Avolon has signed a binding agreement for its order of 20 new A330neo aircraft from Airbus. The order firms up a memorandum of understanding signed at the Paris Airshow in June. The new aircraft are scheduled to be delivered between 2025 and 2028. Avolon was a launch customer for the A330neo programme in 2014 and is enjoying strong customer demand for additional widebody aircraft ha...
Hybrid Air Vehicles and Air Nostrum Group, which includes Hibernian Airlines in Ireland and Mel Air in Malta, have agreed to double the number of Airlander 10 under reservation, to a total of 20 aircraft. Under the initial agreement, announced in June 2022, Air Nostrum Group had reserved 10 Airlander 10 aircraft, with a 100-passenger configuration. Under the new agreement, Air Nostrum Group h...
On September 4, 2023 the fifth anniversary of airBaltic Pilot Academy was celebrated. At the same time, six students graduated from the Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. In addition, already the 19th group of 12 students began their professional pilot studies. Moreover, it is important to emphasize, t...
Air France and Airbus have entered into exclusive negotiations to establish a joint venture for the provision on a worldwide basis of Airbus A350 component maintenance services. The envisaged cooperation would take the form of a 50-50 joint venture between Air France and Airbus and involve the transfer of aircraft components assets belonging to both partners into the joint venture’...
Air bp has won Australian Aviation’s 2023 Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award. Air bp was recognised for introducing the first all-electric hazardous goods vehicle and refueller approved for use in Australia. The all-electric refueller has been in operation at Brisbane Airport since August 2022 and represents one small step in Air bp’s sustainability journey as it co...
TAG Aviation Europe has taken the decision to move from its current office in Geneva to two new office locations as part of a significant effort to further TAG’s commitment to their Swiss heritage, the long-term business plan and their partners and clients. One office remains at a new location at Geneva Airport, which is vital for the TAG family, whilst the other office is based downtow...
Wizz Air has launched WIZZ Sustainability Ambassador program as part of its long-term commitment to sustainability. Among over 7,000 Wizz Air’s cabin crew and office employees, 24 Sustainability Ambassadors have been selected, representing 22 bases and two offices across Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Malta, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, the UAE an...
Last Monday, Aviatic MRO opened a state-of-the-art aircraft maintenance facility at Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ), Lithuania. The new hangar facility, built in cooperation with the leading aircraft lease company World Star Aviation, is aimed to become a one-stop shop MRO for any commercial aircraft type with the ambition to be one of the leading MRO facilities in the region.&nbs...
Embraer will participate at GADLEX 2023, exhibiting aircraft products and solutions from its commercial aviation, defense, and urban air mobility businesses. The exhibition will be held in Gumi City, in Gyeongsangbuk-do, the province with whom Embraer recently inked a MoU to promote collaboration across key aviation-related matters including promotional activities, consultative assistance, an...
Emirates has reinforced its commitment to environmentally responsible practices by achieving IATA Environmental Assessment Stage One and the IEnvA Illegal Wildlife Trade module certifications. The IEnvA system is an industry-leading and comprehensive environmental management system and Emirates has implemented Stage One of its core scope comprising flight operations, corporate activities...
Etihad Cargo will offer customers and partners more belly hold cargo capacity across the carrier's global network, announcing new routes and increased frequencies from September 2023. The airline's winter schedule will introduce 29 weekly passenger flights to new destinations and will have an increase of 90 passenger flights to existing routes, resulting in a total of 119 passenger flights...
With 55 years of experience, IC İçtaş Construction, which has undertaken many challenging projects both domestically and internationally, took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Long Thanh International Airport project with the participation of Vietnam Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh. The airport, which will be located to the east of Ho Chi Minh City, is be...
Ampaire hybrid-electric aircraft landed successfully at Fairbanks International Airport on Sunday, Aug. 13, following a 3,400-mile series of flights from Southern California. This historic flight represents a major milestone in electric aviation: it is the first hybrid-electric aircraft deployment in Alaska, the first international hybrid-electric flight, and the firs...
According to the unaudited interim report for January-June 2023, Riga Airport closed the first half of 2023 with a profit of EUR 2.2 million.The turnover of the Airport in the first half of this year was EUR 34.43 million, or 37 percent more than previous year. It consisted of EUR 20.47 million in revenue from aviation services (+25 % as compared to 2022) and almost EUR 14 million in rev...
On September 2, 2023, airBaltic welcomed its 43rd Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-ABR, in Riga. This is the fourth Airbus A220-300 delivery for airBaltic in 2023. It is a part of the 50 Airbus A220-300 which airBaltic has ordered. In addition, airBaltic holds 30 options and purchase rights for the same aircraft type.Thus f...
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EASA has proposed rules for safe operations of VTOL, which includes air taxis, paving the way for these innovative aircraft to take to the skies in Europe’s cities. The Opinion introduces a comprehensive set of operational requirements for piloted electric air taxis, spanning the domains of operations, flight crew licensing, rules of the air and air traffic management. The pro...
Vertical Aerospace provides updates on its overall programme. Vertical concluded its remote thrustborne flight test campaign in July 2023, as the first full-scale VX4 prototype reached its target speed of 40kts (70 kmph), demonstrating exceptional overall stability and control. Performance targets were generally exceeded by 10-30% during hover and low speed flights. The prototype perform...
Norway Elfly Group is to forge ahead with the production of a full-scale prototype of its all-electric commercial seaplane, the Noemi following confirmation of USD$8 million-plus grant from Enova SF, the country’s Ministry of Climate and Environment. The award underlines the Norwegian Government’s commitment to transition to a low emission society and its ambition to mak...
VIP Completions commented on the growth of ‘soft goods refresh’ projects that it has recently delivered to clients.‘Soft goods’ encompass all upholsteries, including carpets, seat covers and curtains, plus ‘movable’ appointments such as cushions and blankets. Selection of designers, brands, fabrics, leathers and color schemes define the aesthetic look and f...
Bombardier introduced its new Advanced Avionics Upgrade for the Bombardier Vision flight deck, that boasts the latest technology to enhance situational awareness and offer advanced visualization features. Powered by Collins Aerospace and available for in-service Global 5000, Global 6000, Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft equipped with the Bombardier Visio...
