Ethiopian Airlines is dispatching its first-ever flight operated by an all-female crew. The flight was scheduled to depart for Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday night. The airline says it wants to promote women’s empowerment and encourage more African girls to pursue aviation careers. Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said attracting more women to aviation jobs is one…
ANA in December is operating charter service on Los Angeles – London Gatwick route, with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Los Angeles departure is scheduled on 15th December, while London Gatwick departure scheduled on 18DEC15. It is not yet known whether it is the Star Wars jet that will operate but it is highly likely. NH1977 departs LAX…
The six Russians who were killed during the attack on the hotel was part of a group of 12 people from the Russian airline Volga -Dnepr traveling on Antonov An-124 , registration RA- 82044 , which made the flight from Oslo to Malaga and Bamako. Three pilots and three mechanics were killed while they were…
A Turkish Airlines flight from New York City to Turkey was diverted at a Canadian airport amid fears of a bomb early Sunday morning. The plane was diverted to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, a Twitter account for the airport said. The airport (@HfxStanfield) tweeted the plane made a safe landing, and that 256 passengers had…
NASA took a significant step Friday with its first mission order from Hawthorne, California based-company SpaceX to launch astronauts from U.S. soil. This is the second in a series of four guaranteed orders NASA will make under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contracts. The Boeing Company of Houston received its first crew mission order…
A United Airlines flight carrying New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was delayed Friday after a passenger was removed from the plane. A source with knowledge of the situation told CNN there is no indication that the passenger, who the source said was a man, crossed paths with the New Jersey governor. The source said after…
After protracted negotiations, Russia has finally inked a deal with China for the sale of 24 Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighters. Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec, said lengthy negotiations had concluded in a contract to supply 24 Su-35 multipurpose fighters to China, according to comments quoted by the Russian dailyhttp://ift.tt/1jcJ0E7
Six employees of Russian regional airline Volga-Dnepr were killed in Friday’s attack on a hotel in Mali, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Saturday, confirming earlier media reports. “Among the many foreigners captured as hostages there were citizens of Russia – employees of the airline Volga-Dnepr,” ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. “Among those…
Qantas has launched the new Qantas Group Travel website in the UK, enabling a simpler system for travel agents to process group travel bookings to Dubai, Australia and beyond. The first for any airline in Australia, the Qantas Group Travel website will be available to all UK based travel agents holding a valid IATA number,…
United Airlines will unveil new United Club lounges in both Atlanta and San Francisco, offering customers modern designs with stunning panoramic views of the airfields. Also on offer is comfortable seating to work or relax, fresh and healthy food choices, complimentary beverages and plentiful power outlets throughout. Details
German chancellor Angela Merkel has visited the Lufthansa Group in Frankfurt. The visit to the facility was occasioned by the opening of the new traffic Integrated Operations Control Centre, an exchange with apprentices, as well as the naming ceremony of an Airbus A380. Chancellor Merkel began her visit by officially opening Lufthansa’s new traffic control…
Delta will no longer accept pets as checked baggage, but will continue to transport allowable pets in all cabins of service except Delta One, effective March 1, 2016. Customers may also ship pets for travel within the United States as freight through Delta Cargo. One notable exception to this new policy: Members of the military…