Emirates’ flagship A380 made a landmark touchdown at Christchurch Airport, marking the resumption of its daily service from Dubai to Christchurch via Sydney after more than three years. The special service was greeted by a crowd of spectators at the Christchurch Airport boundary, who watched as the iconic aircraft taxied through a ceremonial water canon salute, before parking in view of...
Air Malta took delivery of its fifth Airbus A320neo. The new aircraft, which will bear registration 9H-NEE, will replace the A320ceo 9H-AEQ which will exit the Air Malta fleet. The delivery flight from the Airbus plant in Toulouse to Malta International Airport was powered by a blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and commanded by Capt. Patrick Calleja, and First Officer Mark Attard. This was C...
Eve Air Mobility signed a LoI with Ferrovial Vertiports to explore the use of Eve Urban Air Traffic Management software solution to support the safe and reliable operation of vertiports and eVTOL aircraft. Ferrovial Vertiports focuses on the development of vertiport networks for the take-off, landing, operation, and maintenance of passenger services of eVTOL. Ferrovia...
Pratt & Whitney announced its plans to invest $255 million through 2028 in a world-class sustainment facility in Oklahoma City, Okla. The new 845,000-square-foot facility will act as a hub for depot operations for all Pratt & Whitney military engines, including those for the F-35, C-17, F-22, F-15, F-16, B-52, and E-3 AWACS. Pratt & Whitney Oklahoma City site is part of...
Dufour Aerospace and Swiss Helicopter AG have signed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of two Aero2 and one Aero3 tilt-wing aircraft. This purchase represents a significant step for Dufour Aerospace as now all major Swiss civil helicopter operators have signed letters of intent with Dufour Aerospace. Thomas Pfammatter, Co-founder and CEO of Dufour Aerospace commented: “Sw...
Heart Aerospace and the Government of Åland announced a collaboration to explore the use of Heart’s electric regional airplane, the ES-30, in developing sustainable air services for the Baltic Sea group of islands. Åland is an autonomous part of Finland with a Swedish speaking population. It is located in the Baltic Sea between two expansive economic regions, the south of Fi...
Airbus has delivered the first A321neo aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia to China Juneyao Air in Tianjin, China. The aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines and features 207 comfortable seats, 8 in Business and 199 in Economy class. Its delivery flight is to use a ten percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel blend in support of the green aviation s...
Jet Aviation has successfully obtained approval from the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) for its line maintenance repair station in Zurich. The facility is authorized to perform line maintenance on a range of business aircraft. Jet Aviation launched line maintenance in Zurich in May 2022, under a temporary extension of the company’s Basel site authorizations. Following a s...
Airmate and Dynon Avionics announced a new partnership that enables US-based SkyView pilots to access Airmate's comprehensive and updated Aviation Data. Additionally, using Airmate's free EFB app, it is possible for training purposes to load SID, STAR, RNAV approaches and export, via Wi-Fi, a flight plan including all approach waypoints to SkyView’s flight plan. Airmat...
Are you ready to 3D printed breakfast buffetrs? easyjet stated to challenge themselves to think big and look at how we can make travel even easier for people all across Europe, both today and for generationsto come. The airline commissioned a panel of experts – academics, futurologists, and business advisors – to develop ideas and make predictions about h...
Emirates Flight Training Academy is bolstering its current fleet with an order for three state-of-the-art twin engine training aircraft DA42-VI and its corresponding flight simulator from Diamond Aircraft. The AUSTRO jet-fuel powered twin engine 4-seater DA42-VI will be the flagship for multi engine piston (MEP) training at Al Maktoum International-Dubai World Central Airport in support of th...
Alaska Airlines agred with Shell Aviation to expand SAF market beyond a standard fuel supply agreement. The innovative cross-industry collaboration brings together a world-class fuel supply chain and the fifth-largest domestic carrier to procure and use sustainable fuel, while working together to define and tackle what it will take to advance SAF technology, development, infrastructure a...
