Northern Irish GSE manufacturer Mallaghan has announced the launch of a new SkyBelt belt loader. The company said the new, all-electric model is a highly capable, new conventional belt loader that capitalises on decades of experience and R&D efforts. According to Mallaghan, development of ...

DBT Transportation Services, an ADB SAFEGATE subsidiary, has been awarded a $3.7mn contract to replace 42 non-federal automated weather observing systems (AWOS) in Michigan. The contract was awarded by the US state's Department of Transportation. According to ADB SAFEGATE, the new "future-forw...

Airports across 37 US states will benefit from more than $245mn in funding from the US government to modernise infrastructure, improve runway safety and create jobs. Yesterday evening (GMT), it was announced that the government will award the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the funding, whi...

Electrofuels producer Infinium has received $75m in funding to convert waste carbon dioxide and renewable power into SAF and other low-carbon fuels. It comes in the form of a project equity investment from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, and will be used to "realise" Infinium's Project Roadrunner w...

A video has gone viral on social media showing airport baggage handlers throwing a wheelchair down a ramp and to the ground at Miami International Airport, sparking online outrage. American Airlines is facing backlash after the carrier's logo was seen printed on the back of the baggage handler ca...

The project to replace Newark Liberty International Airport’s train system in the US is likely to exceed the original $2b costing estimate, reports Bloomberg.  The AirTrain EWR project, which is designed to replace the existing system that shuttles about 30,000 passengers every day at the airpor...

Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Delta executives, members of Los Angeles’s Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) and other key stakeholders have celebrated the opening of the Delta Sky Way project at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The project represents a joint $2.3b investment of...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an advisory circular on towbar and towbarless movement of aircraft for the first time since 2009. It comes after the citation of several recently reported incidents of near incursions and mishaps involving tug operations during aircraft movemen...

Textron Inc. yesterday announced new appointments for two of its subsidiaries. As of 31 August, Rob Scholl (pictured left), president & CEO of Textron eAviation, will be president & CEO of Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. going forward. Meanwhile, Kriya Shortt (pictured right), senior...

Proserv Aviation will open a new corporate headquarters in Wisconsin this September in the hopes of driving growth and efficiency. A global distributor of aircraft parts, Proserv Aviation has been deploying extensive capital into strategic rotatable pools, expendables and ground support equipmen...

Gerald R. Ford International Airport has broken ground on its new aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) facility with a $14.5 million project that will further enhance passenger safety and aircraft operations. The 25,000 square foot facility will include larger bays for advanced firefighting ve...

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 ...

The Lee County Port Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony on 22 August for construction on a new Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility at Southwest Florida International Airport. The new ATCT is an $80 million project that will replace the ...

Semmco has won a contract with JetBlue Airways to supply access platforms and ground support equipment (GSE) to the carrier’s line stations across the US. The contract will be delivered over the next 12 months and represents Semmco’s first major order since opening its US office and manufact...

A Southwest Airlines aircraft was hit by a truck containing food on the apron at Pittsburgh International Airport yesterday (17 June), according to reports. The flight was heading to Denver from Pittsburgh, and then continuing on to Seattle. Passengers were all taken off the aircraft and there w...