Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has proven to people that being nice to the customers will influence them to fly more. Ryanair have posted record passenger growth for August 2015 with a sharp increase of 10% to 10.4 million passengers in the month of August. They have also announced that all flights are hitting a load…
Dubai Airports has announced that 6.68 million passengers passed through Dubai International in July -up 29.6 per cent from the same month last year when traffic numbers were affected by a runway refurbishment programme. Passenger numbers in July totalled to 6,682,676 compared to the 5,155,771 handled in July 2014 when the airport was reduced to…
fastjet has increased the number of flights on its growing international and domestic network from Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania, in response to strong passenger demand. The low-cost carrier now offers daily flights on its international routes from Dar es Salaam to Johannesburg, Harare and Lusaka, providing passengers with increased and more…
An airline pilot, flying as a passenger enroute to Charlotte was caught texting on his cellphone while the plane was in the takeoff roll. This is something that is in violation of federal rules. A Charlotte resident recorded this unidentified pilot texting. The passenger then wrote to the CEO of American Airlines, Doug Parker to…
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…
London perfumer Penhaligon’s will be filling the air with fragrance, as it takes to the skies with British Airways on the airline’s most exclusive jet to New York for a month. British Airways customers flying on the luxury 32-seat jet between London City and New York will receive a complimentary full size bottle of Penhaligon’s…
On the 2nd September 2015, Emirates deployed their Airbus A380-800 on the airline’s inaugural flight to Orlando. Orlando is the 10th U.S Destination in the Emirates network. The A380 was a one-off service to celebrate the new route opening. The route will operate daily between the two destinations using their Boeing B777-200LR Aircraft. “Our new…
Emirates has set a new company record with the arrival of four new aircraft in one day, affirming its commitment to flying a modern, efficient and comfortable fleet. The bumper delivery included two Boeing 777-300ERs, one Boeing 777 Freighter and one A380 aircraft. Emirates is already the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 777 and…
Delta its launch SkySpa exclusively for use by their employees. The first spa is to open in Salt Lake City in October followed by Atlanta and Dallas in early 2016. The SkySpa will be available to be used by all employees including flight attendants, customer service agents, cargo and tech ops and ground support. This…
The most popular display aircraft in UK, XH558, the only Vulcan in the world that is flying will be flying it’s final tour in October according to the Vulcan To The Sky trust. However, they have said in a statement on their website that they require £75,000 in funding. “The total cost will be around…
Air France is to create a new low cost subsidiary using Boeing 787s which will fly on longhaul routes. The airline currently is considering the creation of a new low cost long haul airline with pilots and cabin crew from different status from the parent company, Air France-KLM. The new airline will use some of…
So far it’s unconfirmed, but the FAA is taking seriously a report that a Piper twin was involved in a midair collision with a UAV over northern Illinois on August 27, under Chicago’s Class B airspace about 20 nm southwest of O’Hare International. Photos of the damaged airplane posted online by sUASNews.com show a dented…