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• Ricardo Meier
Federal investigators are examining the landing of an Amazon-operated cargo jet that departed the runway, struck vehicles on a public road and caught fire at Miami International Airport, killing five people. The crash disrupted more than 200 flights, while two runways remained closed during the investigation and cleanup.
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Saudi low-cost carrier flynas will acquire a 10% stake in Swissport Saudi Arabia, with an option to raise its holding to 20%. Swissport will become flynas’ exclusive ground-handling provider across its Saudi network for five years, deepening an operating partnership aligned with the Kingdom’s aviation-hub ambitions.
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Federal investigators are examining the landing of an Amazon-operated cargo jet that departed the runway, struck vehicles on a public road and caught fire at Miami International Airport, killing five people. The crash disrupted more than 200 flights, while two runways remained closed during the investigation and cleanup.
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An eruption of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau sent volcanic ash as high as 50,000 feet (15,000 meters), forcing the cancellation of flights and the temporary closure of Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Services at other airports were also disrupted, affecting tens of thousands of passengers.
DHL Global Forwarding will establish a dedicated facility at Changi Airport to handle high-value, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled healthcare and life sciences cargo. The hub is intended to strengthen DHL’s pharmaceutical logistics capabilities and support distribution across the Asia-Pacific region.
Beyond is working with airport partners in France and the UK to assess the fueling infrastructure and operational requirements for a fuel-cell-powered business jet. The research will examine the airport-side conditions needed to support hydrogen aircraft operations and inform the company’s development plans.
Airports are making progress on emissions they directly control, but supply-chain emissions remain the larger challenge. As the sector commits to net zero while planning for continued growth, some airports are exploring whether building less infrastructure can help reconcile expansion with climate targets.
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Hydrogen-electric business jet developer Beyond Aero is partnering with Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur to prepare airport infrastructure and operating procedures for hydrogen-powered business aviation. The effort focuses on enabling future aircraft operations at the French airport group’s facilities, linking aircraft development with the infrastructure required for commercialization.
German officials say Russia was behind an explosive-laden drone discovered near a German airport runway last month. The European Union’s chief described the alleged plot as bearing the “hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism,” elevating the incident from an airport security breach to a wider geopolitical concern.
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