Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Johannesburg, 22 October 2025 – Air France-KLM and Groupe ADP have taken a significant step towards enhancing passenger convenience at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport with the launch of the “Short Connection Pass”, the first initiative under their strengthened partnership, Connect France. Announced during the 55th edition of the Paris Air Show last June, Connect France […]
Bratislava, Slovakia – October 2025 — AirExplore, Slovakia’s largest airline and a full-service provider of ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) solutions, has announced the addition of a Boeing 737-800 to its passenger fleet. The new aircraft, registered OM-PEX, comes in a single-class 189-seat configuration and is leased from Aviation Capital Group (ACG). With this
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Johannesburg, 8 October 2025 – Air France has announced the extension of its direct seasonal service between Cape Town and Paris until 3 May 2026, following exceptional demand for the route. Initially scheduled to end in March 2026, the service has quickly become one of the most popular for both South African travellers bound for
The aircraft will be used to intensify demonstrations for potential customers, as well as to support participation in trade shows, marketing initiatives, and events around the world New livery marks unprecedented phase for the tactical transport aircraft, which has gained traction among European countries and NATO members Confins, Brazil, September 19, 2025 – Embraer (NYSE: ERJ/
EMBRAER PRESENTS KC-390 MILLENNIUM DEMONSTRATOR AIRCRAFT WITH NEW VISUAL IDENTITYRead More »
BBN Airlines Indonesia, a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, has secured the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Third-Country Operator (TCO) authorisation, effective 5 September 2025. The approval allows the wet lease provider to operate in the European Union and extend its ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) services to airlines flying into the EU.
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Textron Aviation has marked a major milestone in the Cessna Citation Ascend programme with the rollout of the first production unit from its Wichita manufacturing facility. Certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected later this year. Employees gathered to celebrate the achievement, which represents the latest advancement in the legendary 560XL series
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Baku, Azerbaijan – September 2025. Silk Way West Airlines has extended its services agreement with GE Aerospace to support the carrier’s expanding fleet of widebody Boeing aircraft. The agreement covers five GEnx-2B-powered 747-8 Freighters, six GE90-115B-powered 777 Freighters, and up to four GE9X-powered 777-8 Freighters. The move follows Silk Way West’s fleet modernisation strategy, which
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Johannesburg, Friday 12 September 2025; Fast-growing coffee retailer Bootlegger has secured an exclusive partnership with FlySafair to serve its premium hot beverages across all domestic routes, marking a strategic diversification as the company pursues local and intentional brand expansion. The partnership, launching Wednesday 17 September, positions Bootlegger to extend brand reach from its traditional cafe network
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LONGUEUIL, Quebec, 9 September 2025 – Pratt & Whitney Canada, an RTX business, has been selected by the European Union’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (Clean Aviation) to lead the Powerplant Hybrid Application Regional Segment (PHARES) project. This marks the first time a Canadian company has been chosen to participate in and lead a Clean Aviation
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA TO LEAD CLEAN AVIATION PHARES HYBRID-ELECTRIC PROJECTRead More »
London, UK; New York, USA – 09 September 2025 – Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL) has successfully completed Phase 3 wingborne flight testing of its VX4 prototype, marking another step towards commercial certification of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The full-scale VX4 has now taken off, flown, and landed like a conventional aircraft
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