RECARO Aircraft Seating (RECARO) will outfit Sichuan Airlines’ brand-new fleet of Airbus aircraft with CL4710 seats. A total of 80 pax of the CL4710 will be installed in the business-class cabin of ten A319neo aircraft. First delivery of the aircraft will take place in May 2024. The RECARO CL4710 delivers advanced comfort on short- and […]
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Embraer’s E195-E2 jet made its debut in Uzbekistan with a two-day tour, offering government officials, the media and airline representatives an up-close experience of the E2-family of jets’ innovative design and operational efficiency. The demonstration underscored the urgent need for enhanced domestic and regional connectivity within Uzbekistan, a nation increasingly focusing on tourism development and
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Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) has announced an agreement to acquire Widerøe, a major regional carrier in Norway, from WF Holding AS. This strategic move aims to provide customers with a more extensive route network and increased options while safeguarding local employment opportunities in Norway. Widerøe will continue to operate as a separate company, maintaining its
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Vibva Aerobus, the ultra-low-cost Mexican carrier has announced the signing of an MoU with Airbus for a further 90 A320neos, bringing the total number of the A320 family to 170. “These 90 A321neo 240-seater aircraft will allow us to grow and renew our fleet and remain the youngest in Latin America. The technology and operational
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its May 2023 traffic data, indicating a continued robust growth in air travel demand. Total global traffic for May 2023, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), experienced a significant rise of 39.1% compared to May 2022. Moreover, global traffic has now reached 96.1% of the levels seen
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JetBlue Airways announced on July 5, that it will be terminating its Northeast Alliance with American Airlines. This decision comes after a federal judge ordered the carriers to dissolve the agreement. Instead, JetBlue will shift its focus to the acquisition of Spirit Airlines. While American Airlines stated in June that it would challenge the ruling
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ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia (ExecuJet) continues to see higher demand for its maintenance services in 2023 from regional business aviation operators. Since early 2023, ExecuJet has completed back-to-back maintenance checks on Dassault Falcon aircraft including Falcon 2000EX, Falcon 900LX, Falcon 7X and Falcon 8X at its facility at Subang Airport. From pre-purchase inspections to scheduled
Milan Bergamo Airport has experienced remarkable growth in the first half of 2023, with over 7.6 million passengers passing through its doors. This represents a double-digit increase compared to the same period in both 2022 (31% growth) and pre-COVID 2019 (18% growth). The airport is now on track to surpass the success of 2019 and
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Storm Aviation, part of FL Technics, has signed a five-year line maintenance contract with Norse Atlantic (Norse) to perform maintenance services at London-Gatwick Airport. The newly signed agreement sees Storm Aviation perform line maintenance services on Norse’s B787 fleet of Trent 1000-powered aircraft. Storm Aviation is a leading international line maintenance, base maintenance and training
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Airbus has opened a new Wing Technology Development Centre (WTDC) at its Filton, UK site to build and test demonstrators for a range of programmes and research projects. This will help speed up the design, build and testing of wings for next generation aircraft, by using the latest technology and world-leading demonstrators to further improve
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