NEWS JetBlue Airways set to accept Apple Pay for first time
JetBlue Airways has announced plans to be the first major domestic carrier in the US to accept Apple Pay in the sky, making mobile payments at cruising altitude simple and…
NEWS Korean Air ‘nut rage’ executive sentenced to jail
Heather Cho, the former executive of Korean Air, has been found guilty of breaking aviation law following the so-called ‘nut rage’ case. She will serve one year in jail following…
NEWS Korean Air chief's gets one year jail term in 'nut rage' case
Heather Cho, daughter of Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho and the former head of in-flight service, violated the law by ordering the plane to return to the gate after it…
NEWS Asiana Airlines to order 25 A321neo aircraft
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus for the purchase of 25 A321neo single aisle aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet modernisation programme.…
NEWS Enstrom TH180 Makes First Flight
Enstrom Helicopter has reported that its TH180 — a new, two-seat training helicopter based on the F28F — made its first flight Feb. 6. The ground and flight test took…
NEWS Qatar to replace B787 with A350 to Singapore
Qatar Airways plans to operate the Airbus A350 XWB on its Doha-Singapore service, replacing Boeing 787 aircraft that were introduced on the route less than a year ago. The carrier…
NEWS Bulgarian Prime Minister’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing
A plane carrying Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov was forced to make an emergency landing at Sofia airport on Wednesday because of a problem with the landing gear, BNT state…
NEWS Boeing rejects business case for 757 re-engining
Boeing vice-president Randy Tinseth says the company has studied reviving and re-engining the 757 “a couple” of times, but concluded that the economics do not make sense. “We’re not studying…
NEWS Qantas crackdown on dress code at airport lounges
Fed up with poorly-dressed passengers at airport lounges? Qantas has announced a crackdown across its Australian airport lounges, with the airline set to more rigorously enforce a "minimum smart casual"…
