by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jan 26, 2023 | Inspiration, Technology
Pratt & Whitney and Frontier Airlines have unveiled an aircraft named after Maria Della Posta, president of Pratt & Whitney Canada and the first woman to head a business unit at the engine producer. “Maria the Bald Eagle,” the airline’s second A321neo...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jan 26, 2023 | Flight, Sustainability
Plastic is out and inflight beverages on Alaska Airlines flights are to be served in Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified paper cups or, if a passenger shells out for first class, in reusable glassware. “We began the process of eliminating our five largest...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jan 26, 2023 | Dublin, Health, Inspiration
Fundraising by staff and passengers at Dublin Airport raised €390,000 for three Irish charities in 2022, the airport authority announced on January 26. The money was split three ways between St. Francis Hospice, The Mater Foundation and Feed Our Homeless, and...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jan 26, 2023 | Editorial Comment, Flight
The Queen’s Cup, usually stored at the Royal Air Force Museum, is the oldest and most prestigious sporting trophy in the UK, dating back to 1719. In 2010 it was entrusted to the Royal Aero Club by its patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who originally received the...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jan 26, 2023 | Flight, Inspiration
Virgin Atlantic has named its newest aircraft “Queen of the Skies” in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. The aircraft, an Airbus A330 neo , is to be receive the royal registration G-VEII, which Virgin said is a tribute to the late monarch. The jet will enter...
