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Emirates goes digital, phases out paper boarding passes for flights departing Dubai

Taking a step forward in its drive to offer customers the convenience and assurance of digitally enabled travel journeys, Emirates will require most passengers departing Dubai to use a mobile boarding pass instead of a printed paper version, from 15 May onwards. Passengers checking in at Terminal 3 will receive their mobile boarding pass via email or SMS. Passengers who check in online can lo...

British School of Aviation ambitious growth plans with new Part 147 type rating approval for Airbus A320

London Luton Airport-based British School of Aviation has expanded its operation, gaining UK CAA and EASA Part 147 type approval for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. With existing Part 147 approvals from the UK CAA , EASA and HKCAD to train engineers on Boeing 787, 737NG and MAX, the new addition sees the company’s Maintenance, Training and Examination Organisation App...

Lilium & FlightSafety International sign flight simulator and training agreement

Lilium partners with FlightSafety International, establishing the company as the exclusive developer and provider for flight training devices for the Lilium Jet. This will include industry-leading, immersive, and mixed-reality simulators for training, as well as an early flight simulator representative of the Lilium Jet cockpit, to be used by Lilium engineers. The simulato...

Airbus Helicopters delivers first H135 to the Spanish Air and Space Force

Airbus delivered first H135 to Spanish Air and Space Force in Albacete. This is the eighth helicopter delivered under the 36-unit contract signed at the end of 2021 to supply the Armed Forces and State Security Forces. This delivery is six months ahead of schedule, which will facilitate crew training and the entry into service of the H135 for the 78th Wing at the MIlitary School of Helic...

2,000th Pilatus PC-12 handed over to PlaneSense

Pilatus reached another milestone - the handover of the 2,000th PC-12. Together with its longstanding US customer - PlaneSense, Pilatus celebrated this event by a large ceremony in Stans, Switzerland attended by over 2,000 employees. The anniversary aircraft went to PlaneSense by way of symbolic thanks for its many years of loyalty. It is another milestone in the Swis...

Archer rolls out first Midnight aircraft, prepares for flight test

Archer Aviation has now completed the final assembly of its first Midnight aircraft. With final assembly and initial testing complete, last week the aircraft was shipped from Archer’s Palo Alto facility to its flight test facility in Salinas, California and reassembled. Archer will now take this aircraft through a series of ground tests leading up to its planned first flight this summer...

Airways Aviation Group signs training agreement with Sky4U

Airways Aviation Group signed a training agreement with German based SKY4U, a well known simulator training company which amongst other programs offers a Ryanair approved APS MCC.  This agreement, valid for all Airways Aviation ESMA (France) graduate pilots will have effects immediately and will allow pilots to get a proven high quality APS MCC and also to be eligible for an assessment w...

250 Praetor 500 jets in excess of US $5 billion - Embraer and NetJets deal

NetJets has signed a new deal with Embraer for up to 250 Praetor 500 jet options, which includes a comprehensive services and support agreement. The deal is valued in excess of US $5 billion, with deliveries expected to begin in 2025, and will be NetJets’ first time offering the midsize Praetor 500 to customers. For over a decade, NetJets has operated Embraer’s Phenom 300 series—...

Alaska Airlines unveils salmon livery to celebrate Indigenous culture & language

Alaska Airlines unveiled its newest aircraft paint theme - Xáat Kwáani - designed by the talented Alaska Native artist Crystal Kaakeeyáa Rose Demientieff Worl. Xáat Kwáani means "Salmon People" in the Alaskan Tlingit language and refers to the spiritual link between the people who interact with the beloved salmon and all of...

airBaltic records the best result of Q1 in its history

airBaltic has started year 2023 with positive key business indicators. airBaltic has achieved EUR 105.1 million revenue, which is by 75% more than in 2022, as well as the highest ever recorded revenue in the first quarter of a year in the airline’s history. Notably, the number of carried passengers soared by 77%, compared to the first quarter of 2022. The load factor reached 7...

Pratt & Whitney Canada to invest $10 million in technology upgrades at component repair facility in Wichita Falls, Texas

Pratt & Whitney Canada announced a $10 million investment to expand the capabilities of its Wichita Falls, Texas engine component repair facility, which is expected to create 30 new jobs. As part of the investment, the company will modify its existing coatings line using an innovative application process. The facility repairs the "hot" (combustion)...

Signature Aviation grand opening at Ted Stevens Anchorage Int’l Airport

Signature Aviation celebrated the grand opening of its newly renovated facility at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. This expansion of customized services for transpacific and great circle route traffic marks a significant milestone for the company’s offerings and many private aircraft operators that choose to stop over in Anchorage, making Signature the only FBO with a...