Air France management opens for signature a final draft multi-year pay agreement to end the conflict
Air France management offered the representative unions the launch of multi-year pay negotiations (2019-2021) in order to find a solution to the continuing conflict. The negotiations, launched on Thursday 12 April, resumed this morning at 9am. At the end of three days of talks and to put an end to this conflict, Air France management…
Two giant pandas were transported to Helsinki (video)
Giant Pandas Lumi and Pyry have settled into their new home at Ahtari Zoo in Finland after travelling from China onboard one of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ freighter aircraft. During the flight, the pandas were accompanied by one of their keepers and a vet from the Finnish zoo, who ensured their safety and well-being throughout the journey.…
Ryanair’s boss Michael O’Leary gives Ryanair #FR447 passengers free drinks to apology for delay (video)
Passengers aboard a Ryanair flight from Liverpool to Dublin on Saturday evening shared some Grand National luck: free drinks during the 43-minute flight. The airline’s chief executive, Michael O’Leary, was flying home to Ireland after his horse, Tiger Roll, won the steeplechase in a photo finish. Flight FR447 was delayed by half an hour while…
Ryanair to recruit 200 cabin crew in East Midlands, London and Manchester
Ryanair has announced that it is recruiting over 200 cabin crew for its bases throughout the UK. Crewlink, Ryanair’s recruitment partner, will be hosting recruitment events in East Midlands, London and Manchester in the coming weeks, and all interested in these positions are welcome to apply. Full training will be provided, and prior experience is…
Would you sleep in the cargo hold? Airbus is seriously working on that solution
Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace have partnered to develop and market lower-deck modules with passenger sleeping berths. The modules, which would fit inside the aircraft’s cargo compartments, offer new opportunities for additional services to passengers, improving their experience while enabling airlines to differentiate and add value for their commercial operations. The new passenger modules will be…
BREAKING IAG and Norwegian in talks regarding takeover
International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced that they have bought a 4.61% stake in Norwegian carrier Norwegian and are in further talks regarding a complete takeover of the airline. IAG describes Norwegian as an attractive investment but says that apart from the current investment there were no further talks regarding a possible takeover yet. Norwegian…
ALERT Kuwait Airways suspends all flights to Lebanon over ‘serious security warnings’
Kuwait Airways, the country’s national carrier, has announced it will cease all flights to Beirut starting Thursday. The decision was made in light of a security warning that came from the Cyprus government, it said. The company announced on Twitter that it made a decision to stop all flights bound for Lebanon “on the basis…
Qantas to sell catering business to Emirates subsidary
Qantas is selling it’s catering arm, Q Catering, to Emirates subsiduary dnata for an undisclosed sum. The deal requires approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission before it is finalised. dnata already services catering for Qantas in Adelaide, Canberra, London and Johannesburg and has 11 catering facilities in Australia and operates in 13 countries.…