Europe's Most Punctual Airlines Revealed, Paris Air Show Day 4 & More

Europe's Most Punctual Airlines Revealed

May marks the last month of calm before?European airlines?plunge into their busiest period ever, the summer holidays. According to data from global analytics firm Cirium, the continent generally did well and managed to crack the top 10 list globally, but barely. From Norwegian topping the list to no UK carrier even making the top 10, here's what you need to know.?

The top 10 airlines in Europe?

When it comes to punctuality, look no further than?Norwegian Air Shuttle. The carrier recorded an 89.25% on-time performance (OTP) in May, which is defined as flights that departed the gate within 15 minutes of their scheduled time. In second place was?LOT Polish?with an 88.68% flight on time with?Iberia?missing out by a few dozen flights with an OTP of 88.63%. Finnair and Austrian rounded off the top five with 85.49% and 83.31% leaving their gate within 15 minutes of departure time, respectively...

Paris Air Show Day 4: A Roundup Of The Important News From Le Bourget

While the first three days of the?2023 Paris Air Show?were eventful, with airlines placing aircraft orders of various sizes, on the fourth day, exciting deals were announced, which were related to the future of aviation sustainability.

ZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric engines?

The US-based regional startup?Air Cahana places an order with ZeroAvia for 250 ZA2000 hydrogen-electric engines. The zero-emission propulsion system is expected to be in service by 2027 and will potentially allow regional carriers to operate aircraft such as the?Dash 8-Q400?with zero carbon emissions.

The ZA2000 is the company's largest powertrain platform, with power outputs of 2,000 kW to 5,000 kW, and functions by using hydrogen fuel to generate electricity which in turn operates the electric motors without any harmful greenhouse gas emissions.?Having recently completed the world's first zero-emission flight?on a Dornier 228 using a smaller engine ZA600,?ZeroAvia?is making great strides in the field of clean propulsion systems and is garnering interest from operators around the world...

Iraqi Airways Receives First Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Iraqi Airways?has celebrated the arrival of its first?Boeing 787. Registered as YI-ATC, the 787-8 arrived at Baghdad International Airport (BGW) earlier today, following a 13-hour delivery flight overnight from Charleston, SC (CHS).

The aircraft, which?took to the skies for the first time?last month on a test flight, will be operated by Iraqi Airways in a two-class configuration, carrying a maximum of 266 passengers - 24 in business class and 242 in economy class...

Recaro Releases Cabin Product That Will End Extra Legroom In Emergency Exit Seats

Recaro Aircraft Seating has launched a new seating solution for Airbus planes that allows for increased passenger capacity while still meeting the 13-inch passageway requirement for emergency exits, as mandated by EASA and FAA.

The new seating product aims to impact economy cabin configurations on narrowbody?Airbus?jets, specifically for short and mid-range flights. This implies that newly produced or retrofitted Airbus A319s, Airbus A220s, Airbus A320s, and Airbus A321s could have reduced legroom in emergency exit seats in the future...

Pratt & Whitney To Open New Manufacturing Site In Morocco

Pratt & Whitney is ready to explore Morocco to manufacture important parts for many of its engine models. The announcement was made at the ongoing Paris Air Show, where the engine maker has also secured new airline deals to power their aircraft.

New site in Morocco?

Pratt & Whitney?has announced that it will launch an affiliate, Pratt & Whitney Maroc (PWM), in Casablanca to manufacture detailed static and structural machined parts for various engine models.