Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
The agreement expands earlier cooperation between ispace and Telespazio to explore joint lunar infrastructure and services, with the European Space Agency’s Moonlight programme identified as a first opportunity to put it into practice. ispace-EUROPE S.A. and ispace, inc. (together, ispace) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Leonardo and Telespazio, the joint venture between Leonardo […]
The milestone flight at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville, South Carolina facility marks a step toward delivery of the newest and most advanced Fighting Falcon variant to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. Lockheed Martin has announced the successful first flight of the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s (RMAF) first F-16 Block 72 aircraft, a key milestone as the
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The new package offers shopping, dining and leisure discounts across six Thai cities, with connections via Dubai from Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Emirates Holidays has launched the Thailand Pass, offering customers travelling to and through Thailand exclusive discounts of up to 40% on shopping, dining and leisure activities, with no minimum spend. Travellers
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The Africa Center of Manufacturing Excellence brings Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin and Moroccan institutions together to develop and industrialise advanced manufacturing technologies. University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) has formalised the Consortium Agreement for the Africa Center of Manufacturing Excellence (ACME) on the sidelines of the Marrakech Airshow 2026. The consortium brings together Morocco’s Ministry of
MOROCCO FORMALISES AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING CONSORTIUM AT MARRAKECH AIRSHOWRead More »
The ten-aircraft firm order supports the Dhaka-based carrier’s plans to expand into North America, Europe and the Middle East as part of its fleet modernisation strategy. Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier of Bangladesh, has signed a firm order for 10 latest-generation Airbus aircraft: four A350-900 widebodies and six A321neo single-aisle jets, marking a
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The three-day conference, themed “Performance Through People,” brings the global aviation community to Istanbul to examine how people, technology and data combine to keep operations safe and resilient. Turkish Airlines is hosting the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) in Istanbul, running from 6 to 8 October 2026 under the
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The twice-daily Embraer E190 service, Airlink’s first scheduled route to Lanseria, begins 4 December and will increase to four daily return flights from March 2027. Airlink will launch twice-daily flights between Cape Town and Lanseria International Airport from 4 December 2026, giving travellers a point-to-point alternative to O.R. Tambo International Airport for journeys to and
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The multirole order, financed through the European Commission’s SAFE instrument, will begin replacing Romania’s Puma fleet and deepens Airbus Helicopters’ partnership with local manufacturer IAR. The government of Romania has signed a contract for 12 Airbus H225M multirole military helicopters, concluded with the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) under the European Commission’s Security Action for
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The hybrid-electric aircraft developer will share operating-cost and specification data with the regional lessor as the Hub examines the commercial realities facing new low-emissions aircraft. EVIO and specialist regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord have announced that EVIO has joined the TrueNoord New Technology Hub, a collaborative initiative supporting the introduction of next-generation regional aircraft technologies intended
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The airline body says governments should strengthen the carbon-offsetting scheme rather than let the EU’s emissions trading system expand into overlapping regional carbon pricing. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has marked the tenth anniversary of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly resolution that established the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation
IATA MARKS TEN YEARS OF CORSIA WITH CALL TO REINFORCE GLOBAL AVIATION EMISSIONS FRAMEWORKRead More »
