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Delta to serve Shake Shack burgers on flights
Delta is teaming up with Shake Shack to serve its burgers at 30,000 feet. Delta’s first-of-its-kind partnership with Shake Shack will begin on flights out of Boston on Dec. 1, with plans for expansion to other U.S. markets throughout 2025. Customers sitting in First Class on routes over 900 ...
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American Airlines expands boarding technology to more than 100 airports
American Airlines is expanding technology that supports the boarding process to more than 100 airports across the U.S. The technology platform ensures customers receive the benefit of boarding in their assigned group and supports team members with more visibility into the boarding process. The ai...
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Cathay Pacific achieves milestone with over 10,000 flights in October

Cathay Pacific today released its traffic figures for October 2024, showing that the airline reached the milestone of operating more than 10,000 passenger and cargo flight sectors in a single month for the first time this year. Cathay Pacific carried a total of 2,014,105 passengers in October 202...
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Hahnair extends partnership with Airbus to enhance Airbus’ corporate shuttle service

Hahnair announced an extension of its contract with Airbus. As a result, Hahnair will continue to provide Airbus with the HR-Shuttle Manager, a product to simplify corporate shuttle services. Since 2019, this tool has been streamlining the booking process for Airbus’ corporate shuttle flights, ...
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Jetcraft Commercial delivers two Dash 8-400 aircraft to Air Panama

Jetcraft Commercial, the commercial division of the global aircraft trading firm Jetcraft, is announcing the delivery of two Dash 8-400 turboprops to Panama-based regional carrier, Air Panama. These are the first Dash 8-400s to join Air Panama’s fleet and will be deployed on both domestic and i...
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Etihad reports October 2024 traffic statistics

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has released its traffic statistics for October 2024, highlighting continued strong performance. The airline welcomed 1.6 million guests during the month, achieving a notable average passenger load factor of 87%. Antonoaldo Neve...

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Spirit Airlines receives court approval for “first day” relief

Spirit Airlines has announced that it has received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York for all of its requested "first day" relief in support of its prearranged chapter 11 process. Among other benefits, this relief ensures that Spirit's Team Memb...
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Avelo Airlines launches flights to Cancun, Mexico

Avelo Airlines today celebrated its second international destination with the start of service between Hartford's Bradley International Airport (BDL) and Cancun, Mexico (CUN). Avelo operates this route to Cancun twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays utilizing Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraf...
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United sees nearly 30% surge in travel to European Christmas markets

United today reported bookings to European destinations are up nearly 30% compared to 2019 and up almost 10% versus last year, as more Americans opt to spend their holiday dollars on experiences. According to a recent Deloitte survey, consumer spending on holiday experiences is expected to rise 1...
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easyJet launches new route from Liverpool John Lennon Airport for summer 2025

easyJet is to launch a new route to Split in Croatia from Liverpool John Lennon Airport starting next summer. On sale from today a new twice-weekly route to Split will start on 9th June and operate on Mondays and Fridays throughout the summer with fares from £34.99* Paul Winfield, Aviation Di...
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Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia conclude its unilateral codeshare

Effective 1 June 2025, Etihad Airways will conclude its unilateral codeshare and bilateral frequent flyer partnership with Virgin Australia. The decision reflects a divergence in the strategic direction of the respective airlines. As a result, when the termination takes effect passengers will ...
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Qantas Group pilot training set to soar in new Sydney flight training centre

Qantas and CAE have officially opened Sydney’s new purpose-built training centre, where thousands of new and existing Qantas and Jetstar pilots will train each year. The state-of-the-art facility in St Peters near Sydney Airport, developed in partnership with global training provider CAE, is no...
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Fly2Sky and SkyUp announce long-term wet lease agreement

Fly2Sky has announced the signing of a three-year wet lease agreement with SkyUp Airlines, solidifying a partnership that builds on the Summer 2024 season. As part of the agreement, Fly2Sky will provide four aircraft - two Airbus A320s for 3 years and two Airbus A321s until 31.10. 2025 - to suppo...
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TAP Air Portugal earns €117.8 million in the third quarter

In the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24), TAP achieved a net profit of EUR 117.8 million, a decrease of EUR 62.8 million compared to 3Q23, due to the impact of foreign exchange losses. However, when compared to 3Q19 (before the pandemic), the result improved by EUR 116.6 million. In 3Q24, compared to ...
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Thai SmartLynx receives air operator’s license from CAAT

Thai SmartLynx Airlines  has officially received the Air Operator's License (AOL) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT). This license is a precursor to the more comprehensive Air Operator's Certificate (AOC), which the airline is targeting to obtain by the beginning of 2025. W...
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Korean Air upcycles retired mechanic uniforms into tool pouches

Korean Air has upcycled its retired mechanic uniforms, creating 2,000 durable tool pouches to support its maintenance teams. With the rollout of new eco-friendly uniforms for maintenance, aerospace, and cargo teams in April 2024, Korean Air collected its previous uniforms rather than discarding t...
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Finnair marks a decade of flights to Phuket

Finnair celebrated a decade of direct flights between Helsinki and Phuket yesterday, having operated its first flight between the cities back in 2014. The inaugural flight, AY37, departed Helsinki at 19:10 on 14 November 2014, before arriving in Thailand at 10:25 the following morning, as Finnair...
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BOC Aviation places six Airbus A321NEO aircraft with Turkish Airlines

BOC Aviation Limited has announced the placement of six Airbus A321NEO aircraft with existing customer Turkish Airlines. All six aircraft are delivering from the Company’s orderbook and are scheduled for delivery in 2027. Steven Townend, chief executive officer and managing director said: â€...
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Gulf Air and Joramco sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen MRO partnership

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited, Joramco, an Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) expanding joint MRO ...
UK minister commits to better protection for airline passengers
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UK minister commits to better protection for airline passengers

UK transport secretary Louise Haigh has pledged that airlines will face tougher enforcement of consumer protection laws. She said the Department for Transport (DfT) will "introduce reforms" to provide airline passengers with the "highest level of protection possible" after a UK Civil Aviation Aut...
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airBaltic reports record Q3 profit amid strong summer demand

During today’s investor call, airBaltic’s Board presented the Latvian national carrier's preliminary unaudited financial results for Q3 and the first nine months of 2024, revealing another milestone quarter. The airBaltic Group posted an impressive net profit of €40.3 million for Q3, alongs...
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