Vietnam Airlines has formally dropped the A380-800 from its five-year operational plans due to not signing their MOU renewal after it expired in 2013. As a result of this, Vietnam’s fleet will have 122 aircraft by 2020 instead of the 150 it stated they were going to have by 2020. Vietnam said that they have…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that it’s CEO, Tony Tyler, will retire in June of next year. “After five years as Director General and CEO of IATA, I believe it will be time for me to retire and leave the organization. It is a great privilege and responsibility to lead IATA, and…
According to aero.de, Lufthansa are due to receive their first Airbus A320NEO aircraft before the end of the year. The aircraft, D-AINA (cn 6801), will be the first of 61 A320NEO’s. A further six will be delivered before the end of 2016. Lufthansa also have 40 A321NEO’s on order also.
The final report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine last year will be released on 13th October said the Dutch Investigators. They said the following in a statement!: “The Dutch Safety Board (OVV) informed relatives and the accredited representatives to the investigation that the board will publish the final report on…
Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways have announced plans to reduce frequencies on certain flights. The Abu Dhabi-Dublin service is being reduced from twice daily to 12/13 times per week. This means that the EY14/048 flights will not operate on a Tuesday or a Sunday. Etihad are also reducing frequencies on their recently launched Abu Dhabi-Edinburgh…
Skytrax has revealed that the worst airline in the world doesn’t go to Ryanair, considering all of the stereotypes made about it. The worst airline in the world according to Skytrax is Korean based Air Koryo. Air Koryo received one star out of 5 compared to Ryanair with 2 stars out of 5. The carrier…
Air New Zealand have been firing shots after Jetstar announces 8 new routes that will be operated into New Zealand. The 8 new routes are to be considered by Jetstar for the initial launch phase of connecting people all around New Zealand. Jetstar’s initial phase of operations, which begin in December, will see the Australian…
AirAsia have announced plans to add an 8th route into India. They will be flying from Kuala Lumpur to Goa using their Airbus A320 aircraft on a four and a half hour flight. This route will be operated three times per week, on a Tuesday, Thursday and a Saturday. Details
Boeing and Korean Air have marked the delivery of the airline’s first 747-8 Intercontinental. The new fuel-efficient jet is the first of 10 747-8 passenger airplanes the carrier has on order. “This new aircraft delivers better fuel economy,” said Walter Cho, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Korean Air. Details
Etihad Airways has appointed Lindsay White to the new position of vice president for Australia and Asia Pacific. In this role, White will assume responsibility for the entire Asia Pacific region, adding China, Japan, Korea and Thailand to his current portfolio of Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. Details
After a turbulent turn in the US Economy and the worldwide Economy, Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport reports huge passenger growth. They have said that they have had over 4 million passengers fly in and out of the airport in July, which is an 8.8% increase compared to the same time last year. For McCarran…
Travelport has announced that Middle East Airlines has become the latest carrier to sign up to its innovative airline merchandising technology, Travelport Rich Content & Branding. As a result of the deal its fares are now ready to be searched and sold through Travelport Smartpoint 6.0. Details