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Emirates Reconfiguring 615-Seat Airbus A380 (World's Highest Capacity Plane)
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (661+ words) Emirates is currently undergoing an aggressive retrofit project for the interiors of its aircraft, to introduce a new product standard, and also to roll out premium economy. Along those lines, the airline is now reconfiguring the highest capacity aircraft that…...
Cabo Verde Airlines wet leases B737-8 as maintenance cover
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (45+ words) Cabo Verde Airlines B737-8, Norse Atlantic Airways appoints sale advisors Uzbekistan's Centrum Air, My Freighter aim for 100 jets Romania's Fly Lili bets on Israeli recovery with ACMI growth Singapore Airlines backs Air India despite severe losses French Polynesia's Motu Link Airline…...
Premium Economy added to upper deck as Emirates pushes ahead with A380 retrofit programme
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (692+ words) Emirates" first revamped two-class A380 is now flying " here"s what changed Dubai: Emirates has completed the retrofit of its first two-class Airbus A380, marking a new phase in the Dubai airline"s multi-billion-dollar fleet upgrade programme and bringing Premium Economy seating…...
Airbus to open new A330 tanker facility in Spain, announces demo with Spanish Navy
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (361+ words) Announcement of the conversion facility comes after Italy awarded the manufacturer a contract for the planned procurement of the tankers, valued at "1. 4 billion ($1. 6 billion). BELFAST " Airbus plans on opening a new A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) conversion center in Seville,…...
Airbus Growing MRTT Conversion Capacity With Seville Facility
14+ hour, 10+ min ago (247+ words) Aviation Week Airbus Growing MRTT Conversion Capacity With Seville Facility MANCHING, Germany'Growing demand for the Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) derivative of the A330 airliner has prompted Airbus to expand its conversion capacity. Currently, all MRTTs conversions are performed at Airbus" site…...
BOC Aviation to buy, lease back 3 Boeing planes to Akasa Air
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (117+ words) PTI | New Delhi BOC Aviation will purchase and lease back three more Boeing 737-8200 planes to Akasa Air on long-term operating leases. The three aircraft are expected to be delivered by Boeing to the airline by the end of this year....
Simaero to invest $ 100m in India to train pilots
2+ day, 11+ min ago (341+ words) New Delhi: Simaero, a France-based flight simulator provider, announced on Thursday(May 30) it will invest $100 million in India over the next five years to train up to 5, 000 pilots. This investment will be allocated to establish infrastructure related to the training…...
New Seville conversion centre to boost Airbus A330 MRTT output to seven per year
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (429+ words) Infrastructure refurbishment at San Pablo site will add to primary Getafe line. Airbus Defence & Space is to boost its conversion capacity for the A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) to seven examples per year, as it eyes multiple additional sales opportunities for…...
New ATI Strategy Targets Increased UK Workshare On Next-Gen Airliners
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (81+ words) Aviation Week The ATI released its "Engineering Growth" strategy document on May 19, 2026. Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009, reporting on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility…...
ASL continues Australasia expansion with Airwork purchase
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (500+ words) ASL Airlines Australia has signed a sale-and-purchase agreement for the takeover of troubled group Airwork's New Zealand and Australia freight business. In a short statement, ASL said that the proposed transaction remains subject to the completion of the final stage…...