Adrian Nowakowski

DUBAI — The second trade day of the 2023 edition of the Dubai Airshow has come to an end, with Africa, a continent with one of the most rapidly emerging markets, leading the pack with over 70 secured orders and options from major manufacturers.

DUBAI — The Dubai Airshow 2023 is nearing its end, with the last days filled with displays, negotiations, and announcements.

DALLAS — Saudia (SV), the national airline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has announced its complete withdrawal from Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) by 2030.

In this final recap, we will revisit each pivotal moment etched in the history of the 10th edition of the Dubai Airshow.

On November 24, 2023, Privilege Style (P6), a Spanish ACMI and Charter airline, celebrated its 20th anniversary in the highly challenging and competitive commercial aviation industry.

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has announced initial plans to develop new variants for their latest program; the C919.

DALLAS — There are cases where an airline relies heavily on a single type of aircraft to maximize its chances of success. This strategy is particularly common among low-cost carriers (LCC), who can significantly reduce costs by streamlining their operations and focusing on a single airplane model. LCCs like Ryanair (FR), Southwest Airlines (WN), or GOL (G3) fully operate Boeing 737 fleets, while others like easyJet (U2), Spirit Airlines (NK) or IndiGo (6E) do so with the Airbus A320 family. As a result, expenses related to maintenance, staff training, and spare parts inventory are given lower priority, thanks to this approach. Nevertheless, there are instances where premium traditional flag carriers have adopted this approach and achieved success. An example of this is AirBaltic (BT), the Nordic airline, which has streamlined its fleet to consist of just one type of aircraft since March 2020: the Airbus A220-300. Since then, BT's traffic…

DALLAS — Flag carrier Saudia (SV) has announced the opening of two state-of-the-art simulators of the Airbus A320neo series at its training facilities in Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). As a result, the airline group begins 2024 equipped with five fully functional aircraft simulators to train and certify pilots for both its fleet and that of other clients who entrust Saudia Academy, their training-focused subsidiary. The chief executive officer of Saudia Academy, Capt. Ismael S. Alkoshy, said,

DALLAS — The oneworld Alliance, one of the most significant airline cooperative programs globally, has inaugurated its first branded European lounge at Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS). The lounge, located at the airside of the passenger terminal at Schiphol, will provide a comfortable layover or journey beginning to all passengers who contracted a premium service on any of the 14 oneworld routes flying in and out of the Netherlands' capital. This includes the likes of American Airlines (AA), Cathay Pacific (CX), British Airways (BA), and Iberia (IB). Airways was at the inauguration event held on February 21, with Gerhard Girkinger, VP of Customer Experience at Oneworld, and representatives of Qatar Airways (QR), British Airways, and the International Airlines Group (IAG). Julio Rodriguez, Chief Commercial Strategy Officer at IAG, was one of the spokespersons during the event. Photo: Author Understanding oneworld's Schiphol Lounge You may find it entirely unexpected for oneworld to…

DALLAS — On March 12, 2023, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made a global media splash with the Riyadh Air (RX) announcement.