The first flight dispatched, operated and handled entirely by women has landed at Brisbane Airport this morning to mark International Women’s Day. Virgin Australia’s VA313 from Melbourne entered the history books, when it arrived at Gate 46 at Brisbane’s Domestic Terminal. Female roles for VA313 include: Captain First Office Cabin Manager Cabin Crew Leading Hand […]
SAS has entered into new sale and leaseback agreements with Aviation Capital Group (ACG). Through the new agreements, SAS has secured long-term financing for ten new Airbus A320neo aircraft, scheduled to be delivered through the first quarter of FY2024. “We continue to make progress with our transformation plan and these new sale and leaseback agreements […]
Flying Chefs will be taking off again with Austrian Airlines starting in April Unique Business Class service gradually phased in on Austrian long-haul flights DO & CO and Austrian Airlines offering a truly Austrian culinary experience above the clouds After a three year long break, due to the Corona pandemic, Austrian Airlines and their longstanding […]
Virgin Atlantic formally joined SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, at a signing ceremony in London yesterday. The move means Virgin Atlantic becomes SkyTeam’s first and only UK member airline, enhancing the alliance’s transatlantic network and services to and from Heathrow and Manchester airports. Virgin Atlantic customers will now benefit from a consistent, seamless customer experience, […]
Airbus Helicopters has partnered with International SOS to launch a next generation emergency medical system improvement programme, LifeSaver, which enhances healthcare systems to improve patient outcomes. Estonia is the first country to work with International SOS and Airbus Helicopters to launch a national innovation programme dedicated to improving their emergency medical system (EMS) through LifeSaver. […]
United Airlines today named Sesame Street‘s Oscar the Grouch as its first Chief Trash Officer as he and the airline celebrate his love of rubbish. United Airlines’ new, consumer education campaign is designed to promote the expected benefit of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) more broadly. The new campaign – which features Oscar in more […]
Pictured: Carly Povey, Chief Commercial Officer at Bonza Australia’s newest independent airline Bonza joined a keynote panel yesterday at esteemed aviation conference Aviation Festival Asia. Bonza’s Chief Commercial Officer Carly Povey brought an Australian perspective to the discussion around how the low cost landscape is evolving. Speaking alongside the CEOs of HK Express, Northern Pacific […]
The MRO Middle East 2023 international exhibition and conference has started in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). MRO Middle East is an international Middle East exhibition and conference which is devoted to the improvement of aviation equipment service. The organizers of the exhibition are Aviation Week in cooperation with Aircraft Interiors Middle East. Uzbekistan Airways Technics […]
The Latvian airline airBaltic announces a new and significantly improved health and accident insurance plan, as well as a wide range of well-being benefits, based on the choice of the company’s employees. In addition to insurance package, a partnership with the largest wellness marketplace in the Baltics – Stebby – has been established, thus connecting […]
Avia Solutions Group, the leading aviation business group, has become an Irish-based company. Following the transfer of its controlling headquarters to Ireland, Dublin, the group also became the second largest Irish-registered aviation business behind aviation giant Ryanair. “Moving the company’s controlling headquarters to Ireland was a strategically important step for us in terms of our […]
