Munich-based Lilium, which specializes in all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has announced it is to partner with the Tavistock Development Company (Tavistock) and the city of Orlando, Florida, to create a Vertiport, the first hub location for a high-speed electric air mobility network in the USA. The location has been chosen because of […]
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On November 10, Lufthansa and the ver.di union agreed on an initial crisis package after intensive negotiations. The measures, with a volume of more than €200 million (US$236 million), will help to overcome the economic effects of the crisis. They mainly apply to the ground staff of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Lufthansa Technik AG and Lufthansa
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The three global airline alliances, oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance, are in full support of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) second-phase Council on Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) report released on November 10. Together, they urge governments to implement the report guidelines for passenger testing protocols, as well as the adoption of digital health
Boeing has acknowledged three foreign military sales contracts with the U.S. Air Force for training services and support in the Middle East valued at more than US$800 million. The first previously unannounced contract was awarded in 2019 and will support the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) with F-15QA program management, maintenance and aircrew training valued
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Alaska Air Group’s board of directors has released that Brad Tilden will retire as Chief Executive Officer on March 31, 2021, and Ben Minicucci, president of Alaska Airlines and a member of the Alaska Air Group board, will succeed him. Tilden will continue to serve as Alaska’s board chair. “This announcement is the culmination of
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JetBlue has announced that Aruba is the first Caribbean nation to partner with the airline for seamless entry testing through JetBlue’s testing partner, Vault. The decision by Aruba to begin accepting the convenient COVID-19 PCR test facilitated by Vault’s technology platform for JetBlue customers arriving on the island was made after assessing the supervised testing
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The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has appointed Remco Steenbergen as a new member of the company’s Executive Board. Steenbergen will assume the position of Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2021. His contract will run until December 31, 2023. After the resignation of Ulrik Svensson and Thorsten Dirks, Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the
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Airbus has signed a contract to deliver 38 new Eurofighter aircraft to the German Air Force. This makes Germany the largest ordering nation in Europe’s biggest defense program. The order, also known by its project name Quadriga, covers the delivery of 30 single-seater and eight twin-seater Eurofighters. Three of the aircraft will be equipped with
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