IATA and Travalyst have joined forces with the aim of providing consumers with a consistent, accurate and widely available calculation of their carbon footprint from air travel. As all sectors of the aviation and travel industries come together in pursuit of net zero CO2 goals, this new and major collaboration effort will bring even greaterRead More

Rolls-Royce has successfully entered the final phase of testing its ALECSys (Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System) demonstrator engine, this time at altitude. The demonstrator took to the skies attached to the Rolls-Royce Boeing 747 Flying Test Bed in Tucson, Arizona, USA. The test programme has included flights up to 40,000 feet as well as aRead More

Turkish Aerospace has been awarded “2021 Success Partner” by Spirit, which specialises in aerostructures, due to zero scrap and timely delivery. So far, Turkish Aerospace has collected a total of five awards from Spirit and has been mentioned as a business partner instead of a supplier for the first time. Turkish Aerospace has delivered moreRead More

Saudia Group has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with AviLease for 20 New Aircraft. The agreement will see AviLease deliver 20 Airbus A320neo aircraft to be operated on long-term leases by flyadeal, SAUDIA Group’s low-cost carrier (LCC). Ibrahim Al-Omar, director general of Saudoa, said: “This sale and leaseback agreement with AviLease is an importantRead More

Aviation Africa will travel to the International Convention Centre in Abuja, Nigeria on September 13-14, 2023.The event will be hosted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The 2023 summit continues the work it has been doing for the past 6 events in building and shaping Africa’s aviation industry. By touring the event around the AfricanRead More

Saudia Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University to collaborate on increasing women’s empowerment efforts. The two sides will extend joint efforts to increase women’s presence in the commercial aviation industry through multifaceted training programs. The agreement was signed by Dr. Norah Almotrefi, Dean of Applied College, and RaniaRead More

AeroGuard Flight Training Center, a global ab-initio pilot training group, has launched AeroGuard Arabia near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, its first campus located outside the USA. The new location will service aspiring future commercial pilots from within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Middle East region, and across the globe. AeroGuard Flight Training Center has moreRead More

Joramco, the Amman-based MRO provider and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has won its first maintenance agreement with euroAtlantic Airways. The new agreement stipulates that Joramco will perform heavy checks, paint, and placard installation on two Boeing 777 from the euroAtlantic Airways fleet. Joramco’s CEO, Fraser Currie, said, “We are proud toRead More