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Aeronavigation Department launched after reconstruction at National Aviation Academy

Guangzhou takes centre stage for global aviation event

World Routes 2018 to bring together 3,000 industry leaders Guangzhou is set to welcome more than 3,000 delegates from across the globe when the world’s premier air service development event returns to China. The 24th World Route Development Forum is bei...

easyJet partners with Singapore Airlines to connect travellers between Europe and South East Asia with ‘Worldwide by easyJet’

easyJet customers will be able to connect to long-haul flights with Singapore Airlines via Milan Malpensa and with Scoot via Berlin Tegel 10 airline partners will now be offering flights to 100 destinations through ‘Worldwide by easyJet’  Over 53 million easyJet customers wil...

Cobalt Air launches Cobalt Elements Loyalty Card

Cobalt Air, Cyprus’ largest airline, is pleased to announce the introduction of a loyalty card – Cobalt Elements.    The recognition card offers a suite of seat upgrades, fare discounts, priority check-in/boarding, increased baggage allowance and other incentives to frequent flyer members across Cobalt’s 21-strong European and Middle East route network. The Coba...

Qatar Airways Becomes IATA’S Global Launch Partner of ‘Ramp VR™’ A New Virtual-Reality Tool for Ground Operations Training

Airline innovates to establish global best-practice training and safety standards on airport ramps on its worldwide network RampVR™ is the world’s first virtual reality training tool for aviation ground operations Qatar Airways is leading the adoption of virtual reality into aviation ground operations training, as IATA’s global launch partner of RampVR™. The...

Primera Air announces four transatlantic flights from Frankfurt, including New York from €149

The Nordic low-fare airline will start direct long-haul flights from Frankfurt * Flights from Frankfurt International Airport will be operated several major North American airports, including New York John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK), Boston Logan Airport (BOS), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL). The first fligh...

Leading airlines to recruit talented flyers - Pilot Career Show Frankfurt

The problem of global aviation pilot shortage coming into sight has been a widely discussed issue. The drawback of pilots affects more and more airlines all over the world, resulting in flight cancellations & delays, and exerting downward pressure on smaller airports and regional airlines. Reasons behind the issue are quite well known: the retirement “boom” that is to hit the ranks...

Air Cargo Community Frankfurt - More courage for digitisation

The Third Air Cargo Conference in Frankfurt was a great success for the organisers, not only in numbers of visitors who attended, but also concerning the content of the conference: with focus on digitisation of the supply chain, innovations in air freight and impulses from start-ups. In the end, there was a considerable consensus: Digitisation will not do any good without people. Over 180 parti...

airBaltic Shows Service Reliability in 2018

Latvian airline airBaltichas reached a regularity rate of 99.8% in the first eight months of 2018. It means that only 0.2% of the planned flights were cancelled due to such reasons as weather or strikes in Europe among others. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “As we are continuing our sustainable growth path, it is essential to maintain the level of service and punctuality a...

Gazprom Neft and S7 Airlines become the first companies in Russia to move to blockchain technology in aviation refuelling

Gazpromneft-Aero, operator of the Gazprom Neft aviation refuelling business, and S7 Airlines have developed and implemented blockchain-based joint smart-contracts (aviation fuel smart contracts — AFSC), improving speed and efficiency in reciprocal settlements in aviation refuelling, as well as automating planning and accounting in fuel supplies. Thi...

Etihad Airways launches hand baggage only fare

Etihad Airways has launched a new hand baggage only ‘Deal Fare’ across selected destinations, allowing travellers to purchase lower fares in Economy Class if no checked baggage is required.  The ‘Deal Fare’ includes a complimentary carry-on baggage allowance of 7kg and is available on flights between Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, E...

The Lack of Means to Service Engines Could Take a Toll on the Aviation Industry

“Timely maintenance, whether scheduled or unscheduled, is essential for the smooth operation of commercial airlines and ensures they can fly on a dependable schedule. The two components of maintenance are the aircraft itself and the engines. Not all MRO facilities are equipped to also perform engine maintenanceas special facilities and certifications are required. Currently, engine shop...

Embraer Extends Pool Agreement to Support LOT’s Fleet

Embraer Services & Support and LOT Polish Airlines, the national carrier of Poland and leading airline in Central Europe, have signed an extension of the pool agreement to support LOT’s fleet of 34 Embraer E-Jets. In a multi-year deal, Embraer’s popular component support solution includes exclusive on site stock for LOT as well as extended scope of engine line-replaceable units...

Wizz Air Announces Further Expansion In Ukraine 2019

Wizz Air, the leading LCC in Ukraine and one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines, today announced that it will further expand its operations in Ukraine by adding a fourth Airbus A320 aircraft at its Kyiv base in March 2019, launching five long-awaited routes from Kyiv and Lviv airports andincreasing the number of tickets offered with over 45% next year. The new low fare routes announced...

BOSTON FOR 99€ WITH PRIMERA AIR

Primera Air, the low-cost Nordic airline, has just launched an exclusive offer for their Paris – Boston route with limited fares available for 99€ one way or 185€ for a round trip. Lucky travellers will be able to fly at an ultra competitive fare to the capital and biggest town of Massachusetts, and discover this town often overshadowed by it’s East Coast neighbours. With...

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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...

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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...