A 12-year-old kid stays in the doctor’s facility Sunday evening in the wake of being hit by a plane that slammed on a shoreline in Carlsbad. The accident happened Saturday along the 4600 square of Carlsbad Boulevard when a solitary motor Super Cub Plane towing a GEICO flag made a crisis arrival on the shoreline…
Passengers are being treated to the finest cuisine while they fly. Airlines are employing the celebrity or Michelin-star chefs to ensure that the first class passengers dine the best way they can. Instead of getting bland chicken and rice, they can chose between canapés with truffle mayo, scrumptious tuna steaks or even caviar tartlets. Airlines…
Colin Stewart, the UK general manager of Air Europa, has been appointed to the role of director with the Board of Airline Representatives UK. BAR UK has 12 Directors, elected by its more than 70 members, and is the industry association representing the majority of airlines operating to the UK. Details
A new air traffic control system will be able to let aircraft, that are up to 350 miles away, to slow down so they arrive at their destination at the correct, precise time. The new system will be able to introduce sped limits in the skies for airliners. It will aim to reduce the risk…
Qatar Airways will be adding six extra flights per week between Doha and Manila starting from October 26th. The move follows an expanded Air Service Agreement between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Philippines. Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker, said: “The increase in flight frequencies on the Doha–Manila route serves to…
United Airlines has announced a $30 million equity investment in US-based alternative fuels developer Fulcrum BioEnergy, a pioneer in the development and commercialisation of converting municipal solid waste into low-cost sustainable aviation biofuel. It is also the single largest investment by a US airline in alternative fuels and sets United apart in the aviation industry…
El AL has launched three direct flights between Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport and Logan International Airport Boston on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The three weekly flights to Boston will operate on a 767-300 Boeing aircraft with 218 seats, including 22-bed like seats in Business Class and 28 seats in Economy Class Plus. Details
CHICAGO – Chicago O’Hare (KORD) experienced a traffic management program earlier today, also known as a “ground stop” due to severe weather in the area. According to the FAA’s Flight Delay Information website, all departures are currently experiencing a gate/taxi hold between 31-45 minutes. Also, arrivals from airports worldwide are still impacted, some being stuck…
In his first speech since the Airports Commission’s clear recommendation for Heathrow expansion, Heathrow Airport chief executive John Holland-Kaye has he views the debate on where a new runway should be built to be “firmly closed”. The Davies Commission last week recommended a third runway be built at London Heathrow Airport to ease aviation congestion…
American Airlines will operate two of its three New York-London flights with newly-configured two-class Boeing 777-200ERs starting in December, according to a schedule change the airline made. The switch means that two of the airline’s three flights will no longer have a first-class cabin.
In his first speech since the Airports Commission’s clear recommendation for Heathrow expansion, Heathrow Airport chief executive John Holland-Kaye has he views the debate on where a new runway should be built to be “firmly closed”. The Davies Commission last week recommended a third runway be built at London Heathrow Airport to ease aviation congestion…
Colin Stewart, the UK general manager of Air Europa, has been appointed to the role of director with the Board of Airline Representatives UK (BAR UK). BAR UK has 12 Directors, elected by its more than 70 members, and is the industry association representing the majority of airlines operating to the UK. Details