NEWS Expedia renews deal with American Airlines
Expedia is renewing its agreement with American Airlines Group for distribution of American Airlines and US Airways flights on Expedia, Travelocity and Hotwire sites. Details
NEWS Cathay Pacific launches flights to Dusseldorf
Cathay Pacific has launched a four-times weekly service to Dusseldorf this week. Düsseldorf is Cathay Pacific’s second destination in Germany, after Frankfurt, and marks the latest enhancement to its Europe network. Details
BREAKING Medical evacuation plane carrying seven people crashes on Senegal coast
A medical evacuation plane carrying seven people, including a French patient, crashed off the coast of Senegal, aviation sources said on Sunday. Contact with the twin-engine aircraft flying from Burkina Faso belonging to the private Senegalair company was lost shortly after 7pm (8pm BST) on Saturday, as it was flying over the Atlantic, 68 miles west of the capital…
UPDATE United flight #UA77 declared an emergency near Belfast because of a sick passenger
The pilot of United Airlines flight UA77 raised the alarm at around 8.30am on Sunday. The Boeing 757-200 was flying from Newark, New Jersey, to Belfast. The aircraft landed safely just before 9am and Belfast International Airport confirmed the cause of the emergency was a sick passenger. The passenger was able to walk off the…
NEWS Drone Crash at US Open
Kathy Willens/AP A New York City teacher was arrested after allegedly crashing a drone into the stands during the U.S. Open tennis tournament Thursday night. During a second-round match between Italy’s Flavia Pennetta and Monica Niculescu of Romania, the black, shoebox-sized drone flew over the court at Louis Armstrong Stadium and then crashed into empty…
NEWS Emirates launches daily service to Orlando
Emirates launched its 10th destination in the United States with the start of daily nonstop passenger service between Dubai and Orlando International Airport on 1st September. Details
NEWS Expedia renews deal with American Airlines
Expedia is renewing its agreement with American Airlines Group for distribution of American Airlines and US Airways flights on Expedia, Travelocity and Hotwire sites. Details
ALERT Intruder is arrested on easyJet flight #U28703 from Gatwick to Tenerif
An intruder got onto an easyJet flight at Gatwick with no passport or boarding pass before the departure gate had opened. Police were called when a 51 year old woman boarded the plane to Tenerife just after 7am without a ticket or ID. The german national was arrested on suspicion of entering a security restricted…
NEWS Cathay Pacific launches flights to Dusseldorf
Cathay Pacific has launched a four-times weekly service to Dusseldorf this week. Düsseldorf is Cathay Pacific’s second destination in Germany, after Frankfurt, and marks the latest enhancement to its Europe network. Details
NEWS Etihad Airways appoints new hospitality leadership
Etihad Airways has appointed Sajida Ismail as vice president service and hospitality to lead service design and development of the hospitality culture across all areas of the business. Reporting to Shane O’Hare, Etihad Airways senior vice president marketing, Ismail will be responsible for the design of Etihad Airways’ award-winning signature service at all customer touch…
NEWS Qatar Airways adds service to Saudi Arabia
Qatar Airways has launched a new service to its eighth destination in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with four flights a week to Abha. The new route will be operated by an Airbus A320 with an average flight time of just over two hours. The aircraft will feature 144 seats in a two-class configuration of…
NEWS New appointment for Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has appointed Neerja Bhatia to the position of Vice President India and Indian Sub-Continent. Ms Bhatia joined Etihad Airways in 2004 as Sales Manager Western India, shortly after the airline had launched its flights to Mumbai, its first Indian destination. Details