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Cyprus' connectivity with other countries is very important for matters of tourism and the economy in general, the president of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, said last Friday.

He was attending the presentation of two new Airbus A220s for the Cyprus Airways fleet at the old Larnaca Airport.

Low-cost carrier Pegasus has said that it had placed a firm order for 36 Airbus A321neo jets, in addition to the pending orders with the plane maker.

The airline has been awarded the World Finance Sustainability Awards for the third year in a row

Wizz Air, Europe's fastest-growing airline and the world's most environmentally sustainable*, has been named the most sustainable low-cost airline for the third year in a row at World Finance's 2023 Global Sustainability Awards.

Cyprus Airways, the flag carrier of Cyprus, last week announced the upgrade of its fleet from the A320 to the advanced A220 aircraft. This was unveiled at a joint conference with Airbus at the prestigious Paris Air Show 2023.

Boeing expects the number of commercial planes in service around the world to double in the next 20 years, according to estimates published yesterday, anticipating a slightly larger increase than competitor Airbus.

The American aircraft manufacturer estimates 48,575 planes will be in service in 2042, compared with 24,500 last year.

The chairman of Turkish Airlines has said that the company will make a final decision on plans for a record-breaking order of 600 aircraft in two months.

The airline is in talks with U.S. aircraft maker Boeing and its European rival Airbus to purchase 400 single-aisle planes along with 200 jumbo jets, said chairman Ahmet Bolat.

China's first domestically produced passenger jet, the C919, took off on its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, a milestone event in the nation's decades-long effort to compete with Western rivals in the air.    

China Eastern Airlines flight MU9191 rose into the skies above Shanghai Hongqiao Airport just after 10:30 a.m., footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed.    

Overview of the site of the 2021 Alaska Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter crash from the NTSB preliminary report. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Greek airline Sky Express is returning to the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum for a second time, hoping to strengthen ties with the cruise industry.

Sky Express has been on a steady upward course, with the addition of two Airbus A321neo aircraft in the second quarter of 2023, enabling the airline to connect the world with 34 enchanting Greek destinations.

THY Teknik has signed an agreement with Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (ERW), center of excellence for Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter conversions, to collaborate in A330P2F conversions.