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RECARO Aircraft Seating and LATAM Airlines Group introduce Premium Comfort with PL3530 seating solution

RECARO Aircraft Seating announce its retrofit collaboration with LATAM Airlines Group for their new premium comfort cabin to outfit Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft in 2027. The program includes 41 shipsets of the PL3530 long-range premium class seat, with the first shipset delivery schedul...

Aleutian Airways expands service with new ATR aircraft to restore vital connectivity across Alaska

Aleutian Airways announced a major expansion of service across Alaska through a new partnership with Argentum Airways. Argentum, a subsidiary of Sterling Airways following Wexford Capital’s acquisition of key assets from Silver Airways, brings tremendous operational expertise with th...

EVA Air and Southwest Airlines launch interline partnership to expand seamless travel between Asia and North America

EVA Air and Southwest Airlines entered a new interline agreement effective immediately. This collaboration now connects EVA Air passengers in four key cities: Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), and Chicago (ORD) to other cities in the United States with Southwest Airlines' extensive network. The partnership expands connectiv...

Thai SmartLynx receives maiden aircraft delivery

Thai SmartLynx reached a major milestone with the arrival of its first Airbus A320-200 at Don Mueang International Airport on Friday, 22 August 2025. The aircraft delivery represents the final step in the airline’s application process for an Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand. Thai SmartLynx will provide flexible fleet management solutions t...

Korean Air to purchase 103 Boeing aircraft plus GE engines, totaling KRW 70 trillion

Korean Air announced its intent to purchase 103 next-generation aircraft from Boeing, 19 spare engines from GE Aerospace and CFM International, and a comprehensive engine maintenance program with GE Aerospace on August 25. The total investment is valued at approximately USD 50 billion (KRW 70 trillion): USD 36.2 billion (KRW 50 trillion) for Boeing aircraft, USD 690 million (KRW 1 trillion) for 19...

Liquid Sun launches eSAF production pilot – with ABB, Finnair, Fortum, and Finavia

Finnish company Liquid Sun is launching a globally unique pilot project to produce renewable eSAF from biogenic CO₂ emissions. Originating from research at Tampere University, Liquid Sun has developed an innovation based on low-temperature electrolysis technology that converts CO₂ emissions and renewable hydrogen into eSAF. For this pilot, Liquid Sun has partnered with Finnair, ABB, Fortum, and Fi...

SWISS unveils its new SWISS First Grand Suite: A commercial flight – private as never before

SWISS is setting new benchmarks in First Class air travel. With the ‘SWISS First Grand Suite’, the airline is further expanding its First Class offering to even better meet the individual needs of its guests. The new SWISS First Grand Suite combines two First Class suites into a single spacious and self-contained space that can serve as a bedroom, an office or a meeting room – a...

First graduate of airBaltic Pilot Academy becomes Captain

airBaltic celebrated an important milestone for both the company and its airBaltic Pilot Academy, as Kaspars Kasakovskis, the very first graduate of the academy, has successfully completed his Captain upgrade, becoming the first airBaltic Pilot Academy graduate to serve as a Captain at the airline. K. Kasakovskis joined the Pilot Academy in 2018 as part of the very first group of 12 cadets. Pau...

Discover Germany in style: your complete travel guide

Germany is a country that effortlessly blends centuries-old traditions with cutting-edge innovation. From the fairy-tale castles of Bavaria to the vibrant nightlife of Berlin, this destination promises something for every type of traveler. For those who appreciate both comfort and efficiency, flying business class to Germany is the perfect way to begin the journey. This travel experience...

Aviator Airport Alliance extends contract with Wizz Air at Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Malmö Airports

Aviator Airport Alliance has extended its partnership with Wizz Air. Under the renewed agreement, Aviator Airport Alliance will continue to provide passenger, ramp handling, and de-icing services for the upcoming three years. The agreement covers three Northern European airports – Copenhagen Airport (CPH), Gothenburg Landvetter Airport (GOT) and Malmo Airport (MMX). In Cope...

Cathay Pacific unveils a redesigned lounge experience at Beijing Capital International Airport

As part of its continued investment in the Chinese Mainland, Cathay Pacific is delighted to welcome members and customers back to its newly redesigned flagship lounge at Beijing Capital International Airport, placing human-centric design at the heart of the elevated lounge experience. This marks another milestone in the airline’s extensive lounge enhancement plan in Hong Kong and other...

Air Europa entrusts Lufthansa Technik with component support for entire 737 fleet

Lufthansa Technik will continue to provide its comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS) for Air Europa’s entire Boeing 737 fleet for several more years. A key element of the new contract is the extension of services to cover both the two existing and the future 737 MAX aircraft, which Air Europa operates as the first and so far only Spanish airline. Additionally, the long-standing co...

Explaining ACMI through the tuxedo analogy

A fully-equipped airline in a box, the ACMI – Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance – model has been a game changer for years in Europe and is now picking up in Asia, Africa and other parts of the world. But what exactly is it? How does it differ from other approaches used in the aviation industry? And why does it resemble a tuxedo in more ways than one? For answers, we sat down w...

Riyadh Air and SATS Saudi Arabia forge strategic partnership to elevate cargo hub operations at King Khalid International Airport and beyond

Riyadh Air has signed a five-year strategic partnership with SATS Saudi Arabia Company to provide comprehensive cargo handling services at key airports across the Kingdom.The agreement includes major cargo operations at the Riyadh Air hub at King Khalid International Airport (RUH) with further support at King Fahd International Airport (DMM) in Dammam and King Abdulaziz International Air...

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