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AirlinesSustainability: IAG announces e-SAF agreement with Infinium, an Electrofuel Supplier
Counsell: "We are on track to reach our 10% SAF target by 2030"
International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) purchasing agreement with e-SAF electrofuel producer Infinium, which plans to supply the UK market with power-to-liquid... more

AirlinesEtihad Airways announces ten new routes in one day
They join the three destinations already revealed for 2025
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, today announced the launch of ten new destinations from 2025. Part of the its expansion programme, this announcement delivers on the promise... more

AirlinesEmirates unveils new A-380 aircraft livery
On the occasion of a football event
Emirates, the Official Airline Partner and Principal Partner of AC Milan, has revealed a new livery for its A-380 aircraft, featuring the club’s distinctive colours, to celebrate the 125th anniversary o... more

AccidentsB-737/400 cargo plane crashes near Vilnius Airport, Lithuania
At the origin, it seems, a pilot-tower communication error. One victim and one seriously injured
Residential building with 13 inhabitants on fire: tragedy narrowly avoided. The aircraft, operated by Swiftair on behalf of DHL, had taken off from Leipzig airport more

AirlinesGatwick (2). The terminal has also reopened to passengers
The post on X confirms it
The London-Gatwick Airport company has published a post on X that confirms: "The earlier security alert has now been resolved and cleared by police. The South Terminal is reopening to staff and will be... more

AirlinesLOT Polish Airlines adds Malta to its European route network
Inaugural flight in April 2025 four times a week
LOT Polish Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, is continuing the expansion of its European route network and will start serving Malta from Spring 2025. Following the inaugural flight on 16th April 2025,... more

AirlinesEuropean aviation sector calls for dedicated industrial strategy
To help achieve Net‑Zero by 2050
The European aviation industry has sent an open letter to the EU institutions and Member States urging them to prioritise aviation's decarbonisation through a dedicated Industrial Strategy as part of the... more

AirlinesTAP: the growth of the carrier in Brazil continues also from Italy
The news that marked 2024
TAP, during an event held in Rome in recent days, reiterated the strong bond that ties it to the South American country. The occasion was also for the Portuguese air carrier to highlight the innovations... more

AirlinesAircraft. Qatar Airways Cargo and MASkargo, new strategic partnership
The collaboration has already seen the movement of approximately 2,400 tons of goods since October 1st
Qatar Airways Cargo announced on Tuesday the launch of a new strategic partnership with MASkargo, a cargo carrier subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group. The partnership, inaugurated by Qatar Airways Cargo... more

AirlinesACI EUROPE addresses key challenges for aviation in Türkiye
With spirit of collaboration, the DG Jankovec meets the Turkish Transport Minister Uraloğlu
ACI EUROPE today engaged with the government of Türkiye to review and address the challenges faced by the country in sustainably developing air connectivity to further contribute to its economy and global... more

AirlinesAircraft and transport: winds of change, challenges and consolidation of airlines in Europe
Iata, Walsh: regulatory delays and excesses slow down progress and mergers
During the "Wings of Change Europe" event in Rome (20-21 November 2024), the Director General of IATA (International Air Transport Association), Willie Walsh, expressed his disappointment at the delay... more

AirlinesYesterday the first test flight for the A-321LR aircraft with Icelandair livery
Part of the testing process; this first example will be delivered in the coming weeks - GALLERY
On November 19, 2024 marked a significant moment for Icelandair with the initial test flight of its first A-321LR, registration TF-IAA, at Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport, located in the Airbus assembly complex.... more

AirlinesCanada: runway excursion for B-767/338ER plane operated by Cargojet Airways for Amazon Air
A malfunction of the slats would have caused the landing gear to collapse
Flight CJT2387, operated by Cargojet Airways for Amazon Air in the early hours of yesterday morning on a B-767/338ER cargo aircraft (registration C-GAZI), went off the runway after landing at Vancouver... more

AirlinesSpain: Vueling and Barça Women present the football team's new plane
A-320 interior and livery inspired by players' careers
The Blaugrana team will inaugurate the aircraft this Saturday, on the occasion of the match against Real Madrid more

AirlinesRwandAir and Euroairlines Group sign a strategic agreement
For worldwide distribution of their routes
The African airline RwandAir has signed an agreement with Euroairlines Group to improve the distribution of its more than 30 domestic and international routes. The Rwandan company, based in Kigali, offers... more

AirlinesVietnam Airlines aims to order 50 narrow-body airliners by 2025: RFP already issued
The Request for Proposal is open to all, says CEO Le Hong Ha. Boeing has "already had a great proposal"
Vietnam Airlines has announced issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to purchase 50 narrow-body airplanes in 2025. Although the company expressed interest in Boeing’s 737 Max last year and struck a preliminary d... more

AirlinesAeroitalia to expand its international network from Rome
Adding a city in Czechia in early Spring of 2025
Aeroitalia, the fastest growing Italian airline, has opened the sales today for a new twice weekly frequency service (every Thursday and Sunday) between Rome-Fiumicino and the city of Brno, Czech Republic.Operations... more

