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Family First: Emirates’ ethos for its best-in-class Economy experience

With a new year in full swing, Emirates wraps up its busiest month for family travel bookings across January - cementing its position as the international airline of choice for families. Throughout 2025, 84% of all Emirates’ bookings were made for travel in Economy Class, and group and family...

First Tecnam P2012 Traveller sold into the British Isles market

A significant milestone was reached in global establishment of Tecnam P2012 Aircraft series with the delivery of a P2012 Traveller into the British Isles commercial market. The aircraft was acquired on December 30, 2025, by MONTE Global Asset Management, a specialist investment firm focused on...

Cathay celebrates 80 years together with the community

Marking its 80th anniversary in 2026, Cathay was excited to announce new community initiatives and partnerships, deepening its longstanding commitment to being a positive force for the communities it serves. The announcement coincided with the first two consecutive Aviation Explorer Days of the year, as part of Cathay’s flagship youth development programme I Can Fly.  Celebrating 80...

Lufthansa Technik and flyadeal strengthen APIP partnership

Lufthansa Technik and flyadeal renewed their Aircraft Production Inspection Program cooperation with an exclusive five-year contract. The agreement, signed at the MRO Middle East in Dubai, now covers the airline’s new 51 Airbus A320 and ten Airbus A330neos, with an option for ten additional widebodies. The deliveries of these aircraft are scheduled to begin in 2027. This represents a major e...

Cathay Group selects Thales avionics solutions to equip its new Airbus A330neo and A321neo/A320neo fleets

The Cathay Group will equip its new fleets of 30 A330neo aircraft to be operated by Cathay Pacific and 18 A321neo/A320neo aircraft to be operated by HK Express with Thales’ market-leading avionics solutions. This includes Airbus’ new generation Flight Management System which is based on Thales’ PureFlyt FMS, Thales’ 5G-Immune Low-Range Radio Altimeter and Hea...

SITA case study - seconds, not minutes: Thai Airways’ leap in baggage handling

For more than six decades, Thai Airways International has stood as a symbol of national pride and global connectivity. Since its first commercial flights in 1960, the airline has grown from a regional operator into a global carrier with a reputation for warmth, excellence, and technical capability. Today, the airline carries more than 16 million passengers annually and serves as a critical connect...

Longest flights for holiday goers

Long haul travel has become an exciting part of modern holidays, especially for travellers seeking faraway destinations and once in a lifetime experiences. Some of the longest flights in the world now connect continents directly, allowing holiday goers to reach distant locations without stopovers. These ultra long journeys are not just about distance, but also comfort, endurance, and planning. Und...

AirBorneo chooses ATR to modernise Rural Air Service fleet in East Malaysia

AirBorneo and ATR announced a strategic partnership to modernise Malaysia’s Rural Air Services (RAS) fleet, with AirBorneo confirming a firm order for eight ATR aircraft. The agreement comprises five ATR 72-600s and three ATR 42-600s, with purchase rights for four additional aircraft.Deliveries are scheduled between 2027 and 2029. This marks a significant milestone in AirBorneo&rsq...

Boeing and Air Cambodia announce airline's largest single-aisle order for up to 20 737 MAX jets

Boeing and Air Cambodia announced the airline's largest single-aisle order for up to 20 737 MAX airplanes in an agreement unveiled at the Singapore Airshow. This marks the Southeast Asian carrier's first purchase of fuel-efficient Boeing airplanes. With the 737 MAX, Air Cambodia will renew and grow its fleet as air travel serves an increasing role in connecting people and places throu...

Embraer signs AHEAD agreement with Virgin Australia for predictive maintenance support

Embraer signed a long-term agreement with Virgin Australia to equip its E2 fleet with the AHEAD (Aircraft Health Analysis and Diagnosis) system. The solution helps airlines implement digital predictive maintenance on their E-Jet fleets, using data to identify and predict potential issues before they become critical. AHEAD provides real-time monitoring of systems including the Auxiliary P...

Air India orders 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets to expand single-aisle fleet

Boeing and Air India announced today the airline has ordered 30 more fuel-efficient 737 MAX jets, expanding its Boeing order book to nearly 200 airplanes across the company's single-aisle and widebody airplane families. The airline finalized an incremental purchase of 20 737-8 jets this month and an order for 10 737-10 airplanes was previously unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Del...

Etihad Airways launches first-ever nonstop flights between the Middle East and Calgary

Etihad Airways launches of the first-ever nonstop flights between the UAE and Calgary, creating a new strategic air link between the Middle East and Western Canada. Launching on 3 November 2026, the route marks another step in Etihad’s global expansion and supports Abu Dhabi’s long-term ambitions to drive international trade, tourism and investment. The new service directly lin...

A new home for training excellence: Alaska Airlines unveils state-of-the-art Global Training Center

Thousands of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines employees will now undergo training in a new 660,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility, which officially opened its doors today. The facility will be a hub for flight attendants, pilots, customer service agents and more, and will centralize operations into one space.The investment in training capacity and quality will continue to fuel the Ala...

Qantas doubles capacity on popular Sydney – Sapporo service to meet demand

Qantas has increased capacity on its popular Sydney – Sapporo route for the 2026/27 season, with flights expanding from three per week to up-to five per week in response to strong performance and exceptional demand during the current ski season.The enhanced schedule represents over a 50 per cent capacity increase for next&...

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Air Tahiti debuts exclusive all-business class experience with ATR 72-600 HighLine

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airBaltic files first monthly operating reports with U.S. court and publishes preliminary unaudited financial information

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...

Elevating Nevis: Premier Mark Brantley on aviation, tourism and economic transformation

Few infrastructure projects have the potential to reshape an island's future quite like the ongoing transformation of Nevis Airport. To gain deeper insight into this ambitious development and the...

Embraer delivers first E175 with new RECARO cabin interior to American Airlines

Embraer has delivered the first E175 fitted with next-generation RECARO passenger seats to American Airlines, marking another step in the ongoing modernization of one of the world's most successfu...

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

Qantas Freight and Australia Post have entered the next chapter of their long-standing partnership with the arrival of the first of three additional Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (A321P2F) aircra...

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...