Etihad Airways has announced its award-winning Airbus A380 service will begin flying between Abu Dhabi and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on November 23rd, 2015. The aircraft is the only one flying to feature a commercially available three-room suite in the sky – The Residence by Etihad. Details
Etihad Airways has announced its award-winning Airbus A380 service will begin flying between Abu Dhabi and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on November 23rd, 2015. The aircraft is the only one flying to feature a commercially available three-room suite in the sky – The Residence by Etihad. Details
Carnival Cruise Line is launching a new air programme that is designed to provide guests with maximum value, choice and convenience when making their air arrangements in conjunction with their cruise. The new Fly2Fun programme is highly flexible as it allows guests to customise their air reservations with a wide array of options, including the…
Arik Air has resumed flight services to Monrovia, Liberia. Flights to Monrovia were suspended in July 2014 in the wake of the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in some West African countries. Arik Air will be operating three weekly flights from Lagos to Monrovia via Accra, Ghana on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Details
Media planning and buying agency, Arena Media, has been appointed by Virgin Atlantic to handle its media account, following a seven-way competitive pitch over four months. The win will see Arena Media planning and buying across on and offline channels for the UK and handling PPC campaigns in the airline’s destination cities. Details
Low-cost airline Norwegian and UNICEF will send an aircraft fully loaded with emergency aid and school supplies to help Syrian children living in refugee camps. A series of initiatives are also underway allowing UK passengers to make a donation. In November, Norwegian’s UNICEF aircraft will take off for Amman, Jordan, a couple of hours’ drive…
fastjet, Africa’s low-cost airline, has signed a sales and distribution contract with Emirates, the world’s largest airline by international traffic, that allows Emirates’ passengers access to fastjet’s growing route network across east and southern Africa. Emirates passengers will be able to book fastjet tickets on all of Emirates’ sales channels using a bespoke link between…
Etihad Airways has announced its award-winning Airbus A380 service will begin flying between Abu Dhabi and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on November 23rd, 2015. The aircraft is the only one flying to feature a commercially available three-room suite in the sky – The Residence by Etihad. Details
UPDATE Air Algerie #AH2063 diverted on the airport of Lyon after a passenger said he had a bomb. The man, born in Algeria in 1978 and resident in Belgium, was arrested. The Boeing 737 was carrying 36 people and six crew members. The passengers were disembarked to a security check in the device before it can take off…
As the number of privately-owned UAVs have exploded here in the US, so too have incidents of hobbyist drones being flown too closely to airports. More than 100 incidents have been reported every month this year, up from a handful of occurrences in 2015, according to FAA deputy administrator, Michael Whitaker. To combat this trend,…
UPDATE British Airways #BA2155 escorted to the gate by fire units UPDATE British Airways #BA2155 safely landed at London Gatwick UPDATE British Airways #BA2155 returned to London Gatwick after reporting airframe vibration BREAKING British Airways #BA2155 is in holding pattern due to vibration http://t.co/hTlhtvRIgO pic.twitter.com/rL9dXm79TW — AirLive.net (@airlivenet) October 8, 2015
An ultra-long range version of the new Airbus A350 could fly for up to 19 hours, ushering in a new wave of non-stop flights, although they could also challenge passengers’ patience. Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier says that his company is running the numbers on the long-legged jet, which would be based on the A350-900 and…