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Iberia showcases first Airbus A321XLR ahead of transatlantic service: pictures
Spanish airline Iberia has officially presented the first Airbus A321XLR aircraft to have entered commercial service. The aircraft, registered as EC-OIL, has been conducting revenue familiarization flights within Europe since November 6, 2024, but made its public debut during a media event…
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Sustainable Aero Festival to bring together clean aviation startups and investors
Sustainable Aero Lab is to hold its first ever ‘Sustainable Aero Festival’ in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on December 2-3, 2024. This event, which will be attended by AeroTime, aims to…
Vertical Aerospace starts VX4 untethered flights, unveils long-term strategy
British eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace has conducted the first untethered flight of its VX4 prototype, kicking off Phase Two of its development program. Until now Vertical Aerospace had…
Lufthansa Boeing 747 passengers injured along with five crew during turbulence
Five Lufthansa passengers and six crew members were injured after encountering “brief but severe turbulence” during a flight between Buenos Aires in Argentina and Frankfurt in Germany. …
French Air Force tests resilience with Rafale deployments in NATO ACE exercise
In early November 2024, the French Air and Space Force carried out a series of deployments to support NATO’s Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept, which enhances resilience and survivability…
Southwest Airlines offers ‘voluntary separation’ to airport staff in 18 cities
Southwest Airlines will offer options for “voluntary separation” and extended leaves of absence to airport staff in 18 cities across the US. The reason for the offers is the carrier’s…
Wizz Air CEO prepares ‘All You Can Fly 2.0’ launch with 15,000 more set to join
The CEO of Wizz Air, József Váradi, says that the low-cost European carrier is preparing to launch ‘All You Can Fly 2.0’ after the previous scheme in August 2024 sold out in 48…
Spirit Airlines aircraft hit by gunfire while landing in Haiti: video
A Spirit Airlines aircraft attempting to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was hit by gunfire forcing it to change course and land in the Dominican Republic, according to the Haitian National…
Rex Airlines given $52 million lifeline to ‘support critical regional services’
The Australian government has given Rex Airlines AUD $80 million ($52.3 million) to support critical regional services during an extension of the voluntary administration process. The…
Hainan Airlines to acquire 40 newly-rebranded COMAC C909 aircraft
Hainan Airlines announced that its low-cost subsidiary, Urumqi Air, plans to acquire 40 C909 regional aircraft, formerly known as the ARJ21-700. Deliveries are scheduled to occur between 2025…
Air China signs agreement with COMAC to launch Boeing and Airbus widebody rival
Air China and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) have reportedly signed a framework agreement for the airline to become the launch customer for the C929 long-haul widebody…
Avia Solutions Group orders 80 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Avia Solutions Group (ASG), the European ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) provider, has ordered 80 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The deal consists of 40 firm orders for B737-8s…
airBaltic sees record passenger numbers in October 2024, receives 49th A220
Latvian-based carrier airBaltic has announced record passenger numbers and load factors for October 2024. In a busy week for the carrier, the airline has also received its 49th Airbus A220-300…
Etihad Airways unveils new features for website and mobile app platforms
Etihad Airways is introducing a raft of new changes and updates for passengers on the airline’s website and mobile phone app platforms. Etihad Airways said on November 11, 2024, that the…
Cathay Pacific to resume direct service to Hong Kong-Hyderabad
Cathay Pacific will restart its daily direct flights to Hyderabad (HYD), the capital of Telangana in India, beginning on March 30, 2025. The upcoming Hong Kong-Hyderabad service marks…
SpaceX to launch 24 second-generation Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
SpaceX is set to launch 24 second-generation Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at…
Boeing 737-400F destroyed after inflight fire and emergency landing in Brazil
A Boeing 737-400F has been destroyed after it caught fire in flight and was forced to make an emergency landing in Sao Paulo. The aircraft, operated by all-cargo airline Total Linhas Aereas…
London-Heathrow and Stansted Airport post record passenger figures
Both London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) and London-Stansted Airport (STA) have posted record passenger figures citing the half-term holidays for the boost in numbers. On November 11,…
A look inside the approval of AirExplore’s US Foreign Air Carrier permit
AirExplore, Slovakia’s premier airline and a member of Avia Solutions Group — the world’s leading ACMI service provider — recently announced that it had earned approval from the United…
Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 engine catches fire shortly after takeoff: video
A Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was forced to make an emergency landing at Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) shortly after takeoff when its right engine caught on…
Riyadh Air eyes up further widebody order, aims for fleet of over 200 aircraft
Saudi startup airline Riyadh Air has confirmed that it will be re-entering negotiations with the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers for further widebody aircraft. The move comes as the…
