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Inmarsat GX Aviation service has been selected by Condor

Condor has selected Inmarsat high-speed GX Aviation inflight broadband for its upcoming fleet of Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, with passengers able to enjoy the award-winning service from later this year. The German leisure carrier is renewing its long-haul fleet with 18 Airb...

First ATR aircraft in Uzbekistan - Silk Avia chooses an all-ATR fleet

ATR and Silk Avia, Uzbekistan new regional airline, signed Heads of Agreement for the acquisition of five new ATR 72-600, three directly from ATR and two from a lessor. In addition to this agreement, the airline will soon start its operations with three used ATR 72-600. Silk Avia ...

Embraer and TUI sign services agreement for the E-Jets E2 fleet

Embraer and the TUI Group have signed a contract for the Pool Program to support TUI’s fleet of Embraer E195-E2s. The TUI Group will take delivery of three E195-E2 from AerCap on long-term lease. The aircraft, from AerCap’s existing fleet, will be delivered in a comfortable 136-seat single-class configuration in the first half of 2023. The contract will provide the airline access to...

GetJet Airlines wet-leases two Airbus A320-200 to Ibom Air

GetJet Airlines has entered a long-term partnership with the Nigerian operator Ibom Air. The two airlines signed a twelve-month wet-lease agreement for Two Airbus A320-200. The aircraft bearing the Lithuanian registration LY-GYM and LY-FAS commence commercial operations on the 21st of November, 2022. GetJet Airlines, in cooperation with its established affiliates, will further support Ibom Ai...

Major safety boost for French airspace with data-driven Safety Cube solution

French air navigation service provider, DSNA, has selected SITA’s safety and compliance management solution, SITA Safety Cube, to advance operational safety and promote a strong safety culture. The system will be deployed in French airspace spanning five air route traffic control centers, 70 airports in mainland France and six overseas airports. ICAO, responsible for setting standa...

Emirates and flydubai celebrate five years of partnership

This month marks five years since Emirates and flydubai activated their extensive partnership and joined forces to offer customers unrivalled travel options to every corner of the globe. They’ve certainly delivered on their promise. The carriers’ joint route network has significantly expanded, enabling more than 11 million customers to connect on over 250,000 flights and benefit from s...

Wizz Air joins European Commission alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation

Wizz Air has joined the Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation (AZEA), a voluntary initiative launched by the European Commission to pave the way for next-generation sustainable aircraft. Wizz Air joins AZEA alongside a range of public and private aviation stakeholders, united by the shared mission to decarbonise the industry by facilitating the successful commercialisation of hydrogen and...

Silk Way West Airlines signs order for GE9X, GE90 engines to power cargo fleet

Silk Way West recently announced the purchase of GE9X-powered Boeing 777-8 Freighters and GE90-powered Boeing 777 Freighters to upgrade its cargo fleet. The engine order includes five GE9X engines and 11 GE90 engines. Mr. Zaur Akhundov, President of Silk Way Group, commented: “We are delighted to continue a successful, long-lasting cooperation with GE Aerospace. This agreement m...

Time to celebrate - since 2018, 100% of Alaska Airlines fleet has been outfitted with Recaro seats

The decade-long partnership between Recaro Aircraft Seating and Alaska Airlines began with the selection of the CL4400 and the Crystal Cabin and Red Dot Award-winning BL3520. By project conclusion, more than 27K pax were delivered and installed on Alaska’s Boeing fleet. Subsequent projects throughout the years have delivered nearly 20K pax for various cabin retrofit and linefit pro...

JetBlue adding service to Paris - new style of low-fares, great service to Europe most visited city

JetBlue plans to expand transatlantic flying into Continental Europe with new service to Paris starting next summer. Paris will be JetBlue’s second transatlantic destination following the airline’s successful launch of service to London in August 2021, where it has quickly grown its schedule to five daily flights between the United States and the...

First U.S. airline to invest in biofuel refinery - United

United Airlines announced a strategic investment in NEXT Renewable Fuels, which is permitting a flagship biofuel refinery in Port Westward, Oregon, with expected production beginning in 2026. NEXT is a Houston-based company developing the biorefinery which, at full production, could produce up to 50,000 barrels per day of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, renewable diesel, and other renewable f...

Future of aviation with successful net-zero flight - Etihad Airways & World Energy

Etihad Airways in partnership with World Energy operated the first net-zero flight that is powered entirely by Sustainable Aviation Fuel Book & Claim and direct emission reductions. The service was also the first transatlantic flight operated by Etihad to use contrail-reducing technology supplied by SATAVIA. Using a combination of sustainable aviation fuel and operatio...

Azul Linhas Aéreas adds three additional A330neo to fleet

Azul has signed a firm order for three A330-900 which will allow it to further expand its international network and complement its existing A330 operations, bringing the airline’s total fleet of A330neo aircraft to eight. John Rodgerson, Chief Executive Officer of Azul, commented: “We are delighted to have secured three more next-gen Airbus widebody aircraft for the upcom...

Biometric technology for international flights with no passports required - British Airways

British Airways became the first UK airline to trial the use of biometric technology for international flights, enabling customers taking part in the trial to travel through the airport ‘smartly’ without having to show their passport. Customers who sign up to take part in the airline’s trial from London Heathrow Terminal 5 will be invited to scan their face, passport and boa...

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