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Delta Air Lines | August 20, 2020

Delta Air Lines will continue to limit the number of passengers it allows on each flight through early January in an effort to win over potential customers worried about flying during the coronavirus pandemic, the carrier said Thursday. Delta had previously said it will limit capacity to 60% of of its main cabin through the end of September. But after that it will raise the limit to 75% of its main cabin, blocking some middle seats, and will continue to do so through “at least” Jan. ...

Aviation Technology

Volocopter GmbH | June 09, 2022

Today at the UP.Summit, an annual gathering of leaders in transportation innovation, urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter announced that it has achieved another milestone to bring UAM to life: its fixed-winged passenger aircraft, the VoloConnect, completed its first flight in May 2022. This accomplishment makes Volocopter the only eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) developer worldwide to have an entire fleet of distinct aircraft configurations undergoing flight tests. ...

Aerospace

Wheels Up | January 28, 2022

Wheels Up Experience Inc. (NYSE: UP), the leading brand in private aviation, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Air Partner PLC (LSE: AIR), a U.K.-based global aviation services group with operations in 18 locations and across four continents. Under the terms of the transaction, Wheels Up will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Air Partner for 125 pence per share, equivalent to an enterprise value of approximately $107 million. The acquisitio...

Aerolineas | August 10, 2020

Aerolineas Argentinas is planning some very special Airbus A330-200 charters to Cyprus. Two roundtrips are currently scheduled with one coming next week and another in early September. These nonstop charters will support the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. Back in July, the Argentinian flag carrier announced it was to operate two roundtrip flights between Buenos Airlines and Cyprus to carry troops. The troops will relieve members of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic ...