One year ago today, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic aircraft simultaneously took off from London Heathrow Airport. The first-ever simultaneous takeoff occurred because the United
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Rolls-Royce Flies A Trent 1000 Engine On 100% Sustainable Fuel
Rolls-Royce’s Boeing 747 engine testbed was recently spotted with anything but a Boeing 747 engine under its wing. The aircraft carried a Trent 1000 engine,
Nigeria Set To Choose Ethiopian Airlines As Core Investor Of New Flag Carrier
BY PRANJAL PANDE The soon-to-be-created Nigeria Air will be the country’s new flag carrier. Nigeria has confirmed that Ethiopian Airlines has been chosen as the
Frontier Airlines In Talks With SpaceX Over Starlink Inflight WiFi
LCC Frontier Airlines seems interested in Elon Musk’s Starlink WiFi connection to be installed on its aircraft. BY GIACOMO AMATI American low-cost carrier (LCC) Frontier
Garuda Indonesia could rake in $831mn in rights issue
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) estimates proceeds of IDR12.4 trillion rupiah (USD831 million) from conducting its planned rights offering, but this is a projection that
3 airports to get P2.5B in upgrades
IN a bid to boost air travel, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) is investing P2.5 billion to upgrade three airports so that they can accommodate
Nauru Airlines pursues second B737 with funding secured
ALSO ON CH-AVIATIONNauru Airlines suspends pax ops amid Covid spike23.06.2022 – 23:19 UTCFollowing an outbreak of COVID-19, Nauru Airlines (ON, Nauru) has suspended passenger services
LUFTHANSA GROUP RECEIVES FIRST B787 DREAMLINER
Boeing and the Lufthansa Group today celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, a 787-9, to Europe’s largest airline group at Paine Field, Everett.
Almost 100,000 People Sign Petition Hoping To Save Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Around 800 jobs are at stake if the airport closes following a strategic review of its financial viability. BY LINNEA AHLGREN Local airports are not
United Eyes Airbus and Boeing Jets for First Widebody Order in 4 Years
By Edward Russell United Airlines is in the market for new Airbus or Boeing widebody aircraft to update its large and aging fleet of twin-aisle