NEWS: Families “appalled” by compensation offer from @germanwings
MAINZ, Germany — The families of passengers killed when a jet was deliberately crashed in the French Alps are "appalled" by a compensation offer made by Germanwings and parent company…
NEWS Hertz terminates rental contract with Ryanair in GDS dispute
The Hertz Corporation has said that, despite lengthy discussions regarding a contractual dispute, it has ended its car hire agreement with Ryanair. The rental giant alleges Ryanair’s agreement with GDS…
NEWS Plaza Premium Lounge opens at Changi Airport in Singapore
Plaza Premium Lounge Management has launched an independent lounge in Singapore today. Located at the Departure Transit Hall of Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1, the elegant and contemporary lounge spans…
NEWS Travelport signs with Swiss for new distribution deal
Travelport has announced that Swiss is the latest carrier to sign up to its innovative airline merchandising technology, Travelport Rich Content and Branding. As such, its fares and ancillaries are…
NEWS Hertz terminates rental contract with Ryanair in GDS dispute
The Hertz Corporation has said that, despite lengthy discussions regarding a contractual dispute, it has ended its car hire agreement with Ryanair. The rental giant alleges Ryanair’s agreement with GDS…
NEWS Qantas to give staff A$90m bonus as profits recover
Qantas Airways will pay staff a one-off bonus of A$90 to employees affected by an 18-month wage freeze. More than 28,000 employees will receive a bonus, including those at low-cost…
NEWS Airbus signs with Chinese partners for A330 assembly plant in Tianjin
Airbus has signed a deal with partners in China to establish an A330 Completion and Delivery Centre in Tianjin. The deal takes the partnership between Airbus and China a further…
NEWS Vietnam Airlines welcomes new A350 XWB to fleet
Vietnam Airlines has become the second airline in the world to operate the all-new A350 XWB, following a special ceremony in Toulouse. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to global lessor…
NEWS US department of justice opens investigation into aviation collusion
Prosecutors at the US department of justice have begun an investigation into possible collusion among the airlines to limit seating. The move comes just two years after the same department…
BREAKING American Airlines #AA241 from Dusseldorf to Chicago is declaring an emergency. Live:
UPDATE American Airlines Boeing 767 #AA241 safely landed at London LHR http://t.co/wBP1HhqIz9 (pic: @RobWJackson) pic.twitter.com/EEG9pZc71c— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) July 3, 2015 UPDATE We have confirmation #AA241 safely landed at London Heathrow…
NEWS Vietnam Airlines signs first Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) agreement for A350 XWB
Vietnam Airlines has chosen Airbus to give Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its new fleet of 14 A350-900s on request. With this agreement, Vietnam Airlines turns into the first A350…
BREAKING Air France #AF1844 from Paris to Moscow is declaring an emergency. Live:
UPDATE Follow me car meeting Air France flight #AF1844 to stand 45 at Warsaw airport due to medical emergency on board UPDATE EMERGENCY #AF1844 is diverting to Warsaw stand 45…