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Silk Way West Airlines celebrates ten years of success

Silk Way West Airlines, a member of the Silk Way Group and the largest cargo airline in Europe serving a network of scheduled and charter destinations worldwide, celebrates its 10th anniversary. Silk Way West Airlines plays a key role in Azerbaijan’s growing economy and regional leadership. The young company demonstrated its potential from the very […]

Qantas and Airbus joint investment to kickstart Australian biofuels industry

The Qantas Group and Airbus will invest up to US$200 million to accelerate the establishment of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia in a landmark agreement.  The Australian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership was signed in Doha today by Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce and Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury ahead of the IATA AGM. […]

Vice-Chairperson of the Board (Managing Director) of Pegasus Airlines Mehmet T. Nane assumes his duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG)

Mehmet T. Nane, Vice-Chairperson of the Board (Managing Director) of Pegasus Airlines, has assumed his duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors and has become the first Turkish Chair of IATA. Mehmet T. Nane, Vice-Chairperson of the Board (Managing Director) of Pegasus Airlines, has assumed his duties as Chair of the International Air […]

Groundforce Portugal receives Safety Excellence Award

Groundforce Portugal has received the “Safety Excellence Program – Gold Award” for its commitment to the United Airlines Safety Excellence Program. The Program aims to significantly reduce damages to aircrafts and injuries to people on the ground. This award distinguishes the United Airlines destinations that meet several operational security requirements. This is the third time […]

Cargolux and Bolloré Logistics sign SAF agreement

Cargolux and long-term partner Bolloré Logistics have signed an agreement for the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in joint operations. The deal, covering 800,000 liters of SAF forms part of the Cargolux SAF program. This initiative will enable Bolloré Logistics to reduce its Scope 3 Greenhous Gas Emissions by at least 2,200 tonnes of […]

New Boeing ecoDemonstrator Program Testing 30 Sustainable Technologies on a 777-200ER

Airplane will fly on a 30/70 blend of sustainable aviation fuel and conventional jet fuel Boeing marks 10-year anniversary of its ecoDemonstrator program, celebrating tests of 230 projects on nine airplanes including 2022 platform Boeing unveiled its 2022 ecoDemonstrator yesterday with a livery that honors a decade of testing to reduce fuel use, emissions and […]

airBaltic reaches highest employee count yet

Latvian airline airBaltic announces that the number of employees at the company has exceeded 1800, reaching the highest volume during the 26 years history of airBaltic Group. Alīna Roščina, SVP Human Resources of airBaltic: “As the airline industry continues its recovery from its largest crisis in history, we continue to attract new talent to our […]

airasia Super App launches closed-loop e-wallet platform for seamless in-app payment experience

Photo Caption: (From left) Chris Leong, CEO of Fass Payment Solutions Sdn Bhd, Mohamad Hafidz Mohd Fadzil, airasia Super App’s Chief Fintech Officer, Colin Currie, President (Commercial), Capital A, Amanda Woo, CEO of airasia Super App, Mohammad Razak Bin Abd Hamid, Head of Enterprise Payments, airasia Super App, and Joel Tay, CEO of Soft Space […]

Airbus A321XLR takes off for the first time

Airbus’ first A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) has successfully accomplished its first flight. The aircraft, MSN 11000, took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport at 11:05 hrs CEST for a test flight which lasted approximately four hours and 35  minutes. The aircraft’s crew consisted of experimental test pilots Thierry Diez and GabrielDiaz de Villegas Giron, as well as […]

WestJet and Aero Design Labs set out to reduce emissions and increase fuel efficiency of Boeing 737-700 aircraft

WestJet have announced a new partnership with Aero Design Labs to modify the airline’s 737-700 NG aircraft for greater reduced emissions and improved fuel efficiency.  As WestJet continues to make investments to reduce the airline’s environmental footprint, it’s anticipated that the modifications will reduce overall fuel burn through drag reduction and lead to long-term cost […]