Monthly Archives: May 2022

Emirates SkyCargo expands capacity with delivery of new freighter

Emirates SkyCargo, a leader in the global airfreight industry, received delivery of a new Boeing 777F this weekend. This latest addition takes its dedicated 777 freighter fleet to 11 aircraft. From Boeing’s Paine Field in Seattle, A6-EFT headed to Hong Kong to pick up its first load before touching down on Saturday morning at its […]

Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo expand joint venture to include Swiss WorldCargo

Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo today announced the addition of Swiss WorldCargo to our joint venture, which offers our customers more direct connections, more flexibility and more time savings. Swiss WorldCargo’s entry builds on the Joint Business Agreement signed in 2016 between Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo, which allows us to collaborate on distribution, pricing, […]

Singapore Airlines Unveil All New SilverKris & KrissFlyer Gold Lounges at Changi Airport T3

Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday unveiled its all-new flagship SilverKris and KrisFlyer Gold lounges at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3, following a S$50 million re-design, upgrade, and expansion project. This will further enhance the on-ground customer experience at the Airline’s main hub, and comes as the demand for international air travel from and through Singapore takes […]

SWISS now offers carbon-neutral air travel options directly in flight booking process

SWISS has newly integrated the options it offers its customers to make their air travel carbon-neutral into the flight booking process. The new facility makes it much easier for the customer to purchase sustainable aviation fuel or to invest in the climate protection projects of the Swiss-based myclimate foundation. Further sustainability options are also being […]

inter airport Europe announces launch of inter airport FOCUS: The new Sustainability Summit for the airport industry

The organiser of the world’s leading airport exhibition inter airport Europe, Mack-Brooks Exhibitions has announced the launch of inter airport FOCUS, a new live event aimed at performing a deep-dive into one of the airport industry’s cutting-edge, special-interest topics. This year’s event will focus on sustainability, a key issue for airports, which face a rising […]

Brussels Airlines integrates option for carbon-neutral flying into booking process

When booking flights, Brussels Airlines customers now receive three options for neutralizing the CO2-emissions of their flight: Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), certified climate protection projects and a mix of both This option is now offered in the booking processes of all Lufthansa Group hub airlines (Austrian, Brussels Airlines, SWISS and Lufthansa To encourage the […]

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Five 777 Freighters

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines today announced the carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. The order is currently unidentified on Boeing’s orders and deliveries website. “The addition of these five 777 Freighters into our cargo fleet will enable us to meet the growing demand in our cargo […]

Austrian Airlines makes carbon-neutral flying possible

Three options for carbon-neutral flying directly in the booking process Choice of sustainable aviation fuels, certified climate protection projects or a mix of both CCO Michael Trestl: “We are the only Austrian airline using sustainable aviation fuel in flight operations to make carbon-neutral flying possible for our guests” Austrian Airlines passengers can now fly carbon-neutrally […]

airBaltic receives its 36th Airbus A220-300

On May 28, 2022, Latvian airline airBaltic welcomed its 36th Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-ABJ, in Riga. This is the fourth of eight planned Airbus A220-300 aircraft deliveries for airBaltic in 2022. This aircraft is a part of the 50 Airbus A220-300 which airBaltic has ordered. In addition, airBaltic holds 30 options and purchase […]