NEWS O’Toole takes over leadership role with MAG
MAG has announced the appointment of Ken O’Toole’s as the new managing director of Manchester Airport. O’Toole has been chief commercial officer with the company since 2012.
NEWS Air Passenger Duty reformed for long-haul flights in UK
Air Passenger Duty has been partially reformed in the UK as the new tax year begins. From April 1st, the two more expensive bands of APD are being abolished. Band ‘C’ affects people travelling over 4,000 miles, and band ‘D’ affects journeys over 6,000 miles.
ALERT We got report El Al flight #LY317 had to abord landing at Heathrow because of an aircraft was on the runway
© Didier Vittoz From report, El Al flight #LY317 from Tel Aviv had to abord landing yesterday at 10:15 pm to London Heathrow because of an aircraft was still on the runway. The Boeing 767 landed safely few minutes later.
BREAKING Paris Match Magazine has obtained video showing final moments of #Germanwings flight from inside the cabin
Paris Match and Bild obtained a video taken during the final seconds of the fated Germanwings flight 4U9525 and found among the wreckage by a source close to the investigation. Its origin – a cell phone – was clear. The scene was so chaotic that it was hard to identify people, but the sounds of…
NEWS Lufthansa cancels anniversary celebrations
Lufthansa has confirmed it will cancel its 60th anniversary celebrations, originally planned for next month. In a statement earlier the airline said live coverage of the memorial service at the Cologne Cathedral in memory of the victims of flight 4U 95245 would be broadcast instead. That event will take place on the April 17th.
NEWS Korean Air outlines Airbus A330-300 roll-out plans
Korean Air is strengthening its global service by introducing fuel efficient cutting edge aircrafts. Starting April 2nd, Korean Air will introduce its brand new A330-300 aircrafts, one of the main Airbus model aircrafts, on its South East Asia routes. The newly introduced A330-300 aircrafts will join the fleet serving on Korean Air’s routes to Sydney,…
Strong wind in north of Europe today – live coverage
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NEWS Boeing, ANA Finalize Order for Three 787-10 Dreamliners
Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) today finalized an order for three 787-10 Dreamliners, valued at approximately $900 million at list prices. With this order, originally announced as a commitment in January 2015, ANA becomes Boeing’s newest 787-10 customer and first airline in Asia to operate the entire family of 787 Dreamliners.
NEWS Inaugural Virgin Atlantic flight cancelled due to foam canon salute instead of water
Virgin flight from ATL to MAN cancelled: foam canon salute instead of water /@FlightEmergency Pic: @MichaelSnasdell pic.twitter.com/dYmUPIVKim — AirLive.net (@airlivenet) March 30, 2015 A packed Virgin Atlantic passenger jet was grounded shortly before its high-profile inaugural flight to Atlanta after a botched ‘water cannon salute’ by airport fire tenders clogged up its engines by spraying…
NEWS United cancels plans to operate 787 from Newark to London
United Airlines has cancelled its plan to operate the Boeing 787-8 on Newark to Heathrow. The Dreamliner was scheduled to operate from 6th May to 17th August on UA114 and UA111, however will continue to operate on 767-300ER as UA940/941.
NEWS Norwegian has moved forward is planned service increase on its route from Gatwick to New York JFK
Norwegian has moved forward is planned service increase on its route from Gatwick to New York JFK. From the 25th October, the airline will increase the operation from 6 weekly to daily instead of late February 2016. DY7015 departs Gatwick at 1710 and arrives at JFK at 2000. DY7016 departs JFK at 2230 and arrives…