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…
An Indonesian airline has grounded a pilot after he allegedly offered a flight attendant to passengers as compensation for a delay on a flight to the resort island of Bali. Loud moaning sounds were also heard from the cockpit throughout the Lion Air flight, with one passenger left so shocked that he lodged a complaint…
Thousands of airport workers in Chicago, Boston, New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, and Fort Lauderdale are expected to strike on Wednesday night and into Thursday. The workers, mostly cabin and airport cleaners, are subcontracted by outside companies to work with various airlines, including JetBlue (JBLU), Delta (DAL) and United (UAL). They will be striking for…
Qantas looks to the Boeing 777-8 as a 2020’s replacement for the Airbus A380 in order to open up ultra long-range routes such as SYD-JFK.http://ift.tt/1MO61ci
Prime Minister David Cameron and senior ministers are to get their own plane for official trips. An RAF Voyager A330 air-to-air refuelling aircraft will be refitted at a cost of about £10m. The government says the move will save about £775,000 a year as the plane will be cheaper than chartering flights.
Qantas has its eye on non-stop Sydney to New York flights using the advanced Boeing 777-8X jetliner, which the airline has touted as a potential replacement for its flagship Airbus A380 superjumbo. The direct route would swap the long-standing Los Angeles stopover for a 19 hour ‘Harbour Bridge to Hudson’ trek, which would not only…
The world’s biggest aircraft has lifted off from the ground in Britain for the first time – but it will not be ready to leave the hangar where it is being developed until next year. The Airlander, which is a cross between an airship and an aeroplane, was originally developed as part of a US…
Air New Zealand and Flight Centre Travel Group have signed a long-term strategic partnership agreement which aims to create mutual opportunities for both parties to grow their global revenue position across New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada and the UK. The three year agreement was signed last night in Brisbane by Air New Zealand chief executive…
Aer Lingus has announced a re-launch of its loyalty programme in partnership with Avios. The programme will launch in spring 2016 and will be named AerClub. Aer Lingus’ current loyalty programme, Gold Circle, was introduced in 1987 and a lot has happened in the airline and travel industries in the intervening 28 years. Details
Crystal Cruises is pioneering new fronts in the luxury travel industry with the purchase of a Boeing Business Jet B777-200LR, offering an array of global itineraries for its expanded brand extension Crystal Luxury Air. The announcement comes on the heels of Crystal’s ground-breaking news in July of an extensive brand expansion, which will include extravagant…