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Metropolitan Airport News
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Nick Hutchinson is Global Leader of Integrated Airport Solutions at Arcadis and has been with the company since March 2018. He was with Parsons Corporation for 20 years, rising to Executive Vice President. During his career, Nick has been directly involved in major airport programs around the world, operating as Project General Manager at New Doha International Airport in Qatar and Abu Dhabi Mid-field Terminal in the United Arab Emirates; Project Manager at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta; and Construction Manager at Incheon International Airport in South Korea. Nick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Ulster…
Ok, let’s face it, if you want to go to Australia, it’s going to be a long trip (15 hours going south and 14 hours on the return) no matter what city you leave from in the United States. So is it worth the trip? Without a doubt, yes! This was our second trip to Australia. Our first trip to Australia was to Sydney, then up to Brisbane, Noosa Heads, and Surfers Paradise. And by the way, the US Dollar currency conversion rate is an excellent 33% benefit in Australia, a steal. The concept of this trip was to experience…
At the German Design Awards ceremony in Frankfurt on February 3, Lufthansa Cargo and the Frankfurt Institute for Recycling, Ecology & Design (IRED) were named winners in the “Excellent Product Design Lifestyle and Fashion” category for their joint Upcycling Collection. As part of the collaboration, high-quality merchandising products such as luggage and key rings, trays, vases, wall coat racks, or pen cups were designed locally and manufactured in Germany from discarded airfreight containers. Lufthansa Cargo sells these design objects and other items through its Fanshop, which was launched last year. In the production of the products available in the Fanshop,…
AJAS Limited, which has operated in Jamaica for over 82 years and employs almost 600 staff, provides ramp, passenger, and cargo handling services to several international airlines at the two leading airports in Jamaica: Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston (KIN), and Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay (MBJ). Following the acquisition, AJAS Limited will be rebranded as Menzies AJAS, bringing it in line with the other companies under the Menzies Group. The current AJAS Limited management team will remain in place to oversee the company’s strategic objectives of establishing Menzies AJAS as the handler of choice for all airlines…
Southwest Airlines Co. announced the promotion of Lauren Woods from Vice President of Technology to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, and she will report to Chief Administration & Communications Officer Linda Rutherford. Since joining Southwest in 2010, Woods has led key initiatives across Southwest’s Technology Department, supporting the Company’s Digital and Customer Channels and various Operations Teams and Platforms. She established cloud infrastructure, creating a new development and delivery platform for complex application ecosystems. In her new role, Woods will play an important role in managing the airline’s technology investments, upgrades and system maintenance, totaling approximately $1.3 billion in 2023,…
Lufthansa Cargo’s first AeroSHARK-modified Boeing 777 freighter, registered D-ALFA, took off for the first time at 05:07 (CET) on February 3, 2023. Under flight number LH8410, the B777F started from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bengaluru (BLR), from where it will fly on to Chengdu (CTU). AeroSHARK is a surface film that mimics the microscopic structure of shark skin. Its structure consists of ribs around 50 micrometers in size – so-called riblets. If the flow pattern on the fuselage and engine nacelles of the Boeing 777F is optimized in this way, significant savings in fuel and, thus, emissions can be achieved. This…
American Airlines Cargo announced its transition to BioNatur Plastics™, launched by M&G Packaging, for use in its cargo operations. The carrier has already begun replacing its current plastic products with the BioNatur brand across most major hubs. This adoption has allowed American to reduce its long-term plastic waste in landfills by more than 130,000 lbs. or 6.4 million water bottles in 2022 alone. BioNatur Plastics is a growing line of biodegradable plastic products manufactured with proprietary formulations that make them the most sustainable plastic options available. Regular plastic can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in a landfill. BioNatur…
Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., announced it had taken delivery of the final 747 ever to be produced by Boeing. The delivery of this aircraft is the last of four new Boeing 747-8 Freighters Atlas ordered in January 2021. Atlas Air will operate this aircraft for Apex Logistics, a Kuehne+Nagel company, under a long-term agreement. “Our company’s history and success are directly linked to the 747 platforms, and we are honored to continue our long history of flying this iconic aircraft for our customers around the world,” said John Dietrich, President and Chief Executive…
Hawaiian Airlines announced the appointment of Tom Zheng as vice president of technical operations, business planning, and services. In his new role, Zheng will lead a growing portfolio of technical operations initiatives, including expanded aircraft maintenance, dedicated freighter service for Amazon, and a new fleet of Boeing 787-9s. “Tom has offered invaluable leadership to advance significant initiatives within our growing technical operations team,” said Jim Landers, senior vice president for technical operations at Hawaiian Airlines. “His trusted voice and guidance will continue to make us a better, stronger airline as we diversify and grow our business.” Zheng joined Hawaiian in…
United Airlines, Tallgrass, and Green Plains Inc. announced a joint venture – Blue Blade Energy – to develop and commercialize a novel Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technology that uses ethanol as its feedstock. If the technology is successful, Blue Blade is expected to construct a pilot facility in 2024, followed by a full-scale facility that could begin commercial operations by 2028. The offtake agreement could provide for enough SAF to fly more than 50,000 flights annually between United’s hub airports in Chicago and Denver.* Blue Blade’s new SAF technology was developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a…