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

TPE improvements since nationalisation "remarkable"

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

TransPennine Express, a train operating company in the north of England, has published its second annual results since being transferred into public ownership. The publication came in the same week that South Western Railway was nationalised as part of Great British Railways, the government’s plan to bring UK railways back under its control.
So who holds the Heathrow Parking Pods contract?

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

Way back in 2011, Heathrow Airport launched a novel way of getting passengers from their parked cars to its Terminal 5. The Pod Parking system allows users to sit in “small driverless electric vehicles” which run automatically on laser-assisted guiderails. In the project’s first 18 months it won multiple awards and was described as “British engineering, design and execution at its best,” by then-MP and government minister Alan Duncan.
How 'historic' is Trump's Qatar Airways-Boeing deal?

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

US President Donald Trump has been in the Middle East, and between receiving gifts that could well be seen as bribes and heaping praise on leaders with questionable records, he has apparently played a major role in a deal between Qatar Airways and Boeing, which the White House described as “historic”.
China reportedly removes Boeing bar

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

Following the pause of US-China tariff escalations, the Beijing government has reportedly told Chinese airlines they can resume business with US manufacturers, paving the way for Boeing jet deliveries completion. Bloomberg first reported the block on dealing with US plane and parts makers on 15 April, and again cited sources with knowledge of proceedings when reporting the lifting of commercial restrictions.
China reportedly removes Boeing bar

3 weeks ago | finance.yahoo.com | Patrick Atack

Following the pause of US-China tariff escalations, the Beijing government has reportedly told Chinese airlines they can resume business with US manufacturers, paving the way for Boeing jet deliveries completion. Bloomberg first reported the block on dealing with US plane and parts makers on 15 April, and again cited sources with knowledge of proceedings when reporting the lifting of commercial restrictions.
New sanctions target Russia’s “shadow fleet”

3 weeks ago | finance.yahoo.com | Patrick Atack

The UK government has announced what it described as the "largest ever sanctions package targeting [Russia's] shadow fleet," with 100 ships under its reach. Although the new sanctions are a UK government device, Prime Minister Keir Starmer positioned the policy as close to the European Joint Expeditionary Force - a group of nations supporting Ukraine against the Russian invasion.
New sanctions target Russia's "shadow fleet"

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

The UK government has announced what it described as the “largest ever sanctions package targeting [Russia’s] shadow fleet,” with 100 ships under its reach. Although the new sanctions are a UK government device, Prime Minister Keir Starmer positioned the policy as close to the European Joint Expeditionary Force – a group of nations supporting Ukraine against the Russian invasion.
Seamless travel's questionable timeline

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

So-called “seamless travel” facilitated by biometrics is on everyone’s lips at Passenger Terminal Expo in Madrid. The idea that one’s face can be pre-linked to a central travel document, and used as a passport, boarding pass and even a hotel check-in document is an enthralling one to many. To others, it’s a dystopian nightmare. But what’s the reality according to the people in the know?
China's government orders stop on all Boeing deliveries

1 month 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"

1 month 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.