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Emirates makes its much-awaited touchdown to Lagos, Nigeria

Emirates has resumed passenger services to Lagos, Nigeria, with a daily service. Soon after landing, the airline hosted an exclusive event for VIPs, government officials, key representatives from Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority, Federal Airports Authority, Customs, Police and the Airforce,...

Lufthansa Technik equips LATAM’s 777 aircraft with AeroSHARK

Lufthansa Technik AG announces LATAM Airlines Group S.A. as the first external customer and carrier based in the Americas region to use the fuel-saving AeroSHARK film. Since December 2023, a modified aircraft has shown approximately a one percent reduction in jet fuel consumption in daily operations...


Cebu Pacific orders 70 A321neo

Cebu Pacific has placed a firm order with Airbus for 70 A321neo, finalising an MoU announced by the airline in July. The purchase agreement was signed in Manila by Mike Szucs, CEO of Cebu Pacific and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business at Airbus. Cebu Pacific operates 61 A320 Family aircraft on its extensive regional network. In addition it...

Ready for the first snowflake: how American prepares for deicing season

Parts of the U.S. are still feeling nearly triple-digit temperatures, but the American team is well underway with training to prepare for deicing season, which officially starts Oct. 1. Because every minute counts when it comes to getting an aircraft out on time, American’s specially trained deicing teams work to free aircraft of snow, ice or frost in an average of nine minutes. Each year, l...

Icelandair among first to leverage Beams’ Ai Co-Analyst in the iQSMS safety management system

Icelandair is among the first customers for the revolutionary Ai Co-Analyst in iQSMS. Developed by Beams Safety AI the Ai Co-Analyst promises to transform aviation safety by significantly improving the ability to analyze large volumes of safety reports and data in real-time, directly in iQSMS. The Ai Co-Analyst, released in May 2024, uses cutting-edge artificial intelligence to...

New superjumbo route and codeshare to Africa

Travellers will make history today on board Qantas’ inaugural Airbus A380 flight to Johannesburg, the first time the national carrier has operated the Superjumbo to Africa. The A380 will fly up to six times per week and will see a near-doubling of capacity, with an extra 130,000 seats between Australia and Africa every year. Qantas A380 has capacity for 485 passengers across four cabins, wit...

SATENA takes delivery of new ATR 42-600

Colombian government-owned airline SATENA and ATR announced the successful delivery of a brand new ATR 42-600, set to start operations at the beginning of October. Equipped with the latest technology and bolstering the lowest cost per trip in its category, the new ATR 42-600 will enable SATENA to expand its reach and play a more significant role in the domestic market by connecting underserve...

Riga Aviation Forum brings together Baltic and European industry leaders and experts

Riga Aviation Forum will take place on 3 of October at the ATTA Centre in Riga. This prestigious conference will bring together more than 300 top European and Baltic aviation leaders, executives, and industry experts from the most influential companies in the field. This year, Baltics' most important aviation conference will unite industry executives, experts, and decision-makers for hard...

airBaltic continues recruitment with over 200 open job positions

As a part of reflecting the company’s ongoing growth, the Latvian national airline airBaltic is continuing active recruitment. At the moment, the airline is offering more than 200 open job positions across various departments, including Cabin Crew, Pilots, Technicians, Commercial, and more.​ Currently, airBaltic has 120 open positions for Cabin Crew, with 40 pos...

Cebu Pacific & Lufthansa Technik extend partnership with new Airframe Related Components services contract

Lufthansa Technik and Cebu Pacific extend their partnership: Starting in October, Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen will provide Airframe Related Components services for the Airbus A320ceo and A321ceo fleets of Cebu Pacific, one of the leading low-cost carriers in the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement, signed this Wednesday at MRO Asia-Pacific, specifically covers MRO, and spare unit support for en...

Etihad Cargo celebrates 20 years of operations in India

Etihad Cargo is celebrating 20 years of operations in India, a milestone that reflects the airline's ongoing commitment to the Indian market since its first flight to Mumbai on 26 September 2004. Over the years, Etihad Cargo has expanded its presence in India, now offering belly hold capacity via nonstop services between Abu Dhabi and 12 major Indian cities, with plans for further growth. E...

American Airlines welcomes JetSMART to the award-winning AAdvantage program

American Airlines and JetSMART announced that customers can earn AAdvantage miles when flying on JetSMART-operated flights throughout South America. This is one of many new customer benefits that are part of JetSMART joining American’s award-winning travel rewards program, AAdvantage. JetSMART customers can join the AAdvantage program for free when purchasing tickets on JetSMART&rs...

Elfly Group and Nordic Seaplanes sign agreement for deployment of Noemi electric seaplanes

Elfly Group announced a new partnership with Denmark’s Nordic Seaplanes, which will see the dedicated seaplane operator become the world’s first ‘Noemi’ airline. Nordic Seaplanes signed an MoU for five aircraft with an option for an additional ten Noemi amphibious aircraft today (24 September) and agreed wider collaboration to explore new coastal markets beyond Scandin...

airBaltic and Pratt & Whitney unveil long-term engine maintenance deal

airBaltic and Pratt & Whitney announced a long-term EngineWise Comprehensive maintenance services agreement for the airline’s geared turbofan engine fleet. This agreement, structured on a power-by-the-hour model, links airBaltic’s maintenance costs to the utilization of the airline’s engines.  Martin Gauss, President and CEO of ...

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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

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

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