Monthly Archives: June 2022

Airbus: First helicopter flight powered solely by sustainable aviation fuel

An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering both Safran’s Makila 2 engines. This flight, which follows the flight of an H225 with one SAF-powered Makila 2 engine in November 2021, is part of the flight campaign aimed at understanding the impact of SAF use on […]

Tom Savano Cocktails launches with Virgin Atlantic

Tom Savano luxury handcrafted world cocktails are newly available on selected Virgin Atlantic flights, giving the airline the opportunity to tailor its passenger’s experiences to the destination they are travelling to, with premium pre-mixed cocktails. Well-recognised as a premium pre-mixed cocktail producer, the Tom Savano range has been built around great quality craft spirits and […]

Güliz Öztürk, CEO of Pegasus Airlines, was awarded the “Inspirational Role Model Award” at the 2022 IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards.

Güliz Öztürk, CEO of Pegasus Airlines, was awarded the “Inspirational Role Model Award” at the IATA Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2022 organised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Güliz Öztürk, who carries out many activities on gender balance, both institutionally and individually, received this special award, which aims to recognise and celebrate the great […]

Silk Way West Airlines celebrates ten years of success

Silk Way West Airlines, a member of the Silk Way Group and the largest cargo airline in Europe serving a network of scheduled and charter destinations worldwide, celebrates its 10th anniversary. Silk Way West Airlines plays a key role in Azerbaijan’s growing economy and regional leadership. The young company demonstrated its potential from the very […]

Qantas and Airbus joint investment to kickstart Australian biofuels industry

The Qantas Group and Airbus will invest up to US$200 million to accelerate the establishment of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia in a landmark agreement.  The Australian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership was signed in Doha today by Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce and Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury ahead of the IATA AGM. […]

Vice-Chairperson of the Board (Managing Director) of Pegasus Airlines Mehmet T. Nane assumes his duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG)

Mehmet T. Nane, Vice-Chairperson of the Board (Managing Director) of Pegasus Airlines, has assumed his duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors and has become the first Turkish Chair of IATA. Mehmet T. Nane, Vice-Chairperson of the Board (Managing Director) of Pegasus Airlines, has assumed his duties as Chair of the International Air […]

Groundforce Portugal receives Safety Excellence Award

Groundforce Portugal has received the “Safety Excellence Program – Gold Award” for its commitment to the United Airlines Safety Excellence Program. The Program aims to significantly reduce damages to aircrafts and injuries to people on the ground. This award distinguishes the United Airlines destinations that meet several operational security requirements. This is the third time […]

Cargolux and Bolloré Logistics sign SAF agreement

Cargolux and long-term partner Bolloré Logistics have signed an agreement for the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in joint operations. The deal, covering 800,000 liters of SAF forms part of the Cargolux SAF program. This initiative will enable Bolloré Logistics to reduce its Scope 3 Greenhous Gas Emissions by at least 2,200 tonnes of […]

New Boeing ecoDemonstrator Program Testing 30 Sustainable Technologies on a 777-200ER

Airplane will fly on a 30/70 blend of sustainable aviation fuel and conventional jet fuel Boeing marks 10-year anniversary of its ecoDemonstrator program, celebrating tests of 230 projects on nine airplanes including 2022 platform Boeing unveiled its 2022 ecoDemonstrator yesterday with a livery that honors a decade of testing to reduce fuel use, emissions and […]

airBaltic reaches highest employee count yet

Latvian airline airBaltic announces that the number of employees at the company has exceeded 1800, reaching the highest volume during the 26 years history of airBaltic Group. Alīna Roščina, SVP Human Resources of airBaltic: “As the airline industry continues its recovery from its largest crisis in history, we continue to attract new talent to our […]