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Lufthansa Cargo invests €500 million in new Frankfurt Airport Hub

Lufthansa Cargo is pressing ahead with modernizing the Frankfurt hub: In August 2023, construction work began on the new, 40-meter-high tall high-bay warehouse, including the automated transport system and the first building modules in the north of Frankfurt Airport. In addition to the new building,...

Uzbekistan Airways digitalizes flight operations to drive efficiency and greater agility

Uzbekistan Airways has signed up to deploy SITA Mission Watch. The solution will drive greater agility and efficiency, including annual savings of over US$600,000 in weather-related incidence avoidance and 300 tons of fuel. SITA Mission Watch is a next-generation flight tracking tool used...


airBaltic receives its 45th Airbus A220-300 aircraft

On November 21, 2023, airBaltic welcomed its 45th Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-ABS, in Riga. This is the sixth Airbus A220-300 delivery for airBaltic in 2023. It is a part of the 50 Airbus A220-300which airBaltic has ordered. Furthermore, the company has announced a firm purchase agreement for 30 more Airbus A...

A step closer to aviation decarbonization - UK government invests $66 million in SAF development

Project Speedbird,a joint partnership between Nova Pangaea Technologies, LanzaJet and British Airways,secured new funding totalling £9 million from the Government’ Advanced Fuels Fund competition. NPT was awarded £7.5 million as part of the partnership, and LanzaJet will receive £1.5 million. It is hoped that the funding will help establish the UK as a w...

Cebu Pacific is inaugural base maintenance customer for A330neo

Lufthansa Technik Philippines welcomed Cebu Pacific first A330neo aircraft, RP-C3900, for its inaugural base maintenance on 17 November 2023. This marks the beginning of a series of maintenance events to support CEB’s growing A330neo fleet.The collaboration between the two companies began in 2011 with line maintenance for CEB’s narrow-body fleet and has since expanded to incl...

Emirates announced significant investment for its future operations

Emirates concluded a week of significant investment announcements in its future fleet and capabilities, and inking new partnerships that signal confidence in what’s ahead. Emirates announced orders to grow its fleet and power the airline’s future growth plans in line with the Dubai Economic Agenda. Confirming an order for an additional 90 Boeing 777-9s, 777-8s, and 5 787...

Norse Atlantic Airways: historic landing of the Dreamliner 787 for scientific research in Antarctica

Norse Atlantic Airways marks a groundbreaking milestone in aviation history with the first landing of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner, registration LN-FNC, named "Everglades," at Troll Airfield (QAT) in Antarctica. Led by Norse Atlantic Airways and contracted by the Norwegian Polar Institute and Aircontact, Scandinavia’ largest and leading air broker firm, this historic mi...

CAE agrees on the integration of Flight Operations Solutions software at Air India Group Airlines

CAE signed a multi-year contract to provide its advanced Crew Management and Operations Control solutions to the Air India Group airlines. Under the new contract, the existing Flight Planning agreement with Air India will be expanded to include CAE’ Crew Manager, Crew Access, and Recovery Manager Ops & Recovery Manager Crew, providing proven and comprehensive support for both A...

De Havilland Canada to provide cargo conversion solutions to Falcon Aviation

De Havilland Canada announced an agreement with Falcon Aviation to provide two Quick Change freighter kits to support airline’ operations by providing ultimate flexibility to support their Dash 8-400 fleet . The De Havilland cargo conversion solution enhances the overall value and extends the high revenue-generating capabilities of their Dash 8-400 aircraft and is a great addition...

First QantasLink A220 rolls out of paintshop as fleet renewal ramps up

QantasLink’ first brand new Airbus A220 aircraft has rolled out of the paintshop at Airbus’ facility in Mirabel, Canada. The aircraft, which is set to arrive in Australia before the end of the year, is the first of 29 A220s that will be delivered to the Group as part of its domestic fleet renewal program to replace and grow its narrowbody fleet. The next-generation...

Emirates signs agreements with Safran worth US$1.2 billion combined

Emirates and Safran announced a series of contracts worth over US$1.2 billion combined. This includes a US $1 billion deal for the latest generation Safran Seats for Emirates’ new fleet of Airbus A350, Boeing 777X-9 and existing Boeing 777-300 aircraft. The agreement includes Business, Premium Economy and Economy class seats for the Emirates Airbus A350, and Business, Premium...

flydubai orders its first widebody airplanes - 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

As flydubai diversifies its fleet,with the introduction of widebody jets, it announced a purchase agreement for 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. In a signing ceremony at the Dubai Airshow, the Dubai-based carrier said it plans to use the efficient 787 to open new routes and grow capacity on existing routes.flydubai currently operates an all-737 fleet of 79 airplanes....

Etihad Airways' newest 787-9 Dreamliner on display at Dubai Airshow

Etihad Airways is celebrating 20 years of flying as it participates at Dubai Airshow 2023. UAE’s national airline is showcasing its newest Boeing 787-9 which is one of four new Dreamliners to join the fleet, following the arrival of a new 787-10 in October. New aircraft will fuel Etihad’s ambitious growth plans as the airline has added 12 new destinations this year, with further new ro...

airBaltic eyes expansion, places new order becoming largest Airbus A220 customer in Europe

airBaltic will become the largest A220 customer in Europe after confirming an incremental order for an additional 30 A220-300s. This new order will take the airline’s total firm orderbook to 80 aircraft. Already operating a 44 strong fleet of A220-300s, airBaltic is currently the largest A220-300 operator in the world. The airline’ history with the Airbus A220-300 dates...

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Air Tahiti debuts exclusive all-business class experience with ATR 72-600 HighLine

Air Tahiti has received a new ATR 72-600 equipped with ATR’s HighLine All-Business Class cabin, becoming only the second airline worldwide to introduce this premium configuration on an ATR aircr...

Embraer and LATAM deepen E2 partnership with component pool program agreement for E195-E2 fleet

Embraer and LATAM Airlines Group have signed a Component Pool Program agreement to support the airline's introduction of 24 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. In addition to the firm order, LATAM retains o...

500,000 fueling transactions. Zero paper. One connected network: aFuel sets new H1 2026 record

Information Design One AG, the Frankfurt-based aviation technology company behind the aFuel platform, has achieved a major operational milestone. During the first half of 2026, aFuel processed 50...

Air France expands its U.S. footprint with new Nashville and San Diego services for summer 2027

Air France has announced the first additions to its Summer 2027 schedule, strengthening its North American network with the launch of new nonstop services to Nashville, Tennessee, and San Diego, Calif...

Keeping Europe’s automotive production lines moving: key airfreight pressure points revealed

When a vehicle assembly line is at risk of running out of critical components, every minute of downtime carries a significant cost. In many cases, an emergency air charter is not the expensive option,...

Emirates SkyCargo fuels South America's export growth through expanded global connectivity

Emirates SkyCargo is deepening its commitment to South America, reinforcing the region's access to global markets through expanded freighter capacity. Since March 2026, the carrier has added seven...