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Lufthansa has signed a MoU with Solena Fuels Corporation to work to produce a sustainable biofuel source. Solena has identified a site for its first Sustainable Biofuel Facility in Germany at the PCK ...

InterSky has ordered two ATR72-600s, which are expected to be delivered to the Austrian carrier in December 2012 and March 2013. The aircraft, to be based in Friedrichshafen, Germany, will allow the a...

Scandinavian Airlines System, (SAS) has agreed to sell four of its MD82/87 aircraft to an undisclosed operator. The buyer has also secured options to acquire an additional 19 MD82s and 10 spare JT8D-2...

The summer tourist season has boosted Vueling’s passenger traffic by 28% in August, on a capacity increase of 29.5%. Load factor declined slightly however to 82.7%. Passenger numbers for the month inc...

Keith Williams, chief executive of British Airways, has confirmed that the airline will take delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 in May 2013 with three more to follow by the end of the year. ...

The British Airways (BA) arm of IAG is under strain. Having seen its lucrative Qantas JV fade into history all eyes are now turning to its relationship with American Airlines (AA). Emirates has made n...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has pledged S$200 million to create research institutes and think-tanks to help turn Singapore into a regional Center of Excellence for Air Traffic Man...

Air India has again objected to Jet Airways entrance to the Star Alliance group following a demand from the civil aviation ministry for the airline to explain how it planned to recover the expenses in...

Heritage Global Partners will auction the maintenance and repair overhaul facility, engine test cell equipment, and all other assets of LTQ Engineering on October 2-3. LTQ is a former Australian aircr...

BOC Aviation has taken delivery of the first of three Embraer E-190 aircraft it has on order. This aircraft will be placed with Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana. Two further E190s will be delivered in sp...

News that the Indian government is preparing measures to potentially allow foreign investment in the sector caused airline shares to spike yesterday. The Times of India newspaper reported that measure...

Air India will begin domestic flights using its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner from September 19. The airline hopes the new, fuel-efficient aircraft will help it return to health. "Dreamliner is an excitin...