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Atlantic Aviation & Avfuel provide SAF to United Nations delegates for meeting in Aspen

As the United Nations holds its Mountain Partnership Global Meeting in Aspen next week, Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel Corporation partnered to ensure plentiful supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM for air operations surrounding the event.  Avfuel and Atlantic Aviation will supplement their continuous supply of SAF with two renewable diesel-powered truckloads of the fuel to Atlan...

Airlines look now to fulfil future wide-body requirements

Thompson Aero Seating is pleased to report increased activity regarding wide-body aircraft with a number of airlines actively planning fleet requirements now to be ready for the anticipated 2024 recovery. Whilst Thompson continues to receive enquiries from potential customers for its single-aisle products such as the VantageSOLO, and the recently released VantageDUO, it is now seeing an upsur...

Air Company fuels first ever test flight with jet fuel made from CO2

Air Company announced the launch of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel made from captured CO2. The importance of this novel climate technology, distributed under the name AIRMADE SAF, is underscored by commitments from global aviation partners to purchase over one billion gallons of AIRMADE SAF; including JetBlue, Virgin Atlantic and Boom Supersonic, among others...

De Havilland Canada announces site of new Alberta aircraft manufacturing facility

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited announced that the site of its new aircraft manufacturing facility will be in Wheatland County, Alberta, approximately 30 minutes east of Calgary.  This new facility will be called De Havilland Field and will consist of a new, state-of-the-art aircraft assembly facility, runway, parts manufacturing and distribution centres and maintenance repair and ove...

Jetcraft 5-Year Pre-Owned Market Forecast exploring new opportunities for business aviation

Jetcraft is releasing ever forward, its 5-Year Pre-Owned Business Jet Market Forecast, identifying significant market opportunities and global trends. Chad Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Jetcraft, commented:  “This year’s report predicts that, after stabilizing in the wake of a post-COVID surge, pre-owned transactions should maintain their new higher base and growth ra...

0-G Launch & SpaceLand signed partnership for international Zero-Gravity flight services in Switzerland, Italy, and Mauritius

0-G Launch and SpaceLand announced their signed agreement to initiate exclusive zero-gravity parabolic flights from Switzerland, Italy, and Mauritius serving STEM user communities and tourists in respective continents, at unprecedented quality vs. cost ratios. The agreement was announced on 20 September during his speech at the Business Innovation Symposium of th...

Cebu Pacific Air has selected Safran for MRO operations on the landing gears of part of its A320 fleet

Cebu Pacific Air has selected Safran Landing Systems to provide the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul services on 14 aircraft of its Airbus A320 fleet.The Safran Landing Systems repair workshop of Singapore, which is a joint venture with Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SiAEC), will perform the airline’s complete overhaul and repair business for the next three years. This state of...

EASA certified Rolls-Royce new Pearl 700 engine set to power Gulfstream G700 and G800

Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines for the industry flagship Gulfstream G700 and ultralong-range Gulfstream G800 have achieved EASA certification.  Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream, commented: “The certification of the Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines for the G700 and G800 is a significant step that brings us closer to delivering these game-changing aircraft to our customers. ...

Bombardier Challenger 3500 entered into service with launch customer

Bombardier Challenger 3500, destined for the program launch customer has entered into service. Mr. Goldberg, a long-time Bombardier customer, was previously announced as the launch customer for the new super mid-size aircraft at NBAA 2021 and will take ownership of the aircraft later this year.  Éric Martel, President and CEO, Bombardier, commented: “Our Ch...

A private premium experience in the sky: American Airlines introduces new Flagship Suite seats

American Airlines is giving customers a suite new ride. With new deliveries of its Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 aircraft, beginning in 2024, the airline will unveil new Flagship Suite premium seating and a reimagined aircraft interior for its long-haul fleet. Flagship Suite seats will offer customers a private premium experience with a privacy door, a chaise lounge seating option and...

Boeing forecasts Middle East fleet to more than double by 2041

With air travel and tourism continuing to drive Middle Eastern economic growth, Boeing said that the region’s passenger traffic and commercial fleet are projected to more than double over the next two decades. The company announced its estimate in the 2022 Boeing Commercial Market Outlook (CMO), a forecast of 20-year demand. Middle Eastern carriers have successfully managed through c...

Cathay Pacific to purchase 38 million US gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Aemetis

Cathay Pacific signed an offtake agreement with Aemetis for the supply of 38 million US gallons of blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel to be delivered over seven years beginning in 2025 from San Francisco International Airport. The SAF purchased can reduce more than 80,000 tonnes of lifecycle carbon emissions, equivalent to the amount of carbon sequestered by more than 1.3 million tree see...