Singapore Airlines is to introduce services to both Canberra and Wellington with the launch of a new ‘Capital Express’ route. The new flights from Singapore will connect the capitals of both Australia and New Zealand. Subject to regulatory approvals, flights will be operated four times per week from September 20th on a Singapore-Canberra-Wellington routing. Details
Motorists on a Russia highway caught the unusual sight earlier in the week after a light plane came to rest in the middle of a busy highway. The footage posted online shows the Polish-made Wilga-35 looking much worse for wear on the Yaroslavskoe highway, about 65 kilometres from Moscow.
Almost two years after one of its Boeing 777s went missing, Malaysia Airlines is grounding its remaining fleet of the aircraft – and cancelling the route on which one of the planes was shot down. The Malaysian carrier’s last 777 operation is scheduled took off from Amsterdam just before noon, on monday. It ends 19…
French public services strike today. French Air traffic Control is impacted: about 20% flights cancelled from Paris CDG. The French civil aviation authority DGAC called on airlines to cancel one in five flights as a preventive measure ahead of the air traffic controllers’ strike. Air France said it would operate all of its long-haul flights…
Air New Zealand has signed a three year global strategic partnership with STA Travel to boost revenue and promote inbound tourism to the youth and student market. The agreement builds on previous work between Air New Zealand and STA Travel globally and will focus on generating sales by leveraging STA Travel’s global distribution network in…
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Ryanair has negotiated a five year pay and conditions deal with all of its 76 cabin crew bases across Europe, following the successful conclusion of similar five year deals at all 76 pilot bases. Following weeks of direct negotiations between Ryanair and its elected cabin crew representatives, using long established collective bargaining structures, Ryanair’s cabin…
Iran has struck a provisional deal with Europe’s Airbus to buy eight A-380 superjumbo planes to be delivered from 2019, the deputy transport minister told Reuters on Sunday. A deal for 127, mainly new, aircraft which it hopes to complete this week also includes 16 A350 jets, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan, deputy transport minister said in…
Dulles Airport Runway Buried by Snow Good luck finding the runway at Washington Dulles International Airport! It's buried under 29 inches of snow. Posté par The Weather Channel sur dimanche 24 janvier 2016
Boeing has said it will lower the production rate on the 747-8 program to match supply with near-term demand in the cargo market. To account for the market and production impacts, the company will recognise a $569 million after-tax charge when it announces financial results for the fourth quarter of 2015. Details