Monthly Archives: February 2022

JetBlue orders 30 additional Airbus A220-300, raising its firm order to 100

JetBlue Airways has signed a firm order with Airbus for an additional 30 A220-300 aircraft. This takes the airline’s firm commitment for the A220-300 to 100 aircraft. This latest agreement lifts the total firm order book for the A220 to 740. “We’re already seeing benefits from the eight A220s we’ve added to the fleet, and […]

Air France partners the exhibition “A la rencontre du Petit Prince” at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris

From February 17th through June 26th, 2022, Air France is partnering the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, which is organising the first major museum exhibition in France dedicated to the timeless literary masterpiece The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. For the occasion, more than six hundred works celebrate the many facets of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s […]

Avolon and AirAsia Partner to Create a Transformational Ride Sharing Platform in SouthEast Asia

–      AirAsia Aviation Group orders 100 VX4 eVTOL aircraft –      90% of Avolon’s VX4 order book now placed   Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, today announces that one of the world’s leading airline groups, AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (‘AirAsia’), has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to lease a minimum of 100 VX4 eVTOL […]

Korean Air introduces its first Boeing 737-8

Korean Air announced that its first Boeing 737-8 was delivered to Incheon Airport on February 13. The newly introduced Boeing 737-8 is scheduled to begin operations from March 1 after undergoing standard safety procedures such as an airworthiness test. Kicking off with its first delivery of the 737-8, Korean Air is slated to receive a […]

Icelandair’s Commitment to the Environment

Our commitment to the environment At Icelandair, we recognize the negative impact that air travel has on the environment, particularly through carbon emissions. We are committed to achieving improved environmental performance, and we have set clear goals in this area throughout the years, taking measures to reduce carbon emissions from operations through fleet renewal, operational efficiencies, and […]

ANA Holdings and Joby Partner to Bring Air Taxi Service to Japan

Japan’s largest airline joins forces with leading eVTOL company to establish aerial ridesharing service in Japan A future journey from Kansai International Airport to Osaka station could be reduced to less than 15 minutes, compared to one hour by car ANA HOLDINGS, INC. (ANA HD) and Joby Aviation Inc. (Joby) today announced they are forming […]

New Iittala Kuulas tableware for Finnair’s flights – Design by Harri Koskinen

  Finnair’s completely new long-haul travel experience is complemented by new Iittala tableware designed exclusively for Finnair by Harri Koskinen, one of Finland’s best-known contemporary designers. Koskinen created the Kuulas collection to be used in Finnair’s long-haul business class and the new premium economy travel class, and short-haul business class. The new Iittala Kuulas tableware […]

Hassle-free holidays back on! easyJet and easyJet holidays reveal best deals for a test-free trip

Double-jabbed Brits can now jet off without any Covid tests for the first time in over a year Hundreds of thousands of travellers are jetting off over the half-term period with ski, city and beach breaks all proving popular easyJet is operating more seats to European test-free destinations from the UK than any other airline […]

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways confirms order for 28 new A320neo family aircraft

Jazeera Airways, the Kuwaiti-based carrier, has firmed up an order with Airbus for 28 aircraft, including 20 A320neos and eight A321neos. The order confirms the Memorandum of Understanding announced in November 2021.     “Jazeera Airways is a long-standing partner of Airbus and we are delighted to see them grow their all-Airbus fleet with an additional 28 […]

Aviation Capital Group finalises order for 20 A220s

Global full-service aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG), wholly owned by Tokyo Century Corporation, has signed a firm contract for 20 A220s following its order for 40 A320neo Family aircraft including five A321XLRs announced in December 2021.” We are delighted to expand our partnership with Airbus through this A220 order”, said Steven C. Udvar-Hazy, Senior […]