Plaza Premium Lounge Management has launched an independent lounge in Singapore today. Located at the Departure Transit Hall of Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1, the elegant and contemporary lounge spans over 7,000-square feet, providing over 140 comfortable seats, including the lounge’s signature Honeycomb seating. Featuring spectacular airport runway scenery, guests are invited to unwind in…
The Hertz Corporation has said that, despite lengthy discussions regarding a contractual dispute, it has ended its car hire agreement with Ryanair. The rental giant alleges Ryanair’s agreement with GDS distribution companies represents a breach of contract, a claim Ryanair disputes.
The Hertz Corporation has said that, despite lengthy discussions regarding a contractual dispute, it has ended its car hire agreement with Ryanair. The rental giant alleges Ryanair’s agreement with GDS distribution companies represents a breach of contract, a claim Ryanair disputes.
Travelport has announced that Swiss is the latest carrier to sign up to its innovative airline merchandising technology, Travelport Rich Content and Branding. As such, its fares and ancillaries are now ready to search, sell and book through Travelport Smartpoint.
Qantas Airways will pay staff a one-off bonus of A$90 to employees affected by an 18-month wage freeze. More than 28,000 employees will receive a bonus, including those at low-cost subsidiary Jetstar. The deal is part of the workers’ collective agreement, Qantas said on Friday.
Vietnam Airlines has become the second airline in the world to operate the all-new A350 XWB, following a special ceremony in Toulouse. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to global lessor AerCap on lease to the airline for operation on long haul routes and is scheduled to arrive in Hanoi today. Altogether, Vietnam Airlines is set…
Airbus has signed a deal with partners in China to establish an A330 Completion and Delivery Centre in Tianjin. The deal takes the partnership between Airbus and China a further step forward following the successful establishment of an A320 Family Final Assembly Line and Delivery Centre in the Chinese city.
Prosecutors at the US department of justice have begun an investigation into possible collusion among the airlines to limit seating. The move comes just two years after the same department approved a wave of mergers, saying the combination would benefit consumers.
Vietnam Airlines has chosen Airbus to give Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its new fleet of 14 A350-900s on request. With this agreement, Vietnam Airlines turns into the first A350 XWB operator to choose Airbus FHS. The assention, which will keep running for a long time, gives a broad degree including A350 line replaceable units…
The new Eurowings is preparing for the start of its long-haul flights in November 2015. For this purpose the first long-haul plane, an Airbus A330-200, was lacquered in the new Eurowings design. The plane left the paint shop in Taipei, Taiwan, in the colours of the new Eurowings earlier and is being transferred to Lufthansa…
In 1974, Russia launched its largest, most expensive project in space exploration history. The stars of the project, called the Buran program, were its space shuttles, which were built in secret from designs the Soviet secret police stole from NASA. The Soviets invested anywhere from tens of millions to billions on the project, which was…
Passenger numbers at Dubai International continued their rapid ascent in May as the airport welcomed 6.2 million customers, up 23.2 per cent from the same period last year, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger numbers rose 23.2 per cent to 6,267,640 compared to the 5,086,910 handled in May 2014…