The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced the completion of overhauls…
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British Airways today unveiled details of its multi-million pound re-design for New York JFK Terminal 7, the airline’s flagship US airport. New CGI images give customers a first glimpse of what the terminal will look like following a more than £52 million ($65 million) investment, which will transform the airport experience for the thousands of customers that use it each week. The New York airport modernisation project follows a series of recent investment announcements by the airline, including a £400 million upgrade to Club World, the introduction of Club Europe cabins on domestic flights, new world-class lounge refurbishments, a new…
The Lilium Jet successfully completed its maiden test flight series in the skies above Bavaria. The 2-seater Eagle prototype executed a range of complex maneuvers, including its signature mid-air transition from hover mode to wing-borne forward flight. Seeing the Lilium Jet take to the sky and performing sophisticated maneuvers with apparent ease is testament to the skill and perseverance of our amazing team. We have solved some of the toughest engineering challenges in aviation to get to this point. The successful test flight programme shows that our ground-breaking technical design works exactly as we envisioned. We can now turn our…
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Dassault Falcon Service (DFS), a subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, have agreed to launch a private jet service that will provide airline passengers flying from Tokyo to Paris with seamless interconnection to onward destinations in Europe and Africa. The JAL Falcon Business Jet Service, which includes ground transport between the JAL terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport and the DFS fixed base operation at Paris Le Bourget, will commence on May 1, 2017. “This new premium service will allow JAL customers to fly point to point at short notice to hundreds of destinations not covered by its…
Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport has unveiled a new state-of-the-art digital flight information display board in its Arrivals Hall. The NanoLumens® Nixel Series™ LED video board, featuring NanoLumens’ revolutionary AWARE® display management platform, is a two-sided 30 foot by 10 foot board displaying flight information for arriving flights, the time, news and weather information, as well as messages from leading advertisers. The Nixel Series™ display was designed and engineered by NanoLumens, the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of indoor and outdoor LED visualization solutions, and installed by ConeXus World (www.conexusworld.com). The dual-sided video board is located in…
Boeing and Silk Way today announced an order for 10 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The order, valued at $1.1 billion at current list prices, was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website. “Silk Way’s success and profitability is a direct result of investing in its fleet and services and growing its regional and international footprint,” said Zaur Akhundov, president, Silk Way Group of Companies. “I am confident we will maintain our rate of growth, supported by 10 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes.” “We are very pleased to expand our partnership with Silk Way…
Intrepid Aviation celebrated the delivery of the first of two new B747-8 Freighter from the Boeing Company on March 31st and placed the General Electric GEnx powered aircraft on very long term lease with AirBridgeCargo Airlines, a part of the Volga-Dnepr Group. “We are pleased to add AirBridgeCargo Airlines to our family of Intrepid customers. AirBridgeCargo has evolved into one of the world’s leading freight carriers, offering a range of specialized services, including their heritage in the movement of heavy and out-sized cargo, to its many customers around the globe,” noted Doug Winter, Intrepid’s President and Chief Commercial Officer. “This…
Zunum Aero, a pioneer in electric aviation, is developing regional hybrid-electric aircraft for the early 2020s, offering unmatched door-to-door speeds and reduced costs for flights from 700 miles at launch, to over 1,000 miles by 2030. Zunum Aero aircraft are designed to take aviation into the future: enabling frequent service to the nation’s network of over 5,000 underutilized regional and general aviation airports. These 10 – 50 seat aircraft will pave the way to a golden era of fast and affordable electric air travel, reversing the 70 year consolidation of air services. Zunum Aero is backed by Boeing and JetBlue…
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have reached an agreement to deepen their historic partnership with an expanded trans-Pacific network that will increase travel choices and boost competition between the U.S. and Asia. The airlines signed a memorandum of understanding to implement a joint venture arrangement, which will offer customers access to the most comprehensive route network, industry-leading airline products, world-class airport facilities and a seamless customer experience. Highlights of the agreement, subject to regulatory approvals, include: The intent to create a fully integrated trans-Pacific joint venture arrangement, with both airlines sharing the costs and revenues on flights and coordinating…
Intrepid Aviation announced today the delivery of an A330-300 on long-term lease to Turkish Airlines following completion of an interior cabin reconfiguration and other works performed by SR Technics in Zurich. This marks the fourth of seven Rolls-Royce powered A330 aircraft to be delivered to the Istanbul based flag carrier. Intrepid Aviation is a privately held commercial aircraft lessor. Intrepid and its team of experienced professionals invest in and manage a fleet of modern, in demand commercial jet aircraft on long-term lease to airline customers worldwide. Intrepid is headquartered in Stamford with offices in Dublin and Singapore.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines and foreign airlines serving the United States carried an all-time high of 928.9 million system-wide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in 2016, 3.5 percent more than the previous record high of 897.9 million reached in 2015. The system-wide increase was the result of a 3.3 percent rise from 2015 in the number of passengers on domestic flights (719.0 million in 2016) and 4.0 percent growth from 2015 in passengers on U.S. and foreign airlines’ flights to and from the U.S. (209.9 million in 2016)…