Source: Aeroflot Aeroflot has resumed direct flights to Thailand from Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Vladivostok and Khabarovsk. On July 7 the program of services started to Thailand from the regions of Russia with the first flight from Novosibirsk to Bangkok. On July 8 Aeroflot to resume flights to Bangkok from Irkutsk (twice weekly flights) and Krasnoyarsk (twice weekly) on July 9 — from Vladivostok (twice weekly). Also, direct flights to Phuket from Khabarovsk (twice weekly) will open on July 9, and from Novosibirsk (twice weekly) on July 11. Thanks to Aeroflot’s direct flights the residents of Russia’s Far East and Siberia will be able to travel to Thailand bypassing Moscow. This will significantly reduce the travel time and make the trip [...]

Source: QANTAS The Qantas Group will establish an AUD$400 million climate fund to provide direct investments in sustainability projects and technologies, as the airline works towards its emissions reduction targets. The Qantas Climate Fund, announced as part of the Group’s Investor Strategy Day, will be the largest aviation fund of its kind in the world. The fund includes the ~AUD$290 million partnership established last year between Qantas and Airbus to accelerate a domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia and an additional AUD$110 million from Qantas for other environmental projects such as high-integrity carbon offsets, offshore SAF investments, and operational efficiency technologies. The Fund will target direct investment in technologies and projects, investment in managed sustainability funds that align closely [...]

Source: QANTAS First Boeing 717 registered in Australia to leave Qantas fleet in June New Qantas and Jetstar aircraft commence flying as part of significant fleet investment The next generation aircraft have lower emissions, longer range, less noise and better economics Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia. The departing 717 (registration VH-NXI) holds a special place in the Qantas Group’s modern history, having operated Jetstar’s first flight between Melbourne and Launceston on the day the airline started flying in May 2004. The aircraft has also flown on regional and domestic routes for QantasLink for the past [...]

Source: IndiGo IndiGo, India's leading carrier has been granted Less Paper Cockpit (LPC) approval by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This approval allows IndiGo to remove Technical Paper Manuals weighing 40 kgs from each aircraft cockpit of its Airbus fleet. IndiGo has been at the forefront of adopting technology in the cockpit. In 2015, the airline became the first in the region to launch Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) reducing 25 kgs of paper on its Airbus fleet and replacing paper charts and manuals with iPads. The adoption rate was phenomenal, with digital manuals making it easier for the crew to maneuver, with added hyperlinks and colour graphics. Updating manuals became a far simpler process digitally, compared to the [...]

Source: JAL Aiming to secure stable revenues by expanding alliances with partner companies JAL has decided to introduce three Boeing 767-300ER Freighter (dedicated cargo aircraft). This will be the first time in 13 years that JAL will operate its own Freighter, and operations will begin sequentially from the end of fiscal year 2023. JAL has been securing revenues reliably and efficiently in the air cargo business, where demand fluctuates widely, through flexible business operations by using cargo space on passenger flights and chartering other companies' freighters in response to demand. However, with plans for further growth in the cargo and mail business, the company decided to operate its own freighters. With the introduction of the Freighter, a new business model [...]