William Hallowell, Airside International Journalist Profile

Articles

'We’ve entered 2025 with confidence'

3 days ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

Vesna, TIPS GSE has manufactured airport equipment for more than 50 years. Can you tell Airside about the company’s history and how it became known for producing passenger steps, belt loaders, potable water and lavatory trucks and tow tractors, among other types of equipment? We are very proud of our history. Our story began in 1969 when Stane Pustavrh founded a family business specialising in the modification of special-purpose vehicles and bodywork.
Edmonton to trial hydrogen in runway snow sweepers

2 weeks ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

Edmonton International Airport is taking hydrogen adoption to new heights by partnering with Diesel Tech Industries (DTI) to explore the integration of the Guardian Hydrogen Diesel System on two of the airport’s heavy-duty runway snow sweepers. YEG will be Canada’s first airport to explore the adoption of DTI’s innovative hydrogen and diesel technology in its runway snow sweepers – vehicles considered from a hard-to-abate fleet.
Heathrow courier handler CFL signs deal with Qantas

2 weeks ago | caasint.com | William Hallowell

CFL, Heathrow Airport’s only on-site express courier handler, has announced that it has signed a deal with Qantas Freight, opening up faster, more reliable access to the Australian and wider Asian markets for UK exporters. The deal also covers imports, so Australian businesses will have better access into the UK. Qantas Freight flies to more than 500 destinations and operates over 20 dedicated cargo handling terminals worldwide.
Routes Europe 2025: Consensus on growth constraints

2 weeks ago | airlinergs.com | William Hallowell

One of the key messages delivered by airlines in Seville at Routes Europe in April was that geopolitical instability and supply chain disruptions – among other challenges – are continuing to thwart not just their existing operations, but expansion plans too. In the face of adversity, however, European airlines remain resilient. While there is plenty of competition in aviation, there is also consensus on key challenges.
Aviramp ‘confident’ sales could surpass £10mn mark in 2025

2 weeks ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

At the end of 2024 Aviramp celebrated its most profitable year ever after sales topped £9mn. But the aircraft boarding ramp manufacturer is “confident” that 2025 will bring even greater success after a “really strong” start to the year, according to CEO Graham Corfield. He said Aviramp could see sales exceed £10mn for the first time as it expands its customer base and workforce globally.
AviLease obtains investment grade ratingsfrom Moody’s and Fitch

2 weeks ago | airlinergs.com | William Hallowell

AviLease, the global aircraft lessor headquartered in Saudi Arabia, has announced that it has received investment grade corporate credit ratings of Baa2 with a stable outlook from Moody’s Ratings (“Moody’s”) and BBB with a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”).
Finnair interim report: 1 January - 31 March 2025

2 weeks ago | airlinergs.com | William Hallowell

Industrial action and increased costs weighed on the seasonally weak Q1 result as anticipatedJanuary–March 2025 Revenue increased by 1.9% to 694.2 million euros (681.5). Comparable operating result was -62.6 million euros (-11.6). Industrial action had a negative impact of around 22 million euros on the comparable operating result. Operating result was -53.4 million euros (-17.2). Earnings per share were -0.25 euros (-0.15).
UK's first hydrogen-fuelled live aircraft turnaround at Exeter Airport

2 weeks ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

A pioneering demonstration showcasing how hydrogen can support the decarbonisation of ground handling operations has taken place at Exeter Airport. In a first of its kind for the UK, the trial saw a TUI Boeing B737 undergo a turnaround using hydrogen-powered GSE. The project, which Exeter said marks an important step towards achieving the first ‘zero-carbon turn’, was delivered in partnership with TUI, Cranfield University, ULEMCo, MULAG and Boeing.
Gogo confirms outstanding Plane Simple ESA flight test campaign

2 weeks ago | evaint.com | William Hallowell

Gogo has confirmed the exceptional performance of the Gogo Plane Simple Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) following a series of flight tests. Gogo worked with MAG Aerospace, a premier innovator of defence technology, to rigorously test gate-to-gate continuous operations through all planned manoeuvres, including standard taxi, take-off, and landing, as well as more challenging racetrack, figure-of-eight patterns, ascent/descent profiles and hard bank movements up to 30 degrees.
Avolon agrees new $1.1bn unsecured term loan facility

2 weeks ago | airlinergs.com | William Hallowell

Avolon Holdings Limited has announced the completion of a new US$1.1bn senior unsecured facility. The facility is split equally between a drawn loan and a revolving credit facility and has a tenor of five years. 17 banks participated in the facility, including seven new lenders to Avolon. The mandated lead arrangers on the facility were DBS Bank, CaixaBank, Commonwealth Bank Group, Truist Financial, Cathay United, Allied Irish Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.