Dubai Airports has confirmed that construction is expected to begin later this year on the expansion of Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central’s existing passenger terminal which will boost the current capacity of six million passengers a year to 26 million. As Dubai International nears its capacity limit due to the rapid growth of…
With the introduction of its 2015 summer schedule, Lufthansa has reinstated its night flight, LH 405, which departs New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport at 21:55 and arrives in Frankfurt at 11:35 the following day with a Boeing 747-8. The afternoon flight, LH 401, remains constant, with an Airbus A380 departing JFK at 15:55…
Qatar Airways will begin the next phase of its USA route development with the introduction of three new passenger routes to Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta. With these new destinations, Qatar Airways will offer daily non-stop services to all ten of the largest metropolitan areas of the United States. Effective January 1st, 2016, Qatar Airways…
Boeing said Friday the temporary extra assembly line in Everett used to build 787 Dreamliners will shut down at the end of this year and be converted for use in early production of the forthcoming 777X jet.
Boeing, the Lufthansa Group and Swiss International Air Lines have finalised an order for three additional 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes, valued at $990 million at current list prices. This order, previously attributed to an unidentified customer, follows SWISS’ 2013 order for six 777-300ERs, and will form the backbone of the Swiss flag-carrier’s long-haul fleet renewal.
A woman has threatened legal action after her family was removed from a US flight when she requested assistance with her autistic daughter. Donna Beegle’s daughter, 15-year-old Juliette. (Donna Beegle) An Oregon woman claims United Airlines kicked her family off a Portland-bound flight because of her teenage daughter who has autism. Juliette Beegle, 15, was…
The pilot and sole occupant of an ultra light aircraft which crashed into the ocean off North Stradbroke Island has been found dead. Wreckage of crashed aircraft spotted by media helicopter. (Channels 7 & 9) An Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokesman confirmed the aircraft was a two-seater and the 60-year-old male pilot was the only…
A Canadian woman gave birth aboard a Tokyo-bound plane after going into labor over the Pacific Ocean, a spokesman for Air Canada said Monday, an event the baby’s father described as “completely unexpected.” The 23-year-old woman delivered a baby girl with the help of a doctor who volunteered after crew asked passengers for medical assistance.…
Antonov has begun flight trials of its new An-178 transport aircraft, some five years after the development of type was first announced. The maiden flight took place out of Kiev-Antonov Airport (Gostomel) in Ukraine on 7 May, and lasted for approximately one hour. No specific details relating to the flight were revealed, neither were the…
In April 2015, airberlin welcomed 2,358,264 passengers on board, 7.6 percent less than in the corresponding month of the previous year. On a global scale, passengers traveling within airberlin’s flight route network in April covered a total of 3.675 billion kilometers (RPK), a decrease of 7.1 percent in yearly comparison.
Etihad Airways has appointed Philip Philippou as its new general manager for Greece. Philippou has more than 30 years of travel industry experience in senior sales and marketing roles with major European and Middle Eastern airlines. He joins Etihad Airways from Oleander Travel in the Netherlands.
Aeroflot has signed a new agreement with global technology provider, Sabre Corporation to implement Sabre’s Intelligence Exchange solution.