NEWS China president Xi visits Boeing to confirm 300 plane purchase
Boeing has welcomed China president Xi Jinping to its wide-body commercial airplane factory and announced several agreements that will broaden and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation between Boeing and China. The…
NEWS Ryanair raises full year financial guidance
Ryanair has raised its full year traffic forecast from 103 million to 104 million customers for 2015, and also increased its profit guidance by 25 per cent to €1.2 billion.…
NEWS Unattended Phone Causes Flight Diversion
An unattended phone on an Air Canada flight gave emergency crews a scare this morning which led the flight to be diverted to Regina. The Toronto bound flight was in the…
NEWS Etihad Airways Partners holds key summit in Rome
The chief executive officers of six airlines in the Etihad Airways Partners group have met in Rome to identify and progress collaborative initiatives designed to cut the carriers’ costs, increase…
NEWS Etihad Airways Partners hold key summit in Rome
The chief executive officers of six airlines in the Etihad Airways Partners group have met in Rome to identify and progress collaborative initiatives designed to cut the carriers’ costs, increase…
NEWS Lufthansa completes new business class rollout across fleet
Lufthansa has now successfully completed the most extensive cabin renewal programme in the company’s history. As of now, only aircraft with new cabin interiors are in scheduled service. Thus, all…
NEWS Flybe welcomes new ATR 72-600 to fleet
Flybe is for the first time introducing an ATR 72-600 series aircraft into its fleet. The aircraft has been delivered to Flybe from the leasing firm Avation PLC, and will…
NEWS TAM Airlines reveals first A350 XWB
The first A350 XWB for TAM Airlines rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, revealing the aircraft in its signature red, white and blue livery. The aircraft will…
NEWS Ryanair to launch new Larnaca-Brussels route
Ryanair has launched a new route from Larnaca to Brussels. Starting in January, the low-cost carrier will offer two weekly flights to the Belgian capital every Monday and Friday. The…
NEWS WestJet launches host of Canadian connections from Gatwick
WestJet has announced new non-stop service from London Gatwick to six Canadian cities. From spring next year, customers can enjoy flying in style on board WestJet’s fleet of Boeing 767-300…
NEWS Veteran accuses American Airlines of stopping him & service dog from boarding flight
A Marine Corps veteran says he and his dog were stopped from boarding an American Airlines flight after gate agents accused the man of pretending the animal was a service dog. Jason Haag, of…