Aeronews

The Emirates A380 welcomed more than 7,000 visitors across two days at this year’s Bahrain International Airshow. The A380 on display featured 4 classes and was one of the latest aircraft to be retrofitted with the newest generation cabins including Premium Economy, alongside updates across First, Business, and Economy cabins. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d6ZvU-Mw

Changi Airport Group will invest S$3 billion over the next 6 years in Singapore Changi Airport Terminals 1 to 4 to improve services such as baggage handling, check-in, immigration and Skytrain connections between terminals. Details: https://lnkd.in/dJX7nEBC

The 2025 summer flight schedule is now available for Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines and Edelweiss, with new intercontinental and European destinations available for booking. New routes: https://lnkd.in/dqBDnXsP

Charles Leclerc pulling over 8G in a Dassault Rafale. Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/daGf8_ea

Bombardier: "On 18th May 2021, FTV5 - callsign 'The Masterpiece' - became the first Transport Category airplane to fly #supersonic with SAF, becoming the fastest business jet in the world. This air-to-air footage captured back then is shown for the first time." Video: Bombardier.

Boeing is issuing layoff notices starting this week to workers impacted by a broader plan by the heavily indebted planemaker to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce. U.S. staff receiving the notices this week will stay on Boeing's payroll until January. via https://lnkd.in/dt5rbRcX

Singapore Airlines will become the world’s only airline to serve the iconic Cristal 2015 champagne, following an exclusive agreement with leading French champagne house Louis Roederer. Cristal 2015 will be served in SIA’s Airbus A380 Suites and Boeing 777-300ER First Class cabins from 1 December 2024. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dNbj8DKd

British Airways has opened applications for 270 graduate and apprenticeship positions ranging from customer service to aircraft maintenance and digital, which is new for 2024. Applicants and candidates interested in a career in aviation can benefit from registering on ‘Speedbird-Z’, British Airways’ free online careers platform. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dJZ3JGEk

Boeing forecasts long-term growth, saying air cargo traffic will increase by an average of 4% per year through 2043. These projections appear in Boeing’s 2024 World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), the biennial overview and long-term outlook for the air cargo industry. Details: https://lnkd.in/d_9hXGZW

ATR will scrap development of a new model designed to take off and land on short runways and concentrate instead on its existing portfolio. The decision to halt the new ATR 42-600S Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) variant - for which it received only 20 provisional orders - followed an extensive market review and lingering supply chain tensions. via https://lnkd.in/eSWShTfT