The short-distance Air Canada flight 8481 to Grande Prairie from Calgary was forced to crash-land after a tire burst during take-off on Thursday night. Emergency crews immediately responded to aid and assist the dazed 71 passengers. But there was more than meets the eye. When the Jazz Aviation craft hit the ground, its’ landing gear…
Lufthansa continues to expand its network in the United States. For the very first time in its history, Lufthansa will offer service to the Tampa Bay area, the gateway to the West Coast of Florida. The new nonstop service from Frankfurt will begin on September 25th, 2015.
Heathrow has seen a 5.3 per cent increase in the volume of cargo in 2014, but new research shows that Brits have little knowledge of the scale and diversity of goods that are exported from the UK. A new study, which was commissioned to coincide with launch of the UK Trade & Investment Export Week,…
British Airways is to start direct flights from Heathrow to historic Krakow in May 2015 when it will become the second Polish city to be served by the airline. The new four times a week service from Terminal 5 will be operated by a combination of Airbus A319s and A320s, and offer customers a choice…
Tourism Australia and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, have deepened their strategic marketing partnership with a significant increase in joint funding for the promotion of tourism to Australia in overseas markets. Under the new arrangements, Tourism Australia and Etihad Airways will quadruple their spend in the 2014/15 season for what…
Heavy winds swirling around the Madeira Airport on October 20 made conditions challenging for pilots intending to land on the runway. This video from Flávio Silva highlights how one plane wavered on its descent, leaning heavily onto its right and left sides as it travelled parallel to the sea. According to Silva, the turbulent landing…
The Emirates Group has announced its half-yearly results which show steady performance and growth, despite a challenging business environment marked by ongoing health pandemic concerns, regional conflicts, and weakening global markets. The Emirates Group revenues reached US$ 12.9 billion for the first six months of its 2014-15 fiscal year, up 12 per cent from US$…