Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
FL Technics LLC has expanded its approved line maintenance capabilities in the United Arab Emirates to include the Airbus A350, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 MAX with LEAP-1B engines, applicable at Zayed International, Dubai International and Al Maktoum International airports and across its managed outstations. WIDEBODY CAPABILITY ADDED TO A NARROWBODY BASE […]
Chapman Freeborn Greater China has been appointed general sales and service agent for Magma Aviation across Greater China under an agreement signed on 25 June 2026, formalising support it has provided since the launch of Magma’s scheduled Boeing 747-400F services in the market. FORMALISING AN EXISTING WORKING RELATIONSHIP Chapman Freeborn Greater China has been
Atlantic Aerodrome, a privately developed general aviation and turboprop facility approximately 40 minutes from Cape Town, will open with a grooved asphalt runway, full LED lighting for 24-hour operations and a planned GNSS instrument approach, designed in accordance with ICAO Annex 14 and SACAA Part 139 standards. THE RUNWAY MAKES THE CONCEPT A new
Emirates has released a behind-the-scenes account of the Aircrafted Arsenal Crest, a 2.4-metre illuminated sculpture built entirely in-house by Emirates Engineering from upcycled aircraft components (including cargo tracks, floor panels and roller elements) and flown to London by Emirates SkyCargo in a purpose-built crate. AN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT BUILDING SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT FLY Emirates
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has led a delegation of state executives and Ibom Air management to the pre-delivery inspection of the airline’s third Airbus A220-300 at Mirabel, Canada. The aircraft is the second delivered under a firm order for ten A220s placed in 2021 and will bring the carrier’s fleet to ten
The EA-18G Growler made its first flight from St. Louis on 15 August 2006. Two decades on it remains the United States Navy’s principal airborne electronic attack aircraft, and is undergoing modification for Next Generation Jamming at a moment when several nations are researching uncrewed alternatives for part of the same mission. A REQUIREMENT RATHER
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SAS has confirmed that operational and practical preparations are complete for its nonstop Copenhagen–Mumbai service, opening on 1 October 2026 with five weekly Airbus A330 flights. The route marks the airline’s return to India after a 17-year absence and comes in the year it marks 80 years of international operations. A ROUTE REINSTATED, NOT LAUNCHED
Globe Air Cargo Türkiye has represented EGYPTAIR since 2016, during which the Egyptian flag carrier has moved from a purely belly cargo presence to operating two weekly Airbus A330 freighters alongside its scheduled services, and into the top ten carriers serving the Turkish market. WHAT A GENERAL SALES AND SERVICE AGENT ACTUALLY DOES Globe
Royal Air Maroc Cargo’s Casablanca–Los Angeles service, launched on 7 June 2026 with three weekly Boeing 787 flights, makes it the only African carrier connecting the continent directly with the American West Coast, and combined with its Casablanca–Beijing route, completes a trade corridor running Los Angeles to Beijing through Morocco. TWO ROUTES THAT BECOME A
The first aircraft under a new sale-and-leaseback mandate between Aviation Capital Group and Wizz Air was handed over at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse. Powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, it is the first of four that will bring ACG’s total A321neo placements with the airline to sixteen. FOUR AIRCRAFT, DELIVERED IN QUICK
