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Inconvenient air travel - how can we prevent unruly behavior of passengers

Flight delays, flight diversions, and even emergency landings – all of that means inconvenience for travelers. In many cases the reason is far from weather conditions or issues with airline’s punctuality. I am sure many of you witnessed that and know that the reason can be an alcohol. On...

KLM joins Heart Aerospace Industry Advisory Board

KLM joins Heart Aerospace Industry Advisory Board to provide input on the design, development, and commercialization of the Swedish company’s first regional electric airplane, the ES-30. Heart Aerospace Industry Advisory Board consists of airlines, governments, leasing comp...


Thales to modernise Zambia air traffic control with latest TopSky ATC solution

Thales is working with Zambia Airports Corporation Limited to modernise the TopSky – ATC systems at the ATC centres at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, Lusaka and Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, Livingstone. Thanks to the Datalink CPDLC and ADS-C solutions, Zambia’s ATC centres and pilots will be able to communicate via data messages instead of conventional voice radi...

easyJet signs up to Airbus’ pioneering carbon removal solution

easyJet became first airline in the world to sign a contract with Airbus for its carbon-removal initiative. Available through the Airbus Carbon Capture Offer, the technology uses Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage, to offer airlines worldwide carbon removal credits to advance their decarbonisation goals. DACCS technology filters and removes CO2 emissions directly from the air using hi...

Fokker Services Group signs Albastar as launching customer of their Boeing 737 NG Nose-To-Tail program

Fokker Services Group and Albastar have entered into a component support program for Albastar fleet of 5 Boeing 737 NG aircraft. With this program, Albastar officially becomes the launching customer of FSG’s Boeing 737 NG nose-to-tail component maintenance and availability program.FSG will service a wide range of components of Albastar’s fleet of Boeing 737 NG. This includes IDGs,...

Silk Way West Airlines took delivery of first Boeing 777 freighter

Silk Way West Airlines became the newest operator of Boeing 777 Freighter. The 777 Freighter will enable Silk Way West to increase its capacity to meet growing cargo demand around the globe. Designed to integrate smoothly with existing cargo operations, the 777 Freighter will provide Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West with enhanced efficiency and operational flexibility. With...

RECARO Aircraft Seating selected as exclusive seat supplier for LOT Polish Airlines widebody fleet through 2030

RECARO Aircraft Seating was selected as the exclusive seat supplier for LOT Polish Airlines' widebody fleet through 2030. This award encompasses eight Boeing 787 aircraft and includes the installation of the CL6720, PL3530, and CL3810 seats in the business, premium, and economy classes, respectively. The delivery of more than 2,000 passenger seats is scheduled to commence in Q3 2026,...

Prague Airport celebrates the 100th anniversary of Czech Airlines

It has been 100 years since the story of Czech Airlines, which is in many ways connected with the history of Prague Airport, began to be written. Václav Havel Airport Prague is therefore happy to join the celebrations. Czech Airlines was founded on 6 October 1923. In 1937, it moved its base to Prague Airport, then the Ruzyně Airport.  Jiří Pos, Chairman of the Prague Airport...

United Airlines orders 60 additional A321neo aircraft

United Airlines has placed an order for 60 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft, supporting “United Next” initiative to integrate new aircraft into its fleet and standardizing and enhancing its global network. United previously ordered 50 A321XLRand 70 A321neo aircraft. With this new order, the airline’s direct purchase commitment from Airbus is now for 180...

Malta to establish a new national air carrier

  The Government of Malta announced the establishment of a new national carrier which will commence operations on 31 March 2024 when Air Malta closes down after 50years of operation. This follows the ratification by the Maltese parliament of a five-year business plan which outlinesthe strategic roadmap for the establishment of a new national carrier for the island nation. A national carrie...

Emirates & Shell Aviation sign agreement for SAF supply at airline Dubai hub

Emirates announced an agreement with Shell Aviation for the supply of over 300,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s international hub in Dubai (DXB). The first SAF delivery under the agreement is expected to commence before the end of the year, making it the first time that SAF is supplied through the DXB airport fuelling system. The agreement is the latest step forw...

airBaltic celebrates the 28th anniversary

October 2023 marks the 28th anniversary of the Latvian airline airBaltic, therefore the company highlights that the best gift for celebrations and throughout life is the invaluable opportunity of being and flying together. Currently, airBaltic employs over 2 400 professionals, which represent 30 nationalities. The average age of people working at the company is 35 years, b...

LATAM Airlines takes delivery of its first A321neo, adds 13 more to orderbook

LATAM Airlines has taken delivery of its first A321neo leased from AerCap and placed an order for 13 additional A321neo aircraft to further expand its route network and drive its regional growth. This is the first delivery of a committed backlog of 76 A321neo aircraft. In total, LATAM has 111 A320 Family aircraft to be delivered. The newly delivered A321neo for LATAM can seat up to 224 passen...

Accelerating A380 entry into Service Programme - Global Airlines to contract Hi Fly

Global Airlines and Hi Fly have signed an agreement to work together on the development and maintenance of the four A380 aircraft the new airline has agreed to acquire. Hi Fly, who were the first to operate the A380 in the secondary market, will use their extensive experience of the aircraft, to work with Global on not only preparing it for service, but on helping the new carrier realise its...

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Norse Atlantic Airways: historic landing of the Dreamliner 787 for scientific research in Antarctica

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Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo announced an interline agreement. The partnership is first interline agreement between an international airline and a cargo drone airline. The int...

Newly launched Ecojet airline to use ZeroAvia hydrogen-electric propulsion technology

Ecojet, newly launched airline and ZeroAvia signed an agreement for up to 70 hydrogen-electric, zero-emission engines. Ecojet – which aims to become the flag carrier for green Britain...

If you make it, we will fly it - Virgin Atlantic world’s first 100% SAF flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK

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Girls in Aviation: United Airlines encourages young women to join the airline industry

On November 13, United Airlines invited 16 young girls to Terminal 1 at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport for a day of discovery in the airline industry. A team from United Airlines, comprising th...

MTU Maintenance signs LEAP-1A maintenance contract with SriLankan Airlines

MTU Maintenance has signed a five-year LEAP-1A maintenance, repair and overhaul contract with SriLankan Airlines, building on the two companies’ existing relationship that has also covered V2500...

Surf Air Mobility & Azul Conecta to incorporate electric powertrains into Azul’s Cessna Caravan fleet

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Accelerating decarbonization of aviation - IATA strengthened global framework

IATA looks forward to governments delivering the supportive policies needed to enable decarbonization of aviation, as agreed at the Third Conference on Aviation Alternative Fuels (CAAF/...