Budapest airport cargo terminal Budapest Airport (BUD)’s October traffic results show that the airport is an increasingly popular hub for air cargo. During the month, it processed 13,313 tonnes of freight, a 23 percent increase, year-over-year, making it the largest traffic figure ever recorded at the hub during October. “As of today,
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IATA reports demand increased only 2 percent in September
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Air Canada Cargo to modernize its Edmonton facilities
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Aviation unions ground activities at Lagos Airport
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Boeing CEO Says Air-Taxi Prototype Will Be Ready for Takeoff Next Year
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Airlines’ Fortunes Soar in Nigeria
A new wave of confidence has animated the air travel sector with erstwhile struggling airlines now acquiring state-of-the-art airplanes to replace leased equipment. With lending rate as low as 10 per cent on liquidity inflow to the sector, local airlines are now buying aircraft like Embraer 145, Bombardier CRJ900 and even
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Boeing wins $805M contract to build U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A robotic refueling planes
Boeing has won the Navy’s nod for the MQ-25 autonomous refueling airplane. (Boeing Photo) After a months-long competition with the likes of Lockheed Martin, Boeing has won a $805.3 million contract from the Pentagon to build the first four MQ-25A autonomous refueling planes for the Navy. The MQ-25 Stingray is meant to