Etihad Airways has amended its chauffeur policy following a review of usage by premium guests across all major markets. The complimentary chauffeur service will be retained at Etihad Airways’ Abu Dhabi hub and replaced with a paid option at specially negotiated rates in all other cities. The changes will be implemented from July 3rd. As […]
Qatar Airways has revealed it plans to take a 4.75 per cent stake in fellow oneworld carrier American Airlines. The Doha-based airline said in a statement that it saw a “strong investment opportunity” in the American carrier. “Qatar Airways believes in American Airlines’ fundamentals and intends to build a passive position in the company with […]
Japan Airlines has confirmed it will provide free internet access throughout the flight, to all customers flying on the domestic routes. JAL has been introducing in-flight internet from July 2014 as a paid service, but will now remove the price barrier. In-flight video programs such as sports, gourmet, music and animation are also available for […]
Ryanair has launched its connecting flights service to Milan Bergamo Airport, providing customers with an expanded route choice, and the opportunity to book and transfer directly onto connecting flights. Following the successful launch of connecting flights at Rome Fiumicino passengers will be able to book connecting flights on the first 25 (of up to 300 […]
Boeing and United Airlines have announced an agreement at the 2017 Paris Air Show to convert 100 of its current 737 MAX orders into 737 MAX 10s, becoming the largest single 737 MAX 10 customer in the world. United also announced an order for four additional 777-300ER aircraft. “The 737 MAX 10 will enable us […]
Wizz Air has placed an order for an additional ten Airbus A321ceo aircraft, powered by IAE International Aero Engines AG’s V2500 engines. The additional aircraft will join Wizz Air’s fleet in 2018 and 2019 and will support the carrier’s significant growth plans as its responds to strong and growing demand for air travel within central […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, has placed an order for ten additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, enabling further development of its fast expanding long-haul route network. Last June, Ethiopian Airlines became the first African carrier to operate the A350 when it took delivery of the first of 12 aircraft in order. Today the carrier […]
After announcing orders for 30 incremental Airbus A321ceo aircraft just last month, Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta Air Lines has placed an order for ten more of the aircraft. The agreement was announced today at the Paris Air Show. Like previous Delta orders for the A321, the ten aircraft announced today are for the Current Engine Option […]
Boeing and SpiceJet have signed a memorandum of understanding for 40 737 MAX airplanes. The agreement, valued at $4.7 billion at current list prices, is split evenly between 20 new orders for the 737 MAX 10 and conversions of 20 of the low-cost carrier’s 737 MAX 8 airplanes from its existing order to 737 MAX […]
airBaltic has welcomed the fifth of its 20 Bombardier CS300 jets to the fleet, with the carrier planning to have eight CS300 aircraft by the end of the year. The plane, registered as YL-CSE, arrived in Riga earlier after a seven hour and 56 minute trip from Canada. Thus far, airBaltic has completed more than […]
Saudi Arabian Airlines has released its summer plan, outlining the pre-eminent operational aspects during the upcoming peak season starting from June 24th to September 16th. The plan shows a record increase in the number of flights and seating capacity both internationally and domestically, to prepare for the dramatic increase in the demand for air travel […]
Norwegian is continuing its UK expansion with a new direct service from London Gatwick to Rhodes. Norwegian’s inaugural flight to Rhodes departed earlier with a weekly service throughout summer. Rhodes will be the fifth Greek island Norwegian serves direct from London Gatwick, including Corfu, Crete, Kefalonia, and Santorini. Thomas Ramdahl, chief commercial officer, Norwegian, said: […]
Airbus is presenting a development study for an enhanced A380, to be known as the A380plus. The study includes aerodynamic improvements in particular new, large winglets and other wing refinements that allow for up to four per cent fuel burn savings. Added to an optimised A380 maintenance programme and the enhanced cabin features first shown […]
Dubai-based flydubai has announced the start of flights to Kilimanjaro from October 29th this year. The re-launched service to the carrier’s third point in Tanzania, along with Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, will see flydubai’s network in Africa expand to 12 destinations. flydubai began operations to Tanzania in 2014 and has seen a steady growth […]
New figures out today show that it was a record April for the number of overseas visits to the UK. VisitBritain figures show that 3.7 million visits were made to the UK in April this year, up 19 per cent compared to the same month last year and the highest April since records began. Overseas […]
The trend for all things Swedish shows no sign of abating, with Sweden now also proving the destination of choice for British holidaymakers. New figures from Visit Sweden show that UK traveller bed nights hit a record number of 857,570 in 2016. With 600,170 UK traveller bed nights recorded in 2013, this represents a 43 […]
Airbus has delivered easyJet’s first Leap-1A powered A320neo. The plane is also the airline’s 300th A320 Family aircraft delivery, with the handover made at a ceremony in Toulouse earlier. On hand were Carolyn McCall, easyJet chief executive, Fabrice Bregier, president of Airbus Commercial Aircraft, and Gaël Méheust, CFM international chief executive. To mark the milestone […]
Ryanair has announced the appointment of Chiara Ravara as its new senior sales and marketing manager, promoting her from her previous role as sales and marketing manager for Greece and the East Mediterranean market. Ravara has worked in Ryanair since 2014, joining from Aviareps in Italy. Ryanair marketing operations director, Matthias Wenk, said: “We are […]
Gatwick just had its busiest ever May, with more than four million passengers passing through the airport, a 6.7 per cent increase on the previous year. The highest ever number of business passengers also passed through Gatwick last month, in what was the airport’s 51st consecutive month of growth. The airport’s network of more than […]
Airlander 10 – the world’s longest aircraft – has continued its pioneering test flight programme by successfully completing another flight over Bedfordshire, UK. This is the Airlander fourth flight and second in 2017. Each flight sees operator Hybrid Air Vehicles push its envelope a little further and increase its understanding of the new aircraft. “It […]
MAG airports saw continued strong growth in both passenger numbers and cargo tonnes flown in May. At Manchester Airport, record numbers of passengers travelling long haul and within Europe meant that passenger volumes grew 11.9 per cent, and the growing breadth of the airport’s long haul network drove cargo tonnage to 12.9 per cent growth. […]
Edelweiss has expanded its route network to North America with the launch of seasonal flights between Zurich, Switzerland and San Diego, California. An Edelweiss Airbus A340-300 will fly twice weekly between Zurich and San Diego, directly connecting the two cities. The new route allows Swiss, and other European tourists, to reach San Diego with ease […]
CALC, a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, has entered into an aircraft purchase agreement with Boeing for 50 new 737 MAX series aircraft. The planes have a list price of US$5.8 billion, with delivery expected in stages up to 2023. “We are delighted to announce this new engagement with Boeing. “This large […]
Air Mauritius is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of commemorative events around in the world. In Mauritius employees gathered at office locations at Port-Louis, Ebene, and SSR Airport to celebrate 50 years of the glorious history of the company. All three ceremonies were attended by chairman, Arjoon Suddhoo and the officer in charge, […]
Dublin welcomed the first Qatar Airways flight from Doha earlier, inaugurating a new daily service designed to connect the city to the world. Senior vice president of Qatar Airways Europe, Jonathan Harding, travelled on board the inaugural flight and was greeted by daa chief executive, Kevin Toland; Dublin Airport managing director, Vincent Harrison; and chief […]