Press Release: Frontier introduces its first GTF-powered A321neo
Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies business, and Frontier Airlines (“Frontier”) today welcomed the arrival of the carrier’s first ... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Net Zero goal tops achievements at 41st ICAO Assembly
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is strongly encouraged by the adoption of a Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) to achieve... Continue Reading
Limited catering and lavatory quirks sully Delta A321neo experience
As a somewhat loyal Delta flyer, I jumped at a recent opportunity to book a roundtrip transcontinental journey on the airline’s newly acquir... Continue Reading
Press Release: Joerg Speri named CEO of Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico
As of 15 October, Joerg Speri (43) will take over as Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR) from Pat Foley (51). Mr... Continue Reading
Austrian swaps six 777 business seats for 16 premium, 14 economy
The Lufthansa Group carrier Austrian Airlines is removing the single row of business class behind the second set of doors on its Boeing 777-... Continue Reading
Press Release: ArianeGroup celebrates test of Ariane 6 upper stage
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) site in Lampoldshausen successfully tested the upper stage of A... Continue Reading
Press Release: Qantas launches new domestic economy menu
Qantas is rolling out its first new domestic Economy menu since on board catering was simplified as a result of the pandemic. After months o... Continue Reading
Press Release: Commercial aircraft services to double in value by 2041
Airbus expects the services market to recover to pre pandemic levels in 2023 and to double in value over the next 20 years – from $95b... Continue Reading
Inside Airbus’ new A350 NPS interior mockup, with ten-abreast seats
TOULOUSE — Following our in-depth interview last month with Airbus executives around the New Production Standard variant for the airframer’s... Continue Reading
Press Release: BizjetInternet with Certus to cut inflight Wi-Fi bills
Following the commissioning in the USA of BizjetInternet on a Gulfstream G450, the first production system has been delivered to Europe for ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Aviation must not delay action on non-CO2 global warming impact
Airlines are putting off until tomorrow action that could be taken today when it comes to addressing the non-CO2 effects of flying on climat... Continue Reading
Press Release: P&W GTF Advantage flight testing on A320neo begins
Pratt & Whitney today announced that Airbus has started development flight testing of the GTF Advantage engine on an A320neo aircraft. T... Continue Reading
Press Release: SITA and Versa Networks to deliver Secure SD-WAN
SITA today announced a new partnership with Versa Networks, the recognized secure access service edge (SASE) leader, that will launch SITA C... Continue Reading
Press Release: Biden-Harris extend rest periods for flight attendants
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule requiring that flight attendants receive l... Continue Reading