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ElFly noemi rendering of the aircraft over a body of water.

Press Release: Elfly secures Norwegian Gov’t grant to develop prototype

Norway’s Elfly Group is to forge ahead with the production of a full-scale prototype of its all-electric commercial seaplane, the Noem... Continue Reading

Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, André Walter, Head of Airbus Commercial Aircraft Production in Germany, Anna Christmann, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy and Gary O'Donnell, Head of A321XLR Development, open the new A321XLR Equipment Installation Hangar in Hamburg, designed and constructed in line with latest production and sustainability standards.

Press Release: Airbus opens new A321XLR equipment installation hangar

Airbus is advancing its industrial system and expanding ramp-up capacity with a new automated A321XLR equipping hangar, officially opened to... Continue Reading

Passenger shopping online with credit card in the airplane

Press Release: UK CAA highlights accessibility issues with airline sites

The Airline Digital Accessibility Report, commissioned by the UK Civil Aviation Authority and undertaken by Hassell Inclusion, reviewed the ... Continue Reading

Air New Zealand Premium Economy class section is bathed in purple lighting. An overhead compartment is open and seat back screens are playing a variety of entertainment.

Press Release: Air New Zealand kicks off live TV on board

Sports fans flying with Air New Zealand will soon be able to cheer on their favourite team from 33,000 feet as the airline introduces live T... Continue Reading

Left to right: LAWA Chief Operations and Maintenance Officer, Mike Christensen; BOAC Commissioner Courtney La Bau; BOAC Commissioner Val Velasco; LAWA Chief Executive Officer, Justin Erbacci; BOAC President Karim Webb; Delta Vice President of LAX Airport Operations, John “Foosh” Fechushak; Delta Vice President of Global Sales, Scott Santoro; Delta Managing Director of State and Local Government Affairs, Dana Debel; LAWA Deputy Executive Director of the Terminal Development and Improvement Program, Hans Thilenius; Delta Managing Director, Design & Construction Brian Ruppert; LAWA Chief Airport Affairs Officer, Becca Doten. Courtesy Los Angeles World Airports and Delta. Courtesy Los Angeles World Airports and Delta.

Press Release: LAWA, Delta celebrate opening of Delta Sky Way project

Today, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Delta executives, members of Los Angeles’s Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) and other key ... Continue Reading

Panasonic Astrova IFE OLED screens displayed at night in Economy class. Purple LED lights cascade down on the seats.

Panasonic tackles charging anxiety with its own USB-C for Astrova IFE

Panasonic Avionics has received a lot of attention for Astrova, the company’s impressive new modular inflight entertainment system whi... Continue Reading

Male and female Porter Airlines passengers are using the app on their mobile devices.

Press Release: Porter Airlines launches mobile app

Porter Airlines is launching a mobile app to make the travel experience even easier for passengers. The Porter app is designed to enhance se... Continue Reading

Amtrak Airo business class seating entry way.

Amtrak divulges fresh details about Airo passenger experience

Ask anyone who has ridden Amtrak in the Northeast about their passenger experience on board, and they’ll almost certainly say something alon... Continue Reading

JetSMART Airbus A320neo parked at the airport.

Press Release: JetSMART takes delivery of A320neo ‘Made in Alabama’

JetSMART, the South American ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) operating in Chile, Argentina and Peru, has taken delivery of its first A320neo p... Continue Reading

Qantas Boeing 787-10 and 787-9 in-flight.

Press Release: Qantas orders more widebodies to replace A330s

The Qantas Group has today announced the final piece of its jet fleet renewal program with a firm order for 24 aircraft to progressively rep... Continue Reading

A rendering of the Dulles Solar and Storage project in the southwest corner of Dulles International Airport. (Custom)

Press Release: Construction of Dulles solar project begins

Officials from Dominion Energy and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) were joined by federal, state and local leaders Tue... Continue Reading

Embraer E195-E2 with black livery and a yellow nose that says 'Profit Hunter' is parked. caac

Press Release: Embraer E195-E2 granted Type Certification by CAAC

Embraer E195-E2, the largest member of the E-Jet family, has been granted its Type Certificate by the Civil Aviation Administration of China... Continue Reading

Emirates a380 economy cabin new seats and colours backview

Press Release: Emirates IFE honours 100 years of Warner Bros. Studios

Emirates is launching a special collection of 100 films to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studios, marking a history signpo... Continue Reading

An autistic passenger is interacting with a British Airways employee

Op-Ed: Assessing the airport experience from an autistic point of view

“We believe that you are autistic.” On receiving that diagnosis in November 2022, aged 52, so much in life suddenly made sense. For many aut... Continue Reading

BBN Airlines Indonesia aircraft at the gate.

Press Release: BBN Airlines picks Lufthansa Systems’ Lido solutions

Lufthansa Systems announced that BBN Airlines Indonesia has signed a multiple-year contract to use Lufthansa Systems’ charting application, ... Continue Reading