Monthly Archives: November 2023

Virgin Atlantic granted Permit to Fly for historic transatlantic 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel flight

Regulator issues permit for Virgin Atlantic to operate VS100: a world first transatlantic flight from London to New York on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel Permit follows technical assessments of documents and evidence submitted by Virgin Atlantic, who were supported by a consortium of companies. The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued Virgin Atlantic with a […]

Reachable free of charge above the clouds – Free messaging on Lufthansa’s European flights

– Send and receive as many messages as you like, including photos, free of charge – Streaming and surfing becomes significantly cheaper Good news for passengers who also want to be reachable above the clouds. From mid-January 2024, Lufthansa will offer unlimited free messaging on its short- and medium-haul flights. Travellers will then be able […]

Korean Air inducts first Pratt & Whitney GTF engine

From left to right: Hee Jun Kim, Deputy Head of Engine Maintenance Center and head of engine production management team, Korean Air; Kwang Eun Kim, Head of Engine Maintenance Center, Korean Air; Jong Seok (Jason) Yoo, Executive Vice President and Chief Safety & Operating Officer, Korean Air; Keehong Woo, President, Korean Air; Yogesh Farswani, Regional […]

WestJet enhances Edmonton’s global connectivity with new US flights to key markets

Airline’s summer schedule to provide exclusive service between Alberta’s capital and Atlanta, along with new non-stop connections to Nashville and San Francisco WestJet today, as part of its 2024 summer schedule, unveiled new non-stop service between Edmonton International Airport and Atlanta, Nashville and San Francisco, demonstrating the airline’s ongoing commitment to expanding the city’s transborder […]

Aeromexico Raises Safety Measures and Efficiency of Operations with AI-Powered IBM Technology

The airline adopted a technology developed by IBM and implemented by Xatrix that helps to anticipate the impact of weather events in their operations. Aeromexico is using IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite, a tool to monitor, anticipate, plan, and respond to the potential impact of extreme weather events on air operations, designed to raise safety measures […]

Wizz Air and Menzies Aviation Perform Fully Electric Turns at Budapest Airport

These turns reinforce Menzies, Wizz Air and Budapest Airport’s commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of their operations, supporting wider efforts in the aviation industry to reduce CO2 emissions Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing and most sustainable airline globally[1], together with Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, today announced […]

Wizz Air Confirms Global Leadership in Sustainability with Second Consecutive CAPA Award

Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing airline, has taken home the award for Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year for the second consecutive year at the CAPA Asia Aviation Summit in Kuala Lumpur.   The CAPA Environmental Sustainability Awards for Excellence recognise airlines, airports and suppliers who put climate change at the forefront of […]

Brussels Airlines takes delivery of its first A320neo

Image: Airbus Brussels Airlines, Belgium’s national airline and member of the Lufthansa Group, has taken delivery of its first out of five new A320neo aircraft.  The A320neo is part of the airline’s fleet renewal strategy to operate the latest state of the art, efficient aircraft in order to meet Brussels Airlines’ ambitious sustainability targets. The A320neo incorporates […]

Air Niugini orders the A220

Image: Airbus Air Niugini, the national carrier of Papua New Guinea, has signed a firm order with Airbus for six latest generation single aisle A220-100s under its fleet modernisation programme. In addition, the carrier will acquire three A220-300s and another two A220-100s from third party lessors.  The order was announced at a special event in […]

SkyUp strengthens flight safety and security with Osprey Flight Solutions

The SkyUp brand implements an aviation security risk management system from Osprey Flight Solutions. After all, security is the biggest and unconditional priority of operational activity, taking into account the challenges of today and the extremely fast dynamics of changes in the security situation in the world. Osprey’s software solution provides an end-to-end aviation security […]