NEWS E Cigarette Ban in Checked Baggage
The Federal Aviation Administration is warning airlines about fire risks from electronic cigarettes stored in checked luggage and is recommending that passengers bring them into the cabins instead.Link
NEWS Expedia acquires Travelocity in $280 million deal
With the deal, Expedia, which owns travel sites including Hotels.com and Hotwire, is building upon a 2013 marketing agreement that it had with Travelocity, the companies said in statement on…
NEWS Qatar Airways boosts capacity to Italy
Qatar Airways is continuing its rapid growth in Europe with an increase in capacity on its flights to Italy, as well as the introduction of double-daily flights to Madrid. The…
NEWS Incident: India B788 near Budapest on Jan 22nd 2015, engine shut down in flight
An Air India Boeing 787-800, registration VT-ANL performing flight AI-130 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Mumbai (India), was enroute at FL390 about 240nm west of Budapest (Hungary) still in Serbian…
NEWS American Airlines Celebrates its first delivery of the 787 Dreamliner
Boeing is proud to join American Airlines in celebrating the delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner. This revolutionary airplane demonstrates American’s commitment to the highest standards of comfort and efficiency,…
NEWS American Airlines takes delivery of its first 787-8
American Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8, being the second airline as the operator of the Dreamliner in the USA, after United Airlines. The airline took delivery…
NEWS Alaska Air Group Purchases Two More Bombardier Q400 NextGen Aircraft
Order will increase Horizon Air’s fleet to 54 Q400 aircraft; reinforcing the airline’s standing as the largest operator of Q400 turboprops worldwideLink
NEWS In-Flight Catalog SkyMall Files for Bankruptcy
The company behind the in-flight catalog SkyMall filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, a victim of evolving rules and technology that now lets airline passengers keep their smartphones and…
NEWS Ryanair announces new Berlin – Glasgow route
Ryanair has announced a new route from Glasgow Intl to Berlin, and a 4th daily Glasgow – London Stansted service as part of its expanded winter 2015 schedule.
NEWS Preliminary Report Released for Crash of PA-34-200T N81291
A preliminary report of the crash of PA-32-200T N81291 in Kentucky on December 2nd has been released by the NTSB.Link
