NEWS Malaysia Airlines appoints marketing chief
Malaysia Airlines has named travel industry veteran Charles D. McKee as head of marketing. McKee will begin his new role on September 14. Details
NEWS Etihad expands codeshare with Belavia Airlines
Etihad Airways has expanded its codeshare partnership with Belavia – Belarusian Airlines, to offer travellers a daily service between Abu Dhabi and Kiev, Ukraine, via Minsk National Airport. Details
NEWS Norwegian expands longhaul fleet
Norwegian has signed an agreement to acquire an additional two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, enabling the company to launch even more long-haul routes. With this new agreement, the long-haul fleet will consist of 19 Dreamliners by 2018. Details
NEWS New leadership for Etihad in Australia and Asia Pacific
Etihad Airways has appointed Lindsay White to the new position of vice president for Australia and Asia Pacific. In this role, White will assume responsibility for the entire Asia Pacific region, adding China, Japan, Korea and Thailand to his current portfolio of Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. Details
NEWS: FAA Releases App For Drone Flying!
B4UFLY is a new app that has been released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that shows users where they can fly their drones without them colliding into aircraft. Over 1,000 people have been selected by the FAA to beta test the app. The public release is expected by the end of the year. Details
NEWS: Boeing Receive $1.49 Billion Contract For Poseidon Program!
Boeing have announced on August 28th, that they have signed a $1.49 Billion contract with the US Navy and the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) for 13 aircraft. The US Navy are due to receive 9 Poseidon Aircraft and the RAAF are due to receive 4 aircraft. “By working together since the early stages of P-8A…
NEWS: KLM Drop Offensive Ukrainian Pianist From Their IFE!
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has dropped a recording from it’s inflight playlist by a controversial Ukrainian-born pianist. The Pianist, Valentina Lisitsa has gained a reputation for her comments on social media as she is a supporter of pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine. She has also labeled the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko as a Nazi. More…
NEWS: Etihad Airways New Executive Appointment!
Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways have announced a recent appointment in their executive staff. They have appointed Lindsay White as the new Vice President of Operations in the Asia and Pacific market. In this role, White will assume responsibility for the entire Asia Pacific region, adding China, Japan, Korea and Thailand to his current portfolio of…
NEWS: Iron Maiden To Charter Air Atlanta Icelandic Jumbojet!
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden have announced that they will be chartering a Boeing B747-400 from Air Atlanta icelandic for their upcoming tour The Book of Souls World Tour next year. They will be using TF-AMI which will not require extensive reconfiguration. “The greatest benefit of travelling in a 747 is that because of…
NEWS: Icelandair Celebrate 70th Anniversary of Glasgow-Reykjavik!
James Field takes a look at Icelandair’s 70th Anniversary of their Glasgow-Reykjavik route! On August 27th, Icelandair celebrated their 70th anniversary of their iconic route between Glasgow and Reykjavik. To celebrate this, Icelandair have announced that they will be increasing their frequencies out of Glasgow from 5 weekly to 6 weekly. This is going to…
NEWS: flydubai to Launch Astana Routes!
flydubai has announced plans to launch flights to Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, extending their network to three destinations in Kazakhstan. The airline will operate four flights a week, starting from October 26th. The other two destinations that flydubai operate to is Almaty and Shymkent. Click here to find out more information!
NEWS IATA chief Tyler steps down
IATA’s CEO and director general, Tony Tyler, will step down from the post next June after serving five years in the position. Details