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British Airways (BA) lounge in Geneva airport. Lots of wood detailing and blue upholstery

BA’s outstation lounge outlier: Geneva’s hidden gem

Normally when you fly business from non-hub European airports all you have to look forward to when it comes to outstation lounges is a dim r... Continue Reading

Pictured is Managing Director OR Bradfor Ltd, Patricia Clements.

Press Release: Bradfor Ltd secures 21G accreditation

Rostrevor based manufacturer, Bradfor Ltd has been awarded the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Part 21G accreditation, which enables the c... Continue Reading

Male flight attendant, wearing a mask, distributes snacks

Press Release: Breeze partners with Autism Double-Checked for training

Breeze Airways, the Seriously Nice™ new U.S. low-fare airline founded by aviation entrepreneur David Neeleman, has initiated a training prog... Continue Reading

Music Director Manfred Honeck, left, leads rehearsal earlier in the day. (Photo by Beth Hollerich)

Press Release: World-renowned Pittsburgh Symphony plays airport show

Last week Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) was the venue for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, who performed two Beethoven symphonies... Continue Reading

Beautiful view of Dreamliner plane wing flying into the darkness / last parts of sunset enroute to Brazil. Iris

Boeing joins groundbreaking IFC standards group Seamless Air Alliance

Fast-growing global inflight connectivity standards group, Seamless Air Alliance can now boast a membership roster that includes the two big... Continue Reading

Press Release: Satcom Direct expands Asia Pacific presence

Satcom Direct (SD), the business aviation solutions provider, is strengthening its Asia Pacific network with the opening of a Singapore offi... Continue Reading

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

Press Release: AAR announces marketing partnership with ProvenAir

AAR CORP., a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, has signed a marketing partnershi... Continue Reading

A rendering of Qantas A350 First Class suite. A large IFE screen is visible and a chair as well as a bed.

Sunrise but not surprise: Qantas’ London/NY A350-1000

It’s no surprise that Qantas chose the Airbus A350-1000 for Project Sunrise. What is interesting is that it will have a large extra fuel tan... Continue Reading

A computer render image for a Lufthansa aircraft flying over a digital map of the world.

Lufthansa taps FlightPath3D moving map for longhaul fleet

In a market that sees Lake Forest, California-based moving map specialist FlightPath3D compete with big avionics players for airline custome... Continue Reading

Ariel view of the Qantas A350 first class suite. A coffee and snack sit on the table next to the bed and seat. A macbook sits on the bed.

Press Release: Qantas orders A350s for Project Sunrise nonstops

Australia’s national carrier has today confirmed an order for 12 Airbus A350-1000s to conquer the final frontier of long-haul travel and ena... Continue Reading

Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787 aircraft inflight

Norse Atlantic Airways loads launch routes, introductory fares

With demand for air travel surging in a big way following years of Covid restrictions and network contraction, Norse Atlantic Airways is loo... Continue Reading

A mans knees are show the tight space in between seats on Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8

Getting there on not-so-unique Flair with a low fare

With the first flight of my Canadian Air Carrier Extravaganza, West-Coast edition in the books, it was time for me to head back to Vancouver... Continue Reading

Flair Airlines aircraft parked with passengers enter via a staircase at the back entrance. International

Canada mulls Flair Airlines request for exemption to ownership rules

Rapidly growing Canadian start-up Flair Airlines faces allegations that it may have fallen afoul of ownership-related provisions in the Cana... Continue Reading

A mug full of coffee and an packet of instant coffee are displayed on a table. Image: Condor

Press Release: Condor serves Starbucks on short/medium-haul flights

From May 1, 2022, Condor guests will be able to enjoy coffee, tea and hot chocolate from the popular Starbucks brand on all short- and mediu... Continue Reading

Sama metahuman is standing in the middle of a virtual Hamad International Airport

Press Release: Neutral Digital supports Qatar Airways’ metaverse entry

Today Neutral Digital congratulates Qatar Airways on entering the metaverse with the launch of QVerse – a novel virtual reality (VR) experie... Continue Reading