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STARLUX took delivery of it first A350-900

STARLUX Airlines took delivery of its first A350-900 at Airbus Headquarters in Toulouse, France. The delivery ceremony was led by STARLUX Airlines Chairman K.W. Chang and CEO Glenn Chai, who were both excited to mark the new milestone. STARLUX Airlines Chairman K.W. Chang...

Venus Aerospace benchmarks new hypersonic engine

Venus Aerospace, a startup developing both hypersonic drones and full scale, hypersonic passenger aircrafts, just became the first company in the world to get room temperature storable liquid fuels to operate in a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE).  Detonation engines provide higher p...

Further modernization of the fleet - Alaska Airlines orders 52 Boeing 737 MAX

Alaska Airlines is expanding its 737 MAX fleet with an order for 52 airplanes, exercising options for an additional 42 737-10 and 10 737-9 jets. With the order, the airline is advancing its efforts to build one of the most efficient and sustainable fleets in the industry. Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci, commented: "This investment secures aircraft to optimize our growth t...

Bringing electric air mobility to Saudi Arabia - Lilium and SAUDIA

SAUDIA and Lilium announced a MoU for the proposed development and operation by SAUDIA of an eVTOL network across Saudi Arabia. The proposed arrangement will make SAUDIA the first airline in the MENA region to purchase 100 Lilium Jets alongside yearly support services. With zero operating emissions, the Lilium Jet will enable sustainable and time-saving travel. SAUDIA intends to lau...

Air Canada orders 15 more A220s for a total of 60 aircraft

Mark Galardo, Senior Vice President, Network Planning and Revenue Management at Air Canada, said: “The A220 has become an important component in the modernization of Air Canada’s fleet and a key part of our narrowbody fleet, thanks to its performance and passenger comfort. Our customers truly enjoy the benefits of the A220, from its quieter cabin, larger overhead bins and comforta...

Air Navigation Solutions & Skyports partner on CAA innovation Sandbox project

Air Navigation Solutions has joined Skyports Drone Services in the Civil Aviation Authority’s Sandbox which provides companies with a space in which to test innovative airspace solutions. Air traffic management provider ANSL and drone operations company Skyports Drone Services will partner to develop plans to create the UK’s first low-level Transponder Mandatory Zone in...

Air Côte d’Ivoire expands its fleet and network with Airbus A330neo aircraft

Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has signed a firm order for two A330neo aircraft to support its growth strategy. The agreement was announced at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, in the presence of Amadou Koné, Minister of Transport of Côte d’Ivoire, Laurent Loukou, CEO of Air Côte d’Ivoire, General...

Ampaire receives order from MONTE for up to 50 Eco Caravans

Ampaire received a firm order for 25 Eco Caravans from MONTE, a financier of sustainable regional aviation technologies. The agreement also includes an option for an additional 25 Eco Caravan order and codifies the parties’ Preferred Partner relationship.   MONTE’s Investment Director, Timothy Eyre, commented: “MONTE is looking to build a fleet of low emiss...

Airbus to join Amazon Air fleet with ten A330-300P2F converted freighters

Amazon Air has signed a firm agreement to lease ten A330-300P2F freighters from Altavair, taking advantage of the A330’s capacity and economics to help fulfil its one-day delivery promise to Amazon Prime customers. The aircraft will be operated for Amazon by Hawaiian Airlines, which has had A330s as a key element of its fleet since 2010. The ten airframes are being converted from passenger a...

AW609 tiltrotor major milestone with first production aircraft maiden flight

World first multirole tiltrotor programme set a major milestone with the maiden flight of the first AW609 production aircraft. This aircraft introduces unprecedented capabilities under a dedicated ‘powered lift category’ civil certification now under development. Designated AC5, the aircraft took to the air at Leonardo Philadelphia-based site on 13th October performing a...

The orderbook for Tecnam P2012 STOL was opened at NBAA_BACE 2022

During NBA-BACE 2022 Tecnam presented the new P2012 dedicated to Short Take Off and Landing operations and the program to secure the available production slots. Specifically designed to operate across the most demanding commercial airports in the world, addressing the needs of a market niche that was left undeveloped and unsupported for decades, Tecnam is once again providing a solu...

Paving the way to advance electric aviation - Ampaire and AFI KLM E&M

AFI KLM E&M and Ampaire signed a MoU that anticipates bringing the worldwide resources of AFI KLM E&M to the introduction and global support of electrified aircraft. The two companies intend to accelerate the introduction of sustainable aviation by utilizing their respective core competencies. The MoU covers a broad range of mutual interests, from Aircraft Development, Maintenance Tra...

Air Cairo optimises reintroduction of ATR aircraft in Egypt

Egyptian carrier Air Cairo and ATR announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement. Through this five-year pay-by-the-hour contract, Air Cairo will benefit from the repair, overhaul and pooling services of Line Replaceable Units for its fleet of six ATR 72-600s currently being delivered. This agreement also includes an on-site stock of spare parts, along with blades availabilit...

Garmin GI 275 received STC for Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 7X

Garmin announced Supplemental Type Certification by the FAA for the GI 275 electronic flight instrument in the Dassault Falcon 7X business jet. As a replacement for the original secondary flight display, the primary GI 275 will integrate with the aircraft’s existing systems to be configured as an attitude-direction indicator with synthetic vision technology. Adding a second GI...

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Turkish Airlines has taken another major step in its fleet expansion strategy with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with CFM International for more than 300 LEAP-1B engines and a long-term...

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Samson Sky taps renowned Italian automotive designer for switchblade flying car interior design

Samson Sky has enlisted renowned Italian automotive designer Luigi Memola to develop the interior design of its Switchblade Flying Car, bringing world-class automotive styling expertise to the roadabl...

Aviation Capital Group places order for 75 Airbus A320neo family aircraft

Aviation Capital Group, the Newport Beach, California-based global aircraft asset manager, has signed a firm order for 75 additional Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, bringing its cumulative orders for...

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