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Ryanair aircraft in flight on a clear day over a large open body of water.

Press Release: Ryanair to power Amsterdam flights with 40% SAF blend

Neste and Ryanair have expanded their collaboration to enable Ryanair to power its full schedule of flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ... Continue Reading

Boeing team members move the stacked O3b mPOWER satellites through the Boeing satellite factory to prepare the spacecraft for containerization. As they prep to send to SES.

Press Release: Boeing delivers second pair of mPOWER satellites to SES

Boeing delivered the third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites to content connectivity service provider SES, with the duo embarking for Cape Ca... Continue Reading

Privatization talks on the table again for SriLankan Airlines

Privatization of Sri Lanka’s state-owned companies has been discussed for a number of years. But a new $3 billion loan from the Intern... Continue Reading

A side view on Brussels' economy class seating in a 3-3 configuration.

Whither Brussels Airlines? Time for a rethink

Brussels Airlines is an interesting beast within the Lufthansa Group. Arguably, it has been treated like the unloved stepchild in recent yea... Continue Reading

Looking out the lounge window to see a VoloCity Volocopter. Image: SITA

SITA on becoming preferred digital provider for VoloCity vertiports

Germany’s Volocopter is creating an ecosystem in which its multi-rotor VoloCity eVTOL air taxis will fly from city “VoloPorts... Continue Reading

Collins Aerospace in Kilkeel recently hosted its annual ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering’ event, which encourages female students to pursue careers in STEM. Pictured is the company’s STEM council, which organised and executed the event that welcomed over 25 local female students to the facility.

Press Release: ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering’ returns to Collins

Collins Aerospace in Kilkeel is continuing in its pursuit to encourage more female students to pursue a career in engineering with the retur... Continue Reading

Looking out the aircraft window to see the engine just before the sunsets.

A lot to like on Porter Airlines’ E2 YYZ-YVR flight

The airport express train from downtown Toronto to Toronto Pearson International Airport is infested with raccoons. From the seatbacks to th... Continue Reading

The nose of an Airbus aircraft in a hanger in China

Press Release: Airbus to expand A320 assembly at Tianjin, China site

During a French state visit to China, Airbus signed new cooperation agreements with China Aviation industry partners. Witnessed by Chinese P... Continue Reading

Van Nuys Airport facility for Thornton Aviation

Press Release: Thornton Aviation hosts SmartSky Experience flights

SmartSky Networks, the innovative air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity provider, today completed a two-day SmartSky Experience Tour eve... Continue Reading

LSG Catering truck is loading supplies onto an aircraft.

Press Release: LSG Group will be sold to AURELIUS Group

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) signed an agreement with private equity group AURELIUS for the sale of the entire LSG Group business. The ... Continue Reading

Press Release: AvioBook, a Thales company, integrates CrewLounge AERO

The market leader in EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) services, AvioBook has reinforced its offer with CrewLounge AERO, the complete software Sui... Continue Reading

Recaro CL6720 business class seat in brown and cream tones.

Europe’s Big Three: why the business class CMF yawnfest?

Why are the business class seats from Europe’s major airlines so bland? Beige, grey, perhaps a bit of blue… it’s all a little too reminiscen... Continue Reading

Security checkpoints at Floripa airport (Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis)

Press Release: Genetec to manage security infrastructure at Floripa

Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions,... Continue Reading

SWISS Non-Schengen Lounge at Zurich Airport is filled with various seating, wood finishes and maroon accents walls.

Press Release: SWISS opens new-look Non-Schengen Lounge at Zurich

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is further expanding its range of lounge facilities at Zurich Airport with the opening of the newly-re... Continue Reading

JSX female first officer stands in front of a JSX ERJ

Soul powers JSX as it climbs to new heights in diversity and inclusion

JSX, the ‘semi-private’ operator which sees every employee — including its C-suite — as a crew member, has embraced a corporate culture that... Continue Reading