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The Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership recognises the pair’s collaboration on training and resources to help aviation professionals identify and report trafficking. The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) awarded Signature Aviation and the SunGate Foundation its 2026 Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership in Las Vegas on 21 October 2026, recognising their leadership in […]
The airframer’s 2026 Cargo Global Market Forecast points to 2,670 new freighters needed over the next two decades, split between new-build aircraft and passenger-to-freighter conversions. Airbus said its 2026 Cargo Global Market Forecast projects the worldwide fleet of dedicated freighter aircraft to grow 46% from 2,360 in 2026 to 3,460 by 2045, the company announced
AIRBUS PROJECTS GLOBAL FREIGHTER FLEET TO ALMOST DOUBLE BY 2045Read More »
Ten new long-haul routes and numerous frequency increases span the group’s seven airlines, with new nonstop U.S. connections from Frankfurt and Munich bookable from 20 October. Lufthansa Group said its Summer 2027 flight schedule, bookable from 20 October 2026, represents its most extensive network expansion since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, adding
LUFTHANSA GROUP ANNOUNCES ITS MOST EXTENSIVE ROUTE EXPANSION SINCE 2020 FOR SUMMER 2027Read More »
The airline’s cargo arm played a key logistics role in a five-year, multi-country rescue effort that saw the bears, renamed Bu and Tyapa, settle into their new forest habitat at Wild Ireland. Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, said it helped transport two rescued brown bears from Russia to their new
ETIHAD CARGO HELPS RESCUE TWO BROWN BEARS, FLYING THEM FROM RUSSIA TO NEW IRISH SANCTUARYRead More »
The milestones, achieved en route to NBAA-BACE 2026, mark continued progress toward certification for Gulfstream’s newest jet. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced on 19 October 2026, in Savannah, Georgia, two milestones for the Gulfstream G400: the first flight of the programme’s fully outfitted test aircraft, and a new city-pair speed record set using a blend of
The new year-round route joins previously announced Detroit-Athens, Boston-Venice and Austin-Paris services as Delta extends its reach and season across the Atlantic. Delta Air Lines said it will launch new daily nonstop service between Boston and Reykjavik (KEF) beginning 12 April 2027, becoming the airline’s 14th unique long-haul destination from Boston during the peak summer
DELTA ADDS NONSTOP BOSTON-REYKJAVIK SERVICE, EXPANDING ITS 2027 TRANSATLANTIC SEASONRead More »
The independent regional airline is adding new routes and frequencies between October and December, bringing its new Embraer E195-E2 and Business Class product to more customers across Southern Africa. Airlink, the independent and privately owned regional airline, is expanding its schedule for the Southern African summer season, adding new routes, increasing frequencies on several services,
AIRLINK EXPANDS SUMMER SCHEDULE WITH MORE FLIGHTS AND NEW ROUTESRead More »
The European Next Generation Rotorcraft programme, backed by 12 EU member states and a 53-member consortium, aims to fly a NATO-oriented helicopter design by the end of the next decade. What will a helicopter need to be decisive on the battlefield, next decade and beyond? European stakeholders are already working together to design the military
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS LEADS EUROPEAN PUSH TO DESIGN NEXT-GENERATION MILITARY ROTORCRAFTRead More »
From 23 October, Club World customers on the airline’s new London Gatwick to Colombo route will be served a Sri Lankan-inspired menu created with London restaurant group Hoppers. British Airways is marking the launch of flights to Sri Lanka with a limited-time collaboration with Hoppers, the London-based Sri Lankan and South Indian restaurant group. From
BRITISH AIRWAYS LAUNCHES MENU COLLABORATION WITH HOPPERS TO MARK NEW COLOMBO ROUTERead More »
The world’s first Autism-Certified Airline hosted its first Colombian Travel Rehearsal at Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport, guiding participants through a full simulated journey. Emirates, the world’s first Autism-Certified Airline, hosted a Travel Rehearsal at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, on 16 October 2026, the first initiative of its kind in the country.
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