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NEWS Turkish Airlines announces new route to San Francisco

Demonstrating its commitment to linking Istanbul to all of the world’s major tourist and business centres, Turkish Airlines today adds San Francisco to its global network.

NEWS: Two ‘disruptive’ passengers removed from Ryanair flight to Dublin -@flightcrisis

Gardaí (Irish Police) were called to remove two passengers who allegedly became disruptive during a Ryanair flight last night. The crew on the Vilnius (Lithuania) to Dublin plane called for Garda assistance “after two passengers became disruptive in-flight”, according to Ryanair. The plane landed normally and the two individuals were removed upon arrival at Dublin.…

NEWS Boeing donates Dreamliner test plane to Pina Museum

Boeing, elected and community leaders joined together earlier to celebrate the permanent display of one of the original 787-8 Dreamliner flight test airplanes at the Pima Air & Space Museum. “Boeing has a strong presence in Arizona and is proud to share this important achievement in aviation history with the community, our employees and visitors,”…

NEWS Qatar expands frequencies on ten top routes as demand increases

Qatar Airways has responded to the continuous rise in passenger demand with an increase in the frequency of weekly flights to ten of its most popular destinations throughout the Middle East and Europe. The airline, which currently flies to 146 destinations around the globe, will implement the frequency increases over the next few months for…

NEWS HNA Group chairman Chen Feng delivers keynote speech at WTTC Global Summit

HNA Group chairman Chen Feng has given a keynote speech at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit, held in Madrid. The 15th Global Summit was sponsored by Platinum sponsor NH Hotel Group, a subsidiary of HNA Group and the third largest hotel group in Europe.

NEWS Over 1,500 orders for the versatile Airbus A330

Airbus’ successful widebody A330 Family has passed the major milestone of winning over 1,500 firm orders from over 100 customers. Total sales to date (1,501) include a recent order for four A330-200 Freighters from Turkish Airlines and 25 A330-900neo from Air Lease Corporation. “It’s great to see the strong and growing endorsement for the versatile…

NEWS Axe falls as Malaysia Airlines seeks to restructure

Malaysia Airlines will be undertaking a network rationalisation exercise as part of the national carrier’s 12-point Recovery Plan outlined by Khazanah Nasional last year. Government controlled Khazanah Nasional took control of the airline following the loss of two Malaysian Airlines planes in 2014. The revised network plan is in line with MAS’ overall strategy to…

NEWS Vietnam Airlines first new Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner completed

The first of national carrier Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners has completed final assembly ahead of its launch this summer.

NEWS Southwest Failed to Respond to Medical Emergency on Oakland to OC Flight: Lawsuit

A woman filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Monday against Southwest Airlines, claiming crew members mistook her husband’s medical emergency for unruly behavior aboard a California flight and didn’t assist him. Richard Ilczyszyn, 46, was found unconscious after the flight from Oakland to Orange County landed last year, and he died the next day at a hospital,…