NEWS Drunken passenger assaults airport staff – @ABC
Authorities allege a drunken Delta passenger had assaulted Delta staff and police at Los Angeles Airport before she then was arrested. City News Service reports that 32 year old Lisa…
NEWS Protectionism Won’t Work Against New Competition
If there was any need to show how serious a threat the Gulf carriers have become to the club of legacy airlines, then the Big Six airline groups in the…
NEWS Travel Advocates, FedEx Join forces to Maintain US Open Skies Policy
A group of lobbyists and a FedEx Express executive accused the three US major airlines of trying to roll back the clock on Open Skies policy and keep out international…
NEWS Air France-KLM profits hit by pilots’ strike – @BBCBusiness
Air France-KLM is planning to speed up cost cuts and reduce investment after it had reported a drop in its full-year profits following last years' pilots' strike. The strike followed…
NEWS British Airways launches short film to promote their new Kuala Lumpur route
British Airways has released a 3 minute video to promote its return to Kuala Lumpur from Heathrow, scheduled to begin from the 27th May. The video which was created by…
NEWS: @BBCBreaking says RAF jets were scrambled yesterday after two Russian military aircraft were seen off the Cornwall coast
RAF jets were scrambled on Wednesday after 2 Russian military aircraft were seen off the Cornwall coast, the Ministry of Defence has said. Full story link
NEWS Norwegian signs charter deals with TUI, Thomas Cook and Nazar
Low-cost carrier Norwegian has continued its cooperation with several big tour operators by entering new agreements with TUI, Thomas Cook and Nazar. The agreements mean that Norwegian will fly charter…
NEWS ARKIA goes long-haul and commits to Airbus A330-900neo
ARKIA Israeli Airlines, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for up to four A330-900neo aircraft. The commitment makes ARKIA the first Airbus widebody customer in Israel and…
