Patrick Atack

Manchester

Transport Editor at Ship Technology Global

Transport Editor at Airport Industry Review

Editor - Transport @ @globaldataplc @ShipTechMag @Airport_Mag @FutureRail_Mag [email protected] Views are mine unless they're not

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Articles

China's government orders stop on all Boeing deliveries

1 week ago | airport-technology.com | Patrick Atack

The Chinese government has told Chinese airlines to halt deliveries and purchases of Boeing jets and aeroplane parts made by US companies in the latest action in what has become a frenetic trade war between Washington and Beijing. The order came after Juneyao Airlines decided to delay receiving a Boeing 787-9 plane, and President Xi Jinping announced 125% tariffs on US goods. Both of these actions were in response to US President Trump’s 145% levies on Chinese goods entering the US.
Gatwick partners with Veovo for "Integrated Airport Control"

2 weeks ago | airport-technology.com | Patrick Atack

London’s second airport, Gatwick, has extended its partnership with Veovo to develop an Integrated Airport Control (IAC) System, with the new agreement signed at Passenger Terminal Expo in Madrid. The IAC will use “AI/Machine learning-driven prediction” to move Gatwick towards a Total Airport Management (TAM) administration.
Rohde & Schwarz announce walkthrough ECAC approval

2 weeks ago | airport-technology.com | Patrick Atack

German security scanner provider Rohde & Schwarz has received approval from the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) for its new walk-through scanner, QPS Walk2000. It is the first device of its kind to be approved for use at airports around the world. The devices will now be sold to airports across the European Union, and according to Rhode & Schwarz staff at Passenger Terminal Expo 2025, even further afield.
Collins launches new self check-in and bag drop "solution"

2 weeks ago | airport-technology.com | Patrick Atack

Collins Aerospace, part of the RTX family, launched its new self-check-in and bag drop tool at Passenger Terminal Expo in Madrid. Using biometrics and a new, faster processor, the company claimed SelfServ “empowers passengers” and allows airlines to “optimise” their pre-security staffing.
End of check-in on the horizon - Amadeus

2 weeks ago | airport-technology.com | Patrick Atack

Check-in is “set” to become optional, according to Spanish technology provider Amadeus. The current Departure Control Systems will be replaced by “Delivery Management Systems (DMSs)”, according to a new white paper launched today at Passenger Terminal Expo in Madrid. For the passenger, this will mean “check-in is likely to disappear as travellers arrive at the airport ‘ready-to-fly'” with even border checks completed in advance.
MAIB preliminary report highlights conditions of North Sea collision

2 weeks ago | ship-technology.com | Patrick Atack

The UK Government’s Marine Accident Investigation Bureau (MAIB) has published its interim report into the North Sea collision between the container ship Solong and the at-anchor tanker Stena Immaculate, highlighting the meteorological and on-board conditions at the time of the event that killed one seafarer. Able seaman Mark Pernia is still missing and presumed dead after the 10 March incident.
ITA will be the 5th Lufthansa Group airline to join Star Alliance

3 weeks ago | airport-technology.com | Patrick Atack

Eight years after the near collapse of Alitalia, its successor ITA Airways has begun the “integration process” to become a full member of the Star Alliance. The Italian flag carrier is part of the Lufthansa Group, although it is still 59% owned by the Italian government, and has been accepted by the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board to become the fifth airline controlled by the German aviation group to join.
DB Cargo developing automated heavy shunter

3 weeks ago | railway-technology.com | Patrick Atack

DB Cargo has partnered with subsidiaries of the technology and engineering firm Bosch, and the German federal government, to develop an automated heavy shunter locomotive. The fully-automated hump shunter prototype has already been tested at the Munich North marshalling yard. Bosch Engineering and ITK Engineering are the Bosch companies working with Germany’s main rail freight provider to develop the new machine.
UK railways to be monitored by drones

3 weeks ago | airport-technology.com | Patrick Atack

The UK’s rail infrastructure manager Network Rail has started flying drones to monitor 20,000 miles of tracks. With its partner Drone Major Limited Network Rail trialled the technology on the Wolverhampton and Severn Valley Railway lines, and will now begin a wider roll-out. A key use of the drones and real-time picture capability they provide is “the capability to dramatically transform trespass management on UK railways,” according to Network Rail.
UK railways to be monitored by drones

3 weeks ago | railway-technology.com | Patrick Atack

The UK’s rail infrastructure manager Network Rail has started flying drones to monitor 20,000 miles of tracks. With its partner Drone Major Limited Network Rail trialled the technology on the Wolverhampton and Severn Valley Railway lines, and will now begin a wider roll-out. A key use of the drones and real-time picture capability they provide is “the capability to dramatically transform trespass management on UK railways,” according to Network Rail.