flyadeal CEO on why cockpit barriers are likely to become standard
Steven Greenway, the CEO of Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier flyadeal is paying close attention to the rollout of retractable secondary cockpi... Continue Reading
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Southwest to have 26 jets fitted with cockpit barriers by year-end
Southwest Airlines has become one of the first US carriers to deploy a retractable secondary cockpit barrier on board its aircraft, and says... Continue Reading
Spirit Airlines files for Chapter 11 for second time in under a year
Five months after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Spirit Airlines — via parent company Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc. — is a... Continue Reading
Lufthansa receives Allegris-fitted 787 with most biz seats blocked
Lufthansa has accepted delivery of its first Allegris-fitted Boeing 787-9 and is preparing to press it into service on 9 October, though all... Continue Reading
Qantas to launch Project Sunrise flights in first half of 2027
Though Qantas’ much anticipated launch of direct, ultra long-haul flights from Sydney to New York and London are delayed until the “fi... Continue Reading
Safran posts bumper 1H earnings including from seat sales boost
Aerospace giant Safran delivered bumper earnings results for the first half of 2025, as each of its divisions — propulsion, equipment & ... Continue Reading
Air Canada flight attendants bring unpaid work into stark relief
For the first time in forty years, Air Canada’s flight attendants — as represented by the Air Canada Component of CUPE — on 16 August went o... Continue Reading
SES on track to have 600 aircraft flying with ESA IFC by year-end
Some 250 airplanes have been fitted with SES’s electronically steerable antenna (ESA)-based multi-orbit inflight connectivity solution, Runw... Continue Reading
RGN Premium: The good, the bad, the possibility?
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Press Release: Fi Logan-Wyeth joins Retail inMotion as CCO
Retail inMotion one of the world’s leading providers of retail and technology solutions for the travel industry, has appointed Fi Logan-Wyet... Continue Reading
Spirit issues going-concern warning, capping painful period
Spirits are down at low-cost-carrier Spirit Airlines, after the carrier issued a “going-concern” warning. The news, issued as part of a rout... Continue Reading
Press Release: VistaJet cleared for domestic bizjet flights in Saudi Arabia
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has granted authorization to VistaJet, making it the first international private jet operator... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines to bring Starlink inflight Wi-Fi to entire fleet
Alaska Airlines has become the latest carrier to sign on to bring SpaceX’s Starlink inflight connectivity service to its entire fleet.... Continue Reading
Gilat wins $60 million order for ESAs as Boeing linefit installs near
Adoption of multi-orbit inflight connectivity continues apace as evidenced by today’s revelation from Gilat Satellite Networks that a “... Continue Reading
Amazon hiring in aero as Project Kuiper reaches over 100 satellites
Following the successful launch of Amazon’s fourth batch of Ka-band Low Earth Orbit satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 11 August,... Continue Reading