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TSA successfully rolls out TSA ConfirmID in the United States
Source: TSA Agency sees uptick in REAL ID compliance rate The Transportation Security Administration successfully implemented its new modernized alternative identity verification system, TSA ConfirmID, resulting in a promising increase of REAL ID compliance. Based on early data reports, 95-99% of travelers are presenting REAL [...]
Fraport traffic rises by 7.1 percent to 9.6 million passengers in January
Source: Fraport The group's two Brazilian airports, Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA), recorded a strong combined increase of 24.9 percent, with a total of 1.3 million passengers. At Lima Airport (LIM) in Peru’s capital city, traffic rose slightly by [...]
Travel Leaders Unite: Fund TSA, Protect Travelers, Keep America Moving
Source: A4A U.S. Travel, Airlines for America, and the American Hotel & Lodging Association issued the following joint statement on the potential lapse of appropriations for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: “As yet another government shutdown looms, so does [...]
Applications open for new partners in the TAP Donate Miles Programme
Source: TAP Non-profits are eligible to apply for the “Causes with Wings” Programme until 28 February. TAP Air Portugal announces it is accepting applications for the selection of three new partners for the TAP Donate Miles “Causes with Wings” Programme [...]
Neste extends relationship with World Fuel Services ensuring the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at over 100 airports in Europe
Source: Neste Corporation Photo: Courtesy of World Fuel Services Neste and World Fuel Services (World Fuel) have extended their existing relationship with a five-year agreement that will expand the availability of Neste-supplied sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at more than 100 [...]
Airlines Call for Annual 4.9% Reduction in Spanish Airport Charges
Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Spanish Airline Association (ALA) called for an annual reduction of 4.9% (excluding inflation) in Spanish airport charges over the next five years (2027–2031), a level compatible with maintaining an [...]
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Why do we think supersonic flight will work at scale on Overture when it didn’t on Concorde?
By Blake Scholl, Founder/CEO at Boom Supersonic (from LinkedIn) Here's the business case for Boom Supersonic —and a never-before-seen piece of Overture's design. And why I think there will be over 1,000 Overtures, while there were only 14 Concordes. Concorde failed because it was simply too expensive to reach a [...]