Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
The airline’s latest miniature house celebrates Wijnhoeve De Kleine Schorre, which has supplied Dutch wine for KLM’s World Business Class cabin for more than two decades, in the same week its first Airbus A350 arrives. KLM is marking its 107th anniversary with the unveiling of a new Delft Blue miniature house, Wijnhoeve De Kleine Schorre […]
The partnership, backed by PearlQ chief executive His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Khalifa Al Thani, will develop and deliver digital aviation training solutions across Qatar, the Middle East and North America. PearlQ Software and Network Solutions (“PearlQ”), a Doha-based information technology company led by His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Khalifa Al Thani, and RAero LLC (“RAero”), a
PEARLQ AND RAERO FORM JOINT VENTURE TO BRING AVIATION TRAINING TECHNOLOGY TO QATARRead More »
Air Botswana’s Bao Mosinyi becomes Deputy Chair, as Angola is confirmed to host the association’s 57th Annual General Assembly in 2027. The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has elected its incoming Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson for the next 12 months at the association’s 56th Annual General Meeting in Mauritius on 10 October. Miguel Carneiro,
TAAG’S MIGUEL CARNEIRO ELECTED AASA CHAIRPERSON FOR 2026-27Read More »
The new site, the first of three planned engineering hubs beyond Edgewing’s Reading headquarters, will host engineers from all three partner nations working on the next-generation combat aircraft. Edgewing, the joint venture company established to design and deliver the Italy-Japan-UK Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) aircraft, has opened a new engineering facility in Turin, Italy.
EDGEWING OPENS TURIN FACILITY AS GCAP ENGINEERING SCALES UP ACROSS ITALY, JAPAN AND UKRead More »
The Dublin-based lessor’s Q3 update also reports strong placement activity and new financing facilities, with fleet commitments climbing toward 1,342 aircraft pro forma for the new orders. Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has placed firm orders for 250 new-technology aircraft from Boeing and Airbus alongside its third-quarter 2026 business update. The Boeing order covers
AVOLON ORDERS 250 BOEING AND AIRBUS AIRCRAFT, LIFTS COMMITMENTS TO 749Read More »
Nineteen projects across the United States will test technologies from detect-and-avoid systems to counter-drone sensing, as the agency works to expand safe drone operations in the national airspace. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $12 million to fund 19 drone research and testing projects intended to help safely expand drone operations in the National
FAA AWARDS $12 MILLION FOR DRONE INTEGRATION RESEARCHRead More »
The gate-to-gate demonstrator tested automated taxiing, AI-assisted pilot support and quantum sensing navigation on an A350 test aircraft before concluding its campaign. Airbus has concluded the flight test campaign for UpNext Optimate, a demonstrator that spent the past three years testing an automated, gate-to-gate mission profile on a commercial aircraft. Central to the programme was
AIRBUS COMPLETES THREE-YEAR UPNEXT OPTIMATE AUTOMATED FLIGHT TRIALRead More »
Addressing delegates at the association’s 56th Annual General Assembly in Mauritius, AASA chief executive Aaron Munetsi set out five measurable actions to unlock the continent’s aviation potential. Africa must move decisively from ambition and talk to execution if aviation is to fulfil its potential as a catalyst for intra-African trade, tourism and economic growth, Airlines
AASA TELLS AFRICAN AVIATION TO MOVE FROM TALK TO EXECUTION ON GROWTHRead More »
The by-the-seat air service returns for this year’s Las Vegas convention, with Joby Aviation on hand to outline plans for introducing electric air taxis into BLADE’s network. The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced a continued collaboration with Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (“BLADE”), a division of Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY), to provide
NBAA AND BLADE TO OFFER SCHEDULED SHUTTLE FLIGHTS FOR NBAA-BACE 2026Read More »
The group will resume Frankfurt-Nagoya service and add a daily Frankfurt-Tokyo Narita flight, cementing its position as Japan’s leading European airline group. The Lufthansa Group is significantly expanding its services to Japan from the 2027 summer schedule, citing a strong increase in demand. Lufthansa will resume its direct Frankfurt-Nagoya route on a seasonal basis, flying
LUFTHANSA GROUP TO FLY UP TO 50 TIMES WEEKLY TO JAPAN FROM SUMMER 2027Read More »
