The Finnish airline Finnair from the 17th April to the 23rd April is once again leasing a Boeing 787 aircraft from LOT Polish Airlines to use on its service from Helsinki to New York JFK. The 787 will be replacing the A330-300 during this period. Flight AY5 will depart Helsinki at 1410 and arrive to…
Two people have been killed in a light plane crash at a farmstay on New South Wales’ northern tablelands. (ABC News) Emergency services were called to the River Glen B&B Farmstay at Dundee about 10:30am on Sunday. The 51-year-old male pilot and his 55-year-old female passenger were the only people on board the plane and…
Munich Airport has adopted and deployed the Amadeus Airport Sequence Manager as part of the A-CDM initiatives that the airport has been implementing and pioneering since 2007.
Etihad Airways has appointed Othman Aleghfeli, a UAE national, as Area Manager Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from his current position as Assistant General Manager for the airline’s Abu Dhabi Hub.
Low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is launching new flights between London Gatwick and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen, and onto destinations across Turkey and beyond as well as to North Cyprus from May 1st.
Manchester Airport has broken its all-time passenger record, with 22.32 million people flying through the airport in the last financial year. The figure is the highest in its 77-year history, beating the previous 12 month record set in July 2006 of 22.26 million. With 22.3 million passengers per year, Manchester is the UK’s third largest…
British Airways flight BA76 from Luanda to London Heathrow had diverted this morning to Paris CDG airport following a medical emergency to someone onboard the flight. Operated on Boeing 777-200ER G-YMMI. British Airways flight BA144 from Baku to London Heathrow made an emergency landing last night in Azerbaijan around 8pm (UK Time) following a fire…
An elderly woman has been arrested after the Air Canada flight on which she was travelling on was forced to make a diversion to Shannon airport on Friday. It’s understood that the woman became disruptive on board the transatlantic flight and that at least one crew member was assaulted. The woman was believed to be…
Transaero Airlines continues to expand the geography of its flights from the Russian Federation to the Republic of Kazakhstan. On May 27, 2015, Transaero Airlines, for the first time in its history, will launch scheduled flights on the Moscow-Kyzylorda route.
Emirates is launching a second daily A380 service to Zurich, adding 945 seats a week on the route, with 280 in First Class and Business Class. Commencing 1st October 2015, Emirates flights EK85/86, currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, will be upgraded to an A380.
Ryanair has launched its Leeds Bradford winter 2015 schedule with 10 routes including Dublin, Lanzarote and Malta and extra flights to Alicante, Gdansk and Malaga.
Scandinavian carrier SAS has teamed up with the technology giant Google to offer a virtual tour onboard a long-haul aircraft, enabling users to experience what it is like to travel in SAS’s upgraded cabin.