EVA Air has earned the SKYTRAX 5-Star Airline certification for the 11th consecutive year, reaffirming its position among the world's top airline rankings. The latest evaluation highlights EVA Air's outstanding performance across multiple areas, including flight safety, cabin crew professionalism, aircraft cleanliness, business class amenities, and onboard beverage quality. The a...
By Kyle Patel, President & CEO, Bitlux The concept is straightforward: prepay for flight hours, lock in your rates, and gain priority access to aircraft when you need them. The best programs deliver exactly that. At their core, jet cards exist because private aviation is inherently variable: pricing shifts flight to flight, aircraft availability fluctuates with demand, and coordinating logi...
Emirates has broken ground on its new US$ 5.1 billion engineering complex at Dubai South slated to become the world’s most modern and advanced MRO facility, cementing Emirates' and Dubai's leadership in global aviation capability and infrastructure. Emirates’ new engineering facility is being delivered by China Railway Construction Corporation, a leading construction and i...
Qatar Airways and Philippine Airlines are expanding their strategic partnership by enhancing the connectivity between both airlines’ networks. Starting 1 June 2026, Philippine Airlines will place its (PR) code on Qatar Airways flights from Manila, Cebu, Clark, and Davao to Doha, and connect to over 20 major European cities, including Paris, Rome, and Frankfurt v...
The Deutsche Lufthansa AG will exercise its option to acquire a majority stake in ITA Airways in June of this year. This will increase its stake from 41 to 90 percent. The Supervisory Board approved this decision by the Lufthansa Executive Board at its meeting yesterday. The acquisition of the additional 49 percent stake will take place at a previously agreed purchase price of 325 million euros. T...
Northern Jet achieved Wyvern Wingman PRO certification through Wyvern's Flight Leader Program. With this accolade, Wyvern acknowledges Northern Jet's performance as an SMS Level 4 operator, the highest level of Safety Management System maturity by Wyvern. This reflect the strength of Northern Jet's safety culture, operational discipline, and ongoing commit...
Most VIP charter flights are arranged well ahead of time, and experienced operators prefer it that way. But last-minute bookings – sometimes with as little as 2-3 hours before departure – are far from uncommon. In recent years, the VIP market has shifted toward more advanced planning, which allows for thoughtful, methodical preparation. Even so, the ability to mobilise at short notice...
JetBlue began scheduled flying on ‘Blueprint II,’ a reimagined take on one of the airline’s most beloved special liveries, now featured on a brand-new Airbus A220. First introduced in 2017 on an Embraer E190, the original Blueprint livery became an instant standout across JetBlue’s fleet for its imaginative “see-through” design, which blended illustrations of ev...
Luxury FBO brand Million Air largest licensee, Freeman Holdings Group, is excited to announce the development plans of three new state-of-the-art hangars at Million Air St. George (KSGU), Million Air Moses Lake (KMWH) and Million Air Orlando (KSFB), further expanding its real estate footprint and elevating service capabilities across key markets. The developments enhance operational effici...
flyadeal announced its summer 2026 programme with a European focus. Milan (Bergamo Airport) in Italy and Prague in the Czech Republic will be served for the first time, together with the return of three popular seasonal destinations, effective 1 July 2026. The Black Sea coastal city of Trabzon in northeastern Turkey will again join flyadeal&rsquo...
Emirates has signed an agreement with GE Aerospace for technical and training consultancy to develop comprehensive piece part component repair capabilities for GE90 and GP 7200 engines. The agreement will support the expansion of the Emirates Engine Maintenance Centre, a US$ 300 million investment to scale up infrastructure and capabilities to maintain, repair and overhaul engines in Emirates&rsqu...
Universidad de San Martin de Porres (USMP) in Peru has officially welcomed its first two Tecnam P2008JC MkII aircraft, destined to transform the training experience for its future pilots. Currently, the Aeronautical Sciences program at USMP has 441 enrolled students. Since its inception in 2012, the program has focused on training top-tier professionals for both national a...
