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Press Release: Copa Airlines announces expansion plans for 2023

Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., and a member of the global Star Alliance airline network, announced their expansion plan... Continue Reading

Exploring the PaxEx possibilities as Icelandair goes A321neo

Icelandair, a longtime Boeing operator, is gearing up to start adding Airbus aircraft to its fleet in the middle of the decade. To that end,... Continue Reading

Press Release: Viasat apoints K. Guru Gowrappan as president

Viasat Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, announced today that K. Guru Gowrappan has been appointed as the new company Presi... Continue Reading

Etihad Airways Business Class with Emirati guest taking advantage of Etihad's unlimited Wi-fly

Press Release: Etihad ‘Wi-Fly’ offers unlimited data packages, free chat

Etihad Airways, the award-winning national airline of the United Arab Emirates, launches new Wi-Fly ‘Chat’ and ‘Surf’ packages making it eas... Continue Reading

White paper airplane with white dotted line following it on a blue background.

Press Release: SatixFy, Presto to qualify ASICs for nextgen satcom

SatixFy Communications Ltd. (“SatixFy”), a leader in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house developed chipsets, i... Continue Reading

A man's knees are seen close to the seatback in front of him on the Virgin Atlantic 787-9.

Excellent crew and soft product gloss over blemishes on Virgin 787

A recent trip to Delhi, India gave me a chance to sample the passenger experience on board Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 aircraft. My trip ... Continue Reading

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