The C Series CS300 aircraft’s first operator airBaltic and Bombardier have entered into a firm agreement to convert seven optional aircraft to firm orders as the Riga-based airline aims to transition to an all-bombardier fleet. This brings the airline’s total firm orders of the CS300 to 20 aircraft. The agreement follows the airline’s conversion of…
JetBlue have announced an expansion of their most popular service called Mint on their transcontinental routes, which creates an opportunity to introduce competition in east and west coast markets where customers are faced with very little choice in terms of airline operators. The expansion will bring the Mint experience to 4 cities for the first…
Portion of Amsterdam Schiphol airport was evacuated and blocked by heavy armed military police due to a suspicious package. Several people were arrested. Spokesman says Sheraton Hotel adjacent to Amsterdam airport also evacuated due to ‘suspicious situation’. Some sort of Security threat is going on At Amsterdam Schiphol airport now… pic.twitter.com/aG3lpj2wa0 — Tony Fonderson (@TonyFonderson)…
UPDATE A limited number of flights will be possible between 17h45 & 19h45.
Pending government approval, Cathay Pacific will be the only airline that flies their Airbus A350 to London Gatwick from Hong Kong. If approved, the route will be operated 4x per week using the airline’s A350-900 aircraft when they are delivered. The route is scheduled to commence on September 2nd 2016. “Cathay Pacific has been flying…
French-based La Compagnie is seen as the Business Class Airline of the Future. The history of La Compagnie started in October 2013 with the legal name of Dreamjet. The name was changed to La Compagnie on June 16th 2014 thanks to professionals within the Air Transport Industry. The CEO Frantz Yvelin is the key to…
MAG have reported a passenger milestone of 23.5 million passengers flown in the last financial year at Manchester Airport. This has resulted in a 5.4% increase year on year. In March 2016 alone, 1.7 million passengers flew out of the airport. The MAG Group recorded 51.9 million passengers from their four airports, which has resulted in…
An Etihad flight destined was taxiing onto the runway at Manchester Airport when the pilot suddenly did a U-turn, last week. An elderly couple on-board had received a text message from their son-in-law saying that their grandson was in intensive care. After being informed of the tragedy, quick-thinking cabin crew stepped in and turned the…
Cathay Pacific flight #CX379 to Dusseldorf has declared an emergency due to electrical odour on flight deck few minutes after after departing Hong Kong. The Boeing 777-300 landed safely runway 07L at Hong Kong 45 mins after take off (18:15 UTC). BREAKING Cathay Pacific #CX379 to Dusseldorf has declared an emergency. Live: https://t.co/ICsJ87wn5D pic.twitter.com/RzO7UX9VgS —…
It’s believed the passenger suffered a heart attack on board the Airbus A380 flight QF9 while travelling from Melbourne to London on Friday. A passenger has died aboard a Qantas jet bound for Dubai, the airline said Saturday (Apr 9), with the man reportedly suffering from a heart attack mid-air. Flight QF9, which was travelling…
