Qantas confirms future Airbus fleet
Australia’s Qantas Group has confirmed that it will order 12 A350-1000s, 20 A220s and 20 A321XLRs. The news was announced at a ceremony in Sydney attended by Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce and Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Airbus International, Christian Scherer. The A350-1000 was selected by Qantas following an evaluation known as […]
Fleet growth positions Virgin Australia for higher capacity, lower emissions
Virgin Australia Group has taken an important step in its journey towards Net Zero, unveiling the first phase of its fleet growth program which will see four new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft introduced to its network and F100 aircraft retired from service and replaced by Boeing 737-700s. The four new MAX 8 aircraft, scheduled […]
Sustainability Themed Turkish Airlines Aircraft is in the Skies
Flying to more countries than any other airline, Turkish Airlines introduced a special design element adorned with leaves on its Airbus 321 type TC-JSU tail numbered aircraft, which was used for its environmentalist fuel operation. The global carrier operated its first flight with the new themed aircraft, flight TK1795, to Stockholm. In line with efforts […]
Air Canada Selects Pratt & Whitney GTF™ Engines to Power Up to 44 Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) and Air Canada have announced the selection of Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines to power 30 firm and 14 purchase right Airbus A321XLR aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will also provide Air Canada with engine maintenance through an EngineWise® Comprehensive service agreement. The first aircraft […]
Embraer Delivers Six Commercial and Eight Executive Jets in 1Q22
Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; B3: BOVESPA: EMBR3) delivered a total of 14 jets in the first quarter of 2022, of which six were commercial aircraft and eight were executive jets (six light and two large). As of March 31, the firm order backlog totaled USD 17.3 billion. Embraer delivered 56 Phenom 300 series light jets in […]
Emission-free aircraft towing: Lufthansa LEOS is the launch customer of the all-electric towbarless aircraft tractor Phoenix E
Lufthansa LEOS, the ground handling specialist of the Lufthansa Group, is the launch customer of the all-electric towbarless aircraft tractor Phoenix E from German manufacturer Goldhofer. The purely battery-electric vehicle operates at Frankfurt Airport. It can move aircraft with a take-off weight of up to 352 tons over short and long distances between parking areas, […]
How Azul’s eVTOLs Will Revolutionize Brazilian Urban Air Mobility
Azul is looking to revolutionize Brazilian urban air mobility following the US$1 billion commercial deal and strategic alliance with Lilium. The airline’s Chief Revenue Officer, Abhi Shah, spoke about Azul’s plans with the 220 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft it will receive starting in 2025. The eVTOL revolution Thousands of eVTOLs aircraft could […]
United Becomes Largest Airline to Invest in Zero-Emission Engines for Regional Aircraft
United became the largest airline to invest in zero-emission, hydrogen-electric engines for regional aircraft, the latest move toward achieving its goal to be 100% green by reducing its GHG emissions 100% by 2050, without relying on traditional carbon offsets. Through a new equity stake in ZeroAvia, a leading company focused on hydrogen-electric aviation solutions, United […]
Unruly passenger incidents on the increase
In 2020, the rate of incidents doubled, and that trend is continuing in 2021. In an informal survey of IATA’s Cabin Operations Safety Technical Group, one member airline reported over 1,000 incidents of non-compliance in a single week. Another calculated a 55% increase in unruly passenger incidents based on the numbers carried. Incidents have even […]
Indigo Partners portfolio airlines order 255 A321neo Family aircraft
Wizz Air (Hungary), Frontier (United States), Volaris (Mexico) and JetSMART (Chile, Argentina), Indigo Partners portfolio airlines, have announced an order for 255 additional A321neo Family aircraft under a joint Indigo Partners agreement. The firm order was signed at the Dubai Airshow. This order brings the total number of aircraft ordered by the Indigo Partners’ airlines […]
