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NEWS KMCO Welcomes New Non-Stop International Service to Peru
Connecting travelers from around the USA and Central Florida, Peru becomes easier with the announcement of new service between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Lima on LAN Peru, an affiliate of LATAM Airlines Group. Link
NEWS Hail Breaks Airbus Windshield and Destroys Nosecone
A Brazilian Airbus A321-200 operating as TAM airlines flight JJ-3307 had to return to Rio de Janeiro and perform an emergency landing after sustaining substantial damage upon entering an embedded thunderstorm wrought with hail. Hail and turbulence caused severe damage to the radome of this A321 #TAM yesterday!!Emergency ldg! Via tráfico aéreo pic.twitter.com/VcQbsmKqnC— ✈Monica-✈ (@vargasmoni)…
NEWS A Visual History of Inflight Luxuries
While the modern flyer can now enjoy everything from on-demand entertainment to gourmet meals and generous sleeping arrangements, life in the skies hasn’t always been this cozy — or convenient, or fun, or even healthy. Link
NEWS Boeing Lining Up Buyers for Early Overweight Dreamliners
Boeing Co. has lined up buyers for 10 of the early, overweight 787 Dreamliners whose years in storage made them emblems of the jet’s factory woes and a drag on profit, people with knowledge of the plans said. The planes, dubbed “terrible teens” for their assembly struggles and their places near the start of the…
NEWS Regulator: United doesn't need to accept mistake fares
On February 11, for a period of about four hours, United’s Danish site showed fares from the U.K. to various destinations around the world at a fraction of their intended prices. The error was caused by third-party software supplied to United (UAL), the airline said. Link
NEWS New flight paths angering residents in Phoenix
The Federal Aviation Administration implemented new satellite-based arrival and departure paths out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The changes are part of a program the FAA is rolling out at major airports across the country as it looks to replace an outdated network of radar and radio communications with satellite-based and digital communications. Link
NEWS Piaggio Makes First Drone Flight Of An Unmanned Catfish
Piaggio has successfully removed the pilot from the Italian aircraft manufacturer’s popular twin-engine, turboprop, pusher-type executive transport. The P.180 – affectionately referred to as “the flying catfish” – has been redesigned into an unmanned aircraft for the Italian Air Force, and it’s got a new name: the Hammerhead. The new P.1HH HammerHead is a multi-purpose…
NEWS Ethiopian Airlines launches two new corporate loyalty programmes
Ethiopian Airlines is enhancing its offering to the UK business travel market with an improved business class product and the introduction of two new programmes designed to win loyalty among corporates and individual business travellers flying with the airline on business. UK business travellers who regularly fly with Ethiopian are invited to join the new…
NEWS Korean Air announces sharp increase in flights to China
Korean Air will expand its network in China by launching four new services in the first half of 2015. The airline will launch Incheon-Hefei on March 30th, Incheon-Nanning and Jeju-Guiyang on May 11th and Daegu-Shenyang on June 22nd, meaning Korean Air now flies to more cities in China than any other airline from Korea.
NEWS Etihad Airways welcomes AeroMobile to A380 era
AeroMobile has celebrated the first Airbus A380 to be fully line-fitted with its inflight mobile phone network. The Etihad Airways A380-800 (A6-APA) aircraft’s inaugural flight with AeroMobile services was from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow, touching down on earlier.