Events

Paris Airshow: GACA and Airbus sign sustainable aviation pact

17 June 2025

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and Airbus signed an MoU at Le Bourget that “establishes a framework for collaboration on…

Air transport

Paris Airshow: Turkish Airlines ‘closing gap’ on Boeing order

17 June 2025

Turkish Airlines is “closing the final gap” with Boeing on a potential large aircraft order even if the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 means…

Business and finance

Mango Airlines remains a subsidiary of South African Airways

17 June 2025

South African Airways (SAA) has clarified in statement that Mango Airlines (SOC), that was placed in business rescue in August 2021, remains a…

Route planning and tourism

Ethiopian Airlines launches services to Hyderabad

17 June 2025

Ethiopian Airlines has added thrice-weekly flights to Hyderabad, India, to its route network.

Air transport

Riyadh Air orders up to 50 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft

16 June 2025

Riyadh Air has made an order for up to 50 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft at the 55th edition of Paris Airshow.

Technology

Corsair selects Thales’ flight optimisation solution FlytOptim

16 June 2025

Airline company Corsair has selected Thales’ flight optimisation solution, FlytOptim, across all of its flights, which serve Africa, the West Indies,…

Air transport

Paris Airshow: Avilease orders new build A350F and A320s

16 June 2025

Fast-growing Saudi Arabian aircraft lessor Avilease became a new Airbus customer at the Paris Air Show today, ordering 10 firm A350F freighters and 30…

Technology

Air Cairo rolls-out advanced Flight Data Monitoring across its fleet

16 June 2025

Acron Aviation has signed a multi-year contract with Air Cairo to provide a fully outsourced Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) service based on its…

Air transport

Boeing 20-year forecast shows demand for nearly 44,000 new aircraft

16 June 2025

Boeing has said global fleet will reach approximately 50,000 commercial aircraft by 2044.

Business and finance

Etihad saw May’s passenger numbers grow by 19%

16 June 2025

Etihad Airways has released its latest traffic statistics for May 2025, highlighting continued expansion and customer demand.

People

Ethiopian Airlines’ Group CEO Honoured with AviaDev Award

16 June 2025

Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mesfin Tasew, has been honoured with the prestigious Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding…

Air transport

Flying Dutchman Elbers propels IndiGo to new heights

15 June 2025

Pieter Elbers, IndiGo’s CEO is nearly three years into his race across India. How is he faring? Mark Pilling reports.