An airline has launched a new service from Glasgow to Las Vegas today. Virgin Atlantic has launched the new flights for Scots holidaymakers travelling to the city on America’s west coast. The September and October flights will take more than 400 passengers to Nevada each week. Steven Marshall, marketing manager at Glasgow Airport, said: “This…
British Airways, Boeing 777-336ER G-STB,J operating the London Heathrow – Singapore sector of BA15 (depart London Heathrow 9th September) diverted to Delhi this morning due to a medical emergency on board.
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Pakistan (PIA) 777-300ER AP-BID suffers gear retraction error. The crew received error that gear had disagreed and the climb stopped at 6,000ft. After an hour of trying to fix the fault, the aircraft returned to New York. The fault was fixed on arrival and the aircraft departed after 3 hours and 20 minutes on the…
Malaysia Airlines will lease four Airbus A350s, with options on two more, with delivery starting Q4 2017.
The inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi Aviation & Aerospace Week is set to run from March 6th-12th, 2016, under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi. The event will run concurrently in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain converging six trade, defence, entertainment, and sports components under its…
British Airways’ new 787-9 Dreamliner will start flying to Abu Dhabi and Muscat from November 5th, 2015. The announcement comes on the back of the airline confirming last month that the first route to benefit from the new aircraft will be Delhi from October 25th. Details
London Gatwick announced the busiest month in its history with more than 4.53 million passengers travelling through the airport in August. The figure represents a 3.7 per cent increase on the previous year. The airport has achieved 30 months of consecutive growth with 39.5 million passengers passing through the airport in the last twelve months,…
The inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi Aviation & Aerospace Week is set to run from March 6th-12th, 2016, under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi. The event will run concurrently in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain converging six trade, defence, entertainment, and sports components under its…
Flybe has commenced its new service to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from Liverpool John Lennon Airport giving passengers the ability to connect onwards to the host of European and long haul destinations available from the busy international hub. The regional carrier now operates up to three flights per day between Liverpool and Amsterdam, departing early morning,…
Richard Branson expects a new SpaceShipTwo now being built to be “unveiled by the latest in January 2016, and then our brave test pilots will start testing it” – but is reluctant to nominate a date for his first flight into space.
TAP Portugal has been awarded three top accolades at the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony. Following a competitive online voting process open to travel professionals and the general public, TAP has been recognised for its long haul services, clinching the prestigious accolades for Europe’s Leading Airline to South America and Europe’s Leading Airline to…