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Air France-KLM continues to renew its fleet and places firm order for 4 Airbus A350F full freighter aircraft for Martinair and 3 A350-900 passenger aircraft for Air France.

27th January 2023

Air France-KLM continues to renew its fleet and places firm order for 4 Airbus A350F full freighter aircraft for Martinair (part of the KLM Group), and 3 A350-900 passenger aircraft for Air France. Air France-KLM’s fleet renewal continues in an ongoing effort to improve the Group’s economic and environmental performance. In this context, the Group […]

Aer Lingus welcomes 27 graduate engineers on board having successfully completed its Maintenance and Engineering Apprenticeship

27th January 2023

27 newly qualified aircraft engineers will now officially embark on their career in aviation having successfully completed Aer Lingus’ Maintenance and Engineering Apprenticeship. 19 male graduates and 8 female graduates displayed consistent hard work and dedication to successfully complete the four-year programme. Since the Maintenance and Engineering Apprenticeship first began in 2011, Aer Lingus has […]

Uzbekistan Airways and Airbus: new level of cooperation

26th January 2023

Image: Airbus On January 24-26, 2023 the management of Uzbekistan Helicopters LLC, which is a structural subdivision of Uzbekistan Airways JSC, is in France and Germany with official visit. Current visit provides for further cooperation between two sides on the supply of new Airbus H145 helicopters. The increase in the fleet with modern helicopters of […]

Ryanair Cuts Carbon Emissions by 165,000 Tonnes with Winglet Retrofit

26th January 2023

Following a $175m agreement with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, installed Split Scimitar Winglets to the first of over 400 of its Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft. This modification will improve aircraft fuel efficiency by up to 1.5%, reducing Ryanair’s annual fuel consumption by 65 million litres and carbon emissions by 165,000 […]

SWISS extends Premium Economy Class to its Airbus A340 fleet

26th January 2023

SWISS has begun installing its new Premium Economy Class on its Airbus A340-300 fleet. The first such aircraft completed – HB-JMB – departed for Johannesburg yesterday evening on its first flight with the new seating class installed. All four of SWISS’s Airbus A340s will be equipped with Premium Economy by April, from when the new […]

United Celebrates Historic First Graduating Class of Flight Academy Pilots

26th January 2023

United, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight school, is celebrating the graduation of United Aviate Academy’s inaugural class of pilots, an important step towards training the next generation of talented, qualified, and motivated aviators. The inaugural graduating class includes 51 students – with nearly 80% being women or people of color – […]

Cargolux and GE Aerospace enter long term agreements

25th January 2023

GE Aerospace and Cargolux announced last week that they have entered into a long-term support agreement for the GE9X powering Cargolux’s new fleet of Boeing 777-8 freighters. The agreement includes a multi-year GE TrueChoice service agreement as well as the order of two spare engines. A TrueChoice services extension has also been agreed for Cargolux’s […]

American Airlines Cargo partnership delivers humanitarian supplies to Haiti

25th January 2023

American Airlines Cargo is taking part in a global effort to transport life-saving medical and sanitation supplies to Haiti as the nation struggles to control a deadly cholera outbreak. In partnership with Airlink, a nonprofit humanitarian organization dedicated to bringing critical aid to communities in crisis, American is carrying more than 55 tons of medical […]

Alaska Airlines becomes first U.S. airline to eliminate plastic cups on board

25th January 2023

The change removes more than 2.2 million pounds of plastic cups and bottles from our aircraft every year. Plastic cups? We sent ‘em packing. As we fly toward a more sustainable future, we’re proud to eliminate plastic cups on board. By partnering with Boxed Water™ and serving beverages in recyclable paper cups, we’re saving more […]

Air France embarks on WhatsApp for a more direct relationship with its customers

25th January 2023

Eager to adapt to the digital habits and uses of its customers, Air France is offering a new communication channel with customers on WhatsApp. This free service is now available 7 days a week in 22 countries and in 4 languages (French, English, Italian, Brazilian/Portuguese). Messaging is transforming interactions between people and businesses, and with […]