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MIAMI – Spanish low-cost airline Vueling (VY) and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed a five-year contract for the supply of technical parts for VY’s A320ceo/neo fleet. The contract includes planning, forecasting, transportation and logistic services, according to a press release from Lufthansa Technik. The contract also comprises a consignment stock at VY’s base at Barcelona …
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MIAMI – Eurowings (EW) says it expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft in the next two to three years. Eurowings announced today that its first A320neo, with registration D-AENA, will enter service in Spring 2022. In 2022, it will acquire seven more A320neo aircraft, with the final one arriving …
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MIAMI – Qatar Airways (QR) and China Southern Airlines (CZ) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week. This agreement expands their already existing codeshare agreement, as well as allowing an easier connection between the two airlines. Both carriers said their airline will benefit from the new deal, with greater benefits. Qatar and …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the twin-engined, medium-range regional airliner and transporter aircraft, the CN-235 took to the skies for the first time in 1983. After testing the aircraft was certified in 1986 and entered service on March 1, 1988. The aircraft was a joint venture between the Spanish manufacturer Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (or CASA …
Virgin Australia has fitted out two Boeing 737-800s with a revised upgraded interior that offers a greater recline in business class and new thoughtful features in the economy cabin. Business Class seats have 40 percent more recline as well as customizable leg and footrests for additional comfort. The seats have been fitted with movable tray …
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Boeing has flown its 777X to Dubai for its international debut at the upcoming Dubai Air Show starting on November 14th. The 777X made the 15-hour nonstop flight from Seattle yesterday. The #777X has made its international debut with its longest flight yet: 15+ hours nonstop from Seattle! Watch the #777X touch down at Dubai …
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MIAMI – Mexico’s largest international airline and flag carrier Aeromexico (AM) has awarded logistics firm Menzies Aviation a 15-airport contract. Menzies will provide the airline with a full range of ground-handling services, including passenger, ramp, and cleaning operations, at airports such as Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), Mérida International Airport (MID), Del Bajo International Airport …
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MIAMI. -IAG has agreed to buy 220,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Velocys, a sustainable fuels technology firm, over a ten-year period. This is one-third of the capacity of the company’s new Bayou Fuels project in the United States, which is set to start production in 2026. By 2030, the Group will have …
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MIAMI – SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK) is currently upgrading its traffic program, expanding its number of flights to/from the US as travel demand skyrockets. According to an airline press release, SK has seen a considerable rise in flight bookings to the US for this winter. As a result, during the Christmas and New Year holidays, …
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner made history in 2005 when it completed the longest nonstop flight operated by a commercial aircraft. The jet departed Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) destined for London Heathrow Airport (LHR). According to Guinness World Records, it flew a distance of 13,433 mi (21,592 km) and spent …
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Pratt & Whitney’s Geoff Hunt Pratt & Whitney is integrating hybrid-electric technology into a flight demonstrator and is targeting a 30 percent improvement in fuel efficiency compared to today’s most advanced turboprops. Electrification is a rapidly developing field and maturing the technology for smaller applications such as regional turboprops will ultimately spill over to …
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Delta Air Lines is planning to boost trans-Atlantic capacity by 90 percent in its 2022 summer schedule with all flights offering premium economy. It will be the first time the US carrier has offered delta Premium Select on every European flight since it debuted premium economy in 2017. Not letting the pandemic go to waste, …
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The Northeast Alliance (NEA) is continuing its controversial rollout, introducing lie-flat seats on all intercontinental flights from New York and Boston next month. Partners JetBlue and American Airlines remain defiant in the face of a US Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit seeking to end a deal, signed in the last days of the Trump administration, …
Rising fuel costs are casting a shadow over the airline industry’s recovery despite figures showing the pressure on global airline profitability eased in the third quarter. The latest Airlines Financial Monitor from the International Air Transport Association shows aggregated airline financial losses in Q3 diminished compared to the previous quarter with some carriers reporting their …
