All articles by Patrick Atack
Patrick Atack is Editor on the Transport desk, looking after the Ship Technology, Airport Technology, and Railway Technology sites. He's covered education, business, and general news at various TV stations and online outlets. You can reach him at patrick.atack@globaldata.com
Patrick Atack
Shenzhen Airlines flies “sister city” route to Barcelona
The new route will be Shenzhen Airlines’ second direct flight to Europe after its London Heathrow route was inaugurated in 2018.
Fifth cargo terminal construction begins in Madrid
WFS built its first facility at Madrid’s airport in 2001, the new terminal will be its fifth in the city.
Signal: Bangalore Airport investment driven by business travel
The second-most valuable M&A in India in Q2 was NS Aviation’s 85% stake in Hyderabad’s regional airline TruJet.
EASA says aviation industry in Europe is “fortunate” to avoid accidents
The EASA siad that it is “steadfast in preparing the aviation system to embrace digitalisation and artificial intelligence responsibly.”
Israeli company signs repair contract for 747 cooling systems
CEO Igal Zamir pointed to the company’s dual certification as the reason behind the $7.5m contract win.
Signal: Germany leads transport jobs (in Europe)
Between May and August, 20,000 more jobs opened in Germany than in any competitor.
Fiji Airways receives its new Airbus A350
The Island of Beqa will increase capacity on popular routes between Fiji and Australia and New Zealand/Aotearoa.
Google joins Shell and Amex-powered SAF programme
Google has signed up to the SAF programme as part of its stride to become carbon neutral across its operations and value chain by 2030.
Air Canada Q2 results recover but airline missed passenger expectations
Air Canada’s operating costs increased overall compared to Q2 2022 but were mitigated by fuel prices dramatically returning to 2021 levels.
Russia’s aviation sector is sanctioned, so where are all the flights going?
Turkey has received more than 6.8 million arrivals from Russia, which is more than four million more than the next most popular destination, China.