NEWS Munich Airport taps into Amadeus technology
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.
NEWS Ryanair launches Leeds Bradford winter schedule
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.
NEWS Qatar Airways reveals Armani amenity kits
Qatar Airways has unveiled its new amenity kits designed by Giorgio Armani, and a sleeper suit from Missoni.
@Shannonairport bids farewell to the world’s largest aircraft #antonovSNN- @flightcrisis
Shannon Airport was the destination today for aviation enthusiasts from across the country as the world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov 225, proved to be a star attraction again following its overnight arrival. The giant aircraft, which was built to carry the then Soviet Union’s space shuttle between launch and landing sites, landed for a transit stop…
BREAKING Germanwings #4U826 from Cologne to Milan-Malpensa grounded due to a bomb threat
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NEWS How Scott Keyes has gamed the airline industry so he never has to pay for a flight again – @businessinsider
Scott Keyes will be traveling to 13 countries and over 20,000 miles on his next trip, all for free. Read the report written by Megan Willett
NEWS Heathrow airport is to increase charges for noisy and polluting aircraft
The noisiest planes will face a trebling in charges to £9,000 per landing, although fewer than 1% of flights fall into this category. The airport hopes the move will provide more incentive for airlines to fly cleaner and quieter planes. Some fares should fall as Heathrow is proposing to give a £10 discount to the…
NEWS Gatwick steps up runway fight with Heathrow with £20m domestic flight fund
Gatwick to launch fund to boost internal UK flights if it wins contest with Heathrow to get an additional runway Gatwick has offered to create a £20m fund to cater for more domestic flights if it wins out over Heathrow. The two airports are in competition to get an additional runway with each showing off…
NEWS Multi-award winning production company has secured access to Heathrow Airport for a three-part documentary series for ITV
Raw TV has secured access to Heathrow Airport for a three-part documentary series for ITV. The Discovery-owned indie has landed 3 x 60-minute series Britain’s Busiest Airport: Heathrow which will follow staff from various departments as they work to keep the airport working smoothly. Full story
BREAKING UPDATE: British Airways has taken Svetlanov State musicians off a flight because of suspicions of drunken conduct
45 musicians of the Svetlanov State Symphony were taken off a plane at Heathrow and held for 10 hours in a waiting room after a British Airways pilot had called the police. The orchestra was on its way to Sao Paolo in Brazil and the flight became severely delayed. Reports from Russian media appears that…
NEWS Emirates announced today that they are to introduce a 2nd daily service to Boston from October
Beginning on the 1st October, Emirates is launching a 2nd daily service from Dubai to Boston, on board a Boeing 777-300ER. The new service will arrive to Boston in the morning hours at 0810, whereas the original service arrives at 1400. Schedule from airlineroute.net @airlineroute EK239 DXB0250 – 0810BOS 77W D EK237 DXB0840 – 1400BOS 77W D…