The world�s most popular single-aisle aircraft, the A320 Family, has achieved over 50 million take offs and landings since the first model, the A320, entered commercial service in 1988. Over this period, A320 Family aircraft have carried in excess of five billion people. With ten take-offs every minute, they have become a familiar sight at airports and in our skies.

Hong Kong International Airport said a 47 percent surge in exports in April pushed the airport to its largest monthly cargo volume in more than two-and-a-half years, extending a strong resurgence in shipping business at the world�s largest international air freight gateway.

Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudi Arabia�s national airline, has become the newest operator of the Airbus A330, after taking delivery of its first long range Airbus aircraft in almost 30 years. The aircraft was delivered at a ceremony in Toulouse attended by His Excellency Engineer Khalid al Molhem, Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines, and John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers.

On May 13, the Latvian national airline airBaltic starts a route linking the Estonian capital of Tallinn with the Finnish city of Oulu.