NEWS Emirates signs US$16bn OnPoint deal with GE Aviation
Emirates has signed a US$16 billion OnPoint solution agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the GE9X engines that will power the airline’s fleet of 150…
NEWS Air New Zealand launches flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Air New Zealand has today announced it’s expanding its Pacific Rim presence introducing New Zealand’s first direct service to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Air New Zealand will fly…
NEWS 777-8X and 777-9X get renamed to 777-8 and 777-9
Boeing has formally dropped the ‘X’ suffix from its individual stretched 777 variants, although it will retain it for the overall family. The US airframer is officially referring to the…
NEWS Qatar Airways forces lesbian British Paralympian to crawl off the plane
Less than one month after a gay disabled activist was forced to crawl off a United Airlines flight in Washington, D.C., a lesbian British Paralympian has come forward with a…
VIDEO Chopper 4 Hit by Laser, Helps Police Locate Suspects
Chopper 4 was heading to downtown Brooklyn to cover a nwes story when it was struck by a green laser, seen in Chopper 4 footage here. Police later took two…
NEWS Gatwick Airport rail links set for pay as you go in 2016
Passengers travelling between Gatwick Airport and London will soon be able to use pay as you go, rail minister Claire Perry has confirmed today. The news follows an agreement between…
NEWS Vietjet places 30 aircraft order with Airbus
Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has placed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 30 more A321s – totalling nine A321ceo and 21 A321neo. The order was signed at the…
NEWS Emirates reports record financial figures
The Emirates Group has announced its half-year results for 2015-16, showing continued business growth and a strong performance. Group revenue reached AED 46.1 billion (US$ 12.6 billion) for the first…
NEWS British Airways welcomes latest A380
Last night, British Airways took delivery of its tenth A380, registration LEJ, when it touched down at Heathrow at 20:55 local time. The first, registration LEA, arrived with the airline…