The latest round of talks between German airline Lufthansa and its cabin crew workers has failed, with union UFO rejecting the German airline’s latest offers as “missing the point”. The German carrier is currently negotiating with staff from various parts of its business as it tries to cut costs to compete more effectively with low…
AIRFRANCE in winter season plans to operate additional flights on Paris CDG – Havana route. From 25OCT15, AF will introduce 11th weekly service (compared to winter 2014/15 season), while adding a 12th weekly service from 22DEC15. The 12th weekly flight that operates on Tuesdays as AF4012/4013 is served as a charter flight, therefore reservation to…
Air France will cut less than a third of the 2,900 job cuts it proposed in a 2016/2017 plan that triggered clashes with some staff, the chief executive of parent company Air France-KLM said on Sunday. The job cuts in 2016 would be voluntary and heavier job losses in 2017 could be avoided if talks…
A Southwest Airlines flight turned around and made an emergency landing in Los Angeles late Sunday after a woman aboard the plane allegedly claimed a man tried to choke her because of a reclined seat back, according to the airline and witnesses.
A British woman has killed herself after missing a connection flight in Turkey apparently because she couldn’t afford a replacement ticket, local media reported. The 50-year-old woman was travelling from London to the Kurdish Iraqi capital Erbil. She arrived in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Saturday and was due to depart two hour later, but missed…
VIDEO @WestJet & Disney unveil their Disney Frozen livery. #Toronto #PearsonPOV @TorontoPearson pic.twitter.com/dqu4uPP6Lx— Tom Podolec CTV News (@TomPodolec) October 18, 2015
Kunming Airlines has been forced to apologize after images emerged showing female air hostesses being forced to lie in the overhead luggage compartment. These pictures went viral over the weekend after being posted on WeChat. The SCMP reports that the original post alleges that almost all the cabin crew were forced into the overhead luggage…
Eva Air, based in Taipei, is intending to purchase up to 24 Boeing 787-10s and two additional 777-300ER aircraft. Valued at more then $8billion, the 787s will be one of the first airlines in the world to introduce the -10 version of the 787 family.
United Continental CEO Oscar Munoz had a heart attack on Thursday and is currently in a Chicago hospital, Dow Jones reported Friday. The report, citing a person familiar with the matter, said the company’s directors were waiting to hear about the severity of the attack. Depending on that information, they would decide whether United would need…
Leading holiday brands, Thomson and First Choice have announced the addition of 2,000 new jobs across their overseas operation and airline for summer 2016. From today, prospective candidates will be able to apply for a broad range of opportunities from cabin crew to holiday advisors and childcare providers to football coaches. Details
