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Alaska Air Group has reached an agreement to acquire its rival, Hawaiian Airlines, in a deal valued at US$1.9 billion. This transaction marks the second proposed airline merger in less than two years and sets the stage for a potential regulatory battle. Under ... Read More »

China Airlines has entered into a services agreement with GE Aerospace for its 747-400F fleet, as announced by GE Aerospace. Under this long-term agreement, China Airlines will rely on GE’s OEM solution for high-pressure compressor air foils, with GE man... Read More »

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced Embraer’s C-390 Millennium as the winner of the Large Transport Aircraft (LTA) II public tender to provide the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) with new military transport air... Read More »

Collins Aerospace is working with easyJet to activate GlobalConnectSM connected aircraft services on more than 330 Airbus aircraft in its fleet. easyJet will become the largest A320 operator to deploy GlobalConnect. This new capability enhances safety oversig... Read More »

SITA has announced the appointments of Stefan Schaffner as Senior Vice President of SITA AT AIRPORTS and Sergiy Nevstruyev as Senior Vice President of SITA Global Services (SGS). The two bring a wealth of management experience in the travel, transport and mobi... Read More »

Hamburg Airport has become the first German and the 12th member of the international “Hydrogen Hub at Airport” network, to promote the further expansion of hydrogen infrastructure in aviation. The network’s membership already includes members fro... Read More »

Swiss-AS has released that Binter Technic (including Binter), one of its customers, has signed up for AMOSeTL.  As the airline ventures into a paperless future using AMOSeTL, an additional 34 aircraft will join the predominantly ATR-42 and ATR-72 models, ... Read More »

In a resolute declaration of its commitment to the future of aviation excellence, the Lufthansa Group has officially announced its decision to maintain sole ownership of Lufthansa Technik (LHT). This decision comes as the aviation industry anticipates a dynami... Read More »

The Government of Canada has inked a Foreign Military Sales letter of offer and acceptance for the procurement of up to 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft (CMMA) project. Canada joins a grou... Read More »

SAMI, the national defence and security leader and a public investment fund (PIF) company, alongside Embraer, has officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to initiate collaboration in the defence and security sector between Saudi Arabia and Brazil... Read More »

Etihad Airways has announced the commencement of A380 double-decker flights to New York JFK, beginning in April 2024. “The decision to deploy the A380 on the popular New York route aligns with our commitment to meeting customer demand for increased capac... Read More »

The first NH90 Sea Tiger embarked on its maiden flight, taking off as scheduled at Airbus Helicopters‘ facility in Donauwörth, Germany. This achievement marks a significant step in fulfilling the German Bundeswehr’s order for 31 NH90 Sea Tiger mul... Read More »

SITA eWAS is now deployed across all Swiss International Air Lines’ (SWISS) fleet to enable its pilots to anticipate and avoid adverse weather conditions, like turbulence. SITA eWAS is the only digital weather awareness application on the market today that a... Read More »

Porter Airlines has exercised its purchase rights to secure a firm order for 25 Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets, supplementing its existing 50 firm orders. The North American carrier plans to utilise these new aircraft to expand its renowned service to various ... Read More »

The Eurofighter EK (electronic combat) has received official approval for integration, following recent parliamentary approval by the German budget committee. Airbus, the prime contractor, will equip 15 German Eurofighters with electronic combat capabilities, ... Read More »

Dronamics, the first cargo drone airline with a license to operate in Europe, and Qatar Airways Cargo have announced an interline agreement. The partnership marks the first interline agreement between an international airline and a cargo drone airline. The int... Read More »

Ferrovial, a leading global infrastructure operator, has released that an agreement has been reached for the sale of its entire stake (c.25%) in FGP Topco, parent company of Heathrow Airport Holdings, for £2,368 million. The current book value of Ferrovial’... Read More »

The European Commission has granted approval for a €833 million (SEK 9.5 billion) state aid measure for the recapitalisation of Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), a decision made under the State aid COVID Temporary Framework. Originally notified by Denmark ... Read More »

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the adoption of a new aircraft certification policy, designating key flight control changes as “major.” This policy shift comes in response to the flight control system implicated in the fatal... Read More »

Ecojet, the newly launched airline with a vision to be the green flag carrier of Britain, has entered into a strategic agreement with ZeroAvia. The collaboration aims to see the deployment of up to 70 hydrogen-electric engines, marking a significant step towar... Read More »