Etihad Airways will commence its third daily A380 service to London Heathrow this year and will add two new A380 destinations of Mumbai and Melbourne, while the Boeing 787 will start flying to five new cities. This is on the back of delivering solid operational performance in 2015 with continued growth in passenger volumes. Details
The countdown to the opening of Dubai International’s AED1.9 billion Concourse D has begun as operator Dubai Airports has invited members of the public to volunteer as ‘passengers’ and help test the operational readiness of the new facility on February 6. Details
Passenger traffic at Dubai International registered a year on year increase of 8.1 per cent in November 2015, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports. Details
Emirates is expanding its operation in Switzerland with the addition of a second daily service to Geneva effective 1st June 2016. The second daily flight will double capacity on the route and represents an overall increase of 26% for Emirates in Switzerland. Details
Final ever Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 arrivals into Heathrow are #VS6 from Miami and #VS10 from New York JFK.
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Passenger traffic at Dubai International registered a year on year increase of 8.1 per cent in November 2015, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports. Details
Ryanair will open a new base at Belfast International Airport, starting in March, with 1 based aircraft and a 4 times daily service to London Gatwick. Details
fastjet has operated its first flights to Kenya, with planes taking off from Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania bound for Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Details
Wizz Air launching three new services from Budapest to Liverpool and Reykjavik, commencing in March as well as a Budapest-Ibiza service commencing in June. Details
Sabre Corporation has signed a new technology agreement with Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, to provide its AirCentre Flight Plan Manager solution to streamline the airline’s operations. Details
Air France say good bye to the Boeing 747. The last Air France Boeing 747 commercial flight landed at around 2pm at Paris CDG Airport. LIVE Passengers of last Air France Boeing 747 are leaving the plane https://t.co/wg8rkM5K0d (pics:@Reignias) pic.twitter.com/3vj8qqWK0m — AirLive.net (@airlivenet) January 11, 2016 Water salute from inside last Air France Boeing 747…