• 2018 Young Aviation Professional Participants Announced

    The competitive selection process for 2018 Young Aviation Professionals Programme was officially completed on 26 February 2018, with the arrival of the three successful candidates. Selected from among over 400 applicants, Ms. Monika Kopoczynska (Poland), Ms. Valentina Chamrai (France and Russia) and Ms. Karine Ung (Canada) will contribute to one or more of the International…

  • Pratt & Whitney GTF Engines Installed on the First A320neo Family Aircraft to be Delivered from the Airbus Mobile, Alabama Production Facility.

    Airbus recently received Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for installation on the first A320neo family aircraft to be assembled and delivered out of its Mobile, Alabama production facility. The engines were installed on an A321neo aircraft as final assembly and delivery preparations continue. “We are thrilled that the first A320neo family aircraft to be delivered…

  • NASA, NOAA to Announce 2017 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions

    Climate experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will provide the annual release of data on global temperatures and discuss the most important climate trends of 2017 during a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 18. The teleconference panelists are: Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space…

  • Kuwait Aviation Show

    The importance of the Arabian Gulf has been increasing steadily over the last two decades. Strategically located between the West and the East, the GCC aviation industry has shown impressive and consistent growth rates while outperforming most other regional markets around the globe. Supported by the constant increase in global aviation markets along with the…

  • First BelugaXL transporter rolls off assembly line.

    This next-generation super transporter is one of the largest aircraft in existence The first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL rolled out from its assembly hangar in Toulouse, France this month. Once operational, a fleet of these next-generation airlifters will be used to transport completed sections of Airbus aircraft among the company’s European production…

  • Myrtle Beach’s #1 Airline Announces New Minneapolis-St. Paul — Myrtle Beach Service.

    Spirit Airlines to begin nonstop service from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Myrtle Beach on April 12, 2018 MIRAMAR, Fla., Dec. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Is the winter chill already getting you down? Start planning your next family beach vacation or golf trip with friends thanks to Spirit Airlines’ (NASDAQ:SAVE) new seasonal service to the Carolina coast.…

  • Air Canada inaugurates the only non-stop flights between Yellowknife and Vancouver.

    Yellowknife seasonal service from Vancouver complements year-round service from Edmonton and from Calgary Vancouver–Yellowknife seasonal service to begin early Fall in 2018 to meet growing demand from Asia YELLOWKNIFE, Dec. 16, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada‘s inaugural flight, AC8834 from Yellowknife to Vancouver departed this morning, marking the only non-stop service linking Canada’s spectacular Northwest…

  • Aerolíneas Argentinas and BBDO celebrate connectivity in their new campaign “Baptism”.

    Buenos Aires, December 2017.- Aerolineas Argentinas together with BBDO launched its most important campaign of the year, called “Baptism”, as a celebration of connectivity. The ad, filmed at Ezeiza airport, seeks to recreate with a tone of humor and everyday scenes, situations that arise every time a new route is opened, a new aircraft starts…

  • Indigo Partners doubles existing A320neo Family order with commitment for additional 430 aircraft

    Valued at $49.5 billion, this is Airbus’ largest single announcement ever Dubai, 15 November 2017 – Airbus and Indigo Partners’ four portfolio airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase by the four airlines of 430 additional A320neo Family aircraft. The aircraft will be allocated among the ultra low-cost airlines Frontier Airlines (United…

  • SAFAIR signed GE’s TrueChoice Overhaul Agreement for CFM56 engines

    SAFAIR Operations (PTY) LTD signed a five-year, TrueChoiceTM Overhaul agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its CFM56-7B* engines that power its Boeing 737-800 aircraft. “As the leading on-time airline in the world, FlySafair demands exceptionally high levels of service and reliability at a price tag that suits the operating model of…