NEWS Air Europa launches first Dreamliner flight in Madrid-Miami route
Air Europa, Spain’s largest privately-owned airline, this week inaugurated its first scheduled flight with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which will now operate its Madrid-Miami route. This route is currently operating…
NEWS Delta Air Lines reports strong first quarter as aviation resurgence continues
Delta Air Lines has reported financial results for the March 2015 quarter, with the airline recording adjusted pre-tax income of $594 million, an increase of $150 million over the same…
NEWS Expansion at Heathrow airport could ‘breach air quality rules’
A new study has shown that any expansion of Heathrow could be delayed for decades to due air quality issues. The Gatwick-supported report by a global environmental consulting firm had…
NEWS Transaero to launch a one weekly service from Moscow to Ibiza for the summer from June
Transaero during the summer season will provide a nonstop service to Ibiza from Moscow Domodedovo airport. Service, which will operate on Sundays, will fly on a Boeing 737-400 from 7th…
NEWS China Airlines moves into new hotel at Dubai World Central
China Airlines, the Taiwan-based carrier, will relocate its regional base to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central with effect from today. The first flight, which arrived at 10:00 from…
NEWS Aspire to open new spa lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5
Heathrow announced today the appointment of Terminal 5’s first independent lounge. ‘Aspire, the Lounge and Spa at LHR T5’ will open to the customers this summer and will available to…
NEWS Search area could be doubled in Malaysian Airlines MH370 investigation
Investigators looking for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 have said the search area could be doubled in size if the present exploration fails to locate the plane. The latest news…
NEWS Qantaslink flight from Port Lincoln to Adelaide forced to return with engine problem
Flight QF2268 had taken off from Port Lincoln Airport about 9.15am on Thursday, when one of its two engines developed problems about five minutes into the journey. The Q300 aircraft,…
NEWS Kansai International: The airport that’s never lost a passenger’s bag
One of the many things we love about Japan is its amazing customer service, from intelligent packing to omnipresent station attendants who pop out of the walls to help you.…
NEWS A third terminal at Frankfurt airport
Fraport's supervisory board has decided to build a third terminal at Frankfurt airport, despite local objections over the environmental impact. Opponents argue the extra capacity at Europe's third largest airport…
NEWS IATA launches Standard Safety Assessment Program
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched the IATA Standard Safety Assessment (ISSA) for airlines not eligible for the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).