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STARLUX Airlines celebrates debut of Seattle-Taipei flight, its 3rd US destination

STARLUX Airlines’ inaugural flight to Seattle, its third US gateway after Los Angeles and San Francisco, touched down to a water cannon salute at 4:15pm today. With the launch of nonstop flights from Seattle to Taipei, STARLUX’s expanded transpacific routes reaffirm its dedication t...

Iraqi Airways renews its contract with SITA to modernize passenger processing and baggage systems

Iraqi Airways has renewed its partnership agreement with SITA, the leading provider of information technology services in the air transport sector, to maintain its track record of continuous innovation in passenger and baggage management systems, boosting the travel experience on board the Green Bir...

airBaltic places order for 10 additional A220 aircraft bringing airline’s total order to 90

airBaltic confirms an incremental order for an additional 10 A220-300s. This new and fourth reorder will take the airline’s total firm order to 90 A220 aircraft. Already operating a strong fleet of close to 50 A220-300s, airBaltic is currently the largest A220 customer in Europe and the largest A220-300 operator in the world. Latvian flag carrier has a long standing history operating th...

Virgin Australia orders eight Embraer E190-E2

Virgin Australia has placed a firm order with Embraer for eight E190-E2 small narrowbody aircraft, as part of its fleet renewal plan. The order will see the E190-E2, the world’s most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft with the lowest noise emissions, complement the airline’s larger narrowbodies and replace its long-serving Fokker fleet. The order will be reflected in Embraer’s...

flydubai touches down in Basel

flydubai touched down in Basel, becoming the first national carrier from the UAE to operate direct flights from Dubai. This marks the start of the carrier’s four-times weekly service to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL) from Dubai International (DXB). The inaugural flight touched down at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg and was met with a traditional water cannon salute. Senior ai...

Emirates' first retrofitted 777 aircraft featuring its latest cabin interiors takes off to Geneva

The first Emirates Boeing 777 with a nose-to-tail cabin refresh sporting a new look has rolled into service, as it prepares to take off to Geneva this afternoon as EK 83. The aircraft took a total of 37 days for a complete revamp and will be entering service four days ahead of its officially announced deployment schedule.The Emirates Boeing 777 entered refurbishment in early July, with a planned r...

In July, SmartLynx carried a record number of passengers – more than 1 million

SmartLynx Airlines has achieved a new operational milestone, carrying the highest number of passengers in its history within a single month. In July 2024, the airline surpassed one million passengers for the first time, reaching 1.11 million. Edvinas Demenius, CEO at SmartLynx Airlines commented: “At the start of the year, we predicted that passenger demand for air t...

Air New Zealand unveils new 787 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer

Air New Zealand has unveiled its new 787 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer at the Air New Zealand Training Centre in Auckland. The new device provides a realistic space for the airline's 1600 widebody cabin crew and 650 pilots to complete both service and safety training and annual assessments. The device features six aircraft doors, four of which can each projec...

OVER 50s SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS easyJet launches cabin crew ‘Returnship’ initiative

easyJet is launching a new recruitment drive for cabin crew with more over 50s, careers changers and those looking to ‘unretire’ among those being encouraged to apply. The airline has launched a new initiative dubbed ‘Returnships’, after new research showed that three quarters of over 50’s (74%) agreed that this was the perfect time for a new career and 67% have...

Norse Atlantic Airways completes historic charter flight between Norway and Darwin, Australia

Norse Atlantic Airways successfully completed a landmark flight between Norway and Darwin, Australia, chartered by Albastar S.A. and brokered by Aircontact, Scandinavia’s largest and leading air broker firm. This milestone marks the first time that a nonstop flight from Norway to Australia has taken place and highlights the efficiency of the state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner...

Vietnam Airlines welcomes Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner to its fleet

Vietnam Airlines took delivery of its 5th Boeing 787-10 aircraft. It is also the 30th wide-body aircraft joining the carrier’s growing fleet and will further enhance the carrier’s position in Vietnam’s aviation industry. Vietnam Airlines marked the milestone by organizing a grand celebration at Noi Bai International Airport. The 787-10 Dreamliner has the largest size in...

Cathay Group orders the A330neo

Cathay Group has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 A330-900 widebody aircraft. The order follows a thorough evaluation by the airline under its mid-size widebody fleet renewal programme. The newly-ordered aircraft will enable Cathay to modernise its earlier generation A330-300 fleet and expand its operations on high capacity regional routes. The aircraft will also offer flexibility to serve l...

Seychelles Islands Development Company welcomes new Tecnam P2012 STOL aircraft

Islands Development Company, airline based in the Seychelles, has commenced scheduled operations with its first P2012 STOLs delivered just one month ago. Following aircraft acceptance and crew training in Italy, the aircraft was delivered via a challenging ferry flight across Africa to reach the Seychelles archipelago. The P2012 STOL is the ideal platform for inter-island connections bet...

Asia-Pacific aviation poised for major growth by 2028

The aviation business is projected to experience a global increase over the next four years. International passenger market has recovered significantly in 2023, with the Asia-Pacific region showing the largest passenger recovery. Since there is still a high demand for international air travel, Asian airlines have a generally bright future. Most of destinations in this region are undergoing ma...

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