After an extensive, politically charged privatization process, the Portuguese government has selected the private company that will acquire a stake in its national airline, TAP. The choice has fallen on the German group Lufthansa, which will acquire a 44.9% stake
On June 5th, Spanish pilot Miguel Iturmendi made the first manned flight in history in an aircraft powered by solid-state batteries , the Helios Horizon. Iturmendi took off from Zephyrhills Airport in Florida, USA, as part of the test flights of the
European manufacturer Airbus closed March with 331 gross orders, 303 more than in February, and 60 aircraft delivered, 25 more than the previous month, demonstrating once again the high demand for new aircraft driven by the airlines’ strong performance, as
The aeronautical group IAG has assigned 50 Boeing aircraft to Vueling, specifically, 50 units of the Airbus 737 Max, of which 25 will be the 8200 model and the other 25 the 737-10. Vueling will begin receiving these aircraft from
Iberia will proceed to hire experienced pilots, with all that this entails for the Spanish aeronautical labor market, in which Iberia has always acted as a “locomotive” of the sector, meaning that Iberia not only hires pilots directly, but also
The European consortium Airbus will increase production of its A320 and A350 models. Specifically, it will increase its annual production from 600 units of its A320s to 900, and from 57 units of the A350s to 144. This rapid growth in
Inspired by this article, today we’re going to answer a series of frequently asked questions from anyone who has ever considered working as an airline pilot. We hope it will be useful to our readers. To work as a pilot, you
This year 2025 marks 40 years since the creation of the legendary Eagle Patrol, and among the most impressive festivities is the patrol’s future participation in the AIRE 2025 festival , which will take place in San Javier (Murcia) between June 14
The IAG group, the parent company of Iberia, is considering buying the Portuguese airline TAP , currently valued at around 960 million euros. It should be noted that this group is not the only one that wants to acquire the Portuguese operator, since
Irish airline Aer Lingus, part of the IAG group, has launched the Future Pilot Program, a programme aimed at training its own pilots in order to address the global shortage of pilots that air operators have been facing since the end of