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Oman Air renews Boeing 787 fleet support services

Oman Air has renewed its Boeing 787 Component Services Program agreement for 10 more years. The renewal supports Oman Air’s sustainable operations and aims to help maintain a high level of dispatch reliability. The agreement extends Boeing-backed support for Oman Air’s 787-9 fleet and re...

Etihad Airways’ Captain Huda Al Musallami becomes the first Emirati woman training captain in the UAE

Etihad Airways announce that Captain Huda Al Musallami has made national aviation history, becoming the first Emirati woman to qualify as a training captain in the UAE. Having broken new ground in the flight deck, she will now shape the pilots who follow her into it. The announcement coincides with...

Emirates to elevate travel on routes to Mauritius, with the introduction of Premium Economy from 1 September

Emirates will introduce its highly-acclaimed Premium Economy cabin on two of its three daily flights between Mauritius and Dubai from 1 September 2026, providing Mauritian travellers with a new level of comfort and greater choice when travelling to Dubai and onwards across the airline’s global network. Premium Economy will be available on flights EK703/704, operated by Emirates’ iconic...

flyadeal celebrates first anniversary of North Pakistan flights

flyadeal, the Saudia Group's fast-growing low-cost carrier, is marking the first anniversary of its operations to three northern Pakistan destinations: Islamabad, Peshawar and Sialkot. flyadeal began operating from the Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh to these three destinations in August last year, building on the successful launch of its Pakistan services to Karachi from Jeddah and Riyad...

United adds 10 international cities for 2027; largest expansion in airline's history

United announced the largest international network expansion in company history with 10 new international cities and three new routes across Europe and Asia, and debuted the newest international aircraft in its fleet, the 'Born to Explore' A321XLR, at an event at Newark Liberty International Airport. The announcement builds on nearly a decade of international growth, with United adding 58...

easyJet more than doubles over 50s cabin crew and is now launching a new recruitment drive encouraging more to join

easyJet revealed that since first launching its initiative to recruit older workers in 2022, the number of cabin crew over the age of 50 has now more than doubled (up 127%) at the airline, with over 60s almost quadrupling in numbers. Now, with a brand-new recruitment drive for hundreds of new crew roles for 2027 set to open next month, the airline wants to encourage even more to join. Since f...

SkyDrive to evaluate potential routes for eVTOL medical logistics in India in partnership with Air India and Suzuki

SkyDrive will move forward with evaluating initial operational routes for the introduction of eVTOL medical logistics services in India, in partnership with Air India and Suzuki. This is part of the Memorandum of Understanding that the three organizations signed in July 2026 to jointly study the feasibility of such operations. In India, rapid economic growth in recent years has led...

Royal Jordanian Airlines selects Ramco Systems to power its next phase of growth

Royal Jordanian Airlines selected Ramco's next-generation Aviation Software to support its next phase of growth, following a comprehensive evaluation of global aviation software solutions. With modules for Engineering and CAMO, Maintenance - Line, Hangar and Shop, Supply Chain Management, Safety, Quality and Compliance and MRO and Part Sales, Ramco Aviation Software provide...

ANA and avatarin launch inter-airport remote passenger support using "newme" robots, a first for a Japanese airline

ANA and avatarin will begin rolling out remote passenger support services across multiple regional airports starting August 21, 2026, utilizing "newme" robots operated centrally from Kansai International Airport. This initiative builds on extensive operational testing at Haneda Airport, which analyzed over 25,000 customer interactions. By creating a seamless virtual support network...

Emirates expands global Travel Rehearsal programme across all UK airports

Emirates has successfully hosted its Travel Rehearsal programme across every UK airport it serves. This marks a key milestone in strengthening how Emirates supports people with accessibility requirements across its global network, helping them feel more confident when flying.Emirates’ global “Travel Rehearsal” programme offers guided simulations of the full air travel journe...

United completes phase one expansion of world's largest pilot training facility

United and CAE celebrated the first phase of expansion at the world's largest pilot training facility, adding 40 new CAE training devices (a combination of full-motion and fixed simulators) since 2022. United's Flight Training Center in Denver now has eight total buildings, nearly 700,000 square feet of training space, the equivalent of 12 football fields, and a total of 86 CAE training de...

Alaska Airlines announces new nonstop service to Athens and Paris, connecting Seattle to more of the world

Alaska Airlines is bringing the West Coast and Europe closer than ever with new nonstop service from Seattle to Athens and Paris, two of the world’s most iconic destinations that rank among the most requested by Atmos Rewards members. When these new additions launch next spring, Alaska will serve seven intercontinental destinations, further establishing the airline as Seattle&...

Kaszek makes first aviation AI investment, backing TravelX's trillion-dollar dynamic inventory vision

TravelX announced that Kaszek, Latin America's leading venture capital firm, made a substantial investment in its platform, bringing the company's total funding to $45 million. The investment marks Kaszek's first foray into the aviation technology space, reflecting its conviction that artificial intelligence is creating an entirely new category of revenue management solutions, one...

WestJet celebrates major milestone in inflight experience transformation

WestJet completed the transformation of its remaining all-economy aircraft, fulfilling its commitment to update the interior of all aircraft that were formerly operated by Swoop or Sunwing airlines. The cabin refresh includes upgraded Premium seating, an expanded Extended Comfort cabin as well as enhanced amenities and a refreshed interior look and feel. Samantha Taylor, WestJet Group Executive...

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