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Boeing Predicts Soaring Intra-African Air Travel Demand
Boeing's Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) for the years 2023–2042 has unveiled a fascinating aviation landscape in Africa. The report forecasts an extraordinary surge in intra-African passenger traffic, with expectations of quadrupling over the next two decades. This substantial growth, among…
September 19, 2023 10:30 am ET -
A Cubana Tupolev Returns Home
Cubana, the Havana-based flag carrier of Cuba, has always been a bit of an enigma. It has quite a lengthy history as the carrier nears its 94th year of service on Oct. 8, 2023, yet most of its fleet is…
September 19, 2023 9:37 am ET -
British Airways Offers to Foot $100k Training Bill for Prospective…
British Airways announced on Monday that it plans to help some prospective pilots pay for flight training in full. A tightening pilot shortage coupled with increasing travel demand has forced many air carriers to think differently about pilot recruitment. Consulting…
September 19, 2023 8:43 am ET -
Spirit Adds Tenth Pilot Pathway Partner
Virginia-based Liberty University has announced a new partnership with Spirit Airlines, becoming the tenth institution to join the ultra-low-cost carrier’s Spirit Wings Pilot Pathway program. Aimed at growing Spirit’s professional pilot pipeline, the program accepts applications from faculty-recommended students pursuing…
September 18, 2023 3:28 pm ET -
Edelweiss Gets A350s to Replace Aging A340 Fleet
Just a week after Swiss announced new products on its A350s, its subsidiary - Edelweiss - announced that it will acquire six A350-900s, set to be delivered though 2025 to replace its fleet of A340-300s. In May this year, Lufthansa…