A long-term investment of over EUR 38 mln, the new facility will provide recurrent training for over 4800 pilots per year Wizz Air, the most environmentally sustainable airline globally*, has officially opened its newest pilot training centre in Rome Fiumicino Airport, Italy. The state-of-the-art facility will serve as Wizz Air’s second training centre, following the […]
On October 4th, leaders from the European Commission, Government of Canada, EU Member States and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) celebrated the conclusion of contract negotiations as aircraft production for 22 new waterbomber aircraft ramps up at De Havilland Canada’s facilities. De Havilland Canada presented EU Commissioner Janez Lenarčič with a […]
An internal jury selected 15 designs, everybody is now able to vote for their favorite Brussels Airlines will launch a new Belgian Icon soon. After a call for designs, the Belgian airline received over 900 submissions from the Belgian public. An internal jury selected 15 of those designs. Today, the public voting was launched to […]
Alaska Airlines and UP.Labs have introduced their first startup, Odysee, at the UP.Summit. The venture aims to solve core strategic challenges for the aviation industry through innovative solutions. Odysee is an innovative, new flight schedule optimization software platform that leverages AI and big data to optimize asset configuration for the airline industry and other logistics […]
Codeshare between the two SkyTeam carriers launches next week Partnership opens up five new destinations across Scandinavia including Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen Virgin Atlantic and SAS Scandinavian Airlines are delighted to announce a new codeshare agreement, strengthening vital business and leisure connections to and from key Scandinavian hubs. The codeshare partnership, which launches next week, […]
Image: Airbus Cebu Pacific of the Philippines has placed a firm order with Airbus for 70 A321neo, finalising an MoU announced by the airline in July. The purchase agreement was signed in Manila by Mike Szucs, CEO of Cebu Pacific and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business at Airbus. Mike Szucs […]
The SWISS First Lounge in Terminal E at Zurich Airport has been named the World’s Best Airline Lounge for Dining at the 2024 World Culinary Awards in Dubai. The distinction underlines the outstanding quality of the gastronomy that SWISS offers its guests in collaboration with its partner gategourmet. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has earned […]
Aviator Airport Alliance, a full-range provider of aviation services at 15 airports across the Nordics and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, has signed a new contract with European airline, easyJet to provide ground support for the airline as it begins operations at Tromsø (TOS) beginning November 11th. The new contract will last three […]
Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) is turning the skies pink this October with the debut of its special-edition uniform collection in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Spirit Team Members will don the new PiNK Collection, with a capital “NK” in honor of Spirit’s airline code, throughout the month as part of the carrier’s commitment to advance […]
The partnership represents a significant vote of confidence in Virgin Australia and Australian aviation; Cements a deeper strategic partnership that will strengthen competition in Australia’s skies, creating more choice and better value for Australians; Provides access to scale and synergy benefits, further strengthening Virgin Australia’s financial resilience and underpinning the company’s continued strategic growth; Enables […]
