NEWS Aeromexico begins Boston service
Aeromexico has launched a new service between Mexico City and Boston, the carrier’s 16th destination in the U.S.
NEWS Etihad signs multi-million dollar deal with Accenture
Etihad Airways is signing a collaboration agreement with Accenture to support the implementation of its business transformation program to improve productivity, efficiency and enable growth.
NEWS Lufthansa appoints new chief information officer
Josef Bogdanski has been appointed the new Chief Information Officer/Chief Process Officer (CIO/CPO) of the Lufthansa Group. In his new role he will report to Harry Hohmeister, Chief Officer Group Airlines, Logistics and IT.
NEWS SAS increases capacity to London
SAS is launching several all-new routes for its winter schedule. Larger aircraft will also be deployed on its existing routes from Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo to London Heathrow. The Gothenburg-London route will also switch from Heathrow to Stansted Airport.
NEWS Emirates adds flights to Bali
Emirates has commenced a daily nonstop service to the island of Bali in Indonesia. The new service between Dubai and Bali is operated by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a two-class configuration.
NEWS Aviation leaders gather in Miami for IATA AGM
The International Air Transport Association has confirmed that US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will deliver a keynote address at the 71st IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit on 8 June 2015. Up to 1,000 delegates are expected to attend the global event.
BREAKING One man has fatally died in a helicopter crash in high winds on the Isle of Man
A 48 year old man from Lincolnshire, who was the only person on board, has died in a helicopter crash on the Isle of Man during high winds. The helicopter that was privately owned came down at about 9am this morning (6th June). It is known that the man had just dropped off two passengers…
NEWS British Airways adds many more flights to existing European & UK routes baexplore.airlive.net
Including the announcement at the start of May, British Airways is to add new services to Reykjavik and Salzburg, A number of flights that operate daily are to be increased, these are: Newcastle going from 6 daily to 7 daily. Manchester is adding 4 extra flights a week. Geneva is going from 8 daily to…
NEWS IATA: Healthy April passenger demand
The International Air Transport Association announced global passenger traffic results for April showing robust demand growth compared to April 2014. Total revenue passenger kilometers rose 5.9%. April capacity increased by 6.1%, and load factor slipped 0.1 percentage points to 79.4%.
NEWS Aviation leaders gather in Miami for IATA AGM
The International Air Transport Association has confirmed that US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will deliver a keynote address at the 71st IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit on 8 June 2015. Up to 1,000 delegates are expected to attend the global event.
NEWS Qatar Airways in US focus
Qatar Airways, the Global Launch Customer of the A350 XWB, has revealed that Philadelphia will be the first destination it will fly to in the USA using the state-of-the-art aircraft.
NEWS Ryanair steps up flights to Copenhagen
Ryanair will increase flights on its London Luton to Copenhagen service from 3 to 4 times daily, as part of its winter 2015 schedule.