green Cubes will power select belt loaders, baggage tractors and container loaders at four US airports, inclu...

Tronair assisted its local FBO with the completion of equipment used to support the super bowl game in Atlanta, where an estimated 700-900 aircraft were used to transport roughly 1 million people to Atlanta for the game. Tronair donated ground support equipment (GSE) including the new eJP-12 towbarl...

SSP America, a division of SSP Group, has opened The Manufactory Food Hall at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).  The Manufactory is a collaboration between SSP America and four, multi award-winning San Francisco chefs — Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt of Tartine Bakery, Pim Techamu...

Today, Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Southwest Airlines to unveil the new Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 1. Completion of the Terminal 1 redevelopment comes as part of LAWA’s multibillion-dollar Capital Improvement Program, considered the largest ...

In its most recent study, a publication has has revealed the top 10 most pet friendly airports in the U.S. based on an assigned point system.  The report, which can be found here, includes airports high in the rankings such as:  1. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK): With multiple t...

Yesterday, CLEAR announced a new partnership with Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport that will enable the more than 21 million travelers passing through the terminal each year to verify their identity and get to their flights with the tap of a finger or blink of an eye. This is...

Source: The Fiscal Times. AAA projects 54.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 4.8 percent increase over last year. Travel by air marks the biggest increase in passengers since last year. The 2018 holiday weekend will see the highest Thanksgiving ...

Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX has been approved to proceed with live baggage screening tests at two U.S. airports: Los Angeles International Airport and St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The security scanner manufacturer stated this is part of a larger TSA initiative to install Comp...

JetBlue announced today the appointment of William Cade as the carrier’s new vice president, technical operations. Cade joins JetBlue early next month to oversee the airline’s maintenance, materials, quality, engineering and technical purchasing functions. He will be based in Long Island City,...

Source: NY Times. Strong growth in passenger volume at Ontario International Airport (ONT) in the US state of California continued in September as the number of air travelers who passed through the airport rose 14%, while passenger numbers increased more than 13% in the first nine months of the yea...

Autstin-Bergstrom International Airport in the US state of Texas generated $7.6bn in economic activity last year, in 2017. This has increased by 212pc from $2.4bn seven years ago in 2010. A study by the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) found that the Austin region benefits economically ...

For the third year in a row, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has been recognized as a leader in reducing carbon emissions as LAX also welcomes breaking ground on a major modernisation plan this week. This week, both Los Angeles International (LAX) and Van Nuys general aviation (VNY) airports we...

Sunwing Airlines have selected Menzies Aviation for three-year ground handling contracts at two North American locations. The contracts include passenger services, ramp handling and cabin cleaning, with a renewal at Orlando International Airport (MCO) in Florida and a significant new cont...

Shannon Airport has become the first airport in Europe to have facial recognition technology introduced for U.S. preclearance. The airport noted: "This is good news for Shannon Airport transatlantic passengers as it speeds up their journey through the airport and allows them avail of shorter secu...