Leonardo Helicopters has handed over the first of 17 HH-139B intermediate-twins to the Italian air force. Leonardo Helicopters has handed over the first of 17 HH-139B intermediate-twins to the Italian air force. A variant of the AW139, the helicopter will...
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Europe region, sponsored by Cirium. From the FlightGlobal and Korn Ferry team behind the annual Airline Strategy Awards, the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards are celebrating the best airline stories from the decade prior to the...
As Lufthansa ends free meals on short-haul flights and EasyJet cuts cabin bag allowance, will more airlines follow in trimming what passengers get for their basic fare? One thing airline executives have learnt over the years is that charging passengers...
Russian air navigation services have completed a transition to a new airspace structure in the Moscow zone, an extensive re-organisation which affects much of the European area of the country. The switch to the new structure took place at 03:00...
Pilatus has conducted the first engine run of a PC-21 trainer for the Spanish air force. Pilatus has conducted the first engine run of a PC-21 trainer for the Spanish air force. Photographed at the airframer’s Stans site in Switzerland...
Wizz Air is further expanding its UK footprint by opening a base at Cardiff airport from which it will initially operate seven routes this summer. The base, operated by its British subsidiary Wizz Air UK, is its fourth in the...
Scandinavian operator SAS expects losses to persist through the full-year 2020-21, but insists its recapitalisation will prepare the airline for the winter season and the continuing disruption from the air transport crisis. SAS chief executive Rickard Gustafson says the winter...
Jet Aviation is the latest operator to report an uptick in demand for its charter services from former airline passengers using business aircraft for the first time. Source: Jet Aviation An impression of the new Scottsdale facility The aircraft management...
Qantas Group anticipates an A$11 billion ($8.1 billion) revenue drop for the year ending June 2021, but remains optimistic about recovery prospects amid a “vast improvement in trading conditions” in recent months. Qantas Group anticipates an A$11 billion ($8.1 billion)...
The US Embassy in Greece has welcomed Athens’ interest in buying the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter. The endorsement comes as tensions between NATO allies Greece and Turkey grow over a variety of issues, including conflicting claims over exclusive economic zones...