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Taking luxury to new heights: British Airways unveils its brand-new First class

British Airways has unveiled its brand-new First seat, combining elegant design with expert British craftsmanship, reflective of modern British luxury travel. The new cabin forms part of the airline's A380 retrofit plans, expected to take to the skies in mid-2026. The airline's new First has...

Ten new routes in one day - historic moment for Etihad

Etihad Airways announced the launch of ten new destinations starting in 2025. This announcement, part of the airline’s rapid expansion programme, fulfills its promise to provide guests with a route map featuring destinations they want to fly to, with connections and frequencies that suit their...

Eurowings grows in the capital region 42 attractive destinations in the 2025 summer flight schedule

Eurowings is significantly expanding its range of attractive direct destinations from BER: In the 2025 summer flight schedule, travellers can choose from 42 attractive destinations via Germany’s largest holiday airline. The Lufthansa subsidiary, in particular, is expanding connections to popular holiday regions in southern Europe: For the first time, Eurowings will be flying from BER to ...

Norse Atlantic Airways to establish at Stockholm Arlanda Airport – will launch a direct route to Bangkok

Norse Atlantic Airways will establish at Stockholm Arlanda Airport ahead of winter 2025 with a direct route to Bangkok. Norse Atlantic will be an important addition to Stockholm Arlanda, further connecting Sweden with the important markets in Thailand. The route will be operated two times a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays. Founded in March 2021, Norse Atlantic Airways is an airline sp...

British Airways makes multi-million pound aviation investment in Cardiff base

British Airways has announced a multi-million pound investment in its engineering maintenance facility at Cardiff Airport. The planned investment will expand one of three existing maintenance bays at British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC) to facilitate larger long-haul A350 aircraft. When completed, BAMC will go from one to two fully flexible bays, which will allow more complex and detailed ma...

Total Component Support for SWISS' future A350 fleet

SWISS will entrust Lufthansa Technik's renowned expertise in aircraft component support also for Airbus A350s to be added to its long-haul fleet from next year. A recently signed contract for a Total Component Support covers all aircraft of the new type and complements the current TCS for SWISS’ Airbus A320ceo, A320neo, A330 and A340 fleets. This also includes the expansion of...

RECARO Aircraft Seating retrofits Finnair Embraer E190 aircraft with R1 and R2 seats

RECARO Aircraft Seating was selected by Finnair for a cabin retrofit of 12, Embraer E190 aircraft with the RECARO R1 and R2 Economy Class seats. This will be the second Embraer program to feature the R1 and R2. Cabins will feature a hybrid layout, with R2 in the first 9 rows, typically used for business class and R1 in the rest of the cabin. Seats utilize high-quality materials and embody Fin...

SmartLynx Airlines joins Pilot Runway Project— financed pilot training program

SmartLynx Airlines has joined Avion Express and Air Explore in the Pilot Runway project. Recently launched by BAA Training and backed by its parent company, Avia Solutions Group, the innovative pilot training program offers a financial solution, and a job guarantee at the group's airlines upon successfully completing the training. IATA estimates that half a million pilots will n...

Qantas Group pilot training set to soar in new Sydney flight training centre

Qantas and CAE have officially opened Sydney’s new purpose-built flight training centre today, where thousands of new and existing Qantas and Jetstar pilots will train each year. The facility in St Peters near Sydney Airport is now home to five full-flight simulators, three fixed training devices and ten classrooms. Further tranches of training equipment will arrive in the coming years, incl...

VantageSOLO takes flight for Iberia on very first A321 XLR

Thompson Aero Seating VantageSOLO took flight with Iberia on the very first A321 XLR. The entire vision behind Iberia A321 XLR is to enable the airline to use a single-aisle aircraft for long-haul flights, whilst maintaining the same premium service enjoyed on their twin-aisle aircraft – thus making VantageSOLO the perfect choice of seat. The VantageSOLO was initially dev...

RECARO Aircraft Seating and Iberia make milestone first with the A321XLR and R3

RECARO Aircraft Seating and Iberia have achieved a significant milestone in their ongoing partnership with the introduction of the A321XLR and the new RECARO R3 Economy Class seats on Iberia’s Madrid to Boston route, with the inaugural flight happening tomorrow. As the launch customer for the award-winning R3 seat, Iberia will outfit eight A321XLR with a total of 168PAX of R3, set to en...

FedEx strengthens capabilities in Latin America with new flight routes

Federal Express Corporation continues to strengthen its commitment to Latin America's economic growth and connectivity. The company is strengthening its air network with two new flights linking important markets in South and Central America with Miami, offering increased capabilities and better connectivity for its customers across the region. Luiz R. Vasconcelos, P...

Celebrating Ethiopian Airlines delivery of the first A350-1000 in Africa equipped with Thales AVANT Up IFE

Ethiopian Airlines and Thales celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first A350-1000 aircraft, which is also the first in Africa to be equipped with Thales’s state-of-the-art AVANT Up inflight entertainment system. This ushers a new era of inflight entertainment for Ethiopian Airlines' valued passengers. Thales’ enduring partnership with Ethiopian Airlines spans over a...

Rise Air pioneers ATR -600 series entry into Canada

ATR announced that Rise Air, a 100 per cent Indigenous-owned airline providing essential services across Saskatchewan, is upgrading its fleet with three new 68-seat ATR 72-600, becoming the Canadian launch customer for the latest generation ATR -600 series. The first aircraft is a firm order with ATR, set to be delivered by the end of 2025. The company plans...

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Korean Air places landmark order for 103 Boeing aircraft

Boeing and Korean Air announced that the carrier has finalized a purchase agreement for 103 aircraft spanning Boeing’s widebody and single‑aisle families. The deal includes 20 777‑9, 25 787...