Effective May 23, France has activated a ban on all short-haul flights to destinations where there is an existing train connection that can be reached within two-and-a-half hours. However, the train service has to offer the same degree of flexibility as a flight. In other words, travellers must be able to arrive at the start […]
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A consortium led by Glasgow Airport and net-zero consulting co-developer Ikigai, has successfully secured funding from the Scottish Government to test the feasibility of a hydrogen production, storage and distribution hub that would support zero-emission flight at the airport. The funding was confirmed by the First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf and forms part of
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Air Corporate, the Italian business aviation operator, has placed a firm order for 43 helicopters from Airbus on the concluding day of EBACE 2023. The helicopters include 40 single-engine helicopters (H125/H130) plus three ACH160s from Airbus Corporate Helicopters in Line configuration with the Lounge package to add to two ACH160s already on order. The contract
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Benelux-based business jet operator ASL Group and Lilium, developer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, have inked an agreement for the delivery of six Lilium pioneer edition jets. The agreement, which includes deposit payments to Lilium, converts an earlier memorandum of understanding between the two companies, disclosed last year during the Farnborough
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SKS Airways has signed a deal with Embraer for the purchase of ten E195-E2 jets. The deal was announced at a signing ceremony at the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA’23). Furthermore, the two companies signed a service agreement for the ten aircraft, which provides access to the pool programme, including component exchanges and
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Jenny Critchley joins the IAG Cargo Executive Team as Chief Transformation Officer. IAG Cargo, is the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG). Critchley takes over from David Rose, who was recently appointed to a new role on the IAG Cargo Executive Team as Director of London Operations. In this new role, Critchley will focus
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Lufthansa Technik AG (Lufthansa Technik) has revealed fist glimpses of its design for a government cabin for the smallest Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) type, the TwoTwenty. The new cabin will target both governments as well as military operators and MedEvac organisations, the latter being in high demand at present. The Lufthansa Technik design can equip
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SKY2SHARE, a Swiss-based aviation company that offers fractional ownership and is focused on radically decreasing the CO2 footprint of its operations, has pre-ordered 15 of VoltAero‘s Cassio electric-hybrid airplanes. This commitment begins with the five-seat Cassio 330, while also incorporating the flexibility for SKY2SHARE to include the six-seat Cassio 480 and the 12-seat Cassio 600 versions.
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Lufthansa has signed a contract for the purchase of four additional ultra-modern Airbus A350-900 long-haul aircraft. The aircraft will be acquired from Deucalion Aviation Limited and delivered to the Group this year. Lufthansa currently operates 21 Airbus A350-900 aircraft and has ordered five more A350-900s and ten A350-1000s as recently as March 2023. In total,
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British Airways has started the roll out of its brand-new uniform, with more than 5,000 colleagues working in the airline’s engineering, maintenance and airport operations teams across the world wearing the new garments from May 23. The uniform, designed by British, Ghanaian Saville Row fashion designer and master tailor, Ozwald Boateng OBE, will be worn
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