Passenger Aviation

Boom Supersonic Selects Greensboro, North Carolina for First Supersonic Airliner Manufacturing Facility

DENVER, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest and most sustainable supersonic airliner, today announced it has selected the Piedmont Triad International Airport inGreensboro, North Carolina as the site of its first full-scale manufacturing faci...

2022-01-27 03:30 2764

Flying Car Certified to Fly! - Civil Aviation Authority issues AirCar the Certificate of Airworthiness

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AirCar  the dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle has been issued the officialCertificate of Airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority, following the successful completion of 70 hours of rigorous flight testing com...

2022-01-24 17:13 2513

Travel Apartheid: The World's Most and Least Powerful Passports for 2022

LONDON, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest results from the Henley Passport Index  show record-breaking levels of travel freedom for top-ranking nationsJapan and Singapore, but also the widest recorded global mobility gap since the index's incep...

2022-01-11 16:00 3166

Vietnam Airlines and SpaceSpeakers Group Sign a 2-year Agreement on Development from 2021 to 2023

HANOI, Vietnam, Dec. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 18th, Vietnam Airlines and SpaceSpeakers Group signed a cooperation agreement on joint development and cultural promotion for the period of 2021-2023. Vietnam Airlines and SpaceSpeak...

2021-12-19 12:42 3706

First commercial airline flight using 100% drop-in SAF enabled by technology from Virent and Johnson Matthey

LONDON, Dec. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In an historic first for the aviation industry, a passenger carrying commercial aircraft has flown using 100% drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in one of its two engines. The BioForming® process, invented by Virent, a renewable fuels and chemicals techn...

2021-12-10 03:43 4079

Fiji Airways jets off with holiday-seeking Americans and new in-flight experiences

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiji Airways welcomed fully vaccinated tourists onboard for the first time in 20 months, with the first American tourists from Los Angles waking up in Fijian Paradise at around5.45am on 2nd December (Fiji time), to a big bula welcome and celebration from ...

2021-12-03 14:21 2139

NEOM and Volocopter establish joint venture to create the world's first bespoke public eVTOL mobility system

NEOM, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NEOM, the smart and sustainable regional development in northwestSaudi Arabia and Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility, have established a joint venture (JV) company to design, implement, and operate the world's first bespoke public vertic...

2021-12-01 19:54 3111

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is celebrating 70 years of continuous flights between Amsterdam and the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On 5th December 2021, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is celebrating 70 years of continuous flights between Amsterdam and the Philippines. KLM launched flights to Manila in 1951 w...

2021-12-01 14:02 4462

China Eastern Airlines holds online exchange between Chinese, Italian Gen-Zers

SHANGHAI, Nov. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese and Italian Gen-Zers had a close look at each other at an online exchange activity held by China Eastern Airlines (CEA) onNov. 24. Chinese and Italian Gen-Zers had a close look at each...

2021-11-26 19:51 5150

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport in Germany: Transaction process started

HAHN, Germany, Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The provisional insolvency administrator of the companies of the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group, Dr Jan Markus Plathner, has commissioned the renowned Düsseldorf-based M&A consultancy Falkensteg to look for one or more investors for the German Frankfurt-...

2021-11-24 18:29 5432

Singapore's JetQuay CIP Terminal is Digitally Transforming its suite of Airport services by partnering with HokuApps to deliver a Next-gen Travel Experience

SINGAPORE, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- JetQuay CIP Terminal , an elite, dedicated terminal at Singapore Changi Airport that provides world-class personalized meet and greet services, is excited to announce that it has selectedHokuApps , a ...

2021-11-23 21:07 3346

Improvements in Flight Operations Expediting Global Commercial Avionics Market Growth

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis of the global commercial avionics industry finds that airlines' increasing focus on improving flight operations is expediting market growth. Digital glass displays, connected flight management systems, and HUD (h...

2021-11-17 21:38 2423

Fiji Airways launches significant conservation awareness campaign using in-flight children's packs

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiji Airways is excited to announce the launch of Our Ocean, Our Life; an in-flight children's activity pack and series of books dedicated to educating the future generation on the importance of preserving and protectingFiji's spectacular yet fragile mar...

2021-11-16 09:56 1640

Volocopter Conducts South Korea's First Crewed Public Air Taxi Test Flight

BRUCHSAL, Germany, Nov. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- German urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer,Volocopter , has completed the first test flight with its 2X aircraft inSeoul, South Korea. It was the first ever crewed public test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off a...

2021-11-11 15:41 3248

Rose Cay Partners with ZeroAvia to Fund Hydrogen-Electric Powered Zero-Emission Aircraft

* Rose Cay plans to acquire existing aircraft, convert them using ZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric powertrain system, and lease them to operators. * Rose Cay intends to support the Energy Transition through the deployment of hydrogen infrastructure at airports worldwide. * The deal includes a ...

2021-11-10 06:52 2142

Green Flight Initiative Aired in North Bund International Aviation Forum

SHANGHAI, Nov. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 4, the first North Bund International Aviation Forum, with the theme on the sustainable development of the global aviation industry, was held in China's economic hubShanghai, injecting new aviation elements and driving power into the city's devel...

2021-11-05 22:03 4762

Alaska Air Group Collaborating with ZeroAvia to Develop Hydrogen Powertrain for 76-Seat Zero-Emission Aircraft

SEATTLE and KEMBLE, United Kingdom and HOLLISTER, Calif., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ZeroAvia is gaining altitude as the leader in zero-emission passenger aircraft as it announces a development collaboration withAlaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines, for a hydrogen-electric ...

2021-10-26 18:00 2634

Aero HygenX Partners with Ethiopian Airlines for Deployment of Autonomous UV-C Disinfecting Solution

* With hygiene in sharp focus, industry support for Aero HygenX continues to grow * Chemical-free disinfection via UV-C light offers a safer work environment for staff and is gentler on aircraft interiors * A global problem requires global solutions: It is the intention of Aero HygenX to ...

2021-10-21 21:57 2641

Bonza airfares coming to Australia

Low-cost airline capacity to increase in Australia thanks to Bonza. SYDNEY, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new independent low fare airline will be launched in Australia  offering more travel choices and more affordable air travel to destinations across the country from early next year.  Named ...

2021-10-11 21:50 2681

Annual General Meeting of IATA 2022 to Be Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Oct. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On 4 October 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced at the 77th Annual General Meeting of IATA being held inBoston, USA that China Eastern Airlines will host the 78th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit inS...

2021-10-09 20:44 3566
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