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World first 100% SAF transatlantic flight taxis closer to takeoff

SAF TEST COMPLETE & FLIGHT DATE SET FOR NOVEMBER 2023 Virgin Atlantic led consortium confirms the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel flight across the Atlantic will fly on 28 November 2023, pending further regulatory approvals and testing SAF blend of 88% HEFA and 12% aromatics completes successful ground test on Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine, […]

Air Canada Rolls Out More Product Improvements Offering Additional Comfort and Convenience

Oat milk, craft beers, specialty drinks and new meal options added to onboard food and beverage selection Popular kids and family entertainment programming added through new partnership with Mattel New Air Canada App updates focused on quick and easy access to important travel information   Air Canada have announced fresh new features to its products […]

Cabo Verde Airlines Debuts Its First Boeing 737 MAX

Expanding its network, West African carrier will relaunch routes in Africa and to Europe, North America and South America 737-8 capabilities will enable airline to grow tourism across the archipelago of Cape Verde Boeing and Cabo Verde Airlines yesterday celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first fuel-efficient 737 MAX jet with a special event at […]

British Airways and Heathrow Partner with London Wildlife Trust to Help Protect Hillingdon’s Wildlife

New conservation and outreach project funded by British Airways and Heathrow will protect and enhance five nature reserves and two country parks in west London   The investment is London Wildlife Trust’s largest corporate partnership to date and will fund ‘Connecting with Nature in Hillingdon’, a project which aims to deliver improvements to vital natural […]

Wizz Air Named Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline for Third Consecutive Year

Airline Receives the Latest Honour at the World Finance Sustainability Awards Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest-growing and most environmentally sustainable airline globally[1], has been named the Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline for the third consecutive year at the World Finance Sustainability Awards 2023. World Finance praised Wizz Air’s sustainability credentials and commitment to reducing emissions intensity by […]

Akasa Air Orders Four 737-8s To Support International Growth Plans

Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Akasa Air have announced an order for four additional 737-8 jets at the Paris Air Show. Akasa Air, which launched operations in 2022 with its first 737-8, has rapidly grown its market share and fleet to 19 airplanes across 16 destinations to support the fast-growing market in India. With the order of […]

Silk Way West Airlines selects L3Harris to provide New Boeing 777-F with 777-200LR Interchange Full Flight Simulator

(from left to right): Mirsamad Movsumzade, Senior VP Finance, Silk Way Group, Jitte van den Bout, Head of Commercial, CTS at L3Harris Technologies, Adalat Samedov, First Vice-Rector, National Aviation Academy. Image Source: Silk Way West Airlines  Silk Way West Airlines, the leading cargo airline in the Caspian and Central Asian region, has purchased a 777-200LR […]

Eurowings to expand in Sweden with a new, direct route to Beirut from Stockholm Arlanda Airport

Eurowings continues to expand at Stockholm Arlanda Airport by launching a new direct route to Beirut. This will further establish the German value carrier’s presence at Stockholm Arlanda and meet the increased demand for a direct route to the capital of Lebanon, as well as add to the considerable variety of destinations already operated by […]

Boeing Brings Fuel-Efficient Jets and Defense Capabilities to 2023 Paris Air Show

Newest commercial jets – 737-10 and 777-9 – to soar in flying display Defense platforms include CH-47F Chinook, AH-64D Apache, P-8A Poseidon and KC-46A Pegasus Wisk Aero’s 6th generation autonomous, all-electric air taxi to make public debut, including completed interior Boeing’s “Cascade” emissions modeling platform open to public; along with new data visualization tool for […]

Virgin Atlantic partners with Yotes Court to celebrate English wine week

Virgin Atlantic and award-winning Yotes Court have partnered to celebrate English wine week (17th– 25th June) in style. The airline is flying Yotes Court’s renowned English Bacchus, named ‘On the Nod’ for the month of June across its network in Upper Class. Yotes Court vineyard is based in Kent and sits across 75 acres of […]