Tags: Aviation

Air Canada Cargo Adds Freighter Service to Chicago

Air Canada and Air Canada Cargo today announced the addition of Chicago to its freighter network, starting June 2. The service will operate three times per week with a Boeing 767 freighter, connecting Air Canada Cargo’s global hub in Toronto with its self-handled warehouse operation in Chicago. “We are excited to add Chicago to Air […]

Lufthansa Cargo Presents Commitment to Transforming the Aviation Industry

On Supply Chain Day, 18 April: Digitalization and innovation are key to transforming the air cargo industry Promotion of Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Aiming to become the most efficient cargo airline in the world Behind-the-scenes look: Lufthansa Cargo invites to tours on the airport premises Air freight remains essential for the German economy. No other mode […]

easyJet announces nine new Fearless Flyer course dates across the UK for summer 2024

Summer courses to help aerophobics overcome their fear of flying now on sale with experience flights at nine UK airports starting on 21st April Since 2012 over 12,000 phobics have taken to the skies after successfully completing the course, with the programme achieving over 95% success rate easyJet is bringing its Fearless Flyer course back for […]

Global Aviation Leaders to Address Aviation Challenges and Opportunities at 2024 Future Aviation Forum in Riyadh, May 20-22

More than 5,000 aviation experts and leaders from over 100 countries to attend, including ICAO, IATA, ACI, all major global manufacturers, airlines and airports. FAF24 will propose a plan to solve aviation’s biggest challenge, and feature awards recognizing achievements and innovations in global aviation. Registration is now live at www.futureaviationforum.com Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, […]

Air Cargo Demand Maintains Double-Digit Growth in February

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for February 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand. Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), rose by 11.9% compared to February 2023 levels (12.4% for international operations). This is the third consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year demand growth. Capacity, measured in […]

UPS Announces Significant Partnership Expansion with USPS

UPS have announced the company has been awarded a significant air cargo contract by the United States Postal Service (USPS). This award is effective immediately and greatly expands the existing relationship between the two organizations. Following a transition period, UPS will become the USPS’s primary air cargo provider and move the majority of USPS air […]

Wizz Air Empowers Gender Diversity with its Inaugural ‘Women on Air’ Event

Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing and most environmentally sustainable airline globally[1], is thrilled to launch the inaugural “Women on Air” event, a pioneering forum for WIZZ employees. The groundbreaking initiative is a testament to the airline’s commitment to gender diversity and empowerment within the aviation industry, which has traditionally been a male-dominated field. Wizz Air’s […]

Korean Air to sign contract with Airbus for A350s

Korean Air will sign a contract with Airbus for the procurement of 33 state-of-the-art A350 family aircraft. The deal, which includes 27 A350-1000s and six A350-900s, is valued at USD 13.7 billion. The order will supplement the airline’s long-term fleet operations as it gradually retires its older aircraft. The procurement of the next-generation, eco-friendly A350 […]

United Continues to Expand Global Network; Introduces Three New International Destinations and Four New Flights

United have announced it is expanding its leading global route network, adding new non-stop flights between New York/Newark-Marrakesh, Morocco; Tokyo/Narita-Cebu, Philippines and Houston–Medellin, Colombia. United will also increase flying to popular destinations across the globe including Hong Kong; Seoul, South Korea and Porto, Portugal. Additionally, the airline will add four weekly flights between Los Angeles […]

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and British Airways celebrate 10 years of connecting Austin and London

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and British Airways have proudly marked a decade of partnership with non-stop flights to London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Since its inaugural service on March 3, 2014, British Airways has flown more than 1.25 million customers to and from Austin and the United Kingdom. To commemorate this milestone, a celebration event was held at […]