NEWS Emirates to launch world’s longest commercial flight in 2016
Emirates has revealed its plans to launch services to Panama City, beginning February 1st, 2016. The new service will be the longest non-stop flight in the world, at a record…
NEWS Good takes seat on Boeing board of directors
Boeing chairman Jim McNerney has revealed the company’s board of directors has elected Lynn Good as a new member. Good, 56, is president and chief executive of Duke Energy, the…
NEWS Flybe offers global connections following Skyscanner deal
Newquay-Dubai, Southampton-Kuala Lumpur, Inverness-Hong Kong - just three of the numerous connecting bookings now possible with Flybe following the launch of innovative partnership with Skyscanner, a leading global travel search…
NEWS Lufthansa completes Amadeus Fare Families roll-out
Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines have completed implementation of Amadeus Fare Families to launch the group’s new branded fares consistently across the direct and indirect channels. As of today, Amadeus subscribers…
NEWS Emirates to launched world’s longest commercial flight in 2016
Emirates has revealed its plans to launch services to Panama City, beginning February 1st, 2016. The new service will be the longest non-stop flight in the world, at a record…
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 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 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 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…
