News in Numbers

250km

AutoFlight has achieved the world’s longest eVTOL vehicle flight. The 250km route was flown by AutoFlight’s Generation 4 aircraft on a single charge of the aircraft’s lithium-ion batteries.

32.8 million

London Gatwick Airport served 32.8 million passengers in 2022, 70.4% of 2019 traffic. The passenger numbers increased by over 420%, from 6.3 million in 2021.

$22m

VTOL aircraft manufacturer Wingtra has announced it has completed a series B funding round of $22m. Switzerland-based Wingtra, founded in 2017, manufactures professional mapping drones and develops software for fully autonomous flights.

$12bn

India has revealed huge investment plans for airports as air travel demand picks up pace. The government will spend about Rs. 980bn ($12bn) by 2025 to boost regional connectivity. India, which is one of the fastest-growing aviation markets across the globe, aims to increase the number of airports from the current 148 to 220 by 2025.

€298.4m

Finnish airport operator Finavia has registered a 105.3% surge in revenue in 2022. The operator generated revenues of €298.4m last year, versus €145.4m in 2021.

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