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Sabiha Gökçen in the cockpit of a fighter jet.

How Sabiha Gökçen of Turkey became the first female combat pilot

With her iconic leather jacket, aviator goggles, and a life story that saw her achieve the distinction of becoming the world’s first f... Continue Reading

TAP Air Portugal, Portugal Stopover text alongside an aircraft in flight.

Press Release: TAP enhances popular Portugal stopover program

TAP’s popular Portugal Stopover program has been improved with more benefits to provide customers even more opportunities to explore Portuga... Continue Reading

Cathay Pacific's The Deck lounge at Hong Kong International Airport. Floor to ceiling windows brighten a sleek open space with various seating.

Press Release: Cathay Pacific lounge, The Deck, is now open

Cathay Pacific is excited to announce the reopening today of The Deck lounge at Hong Kong International Airport, giving customers more ways ... Continue Reading

A display of drinks available to passengers in the British Airways Club Lounge at Gatwick Airport.

British Airways Gatwick Club Lounge elevates traditional product

London Gatwick has always played second fiddle to Heathrow, with premium carriers like Virgin Atlantic and British Airways basing only a lim... Continue Reading

Rendering of the new JFK Terminal One entrance. There is a large globe with the letters "JFK". This terminal will be run with solar power.

JFK joins growing list of airports turning to the sun to cut emissions

New York JFK’s New Terminal One will be powered by a solar microgrid aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and increasing resilie... Continue Reading

Press Release: Finnair makes final call for inflight retail

Finnair is finishing its inflight retail service in response to changing customer shopping habits and to help make the airline more sustaina... Continue Reading

Press Release: SIMONA AMERICA names Knowles as marketing manager

SIMONA AMERICA Group is pleased to announce that Chris Knowles has been hired as Marketing Manager, based in Marietta, Georgia. Mr. Knowles ... Continue Reading

Press Release: SIMONA Boltaron appoints director of airline development

SIMONA Boltaron is pleased to announce the hiring of Mike Hodzic to the position of Director of Airline Development. Mr. Hodzic will be resp... Continue Reading

Three pictures are side by side showing the various users of the Special Assistance Lanes, including a man in a user-wheeled wheelchair, a staff-assisted wheelchair user and a family with small children.

Singapore expands automated gates with wheelchair and family lanes

Industry’s adoption of an automated self-service passenger experience across touchpoints in the airport journey was accelerated by the... Continue Reading

Press Release: Airbus to host Aircraft Cabin Innovation Summit 2023

RedCabin today announces the Aircraft Cabin Innovation Summit 2023 will take place from 21-23 March at the Airbus site in Hamburg. The three... Continue Reading

A varitey of hybrid/electric regional aircraft are picture with a black background. Image AURA AERO/Thales

Press Release: AURA AERO, Thales look to decarbonate regional aviation

AURA AERO, a pioneer in decarbonated aviation, has signed an agreement with Thales, leader for embedded avionic systems, in order to jointly... Continue Reading

A women is aking a selfie giving the peace sign. Image Gilat (Custom)

Press Release: Gilat to expand satcom on Asia-Pacific trains

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that the comp... Continue Reading

Satcom Direct CEO and Founder Jim Jensen with Plane Simple Ku-band tail-mount antenna.

Press Release: SD confirms commercial launch of Plane Simple series

Satcom Direct, the business and military aviation solutions provider, is celebrating a landmark moment as the Plane Simple antenna series of... Continue Reading

Rendering showing aircraft flying and flight paths over Europe on an earth globe view from space at night. All the world map textures are originally from NASA EASA. Satellite comms. ATG

Press Release: EASA paves the way for technology evolution in ATM

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has proposed to streamline the attestation of ATM/ANS equipment, paving the way for a much-... Continue Reading

Final Boeing 747 delivery, in Atlas Air livery.

Boeing delivers final 747: the incredible jumbo that changed the world

EVERETT — Boeing on 31 January delivered its last-ever 747 to Atlas Air in Everett, Washington, with nearly 9,000 employees, customers and d... Continue Reading