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AirlineRatings.com Editor Geoffrey Thomas has appeared on Channel 7’s Sunrise on the occasion of the return of the first Qantas A380 after nearly 600 days in the Californian desert. Mr. Thomas said the A380, named Hudson Fysh, was “a sign that we are moving out of the pandemic as booking for overseas travel surged” since …
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It may fly like a goose but it’s an Airbus A350 flying in formation to save tonnes of carbon emissions. Airbus on Tuesday performed the first long-haul demonstration of formation flying and saved more than six tonnes of CO2 emissions on the trip between its french home of Toulouse and Canada’s Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. Airbus …
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MIAMI – British Airways (BA) Sean Doyle announced a major hiring drive this week, aiming to recruit close to 4,000 employees by Summer 2022. Anticipating a busy year and a rapid recovery of travel demand, the Heathrow-based (LHR) airline will start hiring pilots, flight attendants, ground crew, and other positions, according to Bloomberg. The first …
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MIAMI – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) finds passengers prefer biometric identification if it speeds up the check-in procedure. IATA recently released the findings of its Global Passenger Survey (GPS) for 2021. GPS results are based on 13,579 responses from 186 countries. Nick Careen, IATA’s Senior Vice President for Operations, Safety and Security said, …
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MIAMI – A coalition of Wizz Air (W6) and Gatwick (LGW), Belfast (BFS) and Edinburgh (EDI) airports wants pre-pandemic slot rules reinstated. In a letter sent yesterday to the British government, the group said that the slot rules should be reinstated to encourage more people to fly. A report by Reuters today describes how during …
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We have spectacular vision of the first Qantas A380 returning to Australia after 600 days of being in the Californian desert. The Qantas A380 made a triumphant return today as VH-OJB spearheaded the return of Australian superjumbos with a landing in Sydney after a marathon flight of almost 19 hours from Dresden, Germany. The superjumbo’s …
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The Qantas A380 made a triumphant return today as VH-OJB spearheaded the return of Australian superjumbos with a landing in Sydney after a marathon flight of almost 19 hours from Dresden, Germany. The superjumbo’s return began the process of putting five Qantas superjumbos with upgraded cabins back into service next year, well ahead of the …
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US aerospace giant Boeing is maintaining the faith when it comes to the Asia-Pacific with an estimate the region will need 17,645 new aircraft over the next two decades with a market value of US$3.1 trillion. This is slightly higher than the company’s 2019 forecast that the Asia-Pacific would need 17,000 planes over 20 years. …
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US officials have slammed the Chinese government after a state security official was convicted by a federal jury in Ohio last week of attempting to commit economic espionage and the theft of aerospace trade secrets. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said Yanjun Xu (41), described as a deputy division director of Sixth Bureau of …
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The sensational new revelation that MH370 was in a holding pattern for 22 minutes off Indonesia raises a hots of questions says aerospace engineer Richard Godfrey. Mr. Godfrey is using a revolutionary new tracking technology called WSPRnet. READ: WSPRnet explained Using a set of tools (see below) Mr. Godfrey says he is “able to detect …
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The Energia Hybrid- Electric. A fully electric plane with zero operating emissions and capable of seating nine people should be ready by 2035. The Energia Electric (E9-FE) will feature aft contra-rotating propellers and have a relatively short range of 200nm. However, it will be quiet with 80 percent lower external noise. The Energia Electric. Also …
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MIAMI – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been struck between Emirates (EK) and Garuda Indonesia (GA) to establish a codeshare partnership. According to an EK, customers of the world’s largest international airline and Indonesia’s flag carrier will benefit from seamless connectivity on new routes spanning the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe as …
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MIAMI – Embraer has unveiled a family of concept aircraft it is testing to assist the industry meet its 2050 objective of net-zero carbon emissions. The Energia family’s details were broadcast live via YouTube from Embraer’s production facility in So José dos Campos, Brazil, as part of the company’s Sustainability in Action project. To better …
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