NEWS New appointment for Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways has appointed Bradley Edwards as its new Regional Business Development Manager for the Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean region. Details
NEWS Emirates resumes flights to Baghdad
Emirates will recommence passenger flights to Baghdad from 17 September 2015. The airline suspended operations in January of this year. Details
NEWS American Airlines stops swaps the 757 to Toncontín International Airport for a A319 after 23 years
American Airlines have announced they are to stop flying the 757 to Toncontín International in Honduras from Miami. It will be swapping the 757 for the new A319.
NEWS Air China to commence Beijing-Mumbai service
Air China will commence Beijing-Mumbai nonstop service on October 25, 2015 .The one-way flight takes about seven hours. Details
NEWS Icelandair begins services to Canada
Icelandair will begin a scheduled service from Reykjavik (KEF) to Montreal, Canada in May 2016 with easy connections from all 6 UK airports Icelandair fly from. Details
NEWS Air Seychelles inks deal with Sabre
Air Seychelles has selected global technology provider, Sabre Corporation to provide a full suite of technology that will support the carrier’s global business as well as enhance the Air Seychelles guest experience and revenue-generating capabilities. Details
NEWS Heathrow’s planes to use a steeper landing as they descend in bid to cut noise levels
Heathrow airport has announced new plans for a steeper landing approach for planes. The planes are currently descending at an angle of three degrees on final approach however from the 14th September, an angle of 3.2 degrees will be introduced on a trial basis. The measure introduced in a bid to cut noise levels for…
VIDEO Police Arrest Man Who Shone Laser at Helicopter
Canadian police wasted no time apprehending a suspect who shone a bright laser at the Air2 police helicopter over Vaughn, Ontario, this week, using their infrared camera from on high to direct officers to a 19-year-old man’s location as he tried to evade arrest.
NEWS Thai Airways Intl is to send the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on service to Brisbane
On the 25th October the airline will begin to send the 787-8 on service to Brisbane on a daily basis, replacing the current Boeing 777-200ER. This will be the second 787 service from Thai to Australia. The airline launched 787 service to Perth in January
NEWS Turkish Airlines will send the A340 to Cape Town on #TK44 and #TK45 for five months
Turkish Airlines is sending the A340 to Cape Town from Istanbul from the 25th October to the 26th March, replacing the A330. TK44 will depart Istanbul at 1:25am and arrive to Cape Town at 1pm. The return, TK45 will depart Cape Town at 6pm and arrive to Istanbul at 5am.
NEWS SriLankan Airlines has moved forward its final A340 service to October
The flag carrier airline of Sri Lanka has revised once again its final A340 operation. This sees the last A340 service take place on the 30th October rather then the 1st October. Colombo to Guangzhou via Bangkok sees the routes final A340 service on the 25th October. Colombo to Riyadh sees the routes final A340…