Reading Time: < 1 minute Italian prosecutors seized elements intended for the production of Boeing 787 aircraft due to failing to meet the technical specifications. Police seized titanium and aluminum portions on the Grotaglie facility of Italian aerospace, protection, and safety powerhouse Leonardo. According to CNBC, the prosecutors said in a statement their investigations hinted that the parts “were […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In response to Omicron cases rising across the country, the UK government has decided to scrap its red list since it is no longer effective. As of December 14th, the red list contained 11 countries – Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, the country has removed all […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Air France-KLM orders 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft – with purchase rights for an additional 60 aircraft to renew the fleets of KLM and Transavia. It has also signed a letter of intent to purchase 4 A350F with purchase rights for four additional aircraft to increase cargo capacity at Air France. The first order covers […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In November 2021, Latvian airline airBaltic has carried 157 200 passengers – 265% more than during the same month last year. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “We have seen very strong results in the autumn months and we are on a path to recovery from the worst part of the pandemic. However, there […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new airline, Flying Green, a sustainable and environmentally friendly carrier based in Paris Orly, plans to start its operations in 2023. It wants to ensure “economic performance, a minimal ecological footprint and high-level technical skills.“ According to Flying Green’s website, it will be the only French airline having a fleet of the latest generation […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Norwegian flew one million passengers in November for a second consecutive month. According to Norwegian, adjustments to their capacity and route network for the winter season have adapted well to customer demand. “The result shows that we have done well in adapting capacity to customers’ travel needs. Spain is one of the markets where we […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Iberia is installing solar panels on its 20,000sq m aircraft engine maintenance hangar at Madrid airport as part of its goal to reach zero net emissions by 2050. The solar field set up on the roof of the engine shop, occupies 10,000 square meters, and generates 80 million kW hours, equivalent to 800 homes. The […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus has received an order for 255 additional A321neo Family aircraft under a joint Indigo Partners agreement: Wizz Air (Hungary), Frontier (United States), Volaris (Mexico) and JetSMART (Chile, Argentina), Indigo Partners portfolio airlines. The firm order was signed at the Dubai Airshow. This order brings the total number of aircraft ordered by the Indigo Partners’ […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc will start regular direct flights to Israel, taking off a year after it normalized relationships with the Jewish state. The service between Casablanca and Tel Aviv will take off on December 12 and “respond to the needs of the Moroccan community in Israel which has strong links with its […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nowadays, technology is becoming an integral and dominant part of our daily lives — from interacting to learning. With new developments in technology and changing learning styles of younger generations, the design and delivery of training for aviation professionals are also reshaping fast. BAA Training is one of the first ATOs that has propelled forward […]