AirlinesBoeing maxi-order: 40+40 B-737/8 aircraft from Avia Solutions Group
Supplier Acmi pushes for greater wet leasing to reorient industry paradigm
Boeing and Avia Solutions Group, the world’s largest ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, insurance) supplier, announced in these hours the first direct order with the industry for 40 B-737/8 airplanes, w... more

AirlinesITA-Lufthansa. Italian Mef sends corrections to Brussels
No changes to the economic conditions already agreed upon
Now the final approval of the European Commission to proceed with the closing of the operation more

AirlinesNegotiations between Lufthansa and ITA Airways are progressing
Potential deal between two airlines nears completion
Significant steps are being taken towards closing an agreement between the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and Lufthansa for the German aviation giant's potential investment in ITA Airways.... more

AirlinesAircraft and airlines: Ana Holdings, first half results April 1-September 30
Operating revenue at approximately €6.6 billion. Financial forecasts revised
Ana Holdings (“Ana Hd”) has announced its results for the first half of the fiscal year 2024-25 (April 1-September 30, 2024), which show operating revenue of 1,099.5 billion yen (approximately €6.6 billi... more

AirlinesPlanes and carriers: flydubai and Batik Air announce strategic interline agreement
Seamless connectivity between the UAE, Malaysia and beyond
flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, and Batik Air Malaysia have announced in these hours an interline agreement that will offer flydubai passengers access to more than 40 destinations across Batik Air’s n... more

AirlinesEgyptAir in legal trouble over tea
Passenger burns during turbulence, files lawsuit, demands millions in damages
A US citizen has filed a lawsuit seeking $5 million in damages from EgyptAir, claiming that she suffered burns caused by spilling boiling hot tea while on an international flight. The incident occurred... more

AirlinesAir France-Klm 3Q2024 results
Drop recorded due to lower tourist influx for Paris Olympics
The Air France-KLM Group has recorded a 13% annual decline in net profit, closing the third quarter of 2024 with 824 million euros. The Franco-Dutch company attributes this decline to the lower influx... more

AirlinesWizz Air faces financial challenges in 1H2025
Profits fall despite revenue and passenger growth
In the first half of the 2025 fiscal year, Wizz Air showed a mixed financial performance, characterized by a decrease in profits and modest growth in revenues and passenger numbers. Financial details reveal... more

AirlinesEmirates Group: positive half-year results in the airline sector
Budget growth despite global challenges
Emirates Group closed the first half of its fiscal year with a net profit of $2.8 billion, marking a slight increase of 1% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. Revenue reached $19.3... more

AirlinesCJ EU: General Court dismsisses an action brought by Wizz Air to aid (2 millions) by Romania to airline Tarom
In order to provide compensation for the damage suffered owing to the COVID-19 pandemic
On 3 February 2022, Romania notified the Commission of individual aid of almost € 2 million, in the form of a capital injection, for the Romanian airline TAROM. The aid was financed from the general b... more

AirlinesITA-Lufthansa negotiations break down: crisis looming
Negotiation impasse jeopardises future of partnership
Since yesterday, discussions on the ITA-Lufthansa agreement seem to have reached a critical point. Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, is carefully monitoring the details of... more

AirlinesTrapani-Birgi. Positive results for the "Vincenzo Florio" airport
The planned investments and the focus is on Summer 2025
For the second consecutive year, the "Vincenzo Florio" airport of Trapani-Birgi exceeds one million passengers. The goal, foreseen by the industrial plan, was reached yesterday evening, with the flight... more

AirlinesAssovolo: some clarifications about the Lufthansa-ITA Airways acquisition
The press release issued by the Italian Air Transport Federation
Assovolo Trasporto aereo on the Lufthansa-ITA Airways acquisition has made some clarifications in a press release: "The ITA Airways affair is far from sailing in clear skies: the news of the day is that... more

AirlinesEthiopian Airlines takes delivery of Africa’s first A-350/1000 airplane
The carrier operates a fleet of 21 aircraft of the Family
Ethiopia’s national flag carrier and largest Airbus operator in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines (EA), has taken delivery of its first of four A-350/1000 from the industry in Toulouse, France. The first of i... more

AirlinesITA-Lufthansa (4): the German air company could skip the decisive meeting at 6pm
After last night's misunderstandings, new requests from the Italian MEF would put the agreement at risk
According to latest rumors, new tensions are emerging in the negotiations between the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and Lufthansa to acquire a 41% stake in ITA Airways. It seems that the MEF has... more

AirlinesITA-Lufthansa (3). Italian Uiltrasporti: "Mef must immediately summon social partners"
"We will not accept an uncertain future for company workers"
"It is already a serious matter to have learned from press sources that the Ministry of Economy and Finance did not sign the document to be sent to DG Competition that should have marked Lufthansa's entry... more

