Iran officials have signed two agreements with Airbus covering new aircraft orders and a comprehensive civil aviation co-operation package. The agreements were signed at the Élysée Palace, Paris, during Iranian president Hassan Rouhani’s official visit to France with French president François Hollande. Iran Air has signed an agreement with Airbus for the acquisition of the…
Orange marked area is the wheels that did NOT deploy on arrival. Hero BA pilot has been praised after he dramatically grounded a packed passenger plane as two of the five sets of wheels malfunctioned. Flight BA295 to Chicago, returned to Heathrow after ‘technical problems’ yesterday teatime. The flight was met immediately by fire engines…
United Airlines is introducing daily nonstop flights between its San Francisco International Airport hub and Singapore’s Changi Airport, effective June 1, 2016 (westbound), subject to government approval. United will be the first airline to offer nonstop service between San Francisco and Singapore, and this will be the only nonstop service to the U.S. from Singapore.…
Ryanair’s Business Plus fares are now available to travel agents on the Amadeus network. Details
easyJet has launched a new industry team that will focus on further development of the travel management company sector throughout Europe. Details
Qatar Airways is starting 2016 with an expansion programme across Eastern Europe, enabling passengers to benefit from a wide range of additional flight options via Doha’s Hamad International Airport. Details
Emirates has reaffirmed its commitment to Sri Lanka by introducing an additional daily service between Dubai and Colombo. Effective 1st August 2016, the airline will operate five daily flights between Dubai and Colombo every day except Wednesdays when it will operate four flights. Details
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Turkish Airlines has signed a codeshare deal with Hawaiian Airlines, expanding options for customers to travel more conveniently from Turkey to Hawaii via Far East points. The agreement allows Turkish Airlines to put its “TK” booking code on Hawaiian’s daily flights between Osaka, Japan and Honolulu and HA’s five-times weekly service between Honolulu and Seoul,…
Swiss International Air Lines took delivery of their first Boeing 777-300ER today. Swiss has eight more 777-300ER’s on order waiting to be delivered. The new planes feature a fully redesigned cabin that will begin service on the Zurich-New York JFK route. Rumor from Australian Business Traveler is that they are testing in-flight calling, which has…
Qatar Airways has announced that, commencing May 15th, the airline will offer four-times weekly non-stop flights between Doha and Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Qatar Airways chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, commented that passengers on the new direct service to and from Yerevan will benefit from easier access to the rest of the world via…
With 2016 well under way British Airways Holidays can reveal the true cost of a holiday – and it’s double what many think it is. A whopping 45 per cent of the total cost of a trip abroad will go on pre-holiday pampering, new clothes, extras at the airport, food and drink and items when…