fastjet is celebrating two years of providing low-cost air travel across Africa. The airline began commercial flight operations in November 2012, flying passengers from Dar es Salaam to Kilimanjaro and Mwanza in Tanzania on its A319 aircraft. Since then, it has expanded its network with the introduction of its third domestic route to Mbeya in…
CityJet and Stobart Air have signed a partnership agreement, both airlines announced today. Commencing on December 1st 2014, Stobart Air will operate short-haul ATR regional aircraft on CityJet’s Cardiff to Edinburgh route – which is offered twice daily – and its Cardiff to Paris route, operating once a day.
A flight from company Thomas Cook, who had left Manchester on Monday towards Holguín, was diverted to Bermuda after a drunk passenger assaulted several members of the crew. The passenger, 25, and whose nationality was not disclosed, was arrested at the airport in Bermuda. Man assaulted two attendants and threatened while other passengers before they…
A United Airlines flight from Wichita to Chicago was forced to return to Mid-Continent Airport Wednesday night for an emergency landing. Flight tracking websites indicate Flight 5240 left the Wichita airport at 6:27 p.m. But it developed landing gear problems and landed back in Wichita around 7:30. No injuries were reported. The flight took off…
A man has missed his honeymoon and caused a Thomas Cook holiday flight to be diverted after getting drunk and abusing cabin crew and fellow passengers onboard. Mohammed Khelya, 22, was reportedly drinking from a bottle of vodka when he became aggressive on the flight from Manchester to Cuba on Tuesday. Cabin crew members asked…
Air Canada has confirmed the incident. “There are twelve one-inch (2.5 cm) bolts on a ‘prop spinner’ on this particular type of aircraft (Dash 8 #300),” a spokes person told. “While on descent into Vancouver on Nov. 25/14, (from Penticton, BC) flight #8353 had one of those twelve one-inch (2.5 cm) bolts come loose and strike…
Boeing and Ruili Airlines today celebrated the arrival of the airline’s first direct purchase Next-Generation 737-700. Ruili is a newly established private airline based at Changshui International Airport in Kunming, the capital city of China’s Yunnan province.
Just three months ago the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner joined the Royal Jordanian fleet and now the airline has announced it has concluded the delivery of the first wave of five craft. Under the airline’s strategic plan to renew its long-haul fleet, the five new airliners are working on RJ’s medium and long haul routes…
Clearly structured and with high user value, Germanwings has gone live with a redesigned homepage. The new website now offers visitors even more information and services. The new homepage has gone online gradually one region after another over the last few days.
American Airlines will give customers another choice for trans-Atlantic travel when it launches new daily daytime service from Philadelphia International Airport to London Heathrow Airport on March 29th, 2015. The new flight complements American’s existing PHL-LHR service and underscores the airline’s commitment to serving Philadelphia and creating the best network in the world with the…