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Ryanair purchases 30 CFM LEAP-1B spare engines

Ryanair and CFM International signed a purchase agreement for 30 CFM LEAP-1B spare engines. The engines will support Ryanair’s growing fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Ryanair has been a CFM customer since 1998, operating the largest fleet of CFM-powered Boeing airplanes, including the larges...

Maldivian expands regional capacity with arrival of new ATR 42-600 aircraft

Maldivian announced the arrival of its fifth ATR 42-600 aircraft, which landed at Velana International Airport today. A welcoming ceremony was held to mark this important addition to the airline’s ongoing fleet modernization program. The new aircraft is part of Maldivian’s plan to m...

KlasJet signs ACMI agreement with Air Cairo strengthening air connectivity between Italy, UAE and Egypt

KlasJet has signed an agreement with Air Cairo to provide chartered flights this summer. The agreement sees KlasJet operate charter flights for Air Cairo taking holidaymakers from Milan (Italy) and Sharjah (UAE) to Cairo (Egypt). The contract started on 30th May 2025 and will run until 31st October. Air Cairo was founded in 2003 and is partly owned by EgyptAir, Egypt's state-owned national air...

Etihad Airways and STARLUX Airlines sign strategic codeshare partnership

Etihad Airways has signed a strategic codeshare agreement with Taipei-based STARLUX Airlines, expanding customer access to Northeast Asia and strengthening Abu Dhabi's position as a gateway between East and West. The partnership enables Etihad customers to connect seamlessly to key Japanese cities including Nagoya, Sapporo, and Fukuoka via Taipei, whilst offering STARLUX passengers direct acce...

United and Spotify announce unique collaboration: music, podcasts, and audiobooks now available on 130,000+ seatback screens

United and Spotify announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration that delivers an even more entertaining travel experience in the sky, with 450+ hours of content now available for free on the airline's 130,000+ seatback screens, many of which offer stunning 4K quality and Bluetooth audio compatibility. This is the first time Spotify has offered audiobooks and video podcasts o...

Ascend Airways adds 5th aircraft to growing fleet, secures Canadian AOC

Ascend Airways has taken delivery of its 5th aircraft – Boeing 737-8 MAX. The airline has also secured its Canadian Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC), marking another significant milestone in its rapid expansion. The aircraft, registered as G-ULIT, received its Certificate of Airworthiness on June 3, 2025 and will be immediately deployed onto a long-term wet lease contract. This a...

GEODIS launches GEODIS AirSmart: a smarter, sustainable air freight solution

GEODIS launched GEODIS AirSmart, a new low-carbon solution designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to air freight by leveraging performance. The launch takes place at Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich. By selecting the most energy-efficient aircraft and optimizing routing, GEODIS AirSmart significantly reduces GHG emissions. Leveraging external flight data and adva...

Ryanair launches ATC “League of Delays” exposing Europe's worst ATCs for delays due to mismanagement and staff shortages

Ryanair launched its ATC “League of Delays”, highlighting those EU states whose short staffed and mismanaged ATCs are causing the worst delays for Ryanair flights and passengers so far this year from 1 Jan to 26 May 2025. 2024 was a record year for ATC delays despite 5% fewer flights in Europe than pre-Covid. This was due to National ATCs being mismanaged and short staffe...

IndiGo and BIAL sign MoU to build a world class MRO facility for IndiGo at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

IndiGo signed a MoU with Bangalore International Airport Ltd. (BIAL) as part of the airline’s sustained commitment to enhancing its operational capabilities at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. Under the agreement, BIAL will allocate around 31 acres of land to IndiGo for development of maintenance, repair and overhaul infrastructure to support the airline’s exp...

Etihad brings its flagship A350 to Sydney with private Business Suites featuring sliding doors

Etihad Airways is set to elevate its Sydney to Abu Dhabi service with the introduction of the Airbus A350-1000, bringing enhanced comfort, more premium seating and innovation to its important Australian route. Beginning 1 October 2025, the A350 will join the Sydney schedule on select flights, complementing the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner currently serving the route, with both aircraft offering the lat...

Cathay Pacific and Sinopec join forces in a sustainable aviation fuel initiative

Cathay Pacific has entered into an agreement with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) to refuel some of its flights departing from Hong Kong International Airport with sustainable aviation fuel produced and blended with conventional aviation fuel by Sinopec, demonstrating the expanding reach of SAF produced in the Chinese Mainland in the global SAF supply chain. The airline upl...

SmartLynx transitions to FLIGHTKEYS 5D to power smarter, faster flight operations

SmartLynx Airlines is taking another step forward in advancing and digitalizing its operations by transitioning to FLIGHTKEYS for more efficient and optimized flight schedule planning. Following a year-long planning and preparation process, FLIGHTKEYS 5D was successfully moved into production on May 20th. The newly implemented FLIGHTKEYS 5D software brings a high level of automation to t...

Avolon delivers Royal Jordanian’s first Airbus A320neo

Avolon has completed the delivery of the first Airbus A320neo in Royal Jordanian’s fleet. The delivery was celebrated today at a ceremony at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse and is the first of eight A320neos to be delivered by Avolon over the next 12 months. Royal Jordanian’s first A320neo is configured with a 180 seat all economy layout, designed for customer comfort and e...

T'way Air to inaugurate direct Seoul-Vancouver service on July 12

T'way Air, South Korea leading low-cost carrier, will inaugurate its first North American destination with direct service between Seoul and Vancouver on July 12, 2025. Operating four times weekly – Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays – the new flights meet growing demand for affordable, long-haul travel across key Asia-Pacific and...

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dnata wins multi-year Silk Way Group cargo handling contract in Singapore

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Cathay Pacific announces plans to launch direct flights to Almaty

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Kuala Lumpur, Houston, Singapore: Starting in October, Lufthansa will begin flying to new destinations with Allegris

Lufthansa is focusing more than ever on premium service: Following the introduction of the new in-flight service on all long-haul flights in early May, the number of destinations where passengers can...

Air passenger rights reform: as European negotiations nearing conclusion, up to 60% of travelers could lose their right to compensation

Air passenger rights in Europe are at a critical crossroads. On June 2, the European Union’s Conciliation Committee will meet for a final round of negotiations on the revision of the European re...

Liebherr and Loong Air sign service agreement for heat transfer equipment

Liebherr-Aerospace and Loong Air launched a long-term collaboration, with Liebherr-Aerospace providing major repair and re-coring services for the heat transfer equipment on Loong Air’s A320ceo/...