Lockheed Martin announces plan to develop center for C-130J and LM-100J training

Lockheed Martin is meeting the increasing global demand for C-130J military and LM-100J commercial flight training with a new International Training Center (ITC) to be located at the corporation’s Marietta, Georgia, Aeronautics facility. Featuring academic classroom space and simulator facilities to support the full spectrum of aircrew training, the center will support training needs including … Read more

Italy’s F-35A Lightning II flies inaugural European flight

Italy’s first F-35A Lightning II, known as AL-1 and assembled at the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility, flew for the first time today marking the program’s first-ever F-35 flight outside the United States. Lockheed Martin F-35 test pilot Bill “Gigs” Gigliotti, lifted off the runway at 1:05 p.m. European Standard Time for … Read more

Flybe launches Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Amsterdam service

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has today commenced its new service to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) giving passengers the ability to connect onwards to the host of European and long haul destinations available from this busy international hub. The first flight departed from Liverpool at 07:15 this morning with senior … Read more

Airbus starts production of the first A330neo

Airbus’ first A330neo is coming to life one year after the programme was launched, with the first ‘cutting of metal’ underway at its production facilities in Toulouse and Nantes. Machining of the first engine pylon started during the summer at Airbus’ facility in Saint-Eloi (Toulouse), while Airbus’ Plant in Nantes began production of the first … Read more

50th A330 for Air China successfully completes maiden flight

The 50th A330 to be operated by Air China, which is also China’s first A330-300 with the increased 242 tonne maximum take-off-weight (MTOW) capability, has successfully completed its maiden flight in Toulouse, France. Displaying a special livery to celebrate the “50th A330 for Air China”, the aircraft will be delivered to the Chinese carrier in … Read more

South African Airways and Air China to codeshare

South African Airways has announced a code share agreement with Air China that will enable SAA to jointly market Air China’s newly inaugurated non-stop service between Johannesburg and Beijing as well as points beyond Beijing to Chengdu, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Chongqing. Air China will in turn market SAA’s services from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Durban … Read more

VivaAerobus announces new flights to Tijuana

VivaAerobus has announced new flights from Tijuana to Mexico City and Guadalajara. “The fact that VivaAerobus is coming to Tijuana will be a great benefit to the region. Today, over 60% of passenger traffic from Tijuana is concentrated on a single airline. Our smart, low-fare business model will drive down ticket prices and improve services, which … Read more

AirBridgeCargo starts operating direct service to Singapore

On September 3rd, AirBridgeCargo started serving Singapore cargo market with direct freighter service from Moscow. The flights will be operated twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays with Boeing 747 aircraft, with onward connection to Hong Kong and further to ABC’s global route network.  The new dedicated cargo services will facilitate the movement of cross-boundary … Read more

Southwest Airlines and pilots reach agreement in principle

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Southwest Airlines announced that it has reached an Agreement in Principle on a new contract for the airline’s 8,000-plus pilots.   The agreement now heads to the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association (SWAPA) Board of Directors which will decide whether to submit it to pilots for a vote. The Company did … Read more