European Union (EU)

Smiths helps tackle narcotics trade

Smiths Detection has joined a consortium to develop an intelligent customs border screening system for the detection of narcotics

Hamburg Airport drives hydrogen initiative

Hamburg Airport has set up a consortium with partners and is applying for EU funding within the interreg programme

European ReFuelEU initiative moves forward

The European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal aiming to decarbonise aviation

Riga studies low-emission impact

Riga Airport is taking part in an international study on the use of low-emission aircraft technologies and their potential impact on airport surroundings

Digital COVID certificate welcomed by EU aviation sector

Governments are being urged to introduce the new platform by July to enable a successful restart to air travel

Transat-Air Canada Merger Pushed Back

Air Canada’s purchase of tour operator Transat AT, which owns Air Transat, has been pushed back into the fourth quarter of this year due to “certain factors beyond its control and related to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

European Union green lights MBDA TWISTER project

The Council of the European Union has given missile developer MBDA the green light to develop its Timely Warning and Interception with Space-based TheatER surveillance (TWISTER) missile defence project.