Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Hoedspruit, 3 October 2025 – FlySafair, South Africa’s leading low-cost airline, celebrated the launch of its new direct route between Cape Town and Hoedspruit with a ceremonial event at Hoedspruit Airport yesterday. The new service marks a significant step forward in improving access to the central Kruger region and unlocking tourism-driven economic growth across Limpopo and […]
German business jet operator LUMINAIR has marked a major milestone with the delivery of its first Falcon 900LX, the first of three aircraft ordered last year. The official handover ceremony took place at Dassault Aviation’s Paris-Le Bourget facility, where executives from both companies gathered to celebrate the occasion. The newly delivered aircraft, registered D-AJES, features
LUMINAIR WELCOMES FALCON 900LX AS FLEET EXPANSION GAINS MOMENTUMRead More »
Otto Aerospace has announced Flexjet as the launch fleet customer for its all-new Phantom 3500, placing a firm order for 300 of the next-generation private jets. The order, described as one of the largest in business aviation history, is valued at approximately USD 5.85 billion, based on a list price of USD 19.5 million per
FLEXJET SIGNS LANDMARK DEAL FOR 300 OTTO AEROSPACE PHANTOM 3500SRead More »
Avive Solutions has announced that its Avive Connect AED®, the smallest and lightest automated external defibrillator (AED) on the market, has been cleared for use on aircraft. The approval follows rigorous testing and evaluation, confirming the device’s safety and effectiveness in aviation environments and setting a new standard for emergency preparedness at 30,000 feet. The
SALINAS, Calif. – October 1, 2025 – Archer Aviation has confirmed that its all-electric Midnight aircraft will take to the skies this weekend at the 2025 California International Air Show in Salinas. The event, scheduled for October 4–5, will mark a hometown debut for the company, whose flight test operations are based at Salinas Municipal
ARCHER’S MIDNIGHT SET FOR PUBLIC FLIGHTS AT CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOWRead More »
Leonardo has secured a major role in protecting the European Union’s digital infrastructure, following the award of Lot 1 of the FREIA framework contract. The agreement, valued at more than 300 million euros, was signed with the Directorate-General for Digital Services of the European Commission (DG DIGIT) and covers the provision of advanced cybersecurity services
LEONARDO STRENGTHENS EU CYBERSECURITY WITH FREIA CONTRACTRead More »
Airlink, Southern Africa’s premium airline, has concluded its lease agreement with Azorra with the formal acceptance of the first three of ten new Embraer E195-E2 jetliners. The lease agreement, which was finalised in August, sees Azorra, the Fort Lauderdale-based lease, finance and asset management firm, providing the newly-built aircraft to the Johannesburg-headquartered airline and bolstering
Seattle, USA – September 2025 – Turkish Airlines has placed a firm order for up to 75 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, marking the airline’s largest widebody purchase with the U.S. manufacturer. The agreement includes 35 787-9s, 15 of the larger 787-10, and options for 25 additional 787s to support fleet growth and modernisation. In addition, Turkish
TURKISH AIRLINES EXPANDS BOEING FLEET WITH RECORD 787 AND 737 MAX ORDERSRead More »
Florida, USA – 29 September 2025 – BAE Systems today celebrated the successful launch of two advanced spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in support of NASA and NOAA space weather research. The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the Space Weather Follow On – L1 (SWFO-L1) mission lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, bound
BAE SYSTEMS’ SPACECRAFT LAUNCH BOOSTS UNDERSTANDING OF SPACE WEATHERRead More »
STRATFORD, Conn. – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to 99 CH-53K® King Stallion® helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps over the next five years. This multi-year award represents the largest order to date for the CH-53K and will sustain deliveries of the
LOCKHEED MARTIN SIKORSKY SECURES $10.8 BILLION CONTRACT FOR CH-53K HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTERSRead More »
