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Metropolitan Airport News
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Reliable Robotics, a leader in aircraft automation systems, today announced a significant milestone in its work to bring advanced safety-enhancing technologies to market in the United States. Last month’s successful flight of a Cessna 208B Caravan with no one on board was a first for aviation. A remote pilot supervised the uncrewed aircraft from Reliable’s control center 50 miles away. The Reliable autonomous flight system enables the aircraft to be remotely operated by a pilot on the ground and improves safety by fully automating the aircraft through all phases of operation, including taxi, takeoff, and landing. Reliable’s system is aircraft…
Intelligent airport management platform, AeroCloud, today announces that it has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Jeff Gore as Vice President (VP) of Global Sales. Gore joins during a period of rapid growth for the company and will spearhead the sales function to grow company revenues through the expansion of AeroCloud’s network of airport customers. Gore’s expertise complements AeroCloud’s position as the only cloud-native software as a service (SaaS) management platform in the airport sector. The last 15 years of his 25-year career have focused on scaling SaaS businesses in North America and Europe. He was instrumental in…
ABM announced the expansion of its relationship with LaGuardia Gateway Partners (“LGP”), the developer and manager of LaGuardia Terminal B, to provide comprehensive, integrated facility services and best-in-class traveler experiences at Terminal B. Following LGP’s historic and award-winning $5.1 billion redevelopment of Terminal B, one of the largest public-private partnerships in U.S. history, ABM has been selected by LGP to provide a “one team” approach for comprehensive facility operations and services, with the goal to provide a safe, seamless, and consistent experience for guests, while driving long-term asset preservation, efficiency, sustainability, and diversity across the 1.3 million square foot facility.…
DB Schenker has appointed Dr. Niklas Wilmking (49) to the Global Board of Management for Contract Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He will take office on January 1st 2024, following Hessel Verhage (51), who leaves DB Schenker for personal reasons. Dr. Levin Holle, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DB Schenker: “In more than 20 years at DB Schenker, Niklas has impressed in every position and is an exemplary leader. We are delighted to be able to harness his many years of in-depth expertise and his great understanding of the needs of our global customers for the Management Board of…
Repsol, a multi-energy company committed to leading the energy transition, today announced that it has begun supplying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Atlas Air for use in all its flights with its customer Inditex from Zaragoza Airport (Spain). Beginning in November, Atlas Air is initially incorporating 5% SAF in all its flights. The agreement makes New York-based Atlas Air the first cargo airline to use SAF regularly on its cargo flights in Spain, marking a new milestone in the airline sector. The initiative is in line with the companies’ commitments to achieve their respective carbon footprint reduction goals, and also…
Allying to help address the issue of hunger and food insecurity in and around JFK International Airport, Island Harvest Food Bank and City Harvest announced a partnership with Valley Stream, NY-based International Shoppes, a premier duty-free and specialty retailer that operates airport retail and duty-free stores at JFK Terminals 1, 5, and 8. Travelers shopping at International Shoppes will be given the option to donate to help fight hunger upon checkout in amounts ranging from one to eight dollars. Proceeds from the initiative will be divided equally between the two leading hunger relief organizations to address the growing public health concern of hunger in…
E-J Electric Installation Co. works in conjunction with AlphaStruxure to power John F. Kennedy International Airport’s New Terminal One (NTO). Designed as a 2.4 million square foot, 23-gate, new international terminal, NTO is set to be the first fully resilient airport transit hub in the New York region. With a state-of-the-art sustainable energy Microgrid powering it, NTO will be able to function off-grid during power disruptions. E-J will engineer, procure, and construct (EPC) Phase A of NTO’s state-of-the-art 11.34-megawatt Microgrid. With experience in renewable energy including Microgrids, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Solar, and Fuel Cells, E-J has the expertise to complete the project safely…
As of January 2024, Adrian Neuhauser will be the new CEO of Abra Group and will continue to accompany Avianca’s growth as Executive Vice-Chairman of its Board of Directors. In turn, Frederico Pedreira will take on the leadership of the airline as its CEO and President. The announced changes will enable the alignment of Abra Group’s expansion strategy with the execution of Avianca’s business plan in Latin America to continue. Since his arrival at Avianca in 2019 as Chief Financial Officer, Neuhauser led the restructuring of the company; then, in 2021 he was appointed CEO and President; he also led…
Infinium and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst today announced a $75 million project equity investment commitment to support Infinium’s Project Roadrunner, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions. Project Roadrunner will convert waste carbon dioxide (CO2) and renewable power into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other low-carbon fuels. This first-of-a-kind commercial-scale Power-to-Liquids (PtL) eFuels facility is expected to be the largest PtL eFuels project in North America once operational. Breakthrough Energy Catalyst funds and invests in first-of-a-kind projects that support the deployment of emerging climate technologies to reduce emissions and accelerate the clean energy transition. This commitment represents Catalyst’s first equity…
Atlas Air Worldwide Inc. announced it has ordered two new Boeing 777 Freighters driven by ongoing strong customer demand for dedicated large widebody airfreight capacity, particularly for cross-border e-commerce shipping. The two new 777 Freighters, which were booked earlier this quarter, are expected to be delivered in the second half of 2024. This strategic investment underscores the Company’s commitment to growing its 777F platform and for providing leading-edge aircraft and service offerings to its customers, as well as creating more long-haul flying opportunities for its pilots. As previously announced, the Company most recently ordered four 777 Freighters in 2021, which…