All articles by Alex Blair

Alex Blair is a UK-based reporter for GlobalData Media. He writes on topics including conflict, geopolitics, defence and sport.

What’s causing Germany’s mass transport strikes?

Failed negotiations over wages and working conditions between German transport unions, rail companies, and airlines will see employees continue strikes…
Why have flight fatalities in Russia reached record highs?

Sanctions, supply chain issues and manufacturing demand for war underpinned Russia’s record number of aircraft incidents in 2023, GlobalData analysts…
Rampant aeroplane spoofing shows global GPS dependence, regulatory frailty

Amid concerns over a rise in ‘spoofing’ and jamming of the global positioning systems (GPS) used for airline navigation, aviation…
Signal: only 5% of COP28 hydrogen projects get final investment – expert

Experts at a COP28 side event have said only 5% of hydrogen projects agreed at the conference have received final…
Signal: Thanksgiving weekend drives busiest day ever at US airports

US airports recorded their busiest-ever day on Sunday 26 November, with more than 2.9 million passengers passing through the country’s…

Signal: Bogota’s El Dorado Airport could boost capacity by 93% – study

El Dorado Airport, Bogota, could almost double its capacity by 2037 and expand flight options in line with Colombia’s increasing…
Signal: Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport remains open as Israel-Palestine air strikes escalate

Foreign airlines have suspended flights into Israel following Palestinian fundamentalist group Hamas’ surprise attack, but Tel Aviv’s largest airport Ben…
Signal: Peru airlines bounce back to pre-pandemic traffic levels

Peru’s aviation industry has finally recovered to levels seen before the pandemic amid years of airline insolvencies, Covid-19 closures and…
Signal: Saudi Arabia to unveil Red Sea International Airport by year-end

The announcement that Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International (RSI) Airport will open by the end of the year has prompted…
Signal: Indian Railways pledges $3.9bn as first female CEO takes charge

Following the Indian cabinet’s approval of seven railway projects totalling $3.9bn (Rs 325bn), government-owned Indian Railways has appointed its first-ever…