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 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...
Jet Aviation celebrated the 20-year anniversary of its collaboration with the Royal Australian Air Force. Jet Aviation has supplied and supported the Royal Australian Air Force King Air 350 since 2002. Today Jet Aviation hosted a ceremony in Canberra to celebrate two decades of collaboration on the RAAF King Air 350. The initial contract was for the lease and full tu...
The Metafly Club acquired its first aircraft acquisition, a Dassault Falcon 2000, to serve charter clients on all Metafly Club routes. The Metafly Club has partnered M2Jets to launch the first luxury charter jet membership program to offer ultimate access to private jet routes and destinations around the globe. The 10-seater Falcon 2000 VIP Business Jet offers unmatched performance...
With the majority of exterior construction complete, Pratt & Whitney turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, N.C., is expected to achieve initial operational capability in the second quarter of 2023. The 1.2 million square foot facility incorporates Industry 4.0 standards, featuring highly automated manufacturing to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost in support of h...
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...
Lufthansa Technik formally handed over the second Airbus A350-900 government aircraft to the German Armed Forces. The aircraft, bearing the tactical registration 10+01, will soon join the fleet of the Federal Ministry of Defense Special Air Mission Wing for long-haul political-parliamentary flight operations. It is equipped for the first time with a full government cabin. Siemtje Moeller, Par...
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 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...
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...
Longstanding partners, Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines, have resumed the sale of Virgin Australia codeshare flights to a host of destinations on Singapore Airlines global network. The move is the next step in returning the carrier’s partnership to pre-pandemic operations, following the resumption of redemption bookings and mileage/Points conversion for KrisFlyer and Velocit...
Safran Nacelles has signed a 4-year agreement with Avianca for the support of the nacelles of their Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International LEAP-1A turbofan engines of which 17 aircraft are already in service. Avianca has plans to rapidly grow the fleet. Avianca will have access to a Safran Nacelles’ shared pool of nacelles end-items. The airline will also benefit from OEM...
Dassault Aviation recently signed its 500th contract for its FalconCare guaranteed maintenance program and further expanded the program—already the most comprehensive in the industry—to meet a broader range of customer needs and budgets. Introduced in 2005,FalconCare offers a full range of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services through C-Check, including airframe, avi...
Thousands of aerospace and defence professionals from over 30 countries around the world connected at the Bahrain International Airshow 2022 for three days of partnership building, collaboration and thought leadership. Officially opened by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Prime Minister, on behalf of His Majesty King Hamad...
Archer Aviation announced plans to locate its manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia at a site adjacent to the Covington Municipal Airport. Archer plans to initially build out a 350,000 square-foot facility on a 96-acre site capable of producing up to 650 aircraft per year. The planned eVTOL aircraft manufacturing facility is expected to create over 1,000 jobs over the long term....
Starting in 2022, Quality Fly has become carbon-neutral. How? By reducing carbon footprint and offsetting the remaining emissions through investments in clean energy projects. This is how they became the first flight school in Spain and one of the very few in Europe that offer carbon-neutral integrated and modular commercial pilot programmes. This milestone moves t...
On November 14, 2022, 13 students graduated from the Latvian national airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. In addition, already the 16th group of 15 students began their professional pilot studies. Pauls Cālītis, airBaltic Chief Operations Officer, commented: “We are...
The Embraer E195-E2 is on display at Tokyo Haneda Airport today as part of a two-day industry conference. The event, organised by Embraer, the market leader of commercial jets up to 150 seats, is set to deepen relationships with Embraer’s airline partners. Embraer E-Jets are the dominant aircraft family in the sub-150 seat category in Japan with 48 of the first-generation E-Je...
Boeing Business Jets is the most recent business jet Original Equipment Manufacturer member to join the ranks of the International Aircraft Dealers Association. BBJ President Erika Pearson, commented: “BBJ is delighted to be an OEM member of IADA. The organization of airplane transaction experts has become a force in promoting transparency and integrity in aircraft sales. A...
Swiss Helicopter signed an agreement to upgrade the avionics systems for their H120 helicopters. The new avionics will modernise the aircraft, provide new safety and performance functionalities and equip it with a more digitally-connected system. This upgrade is one of the continuous improvement programmes offered in the new HCare Classics package – a suite of flexible services dedicated to...
Preliminary data on Airport performance show that this October, Riga Airport handled 551 thousand passengers, with the number of direct passengers exceeding 90 % of the pre-pandemic figures. This year, the Airport has already handled almost 4.5 million passengers, and passenger growth trends continue to be positive. Since June, the number of passengers handled at the Airport has bee...
