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At its global headquarters in Montreal, Canada, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has just concluded its 41st Assembly, a global event that every three years gathers all Member States to decide the way forward for all global items involving commercial aviation. For two weeks approximately 2,500 delegates and observers from 184 countries have participated […]

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has put forward the renewal of its fleet with more economical latest generation aircraft as alternatives to the Dutch government’s green policy plans to cap capacity at Amsterdam Schiphol, arguing that fleet renewal would be a better option for reducing noise and carbon emissions. Based at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport, the Dutch national […]

Alaska Airlines, Yakima Chief Hops and Bale Breaker Brewing Company are teaming up to deliver fresh hop harvests to Hawaii and Alaska. The farm-to-kettle operation will bring three collaboration beers on tap at select Alaska Lounges. Traditionally, breweries can only use dried hop pellets to add flavor to beers because hops are extremely perishable. However, […]

Ethiopian Airlines will soon put into service its first 767-300BDSF (BEDEK Special Freighter) and the first freighter to be converted with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) at the Ethiopian Airlines’ maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Addis Ababa. According to Cargo Facts, the 18-year-old aircraft with serial number 33768, which was previously in passenger service […]

A few days after the Canadian government completely lifted all restrictions to international travel introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, Air Canada announced two new transborder services that will link Canadian cities to hubs of their Star Alliance partner United Airlines. Halifax Regains Access to New York City Starting from mid-December, Air Canada will launch a […]

Argentina-based Aviacionline and U.S.-based AirlineGeeks announced on Monday a new collaborative and simplified approach toward delivering top-notch aviation news coverage. Beginning in October, the two outlets will grow and strengthen their syndication partnership, offering exclusive, round-the-clock content in both English and Spanish languages.  As leaders in aviation industry reporting, both Aviacionline and AirlineGeeks maintain strong […]

Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder for the future Nigerian airline Nigeria Air, Nigerian Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said last Friday. The Ethiopian national airline will own a 49% stake in the new Nigerian airline, while the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund will take 46% and the Nigerian federal government the remaining 5%. According to Sirika, Ethiopian […]

It has been almost two and a half years since the Covid-19 pandemic devastated the air transport industry, forcing airlines to slash their schedules and inducing governments to introduce strict restrictions on passengers’ mobility. While some countries started to progressively relax restrictions months ago, some governments have decided to take a more prudent approach keeping […]

The rescue Air Austral — a French airline based in the country’s Indian Ocean territory of Réunion — will not go through a merger with Corsair, also in great financial difficulty after the health crisis, and strongly defended by the French government but fiercely rejected by the elected representatives of the Reunion regional council. The […]

Despite all the hype built up around the two COMAC C919s that flew from Shanghai to Beijing last week, the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) — the country’s civil aviation regulator — did not award the plane its type certificate (TC) on Sept. 19. Regulators typically don’t set target dates for milestones. However, many […]