eVTOL   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Miami-Dade County and MIA plan airport-wide digital monitoring hub by 2027, starting with drone trials for future air-taxi manag

Miami International Airport is set to open a new Airport Operations Center (AOC) and airport-wide Digital Monitoring Hub in 2027, described as the first of its kind in the U.S. The county says trials will begin with drones for air-taxi management, then scale toward larger electric air taxis as capabilities mature.

Also: airport-suppliers.com, airportindustry-news.com and airsideint.com
2026-05-19T06:10:37.334803-07:00
Airports   TSA   Policy & Regulation  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Atlanta is Considering Ditching the TSA For a Private Screening Company at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Atlanta City Council has approved a feasibility study into whether it can ditch the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and replace federal workers with a private security screening company.

2026-05-19T05:40:38.618603-07:00
Routes   Middle East   PaxEx   Europe   Orders   Airlines   Boeing  
Skift • Gordon Smith

Riyadh Air Opens Bookings for Formal London Launch

By Skift: Riyadh Air formally opens public ticket sales for its Riyadh–London Heathrow route, with its own Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners taking over from July 1, 2026.

Also: FlightGlobal, Inflight Online, Airline Economics, One Mile at a Time, Aviation Business News, executivetraveller.com, AeroTime, Boarding Area and airlinergs.com
2026-05-19T02:55:01.973662-07:00
Routes   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Africa   Qatar Airways  
Airline Economics • Justin Pugsley

Qatar Airways expands Africa network with new Port Sudan route

By Airline Economics: Qatar Airways is expanding its African network with new flights to Port Sudan and increased frequencies across destinations including Cairo, Cape Town and Dar es Salaam.

Also: AeroTime and Aviation24
2026-05-19T00:39:35.939840-07:00