AirlinesAirports: EC receives dossier on excess slots of ITA and Lufthansa
While the two and the Italian MEF were arguing, the package was presented to the Commission: it goes to Easyjet, Air France and IAG
While ITA and Lufthansa were discussing, with the result that at the time of writing the closure of the Italian-German agreement that will definitively sanction the wedding between the two air carriers... more

AirlinesITA-Lufthansa wedding blocked at night: a question of money
This afternoon, a summit between the two carriers and the Italian MEF will take place for the final decision
The bomb exploded during the night between November 4 and 5, according to what the "Corriere della sera" has written in these hours: the crux of the dispute that risks blowing up the marriage between ITA... more

AirlinesImpact of Boeing delays on Ryanair and the airline industry
Financial performance declined in the second quarter
Ryanair's financial performance declined in the second quarter, with net profit falling 6% to € 1.4 billion. The decline was mainly due to delays in Boeing aircraft deliveries, which negatively impacted b... more

AirlinesSingapore Airlines invests in $800 million upgrade
To raise the standards of luxury on board aircraft
Singapore Airlines (SIA) recently announced an investment of over $800 million to upgrade the cabins of 41 A-350/900 aircraft, including long-range and Ultra-Long-Range (ULR) versions, in response to growing... more

AirlinesAir traveller trends and preferences in 2024
According to a recent global survey conducted by IATA
The recent Iata (International Air Transport Association) Global Air Passenger Survey for 2024 highlights how travellers are increasingly relying on convenience and efficiency in their travel choices.... more

AirlinesSpirit Airlines faces Chapter 11: over 300 pilots forced to leave
120 captains demoted to first officers, 23 A-320s sold, A-319s retired
Spirit Airlines, a low-cost carrier based in Florida, has announced that it will introduce staff reduction measures that will include the forced furlough of about 330 pilots starting January 31, 2025.... more

AirlinesAirplanes and transport. IATA: growth for cargo in September
Positive trade lane results
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for September 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand. • Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (C... more

AirlinesFinnair: first refurbished Embraer aircraft ready
Objective: complete upgrade of 12 airplanes by 2026
Finnair, the airline of Finland, has started the cabin renovation of its Embraer fleet to improve passenger comfort even on the shortest routes. The first aircraft with the renovated cabin is ready, and... more

AirlinesRiyadh Air places order for 60 A-321neo aircraft
Signed at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) - DATA SHEET
Riyadh Air, the new premium international airline based in Saudi Arabia, has placed a firm order for 60 A-321neo Family aircraft. The agreement was signed at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh,... more

AirlinesGenoa Airport 2023 budget: reduced losses and new perspectives
Planned expansion of the passenger terminal in 2025
The board of directors of Aeroporto di Genova SpA, 60% controlled by the Western Ligurian Sea Port System Authority and 40% by the Genoa Chamber of Commerce, has recently approved the 2023 financial statements.... more

AirlinesFirst A-321XLR aircraft delivered to Iberia
Powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines
Spanish flag carrier Iberia has taken delivery of its first A-321XLR airplane, becoming the launch operator of the world’s newest single-aisle aircraft. The plane, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, will b... more

AirlinesBologna Airport: new air link to Chisinau, Moldova takes off
Operated by Bees Airlines Romania, it will have a bi-weekly frequency
The new flight Bologna-Chisinau by Bees Airlines Romania started yesterday evening. The new flight to the capital of Moldova will have two weekly frequencies, on Mondays and Fridays, departing from Bologna... more

AirlinesAirplanes and sustainability: Southwest reduces single use plastics on board
Cups and stir sticks in wood and bamboo: reduced annual plastics by more than 1.5 million pounds
Southwest Airlines introduced a new bamboo cup for inflight cold beverages and a wood stir sticks. Both the new cup and stir stick are part of the carrier’s ongoing work toward its goal to eliminate, w... more

AirlinesLufthansa Group reports an operating profit of 1.3 billion euros for the 3Q
Following a strong Summer travel season
Lufthansa Group reports an operating profit of 1.3 billion euros for the third quarter following a strong Summer travel season. The highlights are: Strongest revenue quarter in the company's history, w... more

AirlinesPresident Meloni attends Italy-Libya Business Forum in Tripoli
The first one to be held in the Northern Africa Country for over ten years -VIDEO
She announced that ITA Airways would be resuming direct flights to Libya in January next year, testifying to the gradual and steady strengthening of cooperation between the two Nations more

AirlinesAircraft and transport connectivity: Emirates signed MoU with Vietnam Airlines and VietJet
More travel choices between Dubai and its Vietnamese gateways Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi
Emirates has signed two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Vietnam Airlines and VietJet, aimed at strengthening connectivity and offering more travel choices between Dubai and its Vietnamese gateways... more

AirlinesLATAM orders 10 B-787 Dreamliner airplanes to grow widebody fleet
Agreement includes options for five more aircraft
Boeing and LATAM Airlines Group announced yesterday the purchase of 10 B-787 Dreamliners with options for five more airplanes. As the region's largest 787 operator, this latest order for fuel-efficient... more