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easyJet expansion to create 40 new jobs at Glasgow Airport

easyJet has today revealed it will base an additional aircraft at Glasgow from next summer – taking the airline’s feet at the airport to six. The move comes after the airline operated its biggest-ever summer flying programme in Scotland and flew a record seven million passengers to and from Scotland in its 2023 financial year. […]

ZeroAvia Engines to Power Ecojet  

Ecotricity founder Dale Vince’s newly launched airline to use hydrogen-electric propulsion technology pioneered in the Cotswolds   ZeroAvia today announced that it has signed an agreement with newly launched airline Ecojet for up to 70 hydrogen-electric, zero-emission engines. Ecojet – which aims to become the flag carrier for green Britain – will begin operations in 2024 […]

Virgin Atlantic flies world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK

Heathrow Airport, London, Friday 24 November 2023: Flight100, Virgin Atlantic’s world first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) transatlantic flight by a commercial airline is fuelled ahead of its take off from London Heathrow to New York JFK on Tuesday 28 November 2023. “If you make it, we will fly it” Flight100 proves Sustainable Aviation Fuel […]

British Airways Introduces Avios Collection on World Duty Free Purchases

British Airways Executive Club Members can now collect Avios when spending at London Heathrow’s World Duty Free shops Customers who are members of both British Airways’ and World Duty Free’s respective loyalty programmes can collect one Avios per £1 spend at the airport The partnership includes a bonus of 250 Avios on their first purchase British […]

SMBC Aviation Capital orders 60 A320neo Family aircraft

Image: Airbus Leading aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has ordered a further 60 A320neo Family aircraft taking its total for the type to nearly 340 aircraft purchased directly from Airbus. Together with its existing orders for the A320neo Family, this new one ensures SMBC Aviation Capital will have a continuous delivery stream to beyond the […]

President Zelensky thanked SkyUp Airlines for helping to evacuate Ukrainians from the Gaza Strip

On November 11, SkyUp Airlines performed a special flight PQ 3118 to save Ukrainian, Moldovan, and Israeli refugees who fled from the Gaza Strip. On this flight, we brought 155 people from Cairo to Chisinau. For those who needed it, a bus transfer to Odesa has been provided.  “Since the beginning of our activity, we […]

Canadiens Announce Air Canada as Official Road Jersey Partner

 Multi-year deal part of NHL’s Jersey Advertising Program The Montreal Canadiens and Air Canada have announced a multi-year jersey partnership agreement, which will see the Air Canada logo featured on Canadiens away jerseys worn on the road throughout the duration of the partnership, starting today. The news deepens a 40-plus year partnership between two brands […]

United Airlines, Lufthansa Group and Deutsche Bahn Announce New Commercial Cooperation

United Airlines, Lufthansa Group and Deutsche Bahn have announced a new commercial cooperation that will offer greater choice and enhanced connectivity for customers travelling between Germany and the U.S. The new arrangement, effective 22 November 2023, will allow United customers travelling between Germany and the United States via Frankfurt Airport to book integrated rail and […]

Air Lease Corporation Announces Delivery of New Aircraft to LATAM Airlines & Malaysia Airlines

Air Lease Corporation Announces Delivery of First of Eight New Airbus A321 Aircraft to LATAM Airlines Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced one new Airbus A321-200neo aircraft delivered to LATAM Airlines. This A321-200neo aircraft is the first of eight new Airbus A321s confirmed to deliver to the South American carrier from ALC’s order book with […]

Wizz Air Achieves Another Milestone in its Carbon Intensity Reduction

Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing airline and the winner of the CAPA Global Environmental Sustainability Award [1], announces today that it has achieved 51.2 grams per passenger/km[2] for its CO2 emissions intensity in the first half of fiscal year 2024 (H1F24), which is 8% less than in the same period of fiscal year 2023[3]. Wizz […]