Japan’s First Airlines has become the world’s first virtual airline – offering a flight experience using Virtual Reality technology without leaving the ground in Ikebukuro in Tokyo. The Airline uses A380 or A340 seats. Passengers, make reservations, check-in, are given a boarding pass, wear VR headsets and experience a simulated takeoff and landing. There are…
Qantas has today announced a “record first-half net profit” of $607 million (£342 million, €386 million, $US473 million). The result is an 18% improvement on the previous half year (Australia’s financial year runs 1 July – 30 June). The “underlying before tax” profit was $976 million (£551 million, €621 million, $US763 million). Media Release: Qantas…
Australia’s largest airport has anounced a biometrics trial that would see Qantas international passengers only need to show their passport once. Sydney Airport CEO, Geoff Culbert, told media, “There will be no more fumbling for your passport and boarding pass for each step of the process…instead your face will be your passport and your boarding…
During press conference at Toulouse, chief executive Akbar Al Baker said Qatar Airways is “very interested” in supersonic flight. Qatar would be very interested to look at such a project, we wouldn’t hesitate to be a launch customer.” Al Baker said Qatar Airways would be interested in a “small number” of these aircraft.
A woman who caused a scene on a Delta Airlines flight after being seated near a baby has been placed on leave from her job. Susan Peirez was caught on cell phone video berating a flight attendant. In the video, Peirez threatens the flight attendant’s job and claims she works for “the governor.” Peirez has…
Qatar Airways will operate its first Airbus A350-1000 service to London Heathrow on 24 February. The carrier has configured the -1000 with 327 seats, 44 more seats than the -900. Flight #QR15 from Doha is scheduled to land at 20:25 UTC at London Heathrow.
On Thursday 22 February 2018, Air France plans to operate 75% of its flights in view of an estimated 28% of staff planning to strike on this day. Air France will operate: 50% of its long-haul flights from Paris; 75% of its medium-haul flights to and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle; 85% of its short-haul flights.…
Could this new airline spell the end for the failing flag carrier? Italian airline carrier Meridiana officially changed its name to Air Italy with support of its new shareholder, Qatar Airways. The airline formerly known as Meridiana, founded as Alisarda in the 1960s in an aim of promoting tourism in Sardinia, purchased Air Italy in late 2011,…
Airbus has delivered the world’s first A350-1000 widebody airliner to launch customer Qatar Airways at a delivery event in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the first of 37 A350-1000s ordered by the carrier and is the first ever Airbus aircraft fitted with the revolutionary new Qsuite seats, offering the first ever double bed in Business…
A nose cone from the Concorde is going up for auction. The 3.35m (11ft) high nose cone with a 1.35m (4ft 6″) diameter base, will be auctioned off Thursday 22 February. The nose cone is believed to be the only unused nose cone from the few that were originally made for the fleet by BAC…
The Darwin Regional Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre has today issued an aviation red notice after Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra erupted. Ash clouds from the volcano rose to 5 kilometres (16 400 feet). Mt Sinabung is currently 1 of 3 volcanoes currently erupting in Indonesia. It was dormant for 400 years before erupting…
A passenger was recorded trying to dry a pair of wet underwear on a flight. According to Russian media RYB, a recent video which has been circulating online featured a woman on a flight that was heading to Moscow from Turkey. Passengers on the flight were shocked as she took out a pair of underwear…