November 17, 2023News

Eve And Kookiejar To Join Forces For Urban ATMS Ops In Dubai

The ATMS mentioned in the title has nothing to do with Automated Teller Machines. What it actually stands for is Air Traffic Management System. To develop one for Dubai’s urban areas, two companies have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) – Eve Air Mobility from the USA and Kookiejar from Sweden. A well-established ATMS is a must to support vertiport operations. Both firms have agreed on a phase-wise approach, in which networks of vertiports will be connected via Eve’s Urban ATM system to complement Dubai’s urban air mobility. The duo aims to commercialise the partnership in 2025-2026.

This is Eve’s first Urban ATM agreement in Dubai, and Kookiejar is its tenth Urban ATM and fifth vertiport customer. Backed by Embraer, a renowned name in the aviation industry, Eve engages Atech, Embraer’s Air Traffic Control technology and system integrator company. Kookiejar, on the other hand, is already working with stakeholders in Dubai to evaluate the possible routes for eVTOLs within existing VFR (Visual Flight Rules) corridors used by helicopters. The company is also in talks with its partners Vertiport Hub at Air Chateau and Dubai South. Of course, regulatory approvals are key before any of it is implemented. Moreover, proper support from various service providers, fleet operators, vertiport developers and airports will play a vital role.

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May 8, 2024

airBaltic Launches Three New Flights From Riga

As part of its 2024 summer season, Latvian airline airBaltic has launched three new flights from its primary hub, Riga. All three are direct flights to Skopje, Chisinau and Pristina. The carrier will fly two weekly flights to the three cities mentioned above.

Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia, and the flight here from Riga will take about 2 hours and 46 minutes. The nonstop service from Riga to Chisinau, Moldova’s capital, will take 2 hours and 30 minutes. Lastly, the flight time between Riga and Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, should take about 2 hours and 50 minutes.

airBaltic aims to offer 15 new routes from the Baltics and Tampere during the summer season. All flights will be operated on an Airbus A220-300.

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May 8, 2024

LOT Polish Airlines To Add Three Embraer Jets Soon

Poland’s flag carrier, LOT Polish Airlines, has decided to lease three new Embraer E195-E2 jets from lessor Azorra. The first of the trio will join the carrier’s fleet by July end, while others should get into action within Q3 of 2024. LOT says the transition of flight crews from E1 to E2 aircraft won’t take more than a few days.

The Embraer E192-E2, a single-aisle jet, can seat a maximum of 146 passengers. However, LOT Polish Airlines has chosen a relatively comfortable layout of 136 seats in a single class. The airline’s fleet presently comprises 43 Embraer E-Jets, making it one of the largest operators of the said aircraft family in Europe.