Icelandair to launch service to Chicago, Montreal and Aberdeen. They will have 42 direct destinations. Capacity increased of 18% between years and passenger numbers is projected at 3.5million A total of 26 aircraft to be used for the airline next summer. Two, 262 Boeing 767-300s to join the fleet in 2016.
Parents of a girl who reported to have been inappropriately touched by a man while flying alone from New York to Iowa have sued the man and American Airlines, saying the airline had failed to protect the girl. Muhammad Asif Chaudhry was arrested after the flight in July on charges including engaging in sexual contact…
And the Pink Delta 767-400 is no more. After being pulled into the paint hangar last night, it will be repainted in the standard DL livery. — Benjamin Bearup (@TheAviationBeat) September 8, 2015
FROM CAPA: Cathay Pacific in Sep-2015 will take delivery of its 53rd 777-300ER, which will be the last of its current 777 order. 777Xs arrive next decade but first Cathay will take A350s. Cathay has 48 A350s on order, including 22 -900s and 46 -1000s. The first -900 is due in Feb-2016 and is expected…
El jueves directivos de @cathaypacific nos contarán todos los detalles del nuevo vuelo directo de Hong Kong a Madrid pic.twitter.com/o8DXav9eKL — Fly News (@flynewsmagazine) September 8, 2015
UPDATE: Lufthansa to cancel 1,000 flights Wednesday as pilots’ strike bites. The airline said that 84 long-haul services of the 1,500 planned flights had been cancelled. But it added that 90 intercontinental passenger services and all cargo flights would operate ‘thanks to volunteer pilots’. The airline said: “Any customers whose flight is cancelled as a…
Lufthansa is operating to a special timetable today as flights are disrupted by strike action. The move follows a decision by Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union to call its members at Lufthansa German Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo out on strike in a long running dispute over pay and conditions. Details
Perth Airport has formed a new long-term partnership with Amadeus to implement ACUS, a cutting edge cloud-based technology to benefit airline customers and travellers. This agreement marks Amadeus’ continued expansion of its airport IT business in the Asia Pacific region, with Perth Airport its first customer in Australia. Details
What is it with me and getting home from Texas? An hour into the flight & we have to turn around back to Houston due to a medical emergency. Dumping fuel as we speak! 🙈 🇬🇧 Une vidéo publiée par David Coldwell (@davidcoldwell) le 7 Sept. 2015 à 14h31 PDT
