Atlas Air signs two year lease with Amazon for Boeing freighters

May 10, 2016
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., the air cargo carrier that arranges leases with customers and provides the plane, crew, maintenance and insurance, has revealed that it has signed two multi-year leases with Amazon for...

VistaJet adds 100th aircraft to its fleet

May 10, 2016
VistaJet, the global leader in business aviation, recently reached an important milestone in its history when it welcomed its 100th ever aircraft to its fleet.

Ukraine Airlines, Amadeus sign agreement to sell ancillaries

May 10, 2016
Ukraine International Airlines has become the latest carrier to sign-up with Amadeus Airline Ancillary Services, which enables airlines to increase revenues by selling their ancillary services, such as meals and bags, through the travel...

SAA celebrates a decade as a Star Alliance member

May 10, 2016
South African Airways recently celebrated a decade as a member of Star Alliance, the world’s longest serving and most experienced global airline alliance.

Frontier Airlines adds a new revenue

May 10, 2016
Frontier Airlines collected close to a quarter-billion dollars in baggage fees in 2015, while its bigger rival at Denver International Airport, Southwest Airlines, generated only a fifth as much baggage revenue despite carrying 11...

Ethiopian airlines to commence flights to New York-Newark

May 10, 2016
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, recently announced that it will commence scheduled thrice weekly flights to New York-Newark from Addis Ababa on July 3, 2016, via Lome, Togo.

Garuda Indonesia to now focus on cargo revenues

May 10, 2016
Garuda Indonesia is now seeking to boost its cargo market that has so far not yet been optimized due to its focus on the passenger market.

ESA to build ‘Moon Village’

May 10, 2016
The European Space Agency plans to build a base on the Moon. The agency said it would like a ‘Moon village’ to be in working order in 20 years. Johann-Dietrich Woerner is the Director-General...

Gama Aviation attains IS-BAO accreditation

May 10, 2016
Gama Aviation has achieved International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) accreditation at its regional headquarters in Sharjah, UAE.

ABC sets new tonnage record during the first quarter of 2016

May 10, 2016
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) set a new quarterly tonnage record in the first three months of 2016, carrying over 132,000 tonnes of cargo across its international route network, a 27% increase year-on-year. The airline’s FTK’s...