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Air Greenland signs lease agreement with Carlyle for single Airbus A320neo

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Air Greenland has signed a lease agreement with Carlyle Aviation to acquire a single Airbus A320neo aircraft with the new narrowbody jet scheduled to join the carriers 2027 summer schedule. It is understood that Air Greenlands CEO, Jacob Nitter Srensen, signed the six-year lease agreement, with the option to extend, on February 14, 2025.

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China’s COMAC delivers first C909 aircraft to Lao Airlines, expanding fleet

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This marks the first time a China-made passenger jet has entered the Lao market, marking a new step in the international development of China’s commercial aircraft, COMAC declared on March 31, 2025. The aircraft, registered as RDPL-34229, is a turbofan regional jet independently developed by China.

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The Different Roles Of Flight Attendants On Private Jet Flights Compared To Commercial Flights

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One might think that the role of a flight attendant on a private jet is the same as that of cabin crew on a commercial airliner. We could say that the primary role of commercial cabin crew is for passenger safety and the second is passenger service.

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Qantas pushes back Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul A350 flights to 2027

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The practice allows for air crews, newly trained on the type, to hone their skills on live flights, get the know the aircraft, and understand the best way to operate it.

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Boeing predicts fourfold growth in India, South Asia’s airplane fleet by 2043

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This number includes less than 10 regional jets, 2,445 single-aisle aircraft, 370 widebody aircraft, and 20 freighters. The total demand for pilots, cabin crew and technicians will quadrupleto 129,000, along with commercial airplane fleet expansion, making it the fastest growing region in the world, the statement concluded.

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Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321neo damaged at SFO after jet bridge collapses

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A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321neo aircraft suffered damages to its door when a jet bridge at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) collapsed. The incident was first reported by A Fly Guy’s Cabin Crew Lounge, a social media page with over 1 million followers, composed mostly of aviation professionals.

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flynas’ newest Airbus A320neo arrives, nears halfway mark of order for 120 jets

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flynas operates an all-Airbus fleet and has ambitions to eventually increase the new aircraft orders to 250 jets. According to the airline, it currently flies a fleet of 64 aircraft and operates 1,500 flights a week to more than 70 destinations around the world.

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