Finnair has announced the launch of additional flights to key northern Finland winter destinations, Kittilä, Kuusamo and Ivalo, for the winter season 2016-2017. Kittilä, Kuusamo and Ivalo attract thousands of tourists every year, offering a range of winter activities from ice fishing, hunting the Aurora Borealis and skiing to husky safaris and reindeer sleigh rides.…
Delta Air Lines’ board of directors has announced that Richard Anderson has chosen to retire as chief executive, effective May 2nd. At that time, Anderson will be elevated to executive chairman of the Delta Air Lines board. “Richard has been an outstanding leader and chief executive. “His unique combination of strategic and operating skills, plus…
British Airways customers will be able to take off to Tehran this summer when the airline resumes direct flights to the Iranian capital on July 14th. The route will launch as a six-per-week service before moving to daily flights from winter 2016, giving customers even more choice and flexibility between London and the Middle East.…
Ryanair has announced the appointment of Shane O’Toole as its head of investor relations, moving from his current role in Ryanair as an accountant in the finance team. Shane brings a depth of experience in finance and investor relations to his new role, having previously worked for financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald in Dublin. Details
LAN Airlines has launched ticket sales for its non-stop service between Los Angeles and Santiago, which will operate three times per week between October 16th, 2016 and March 25th, 2017. LAN’s nonstop Los Angeles-Santiago route will depart from Los Angeles on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and from Santiago on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Details
Delta Air Lines is now offering high-speed Internet access on all trans-Atlantic flights between the United States and the UK, mainland Europe, Israel and West Africa. From the UK, the US airline offers up to 11 peak-day flights from Heathrow and one from Manchester meaning more customers can get online at 30,000 feet with Delta.…
Air Astana and two of Europe’s leading airlines, Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, have deepened their cooperation by signing a codeshare agreement for flights between Astana and Paris operated by Air Astana. Effective for flights from March 11th 2016, this three times a week service will now carry the marketing code of both…
Boeing and Saudia, Saudi Arabia’s national airline, have celebrated the triple delivery of two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and a 777-300ER (Extended Range). A third Dreamliner will be delivered to Saudia within the next week. The airline ordered eight 787-9s in 2010. Details
Emirates has come out on top again as the world’s most valuable airline brand, according to the 2016 Brand Finance Global 500 report, which was released. The airline’s brand value grew 17 per cent over last year to reach US$ 7.7 billion. For the fifth year running, the airline has steadily risen up in the…
Arik Air has resumed flight services from Lagos to Freetown, Sierra Leone from February 23rd, 2016. Flights from Lagos to Freetown were suspended in July 2014 at the outbreak of the Ebola in some West African nations. The resumed service will entail a new schedule with flights from Lagos to Freetown now routed via Accra,…
At least three Pakistan airline employees are killed and many others are injured after clashes broke out between police and workers that were protesting against the privatisation of the national carrier. Spokesperson for Karachi hospital told Al Jazeera that one of the protesters, an employee of the Pakistan Intl Airlines died of a gunshot wound.
Air France offers a wireless connection to the Internet in two of its planes since January 12. An experiment in which we could be part time for a round-trip Paris-Geneva. The Wi-Fi in the air in Europe, perhaps soon. Air France is testing this technology with the operator Orange on two of its A320 aircraft…