NEWS Etihad teams up with Brand USA
Etihad Airways has teamed up with Brand USA, a destination marketing organisation for the United States, highlighting its commitment to boosting tourism to the USA from points across its extensive global network.
NEWS JetBlue flies into Quito for new low-cost South American flights
JetBlue has confirmed operations on its new Quito-Fort Lauderdale route will begin in the first quarter of 2016. JetBlue’s operation at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport will connect both destinations with one daily flight. For this purpose the airline has announced the use of an Airbus 320 with a capacity of 150 passengers.
NEWS Air China to commence Beijing-Hakodate service
Air China will inaugurate Beijing-Hakodate nonstop service on July 3, 2015. The flights, CA729/CA730 are operated twice a week on Monday and Friday with Boeing 737-800.
NEWS Qatar Airways acquires hotel in Scotland
Qatar Airways has acquired the Novotel Edinburgh Park Hotel in Scotland. The hotel will continue to be managed and operated under the Novotel brand by Accor which operates more than 3,700 quality hotels worldwide.
NEWS Ryanair adds Newcastle – Alicante route
Ryanair has revealed its winter 2015 schedule at Newcastle today with a new route to Alicante which will operate 3 times weekly from 27th October as well as a route to Dublin which will operate 9 times weekly.
INCIDENT The left wing of an A320 of Turkish Airlines flight #TK1425 hits a jet bridge at Helsinki Airport, Finland
Plane of Turkish Airlines had an incident. Flt TK1425 hits jetbridge at Helsinki Airport, Finland. pic.twitter.com/uM82RnEthi— Adrián (@AlfaMay2) May 17, 2015
NEWS FBI: researcher admitted to hacking plane in-flight, causing it to “climb”
A newly-published search warrant application shows that an aviation computer security researcher told the FBI that he briefly took control of at least one commercial airliner. The warrant, which was filed in a federal court in New York state, was first published Friday by APTN, a Canadian news site.
NEWS United Airlines Will Reward Hackers With Up To A Million Frequent Flyer Miles
You don’t have to be a frequent flier to become a million-miler these days, at least on United Airlines. The aviation giant announced a new “bug bounty program” that will reward hackers who find vulnerabilities in its system. Depending on the severity, tech-savvy bounty hunters will be rewarded with 50,000, 250,000 or 1 million MileagePlus…
NEWS Travelport inks deal with Air Go Egypt
Travelport has signed a new multi-year, global full content agreement with Air Go Egypt. As part of the new agreement, Air Go Egypt will now offer 67,000 Travelport-connected agencies worldwide access to its fares and inventory.
NEWS Etihad launches new service to Entebbe
Etihad Airways has strengthened its presence in East Africa with the launch of new services between Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Entebbe, in central Uganda.
NEWS Air China to commence Beijing-Hakodate service
Air China will inaugurate Beijing-Hakodate nonstop service on July 3, 2015. The flights, CA729/CA730 are operated twice a week on Monday and Friday with Boeing 737-800.
NEWS British Chinooks turned back from Nepal
Three RAF Chinook helicopters sent to Nepal to help the aid effort in the country are to return to the UK having not been used, the government has said. The CH47 Chinooks left the UK two weeks ago to help transport “life-saving aid supplies” and reach stranded victims “in desperate need” of help. But the…