On April 20th, United Airlines reported their Q1 2016 financial results. The airline recorded the following: Excluding special items, UAL reported first-quarter net income of $435 million, earnings per share of $1.23 per diluted share and pre-tax earnings of $688 million. Including special items, UAL reported first-quarter net income of $313 million, earnings per share…
Some 16.8 million passengers passed through Heathrow Airport in London first three months of 2016, up 2.6 per cent. At the same time, Garuda Indonesia has become the latest airline to move its London operations from Gatwick to Heathrow – boosting British businesses with increased ties to a fast-growing economy.
Thomson Airways, along with First Choice, have announced plans to increase capacity from Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport to Tenerife and Ibiza! The move to introduce new routes is part of the holiday company’s strategy to ensure customers across the UK can fly from their local airport and stay at the best hotels in some of the…
UPDATE 10:28 UTC British Airways is confirming AIRLIVE.net the pilot of #BA68 has requested a priority landing after a medical emergency on board. UPDATE 10:12 UTC We have confirmation British Airways #BA68 safely landed runway 09L at Heathrow. More details soon on this page. UPDATE 09:55 UTC British Airways #BA68 has no serious technical issue…
Norwegian today reported its first quarter results for 2016 with an underlying improvement of more than 400 MNOK (£34m), compared to the same quarter previous year. The company’s intercontinental and Nordic routes had a positive impact on the results. The load factor was record high at 85 per cent, in a quarter that is traditionally considered…
Beijing Capital Airlines will be launching 2 brand new services from Beijing & Hangzhou to Birmingham Airport in the United Kingdom! It is said that these flights will be on sale to UK residents through tour operators instead of directly through the airline. The travel agent is Caissa Touristic, one of China’s most important travel…
One of the bombers who blew up at Brussels airport, has been working there for years according to a media report. Najim Laachraoui who blew himself up on March 22, had been engaged by the end of 2012 for a temp agency at the airport, told the Flemish television channel VTM. The 24-year-old Morocco-born Belgians…
Textron Aviation have gone out with an all broad display of aircraft for the AERO 2016 event in Friedrichshafen Airport, Germany! Textron will be displaying in Hall A3, Chalet 127 with aircraft on display showing off aircraft from Bell Helicopters, Cessna & Beechcraft! Bell Helicopters – This year, Bell Helicopter is showcasing its latest in production commercial…
Qatar Executive, the private jet division of Qatar Airways are preparing the holy month of Ramadan and the busy summer season. In order for them to do this, they have added a 2nd Airbus A319 aircraft to their fleet. As Ramadan is a very popular time to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia, the two 40-seat…
