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HK Express, Hong Kong’s low-cost carrier, has welcomed its first of the 16 Airbus A321neo aircraft — the Airbus’s update to the type with refreshed engines — with the remaining to be delivered over the next two years. The new airline has wasted no time in launching its maiden flight to Bangkok on Sunday. The […]

On Thursday, Lincoln, Neb. airport officials announced the introduction of a second airline behind United to operate to the airport. Delta operated out of the airport as well until pulling out of the city in 2022. The service will be operated by a relatively new airline: Global Crossing Airlines. Global X is a Miami-based charter […]

The Consortium of the Airport of Teruel inaugurated on Monday a gigantic hangar that can contain up to two Airbus A380, the largest commercial passenger plane today. The works, which began in August 2020, required an investment of 23 million euros. It is expected that the new hangar will enhance the role of the Teruel […]

Air Mauritius, the national airline of Mauritius, has announced that it will be moving its operations from London’s Heathrow Airport to Gatwick Airport starting Oct. 29. The airline will offer daily flights using its latest generation aircraft, the Airbus A350-900 and Airbus A330-900neo. The move is part of the airline’s strategy to meet the growing […]

Hawaiian Airlines touched down in Texas for the first time in April 2021, connecting Austin with the Aloha state. The new service offered fresh demand for the Honolulu-based airline as it looked to reallocate resources at a time when the demand for core markets such as Australia and Asia was heavily suppressed due to global […]

The Bombardier brand is one of the most familiar names in the global aviation industry and has its origins in Quebec, Canada. The Museum of Ingenuity J. Armand Bombardier (Musée de l’ingéniosité J. Armand Bombardier) in Valcourt, Quebec — ninety minutes east of Montréal, Canada’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport — charts the history of Bombardier and its […]

Airbus and Boeing are expanding their search for engineers in India to meet booming demand for aircraft and expand their presence in the country, one of the largest economies globally, according to a Bloomberg report. In recent months, airlines and lessors have started to use their right to compensation as a bargaining chip for the […]

Italy’s national airline is the second European carrier to join Inmarsat’s IRIS program. Starting in Summer 2023, ITA Airways’ entire fleet will operate digitally connected flights to and from Italy using the innovative datalink technology developed with the European Space Agency (ESA). Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization) is a British company founded in 1979 that […]

On Thursday, the Lufthansa Group announced an order for new Airbus and Boeing jets bringing its current order book to 108 new aircraft from the manufacturers. The latest order announcement included 22 aircraft consisting of Airbus A350-1000s and A350-900s along with Boeing 787-9s valued at 7.5 billion dollars. This announcement also included a timeline for […]

Qantas has unveiled the premium cabins that will be installed on their new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. These jets are slated to enter service in 2025 and will be used on the airline’s ultra long-haul Project Sunrise flights. The Australian flag carrier is configuring its A350-1000s with only 238 seats, in contrast to the typical 300+ […]