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Buta Airways changes terminal of departure flights from Baku

Starting from October 29, 2017, all departure flights of low-cost Buta Airways from Baku will be carried out through the North entrance of Terminal 2 of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Buta Airways plans to carry out arrival flights to Terminal 1 as before. Terminal 2 meets all intern...

First A320neo assembled in Tianjin delivered to Air Asia

AirAsia has taken delivery of the first A320neo assembled at the Airbus Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) at a dedicated ceremony in Tianjin, China. The aircraft, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, seats comfortably 186 passengers and is equipped with the innovative Space-Flex cabin. AirAsia is...

AviationCV.com reveals plans to launch state-of-the-art Check-Pilot platform

Every year airlines worldwide spend millions on hiring the best HR professionals in order to source the best aviation specialists. Still, having top people on deck in the HR department does not automatically guarantee the best people in the cockpit. Neither do the pricey hours spent on document verification, resumes and background checks. Luckily, Aviation.CV.com has come up with an innovative sol...

PRIMERA AIR announces another North America destination from new bases in Europe

Direct flights from Paris, London and Birmingham to Toronto. The low cost airline intends to revolutionize the trans-Atlantic aviation market Primera Air announces opening of another North America destination from its new bases in London Stansted, Birmingham and Paris: Toronto (YYZ) will be served three times per week from Birmingham and London and four times per week from Paris...

Emirates airline and a consortium of aviation partners to build the world’s first Aviation X-Lab at Area 2071

The Experimental Lab will host senior executives and experts from every facet of aviation industry The X-Lab will host an annual challenge at Area 2071 to rethink the transportation industry The first challenge will be announced in November, with teams convening in Dubai in the Spring of 2018 to begin their work. In the continued effort to achieve the vision of “UAE Centennial Pl...

easyJet Announces A New Base In Bordeaux

§ The base will be launched in spring 2018 creating 110 direct jobs with local contracts § Three A320 aircraft to be based in Bordeaux and more than five new routes to be launched § 21% increase in passengers predicted for 2018, more than two million passengers next year. easyJet has today announced that it will launch a new base in Bordeaux, France in spring 2018. The airl...

IATA: 2036 Forecast Reveals Air Passengers Will Nearly Double to 7.8 Billion

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.8 billion passengers to travel in 2036, a near doubling of the 4 billion air travelers expected to fly this year. The prediction is based on a 3.6% average Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) noted in the release of the latest update to the association’s 20-Year Air Passenger Forecast. "All indicators lead to growing demand...

Boeing, Singapore Airlines Announce Order for 39 Airplanes

Deal includes 20 777-9s and 19 787-10 Dreamliners Ceremony in the presence of President Trump and Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong Boeing and Singapore Airlines formally announced a deal for 20 777-9s and 19 787-10s, during a ceremony at the White House. The order, previously attributed to an unidentified customer, is worth $13.8 billion at current lis...

High Passenger Demand for airBaltic’s Flights to Abu Dhabi

The Latvian airline airBaltic in cooperation with Etihad Airways will launch a direct service between Riga and Abu Dhabi on October 29, 2017. So far passengers have made over 9 000 bookings on this connection. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “Abu Dhabi is a major international hub with 25 million passengers. It opens up endless possibilities of planning exotic trips fr...

Emirates to receive 100th A380 aircraft in November

Emirates, the world’s largest A380 operator, is set to receive its milestone 100th A380 aircraft on 3rd November. Over 80 million passengers have flown on the superjumbo in the nine years since it first joined Emirates’ modern fleet. Today, Emirates flies the A380 to over 45 destinations spanning Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Everywhere...

Waves gets soft launch underway

WAVES has started flying. The data driven, on demand air taxi service, which last month received its Air Operator’s Certificate, has started the soft launch of its passenger and freight service. It is now undertaking flights between Guernsey and Jersey using what it describes as ‘friends and family’ to enable it to check every stage of the operation from booking and onboarding...

A new training season begins for the Pilot Training Organisation at SmartLynx Airlines

The SmartLynx Airlines Pilot Training Organization, which provides type rating courses for Airbus A320 family aircraft, begins its new training season with plans to increase student enrollment by 80%. Around half of graduates are expected to be offered further job opportunities at SmartLynx Airlines. The SmartLynx Airlines Approved Training Organization (ATO) is a leading approved airline pilot...

airBaltic Carries 500 000 Passengers on Bombardier CS300

The Latvian airline airBaltic has carried over 500 000 passengers on the brand new CS300 aircraft and now every fourth passenger of airBaltic is flying CS300. In total airBaltic has flown to 40 destinations in the Baltics, Europe, Scandinavia, CIS and the Middle East with the Bombardier CS300 aircraft. Martin Sedlacky, Chief Operations Officer of airBaltic: “CS300 is the most advanced jet...

Qantas Unveils First Dreamliner, Great Southern Land

Qantas has unveiled its first Boeing Dreamliner, the game-changing aircraft that will open up new routes and new levels of comfort for travellers. The latest addition to the Qantas fleet, the 787-9 Dreamliner features next generation seating in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class, with more space and a lower passenger count than most of its competitors. Other Dreamliner features incl...

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

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