EMERGENCY Woman pronounced dead after emergency landing of Dreamliner at Ottawa Airport
A woman was pronounced dead after an Arke B787 Dreamliner from Toronto to Amsterdam made an emergency landing at the Ottawa Airport Wednesday night. Ottawa Paramedics say a woman in…
NEWS: Airline plans to weigh people before boarding
Uzbekistan Airwaves is set to begin weighing passengers before letting them on the aircraft. Passengers will be expected to step on a scale with their luggage before boarding the plane.…
NEWS Gatwick welcomes British Airways flights to Porto
Gatwick is set to raise a glass to celebrate the start of British Airways’ new direct service to the Portuguese city of Porto. The city, famous for its fortified wine…
NEWS LATAM Airlines sees traffic increase in South America
LATAM Airlines Group and its subsidiaries, the leading airline group in Latin America, has reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for July 2015 compared to July 2014. System passenger traffic…
NEWS Air France signs on to bring Airbus A380 to Mexico
Air France chief executive Frédéric Gagey and Gilberto López Meyer, general director of Mexico’s Civil Aviation Authority, have signed an agreement formalising the arrival of the A380 in Mexico. From…
NEWS Monarch Airlines launches two new routes to Israel
Monarch Airlines has announced two new scheduled routes to Israel from London Luton Airport. The airline will start flying to Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion Airport) and Ovda Airport in December…
NEWS New flights drive up passenger numbers at Stansted
London Stansted enjoyed its busiest July in seven years, as the launch of Thomas Cook’s trio of new long-haul flights and the summer getaway helped contribute to over two million…
ALERT Physical Proof of Missile Possibly Found at #MH17 Site
Dutch prosecutors have said for the first time that they have found possible parts of a BUK missile system at the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17…
NEWS Boeing B747 freighter joins Qatar Airways fleet
Qatar Airways Cargo’s first Boeing B747 freighter has joined the carrier’s expanding fleet having completed its first flight from Doha to Hong Kong. Qatar Airways Cargo operates one of the…
NEWS London Gatwick reaches record passenger numbers in July
London Gatwick announced two-and-a-half years of consecutive month-on-month traffic growth and achieved its busiest ever July - with 4.3 million passengers travelling through the airport. The figure represents a 6.4…
NEWS Etihad Airways launches refreshed lounge at Abu Dhabi Terminal 1
Etihad Airways has officially reopened its newly refurbished First and Business Class Lounge at Abu Dhabi Airport’s Terminal 1. The upgraded facility measures an impressive 1,044 m² with seating for…
NEWS Boeing B747 freighter joins Qatar Airways fleet
Qatar Airways Cargo’s first Boeing B747 freighter has joined the carrier’s expanding fleet having completed its first flight from Doha to Hong Kong. Qatar Airways Cargo operates one of the…