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Lufthansa Technik and Philippine Airlines are to collaborate on Airframe Related Components

Lufthansa Technik and Philippine Airlines continue to strengthen their long-term partnership. Philippines’ flag carrier and Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen signed an Airframe Related Components services contract for Airbus A321ceo nacelles. The agreement includes MRO as well as spare unit...

Mandarin Airlines adds further ATR 72-600 to lineup

Mandarin Airlines and ATR announced the signature of a firm order for one ATR 72-600, underscoring the airline’s unwavering confidence in ATR as the optimal platform for the island’s domestic operations. This strategic agreement comes swiftly on the heels of the...

ST Engineering secures exclusive contract with Akasa Air for LEAP-1B engine maintenance

ST Engineering Commercial Aerospace business has secured a 15-year exclusive MRO contract with Akasa Air for the LEAP-1B engines that power its Boeing 737 MAX fleet. Under the agreement, ST Engineering will provide Akasa Air with the first Performance Restoration Shop Visit service for their LEAP-1B engines at its aerospace facility in Singapore. This partnership covers Akasa Air's curren...

PLAY Airlines expands network with Dohop and new airline partner easyJet

PLAY Airlines expands PLAY Connect platform with the addition of easyJet, made possible through Dohop's alternative interlining technology. The new partnership with easyJet, Dohop’s first airline partner, reflects PLAY's ongoing commitment to broadening travel options for its customers by providing seamless access to a wider range of destinations across Europe and beyond. W...

Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Stopover programme achieves exceptional growth

Etihad Airways and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi are celebrating the exceptional growth of their Abu Dhabi Stopover programme. The relaunch of the initiative has exceeded expectations, significantly boosting Abu Dhabi's tourism sector. The Abu Dhabi Stopover programme, exclusive to Etihad Airways, has seen remarkable growth since its inception. The programme welc...

VietJet Air and CFM strengthen partnership by enhancing their LEAP-1B engine agreements

VietJet Air has reaffirmed its commitment for an order of more than 400 LEAP-1B engines to power Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and additional spare engines. The engines are from two orders previously announced in 2016 and 2018 and the aircraft are scheduled to begin delivery in 2025. The signing ceremony took place at the Élysée Palace in Paris, witnessed by Vietnam’s General Secreta...

Emirates makes its much-awaited touchdown to Lagos, Nigeria

Emirates has resumed passenger services to Lagos, Nigeria, with a daily service. Soon after landing, the airline hosted an exclusive event for VIPs, government officials, key representatives from Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority, Federal Airports Authority, Customs, Police and the Airforce, as well as trade and industry partners and corporate clients. The daily service has been schedu...

Lufthansa Technik equips LATAM’s 777 aircraft with AeroSHARK

Lufthansa Technik AG announces LATAM Airlines Group S.A. as the first external customer and carrier based in the Americas region to use the fuel-saving AeroSHARK film. Since December 2023, a modified aircraft has shown approximately a one percent reduction in jet fuel consumption in daily operations. Based on the positive results, LATAM now plans to retrofit four more Boeing 777 aircraft with Aero...

Cebu Pacific orders 70 A321neo

Cebu Pacific 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. Cebu Pacific operates 61 A320 Family aircraft on its extensive regional network. In addition it...

Ready for the first snowflake: how American prepares for deicing season

Parts of the U.S. are still feeling nearly triple-digit temperatures, but the American team is well underway with training to prepare for deicing season, which officially starts Oct. 1. Because every minute counts when it comes to getting an aircraft out on time, American’s specially trained deicing teams work to free aircraft of snow, ice or frost in an average of nine minutes. Each year, l...

Icelandair among first to leverage Beams’ Ai Co-Analyst in the iQSMS safety management system

Icelandair is among the first customers for the revolutionary Ai Co-Analyst in iQSMS. Developed by Beams Safety AI the Ai Co-Analyst promises to transform aviation safety by significantly improving the ability to analyze large volumes of safety reports and data in real-time, directly in iQSMS. The Ai Co-Analyst, released in May 2024, uses cutting-edge artificial intelligence to...

New superjumbo route and codeshare to Africa

Travellers will make history today on board Qantas’ inaugural Airbus A380 flight to Johannesburg, the first time the national carrier has operated the Superjumbo to Africa. The A380 will fly up to six times per week and will see a near-doubling of capacity, with an extra 130,000 seats between Australia and Africa every year. Qantas A380 has capacity for 485 passengers across four cabins, wit...

SATENA takes delivery of new ATR 42-600

Colombian government-owned airline SATENA and ATR announced the successful delivery of a brand new ATR 42-600, set to start operations at the beginning of October. Equipped with the latest technology and bolstering the lowest cost per trip in its category, the new ATR 42-600 will enable SATENA to expand its reach and play a more significant role in the domestic market by connecting underserve...

Riga Aviation Forum brings together Baltic and European industry leaders and experts

Riga Aviation Forum will take place on 3 of October at the ATTA Centre in Riga. This prestigious conference will bring together more than 300 top European and Baltic aviation leaders, executives, and industry experts from the most influential companies in the field. This year, Baltics' most important aviation conference will unite industry executives, experts, and decision-makers for hard...

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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...