NEWS Brand new American’s Dreamliner damaged by hail in Beijing
One of the airline's new Boeing 787 Dreamliners suffered hail damage Monday after takeoff from Beijing. The Dallas-bound plane with 209 passengers returned to Beijing, where it was being checked…
NEWS British Airways launches new flights to Valencia, Spain
Culture vultures can visit Valencia when British Airways starts flights to Spain’s third biggest city later this year. The direct route from Gatwick begins on November 6th, with four flights…
NEWS Hogan emphasises importance of competition in GBTA address
Etihad Airways president James Hogan emphasised the importance of consumer choice and innovation as the fundamental drivers of competition in the international airline industry. The comments came during a public…
NEWS Fastjet launches latest low-cost route in Africa
fastjet Tanzania’s first flight between Dar es Salaam and Lilongwe in Malawi took off earlier, marking the launch of the low-cost airline’s sixth international route in Africa. Flight FN209 departed…
NEWS Travelport signs Lufthansa to rich content solution
Travelport has announced Lufthansa is the latest participant in its Rich Content & Branding solution. Travelport Rich Content & Branding enables airlines to market and retail their products more effectively,…
NEWS Emirates brings vintage Dom Pérignon to first class
Customers travelling on Emirates’ First Class can now look forward to the introduction of the recently released Dom Pérignon Vintage 2005, and the Dom Pérignon Vintage Rosé 2003, across different…
BREAKING British Airways #BA327 from Paris CDG to London LHR is declaring an emergency. Live:
UPDATE The flight made an emergency landing due to 'burning smell'. UPDATE 21:48UTC Pilots were wearing oxygen masks while declaring mayday. UPDATE We have confirmation British Airways BA327 safely landed at…
BREAKING EasyJet #U28435 from London LGW to Basel is declaring an emergency. Live:
UPDATE 15:UTC EasyJet flight U28435 returned to London LGW due to a technical fault, engineers at the aircraft now. UPDATE 14:47UTC EasyJet flight U28435 is now at the gate. UPDATE 14:38UTC EasyJet…
NEWS Pornstar Chloe Mafia claims a pilot allowed her into the cockpit during a transatlantic flight
Playboy model Chloe claims: “We were sitting in business class about 30 minutes after take-off. “The seatbelt signs had just gone off and a stewardess came and said the pilot…
NEWS Lufthansa introduces new pricing structure in Europe
Lufthansa is introducing a new price concept for flights in Europe. The new Economy Class fare options “Light”, “Classic” and “Flex” will apply from October 1st 2015, for domestic and…
