When Russia began its unprovoked assault on Ukraine in 2022, the world was shocked. The 30-member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization immediately began to consider the wider threat to European security. In the four years since the ‘special military operation,’ as Russian President Vladimir Putin described the invasion, two more nations have joined […]
ACMI charter specialist euroAtlantic Airways has announced the appointment of Pauls Calitis as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 18 May, marking a significant step in the airline’s next phase of growth under its majority owner Njord Partners. Calitis will succeed Stewart Higginson, who has led the business since early 2024 and will transition to the role of Non-Executive Chairman […]
MRO provider Bird Aviation has signed a three-year heavy maintenance agreement with KM Malta Airlines. Under the agreement, Bird Aviation will support the national airline of Malta’s fleet with a range of base maintenance activities, including C-checks and other scheduled works, carried out at its facilities in Larnaca, Cyprus. The deal builds on an existing cooperation […]
The United Kingdom’s fighter jet fleet modernization program is said to be aiming for a long-term goal of 138 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters. That number includes the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, but as of this year, only 48 examples of the F-35B jump jet variant have been procured. That said, […]
Have you ever wondered why airplane headrests have flaps of cloth attached to the headrest? ‘Antimacassar’ is the name of the small protective piece of fabric attached to a headrest. The name is descriptively literal: macassar oil was a popular hair oil for men in the 19th and 20th Century but had a habit of […]
Any pilot will tell you that aviation runs on its own language. The words and phrases transmitted over radio frequencies around the world every day are not informal shorthand or inherited habits. They are an engineered communication system, designed over decades to be understood clearly by any pilot or controller, regardless of native language, regardless […]
British Airways is recruiting pilots for a specialized ground operations role at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), offering salaries of up to $100,000 per year. The airline is hiring “taxi crew” pilots to move aircraft on the ground, rather than operate flights in the air. The roles are currently being advertised as part of the […]
More than twenty years after Airbus first presented its A380 freighter idea, the aircraft still comes up in aviation discussions as one of the industry’s most ambitious “what ifs.” In the early 2000s, as global air cargo demand grew rapidly, manufacturers and airlines were looking for ways to move more freight through busy hub airports.
This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s premium economy experience on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the airline’s newest route, from Seoul to London. It’s been five years since I last reviewed Virgin Atlantic’s Premium cabin and the new route to Seoul – the airline’s longest flight – seemed like the perfect opportunity to revisit. […]
‘Subscription loyalty’ or ‘paid loyalty’ has been a buzz word in loyalty circles in recent years. Whilst paid programmes have been around for a long time – InterContinental Ambassador is the one we discuss most – others have struggled to make it work. Skywards+ is one of the higher profile airline subscription services and I […]