Blue Origin employees say they wouldn’t feel safe riding the company’s rockets
In a scalding open letter, a group of current and former Blue Origin employees said they would not fly aboard… Read More »
NASA awards $253M to two companies developing electric propulsion tech for aircraft
NASA has chosen two U.S. companies to develop electric propulsion technologies for aircraft, with the aim of introducing this tech… Read More »
US-Bangla Airlines appoints ACC Aviation as remarketing agent for three de Havilland Dash 8-Q400s
US-Bangla Airlines, the Dhaka, Bangladesh-based carrier, has appointed global aviation services group ACC Aviation as remarketing agent to dispose of… Read More »
Air France to install Intelsat’s 2Ku high-speed satellite inflight connectivity on 60 new A220-300
Air France will install Intelsat‘s 2Ku high-speed satellite In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service on 60 of its new A220-300 aircraft. Intelsat… Read More »
JetBlue to buy sustainable jet fuel for over $1 billion for use at New York airports
U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O) said on Wednesday it would buy sustainable aviation fuel from bioenergy firm SG Preston for… Read More »
Sandals Royal Curaçao’s Guests Get Easy Access To All Island Attractions
Sandals Resorts’ newest all-inclusive Caribbean resort, Sandals Royal Curaçao is constructed along 44 oceanfront acres within the 3,000-acre, highly desirable… Read More »
Bahia Principe Offers Big Savings During Countdown to Happiness Sale
All-inclusive resort brand Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts is making it easier to afford that much-needed vacation. During its Countdown… Read More »
New Survey Shows Changing Landscape of All-Inclusive Travel
Marriott International has released a new report on how the dynamics of all-inclusive resorts are changing in the Caribbean and… Read More »
American Airlines CRO says the Airbus A321XLR is key to its international network
American Airlines is looking forward to a post-crisis world where international flying comes back strong. Already thinking to 2022, it… Read More »
Boeing appoints digital engineering chief to prepare for its next all-new airplane
New digital engineering chief Linda Hapgood served as chief engineer for airplane systems on the 747 jet program and on… Read More »
Western airplane maintenance providers rush to sign Chinese contracts
Western aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul providers (MROs) signed a flurry of new contracts with Chinese customers and joint-venture partners… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X to apply for $120mn gov’t-backed loan
In its unaudited quarterly report for the three months ending June 30, released on September 27, AirAsia X (D7, Kuala… Read More »
Air Mauritius exits voluntary administration
Air Mauritius (MK, Mauritius) has exited voluntary administration thanks to a MUR12 billion rupee (USD280million) government bailout aimed at giving… Read More »
Italy’s ITA selects Airbus for comprehensive fleet renewal
ITA – Italia Trasporto Aereo (AZ, Milan Linate) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for twenty-eight Airbus aircraft, including… Read More »
Laos suspends scheduled domestic operations
Lao Airlines (QV, Vientiane) and Lao Skyway (LK, Vientiane) have suspended all domestic flights from Vientiane to the provinces until… Read More »
Brazil’s Azul Conecta starts ramping up C208EX fleet
Azul Conecta (2F, Jundiaí) has taken delivery of two Cessna (single turboprop) C208EX Grand Caravans – its first since its… Read More »
France’s La Compagnie defers Milan TATL operations
La Compagnie (B0, Paris Orly) has deferred its plans to launch non-stop flights between Milan Malpensa, Italy and New York… Read More »
Ryanair to reopen Cork base from late 1Q22
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) is re-opening a two-aircraft base at Cork in the Summer of 2022, representing a full recovery… Read More »
Sweden’s TUI fly Nordic takes first B787-9
TUI fly Nordic (6B, Stockholm Arlanda) took delivery of its first B787-9 as it plans to resume widebody operations after… Read More »
Rome urgently tenders for Sardinian PSO to replace Alitalia
The local government of Sardinia, an autonomous region in Italy, has launched an urgent tender to replace Alitalia (AZ, Rome… Read More »
Former PIA chief and other senior officials arrested
Shahnawaz Rehman, a former managing director of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l), and Muhammad Amir Memon,… Read More »
Advanced Air secures EAS contract at Merced, CA
Advanced Air (AN, Hawthorne) has secured a four-year contract from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide Essential… Read More »