ROUTESJun 22, 2023Uganda Airlines Operates Inaugural Hajj FlightAfter a nearly 40-year absence, Uganda Airlines made its return to Saudi Arabia. This comes right at the start of the Hajj season, an annual Muslim pilgrimage that, this year, will see nearly two million pilgrims from all over the world arriving in Saudi Arabia.Read More →
NEWSJun 20, 2023Airbus to Experiment With Hydrogen Powered APUAirbus and its subsidiary Airbus UpNext, have announced at the Paris Airshow the beginning of a new program aimed at reducing ground emissions. The project will focus on research around a hydrogen powered (zero emission) APU on a "technological demonstrator" A330-200 aircraft. Should the project be successful, Airbus will attempt to implement some of the technology into both future and current aircraft designs. Read More →
ROUTESJun 05, 2023Air Canada Connects World's Largest Aerospace Hubs, Expands to Toulouse and CopenhagenOn the same day, June 1, 2023, Air Canada inaugurated two routes simultaneously from their growing Montreal (YUL) hub. The first route, Montreal to Toulouse is important to aerospace manufacturing giant Airbus, as the company has aircraft production lines in both Toulouse and Montreal (at Mirabel airport). The second route, Montreal to Copenhagen, is seasonal and is aimed at tourists going between the two storied cities.Read More →
NEWSJun 02, 2023Air Algérie Places Order for Five New Airbus A330-900s and Two A350-1000sAir Algérie, the flag carrier airline of Algeria, has entered into a firm agreement to acquire seven widebody aircraft, further bolstering its growth in the commercial aviation sector.Read More →
NEWSMay 27, 2023ITA Receives First A330neo, Steps Towards a More Modern FleetOn Thursday, the newest jet in ITA Airways' fleet was flown to Rome from the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse, France.Read More →
ROUTESMay 17, 2023Air Serbia Launches Service to ChicagoAir Serbia, the flag carrier of the Republic of Serbia, inaugurated its long-awaited Belgrade to Chicago today, marking the first nonstop link between these cities in exactly 31 years.Read More →
NEWSMay 09, 2023This Bolivian Airline is Finally Replacing its Aging FleetAfter years of trying to refresh its aging fleet, the flag carrier of Bolivia — Boliviana de Aviación (BOA) — will finally be able to obtain a330s to serve its long-haul flights.Read More →
NEWSApr 20, 2023Emirates 777 and Air Transat A330 Collide in MiamiAn Air Transat A330 collided with an Emirates 777 at Miami International Airport a few days ago, adding to the already lengthy list of aviation incidents that have transpired this year alone.Read More →
NEWSApr 12, 2023100th Worldwide A330neo Delivered to CondorThis event marks a significant milestone for the aircraft type, the first of which was delivered in 2018 to launch customer TAP Air Portugal. Airbus reports that 22 airlines currently operate the A330neo family, which comprises the A330-800neo and -900neo.Read More →
NEWSApr 05, 2023Air Hong Kong to Complete Fleet Transition by 2024By 2024, Air Hong Kong — owned outright by Cathay Pacific — will have completed its fleet modernization project, replacing all nine of its A300-600F aircraft with nine newer A330F aircraft.Read More →
