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Allegiant Air orders 50 Boeing 737 jets with options for 50 additional

Volotea will compensate 25% of its carbon emissions by 2025

Volotea will offset 25% of its carbon emissions by 2025. The company, as a member of the A4E (Airlines for Europe) association, continues its commitment to achieve l 'European Union (EU) objective of decarbonising aviation by 2050.From 2021, Volotea will voluntarily offset 5% of its total C...

DRCT goes live on AeroCRS

AeroCRS starts year 2022 with a new partnership and integration with DRCT.aero which is available on AeroCRS Network.  DRCT is a tech provider and an IATA-certified NDC aggregator. It is an official partner of more than 20 regional and international airlines, including Lufthansa, Britis...

CDB Aviation completed deliveries of 15 new Boeing aircraft to United

CDB Aviation announced the completion of deliveries of a fleet of fifteen new Boeing aircraft to U.S.-based United Airlines Holdings, Inc. The sale and leaseback transaction covered a fleet of two 787-9 Dreamliners and thirteen 737 MAX 8 aircraft, which were delivered between 2020 and 2021.  “We want to thank members of both the United and CDB Aviation teams who collaborated on struc...

Austrian Airlines: loan installments of 60 million euros repaid in 2021

After the early repayment of the first loan installment of 30 million euros in July 2021, Austrian Airlines repays another 30 million euros on 31 December 2021. By the end of 2021 the national carrier has repaid the first 60 million euros of the state-guaranteed loan with a total of 300 million. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the red-white-red airline is fulfilling its responsibility and meets the...

Airline and airport operational performance review 2021 is here

Cirium released its On-Time Performance Review 2021, the global standard for airline and airport operational performance. Cirium awarded Delta Air Lines with the Platinum Award, recognizing the Atlanta-based carrier as the world’s best performing airline of the year for Operational Excellence. The new annual award is presented to an airline with outstanding performance consideri...

Philippine Airlines emerges from Chapter 11 reinvigorated for the future

Philippine Airlines Inc. has emerged from its voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings as a more efficient airline with a strengthened balance sheet, reaffirming its continuing role as the Philippines’ sole full-service airline with the largest international network. PAL successfully completed its financial restructuring within four months, in contrast to other airlines that remain in the Chapter 11...

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi celebrates significant milestones in its first operational year

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s ultra-low-fare national airline, the joint venture established between ADQ and Wizz Air Holdings plc, today announced its outstanding operational results for 2021. During its first operational year, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi launched more than 34 destinations includingAlexandria (Egypt), Athens (Greece), Baku (Azerbaijan), Bahrain, Belgrade (Serbia), Kutaisi...

Ethiopian Airlines receives IATA CEIV Pharma certificate

Ethiopian Airlines has received IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification as an airline and ground handling in December 2021. Ethiopian Airlines is the first airline in Africa to receive the CEIV pharma certification. Achieving this great milestone will further improve our goal in providing efficient & effective tr...

Ready for take-off: Norse Atlantic Airways received AOC

The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority today issued an air operator’s certificate (AOC) to Norse Atlantic Airways. The new airline is on track to start transatlantic flights in spring 2022.   “We would like to thank Norway’s Civil Aviation Authority for a constructive and professional process. We are no...

Korean Air launches full-scale electronic document system

Korean Air has launched a full-scale digitalization of travel documents by introducing an e-Document system (e-DOC), becoming the first airline in the world to implement such an electronic document system. Customers will be able to fill out 23 types of documents, including pet transportation declaration, unaccompanied minor and health condition declaration forms, on their digital devices. In...

Air Caraïbes continues to develop its fleet and puts into service its third A350-1000

Air Caraïbes is pleased to receive its third Airbus A350-1000, registered F-HSIS, which strengthens its current fleet, made up of 14 aircraft. The development of the fleet is a sign of the Dubreuil Group's confidence in the market and its companies. This ultra-modern device, which allows a 25% reduction in fuel consumption, confirms the company's strategy in favor of the environm...

Norse Atlantic Airways took delivery of its first aircraft

Norse Atlantic Airways took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The arrival of the aircraft was celebrated at Oslo Airport and the new airline is on track to start transatlantic flights in spring 2022.   “The delivery of our first Dreamliner marks an important milestone for us at Team Norse as it brings us on...

Strengthening Sino-Arab cargo ties - Etihad Airways & Henan Province Airport Group

Etihad Airways and Henan Province Airport Group aim to establish a strategic partnership to strengthen aviation ties between the UAE and China. This follows the signing of a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the virtual “Zhengzhou Week” event hosted by Expo 2020 Dubai China Pavilion starting from 27 December 2021. The MOU contains plans for Etihad’s...

The first long-haul flight of SAS first A321 Long Range completed

SAS first Airbus A321 Long Range completed its first long-haul flight on Wednesday 22nd of December from Copenhagen to Washington. It will enter official service on 27th of March, 2022. The new aircraft is equipped with a service concept with three travel classes, like the rest of SAS’ long-haul fleet, and will increase SAS’ flexibility to meet Scandinavian travel patter...

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Air Baltic Corporation AS , Latvia’s national airline and the leading carrier in the Baltic States, announced that airBaltic and its subsidiaries participating in the voluntary Ch...

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Qantas Freight and Australia Post expand air cargo capacity with Airbus A321 freighter in western Sydney

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Turkish Airlines and CFM sign landmark MOU for more than 600 LEAP-1B engines

Turkish Airlines has taken another major step in its fleet expansion strategy with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with CFM International for more than 300 LEAP-1B engines and a long-term...