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Aim for 1 Billion Passengers to Fly on Sustainable Aviation Fuel Flights by 2025

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The International Air transport Association (IATA) set out an aim for one billion passengers to fly on flights powered by a mix of jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2025. This aspiration was identified on the tenth anniversary of the first flight to blend sustainable aviation fuel and ordinary jet fuel. On 24 February 2008, a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 flew from London to Amsterdam with sustainable aviation fuel in one of its engines. The flight demonstrated the viability of drop-in biofuels, which can be blended with traditional jet fuel, using existing airport infrastructure. A flight completely powered … Continue reading Aim for 1 Billion Passengers to Fly on Sustainable Aviation Fuel Flights by 2025

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AIR SEYCHELLES AND STB RENEW MARKETING PARTNERSHIP FOR 2018

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Air Seychelles and the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend their partnership into 2018. The agreement will see the national carrier and tourism board work closely together through joint marketing initiatives, presentations at tourism events and workshops to promote inbound tourism to the archipelago. Both entities will focus on building a strong regional marketing approach in order to effectively market the airline’s Indian Ocean network and domestic flight offering, including scheduled and charter interisland services, as well as scenic bird’s-eye flights over Mahé. Remco Althuis, Chief Executive Officer of Air Seychelles, said: “As … Continue reading AIR SEYCHELLES AND STB RENEW MARKETING PARTNERSHIP FOR 2018

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Abu Dhabi Airports welcomes inaugural Cobalt flight to the Capital

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The Cypriot airline has launched 3 weekly direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Larnaca Abu Dhabi International Airport welcomed Cobalt Air’s first flight arriving from Larnaca, Cyprus, with the traditional water cannon salute at the capital’s airport at 4:10 am … Continue reading Abu Dhabi Airports welcomes inaugural Cobalt flight to the Capital

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Russian Helicopters to Manufacture Aircraft for Regional Aviation

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Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation), the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, as well as the Republic of Buryatia and the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, have signed an agreement on arranging local air routes. The document stipulates launching production … Continue reading Russian Helicopters to Manufacture Aircraft for Regional Aviation

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Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council

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Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2018 to Open Tomorrow at Al Bateen Executive Airport The fifth edition of Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2018, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi … Continue reading Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council

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Flying to more countries and international destinations than any other airline, Turkish Airlines invites you on a journey of discovery with its “Five Senses” campaign.

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Turkish Airlines presents its new commercial starring world famous heart surgeon and TV personality Dr. Oz at the Super Bowl LII. Turkish Airlines, winner of Skytrax’s “Best Airline in Europe” award six consecutive years, has just debuted its new commercial … Continue reading Flying to more countries and international destinations than any other airline, Turkish Airlines invites you on a journey of discovery with its “Five Senses” campaign.

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Novus Aviation Capital closes purchase and leaseback of two new A321s with Vietjet

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Novus Aviation Capital has successfully closed the purchase and leaseback of two brand new Airbus A321-200 aircraft, MSN 8061 and MSN 8076, with Vietjet airline of Vietnam. The two aircraft were delivered to Vietjet in January 2018 and are on long-term leases. This transaction is part of a larger deal between the two companies that would see multiple aircraft deliveries over the next 12 months. “We are pleased to complete our first operating lease transaction with Vietjet. The airline is experiencing impressive growth with promising future plans on the back of a thriving tourism scene in the country, which has … Continue reading Novus Aviation Capital closes purchase and leaseback of two new A321s with Vietjet

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Emirates firms up orders for 36 A380s worth US$ 16 billion

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Agreement signed on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai reinforces strong aviation ties between the UAE and France Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, today signed a contract for 20 additional A380 aircraft and 16 options, firming … Continue reading Emirates firms up orders for 36 A380s worth US$ 16 billion

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2017 Marked by Strong Passenger Demand, Record Load Factor

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2017 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) for the year ended 31 December rose 7.6% compared to 2016. This was well above the 10-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. While the rate of demand growth slowed to 6.2% in December 2017, compared to December 2016, this largely was owing to less favorable comparisons to the even stronger growth trend seen in the year-ago period. Full year 2017 capacity rose 6.3%, and load factor climbed 0.9 percentage point to a record calendar-year high of 81.4%. “2017 … Continue reading 2017 Marked by Strong Passenger Demand, Record Load Factor