Pegasus Airlines will appoint Güliz Öztürk as its new chief executive officer, the airline announced recently, making her the first female CEO to lead an airline in the history of Turkish civil aviation. Güliz Öztürk, currently serving as a chief commercial officer of Pegasus Airlines, will take over from current chief executive Mehmet T. Nane,Read More

A pair of satellites from Malaysia and India are slated to launch in late June on the Ariane 5 rocket’s first flight of the year. Aboard the rocket will be Malaysian satellite operator Measat’s Measat-3d and state-funded NewSpace India Limited’s GSAT-24. Both are communications satellites bound for geostationary orbit. Measat-3d, built by Airbus Defense andRead More

Arabsat has ordered its first fully software-defined geostationary satellite to provide flexible coverage across the Middle East, Africa and parts of Europe. The company said that it signed a contract for Arabsat 7A with Europe’s Thales Alenia Space, which will build the satellite based on its Space Inspire platform. Although launch plans were not disclosed,Read More

China plans to set up a constellation around the moon to provide communication and navigation services for future operations on the lunar surface.   China will take the lead in demonstrating a small, lunar relay communication and navigation system, Wu Yanhua, deputy director of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), told Chinese media. The firstRead More

The Emirates Mars Mission, recently released stunning new images of Mars’ enigmatic discrete auroras, following a new series of revolutionary observations that promise new answers – and new questions – about the interactions between Mars’ atmosphere, the planet’s magnetic fields and the solar wind. The observations include a never-before seen phenomenon, dubbed the ‘sinuous discreteRead More

Etihad Airways recently undertook a week of intensive research and testing on over 30 flights to test operational efficiencies, technology and procedures that will reduce carbon emissions. The week-long program, coincided with Earth Day on 22 April, included over 20 commercial flights operating across Etihad’s network to test contrail avoidance technologies in partnership with SATAVIA,Read More

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has carried 5.1 million passengers in the first quarter of 2022, according to the airline’s performance report. The figures show an increase of 75% compared to the same quarter in 2021. The report highlights that Saudia operated more than 40,000 flights in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 44%Read More

Qatar Airways has launched a voluntary carbon offset program for corporate customers. The initiative will enable corporate and trade clients to offset their own carbon emissions via a dedicated web portal at any time before or after a flight. The Qatar Airways voluntary carbon offset program allows its corporate clients to offset or reduce theRead More