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Vietnam Airlines selects 50 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes to grow its fleet

How robots model sustainability and optimise AOG

Sustainability and optimizing time when aircraft are on the ground continue to play a major role in shaping aviation. Using electric semi-automatic washing robots to minimize energy consumption, and reduce waste, while optimising processes paves the way for a greener future in industrial a...

Air France-KLM and Etihad Airways expand partnership to enhance commercial and operational collaboration

Air France-KLM Group and Etihad Airways signed a MoU aiming at enhancing their collaboration opportunities across passenger operations, loyalty programmes, talent development, and maintenance.Through this partnership, and subject to any necessary regulatory approvals, Air France-KLM and Et...

Consortium lays pathway for green hydrogen aviation to take flight in New Zealand

A new report called ‘Launching green hydrogen powered aviation in Aotearoa New Zealand’ demonstrates how the consortium members could work together to remove up to 900,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year by 2050 through the use of hydrogen-fuelled aircraft flying New Zealand domestic routes.The Report has just been released by the New Zealand Hydrogen Aviation Consortium –...

Air Nostrum Group doubles reservation agreement for Airlander 10 airship, plans Malta base

Hybrid Air Vehicles and Air Nostrum Group, which includes Hibernian Airlines in Ireland and Mel Air in Malta, have agreed to double the number of Airlander 10 under reservation, to a total of 20 aircraft. Under the initial agreement, announced in June 2022, Air Nostrum Group had reserved 10 Airlander 10 aircraft, with a 100-passenger configuration. Under the new agreement, Air Nostrum Group h...

Happy 5th anniversary - airBaltic Pilot Academy celebrates

On September 4, 2023 the fifth anniversary of airBaltic Pilot Academy was celebrated. At the same time, six students graduated from the Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. In addition, already the 19th group of 12 students began their professional pilot studies. Moreover, it is important to emphasize, t...

Wizz Air launched Sustainability Ambassador program for its employees

Wizz Air has launched WIZZ Sustainability Ambassador program as part of its long-term commitment to sustainability. Among over 7,000 Wizz Air’s cabin crew and office employees, 24 Sustainability Ambassadors have been selected, representing 22 bases and two offices across Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Malta, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, the UAE an...

Emirates achieves IATA environmental assessment certification

Emirates has reinforced its commitment to environmentally responsible practices by achieving IATA Environmental Assessment Stage One and the IEnvA Illegal Wildlife Trade module certifications. The IEnvA system is an industry-leading and comprehensive environmental management system and Emirates has implemented Stage One of its core scope comprising flight operations, corporate activities...

Etihad Cargo boosts belly hold cargo capacity with expanded winter schedule

Etihad Cargo will offer customers and partners more belly hold cargo capacity across the carrier's global network, announcing new routes and increased frequencies from September 2023. The airline's winter schedule will introduce 29 weekly passenger flights to new destinations and will have an increase of 90 passenger flights to existing routes, resulting in a total of 119 passenger flights...

airBaltic receives its 43rd Airbus A220-300 aircraft

On September 2, 2023, airBaltic welcomed its 43rd Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-ABR, in Riga. This is the fourth Airbus A220-300 delivery for airBaltic in 2023. It is a part of the 50 Airbus A220-300 which airBaltic has ordered. In addition, airBaltic holds 30 options and purchase rights for the same aircraft type.Thus f...

Alaska Airlines announces next step of biometric strategy with passport verification before international travel

Alaska Airlines is helping you skip even more airport lines. With a couple quick photos, we're helping you securely verify your passport before arriving at the airport. That means more time to pick up that last minute sunscreen or get your vacation started early with a pre-flight beverage.Every traveler leaving or entering the United States is required to have their passport ver...

airBaltic announces 11 new routes in Summer 2024

airBaltic has published its flight schedule for the upcoming summer season next year. The airline plans to launch a total of 11 new routes from the Baltic States – Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. Martin Gauss, President and CEO of airBaltic, commented: “airBaltic continues to be the leading airline in the region, and with the launch of 11 new routes next summer,...

Korean Air selects Viasat inflight broadband service

Viasat  has been selected as the inflight connectivity provider for Korean Air. Under the agreement, the Korean flag carrier has selected Viasat’s award-winning inflight broadband solution for its upcoming fleet of Airbus A321neo aircraft. Korean Air will receive a total of 30 Airbus A321neos by 2027 as part of a fleet modernization plan, all of which will be delivered linefit...

ITA Airways receives first fully configured all-blue Airbus A220

The first Airbus A220-300 with blue livery enters the ITA Airways fleet. Following a delivery ceremony that took place at the Airbus site in Mirabel, Canada, headquarters of the A220 Programme, in the presence of Francesco Presicce, Chief Technology Officer and Accountable Manager ITA Airways, Benoît Schultz, CEO, Airbus Canada, Daniel Wenninger, Head of A220 Programme Office, Wouter Van Wer...

Virgin Australia wheels out Aussie airline-first baggage tracking tool

Virgin Australia will launch country first-ever airline baggage tracking tool across more than two thirds of its domestic network tomorrow, allowing guests to know where their bag is at every step of the journey. With digital tracking now part of everyday life, Virgin Australia’s new seamless travel experience is the latest instalment of the airline’s broader transformation p...

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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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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...