Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus on Tuesday said it is renting out its giant Beluga aircraft to outside customers. The whale-shaped planes are usually used to transport large aircraft parts for its planes like wings and fuselage sections between its factories in Europe. Airbus is forming a new airline called Airbus Beluga Transport to fly large cargo for space, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Iberia wants to expand its development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by using waste, recycled used oils, and other sustainable plant-based feedstocks. It has signed a strategic alliance with Cepsa, one of Spain’s leading aviation fuel suppliers. It intends to fly 10% of its operations using SAF by 2030. According to Maarten Wetselaar, CEO of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it is going to resume regular flights between Vietnam and Russia, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, with the first flight departing today. The national flag carrier will operate its first flight to Europe from Hanoi to London in the U.K. on Monday and another flight from […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute According to independent ESG analyst Sustainalytics, Hungarian carrier Wizz Air has been declared Europe’s most sustainable airline. The airline scored a 25.0 ESG Risk Rating, the lowest amongst all European carriers. Wizz Air CEO, Józef Váradi, said, “We are proud to be in this prestigious industry-leading position which confirms Wizz Air’s sustainability efforts. Having been […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the city of Chengdu and Tarmac Aerosave for the development of the first sustainable aircraft “lifecycle” service centre in China. This agreement will include multiple of activities from aircraft parking and storage, upgrades, conversions, maintenance and dismantling for various airplane types. “This is another concrete contribution […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Turkish Airlines is optimistic about its prospects for the upcoming years and is looking to return to and overtake 2019 passenger numbers and load factors for the summer flying season. “Turkish Airlines was one of the carriers that performed best during the high season last year. We may have a better performance this year compared […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Delta Airline‘s GAAP net income was $280 million, in contrast to the $4.767 billion reported for 2019. The airline’s CEO, Ed Bastian, said that the airline had made significant progress in recovering from COVID-19’s effect. As a result, it will be sharing some of its profit with employees with a payment made to eligible employees. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing’s sales and deliveries of new planes increased in 2021, but the plane manufacturer still ended the year behind its main rival Airbus. According to Boeing, it delivered 340 aircraft, up from 157 in 2020. However, Airbus surpassed Boeing, having delivered over twice the number handled by Boeing, and it became the world’s largest airplane […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus has remained the world’s largest plane maker for the third year running as it outperformed Boeing by delivering 611 jets in 2021, up 8% from the year before. A320 family aircraft were unsurprisingly the most delivered planes throughout the year, with 483 deliveries. The A350 was the next most frequently delivered, with 55 handovers. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute According to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, Lufthansa Group is in negotiations with ITA Airways to take a stake of 15% to 40% of the capital of the new Italian airline. ITA Airways began its operations on October 15th, replacing the loss-making Alitalia. Since then, it has shown potential to establish itself as the flagship […]