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. As part of the multi-million dollar agreement, Accenture will provide strategy and management consulting services in the areas of human resources, finance, and procurement and supply management to streamline Etihad…
Aeromexico has launched a new service between Mexico City and Boston, the carrier’s 16th destination in the U.S.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ryanair will increase flights on its London Luton to Copenhagen service from 3 to 4 times daily, as part of its winter 2015 schedule.
An airline has infuriated Republicans – by offering to fly gay people to Pride events across the US for a discount. Alaska Airlines – which carries the name of the state known more for being the home of anti-gay politician Sarah Palin than for inclusiveness – made the offer as part of an ‘LGBT travel’ stunt. Though it…
A wheelchair-bound woman who was forced to crawl onto a plane officially filed a lawsuit Friday morning against American Airlines. Theresa Purcell was taking a commuter flight from San Diego when the agent at the gate told her it was too late to set up a ramp so she can board. Instead, Purcell had to…
A Jetstar flight travelling from Brisbane to Mackay in north Queensland has been forced to make an emergency landing in Rockhampton. The Jetstar A320 in Rockhampton (Twitter: @cqplanespotting) The A320 jet landed at Rockhampton Airport just before 5:00pm on Monday amid concern over reports of fumes in the cabin. One passenger who was on board told…
From the 5th December to 3rd January, the airline plans to operate the A380 from Singapore to Osaka. The aircraft will operate as SQ618/619 that has a Premium Economy cabin. SQ618 departs Singapore at 01:30am and arrives at Osaka at 8:45am the return, SQ619 departs Osaka at 11:00am and arrives back to Singapore at 17:10.…
Seventeen former and serving cabin crew are planning legal action against British airlines saying they have been poisoned by contaminated cabin air. The cases are funded by the Unite union which represents 20,000 flight staff. Workers believe they have fallen sick after breathing in fumes mixed with engine oil and other toxic chemicals. The Civil…