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The travel behind the match: moving football teams across Europe

For professional football teams, travel planning is closely linked to match preparation. Training schedules, recovery time, equipment requirements and last-minute fixture changes can all influence when and how a team needs to travel. This is particularly relevant for clubs in Greece and Cyprus...

SkyDrive enters business partnership with Bangkok Airways, SPI and Saha Tokyu to explore eVTOL applications in Thailand

SkyDrive has signed a MOU with Bangkok Airways,SPI and Saha Tokyu. Under this partnership, the four companies have produced a comprehensive eVTOL roadmap covering the exploration of routes in Sri Racha, Bangkok and Ko Samui, as well as the development of tickets sales and maintenance...


Qantas Group and Melbourne Airport to unlock more flights, airport expansion

Qantas Group and Melbourne Airport have reached a commercial agreement in relation to key terms that will pave the way for more flights, international lounge upgrades, check-in enhancements and delivery of the airport’s third runway. The agreement with the Qantas Group will help support Melbourne Airport’s $4.5 billion international terminal expansion program, including five additional...

Joby and Virgin Atlantic finalize deal to bring electric air taxi service to the UK

Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic signed a definitive agreement at the Farnborough International Airshow, formalizing the partnership the companies first announced in 2025 to bring Joby's air taxi service to the UK. The agreement converts the partnership announced back in 2025 into a binding, multi-year commercial framework, establishing Virgin Atlantic as Joby's exclusive a...

BermudAir joins the Airbus family as the newest A220 customer

BermudAir, Bermuda’ hometown airline, has become a new A220 customer following the order of 10 A220-300 aircraft, marking the first ever Airbus order for the airline. The order was included in the Airbus order book in March as an undisclosed order.Unveiled during Farnborough Airshow, the addition of the A220 aircraft will enhance BermudAir’s fleet, offering new possibilities for r...

Loganair adds BETA Technologies ALIA CTOL aircraft to its fleet following successful demonstrations

Farnborough International Airshow was the place for an announcement by Loganair and BETA Technologies: the signing of a term sheet under which Loganair will purchase five all-electric ALIA conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) (CX300) aircraft, with options for five more. UK, and Scotland in particular, is a natural first market for commercial electric flight. Across the country, islan...

Rolls-Royce partners with Boeing and Lufthansa to test technologies to improve fuel efficiency and reduce noise

Rolls-Royce partners with Boeing and Lufthansa to conduct flight tests of innovations meant to improve fuel efficiency and reduce noise. The testing, which begins later this month at the Boeing site in Glasgow, Montana, is being conducted on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet that’s serving as Boeing’s 2026 ecoDemonstrator Explorer airplane. This Boeing 787-9 is scheduled to be delivered...

United launches another economy class innovation: Economy Plus Seats with extra elbow room

United announced its latest United Economy class innovation: a row of Economy Plus seats on its new Airbus A321XLR aircraft with extra elbow room and access to a shared table across an open middle seat. This new Economy Plus offering will be available for sale starting later this year. United expects to include this new Economy Plus option on its entire order of 50 A321XLRs and is exploring o...

15 years in the service of science: Lufthansa Airbus celebrates research anniversary

Lufthansa Airbus A340-300, named after the city of "Viersen", is celebrating a special anniversary: When the long-haul jet is scheduled to operate flight LH405 from New York to Frankfurt from July 7 to July 8, 2026, it will have been collecting important data for climate research in scheduled service for exactly 15 years to the day. On July 8, 2011, the aircraft with the registration &qu...

GOL brings the spirit of Brazil to New York with new nonstop service from Rio de Janeiro

GOL Linhas Aéreas launched new nonstop service between Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and New York (JFK), marking the airline's first long-haul international route. The service began with inaugural flights on July 8 (GIG–JFK) and July 9 (JFK–GIG), accompanied by ribbon-cutting ceremonies at both airports. Operating three times weekly aboard the Airbus A330, the new service connec...

easyJet’s 15,000th Fearless Flyer participant takes to the skies as new Autumn and Winter courses launch

easyJet has welcomed its 15,000th Fearless Flyer participant onboard and helped them take to the skies with confidence. Since launching in 2012, easyJet’s Fearless Flyer programme has helped thousands of people overcome their fear of flying, with a success rate of over 95%. With one in six people estimated to be a nervous flyer, the course offers reassurance and winning techniques...

Air France opens its new lounge at London Heathrow Airport

On 7 July 2026, Air France opened its new lounge at London Heathrow International Airport, a strategic hub on its medium-haul network. For the first time, the airline is offering its customers an elegant space designed to provide peace and quiet and French-style refinement before a flight or during a layover. Located in Terminal 4, this peaceful spot is the perfect place to relax and grab a b...

Blueberry Aviation completes recovery of Garuda's ATR72-600 fleet

Blueberry Aviation announced the successful completion of the recovery of Garuda's ATR72-600 fleet, following the return flight of the tenth and final aircraft to Toulouse on 5th July 2026. The project was carried out on behalf of the French and Italian Export Credit Agencies. This achievement follows the completion of a similar repossession and remarketing project involving eleve...

World's largest flying canvas takes flight: STARLUX AIRSORAYAMA Silver redefines art in the sky

STARLUX Airlines took delivery of STARLUX AIRSORAYAMA Silver at Airbus Delivery Center in Toulouse, France, bringing to life its landmark collaboration with visionary Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama. Conceived as the world's largest flying canvas, the aircraft represents STARLUX's first-ever special livery. The ceremony reflected the scale and ambition of the proje...

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RECARO Aircraft Seating marks SAS’ 80th anniversary with exclusive RECARO Gaming NXT chairs

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flydubai expands pilot training capacity through partnerships with Egnatia Aviation and Skyborne

flydubai has strengthened its pilot development strategy through new partnerships with Egnatia Aviation and Skyborne Airline Academy, aimed at expanding the airline's training capacity and support...

KlasJet receives key FAA approval to launch ACMI and charter services in the US market

KlasJet has achieved a significant milestone by obtaining Part 129 Operations Specifications (OpSpecs) approval from the FAA, paving the way for the company's expansion into the U.S. market. As pa...

Embraer adds BermudAir as its second E‑Freighter operator

Embraer and Regional One announced that BermudAir has become the world’s second operator of the Embraer E‑Freighter, marking the aircraft’s debut in the Americas with the airline&rsqu...

easyJet switches to reusable crew meal trays throughout its UK and EU network

easyJet has introduced reusable crew meal trays, developed in partnership with Ecoffee Cup, across its UK and European fleet—cutting onboard waste and strengthening the airline’s wider sus...