NEWS Refreshed Alaska livery takes off
The new Alaska Airlines livery took flight over the weekend, bringing with it some subtle changes. Link
NEWS Photo tour: behind the scenes at the Airbus A380 factory
Go behind the scenes at Airbus A380 Major Component Assembly facility at Hamburg. Link
NEWS Emirates is to introduce the A380 in the Milan to JFK route from 1st June
The airline Emirates from the 1st June 2015 will bring the superjumbo on its route from Dubai to New York JFK via Milan Malpensa on a daily basis. Replacing the 777-300ER EK205 departs Dubai at 0945 arrives at 1420 to Milan and leaves at 1610 arriving to JFK at 1900EK206 departs JFK at 2220 arrives…
NEWS Mauritius leads winners at the ACI Airport Service Quality Awards
Industry body Airports Council International has announced the recipients of the prestigious 2014 Airport Service Quality Awards. As the industry’s most comprehensive passenger service benchmarking tool, the ACI ASQ Survey has reliably captured passengers’ immediate appraisal from check-in through departure at the gate at more than 300 airports worldwide.
NEWS Mauritius leads winners at the ACI Airport Service Quality Awards
Industry body Airports Council International has announced the recipients of the prestigious 2014 Airport Service Quality Awards. As the industry’s most comprehensive passenger service benchmarking tool, the ACI ASQ Survey has reliably captured passengers’ immediate appraisal from check-in through departure at the gate at more than 300 airports worldwide.
NEWS CarTrawler signs LOT Polish Airways as exclusive partner
CarTrawler has announced a new partnership with Poland’s national flag carrier, LOT Polish Airlines. This enhanced collaboration will provide LOT customers with a direct connection to over 1,300 leading and independent car rental agents in over 30,000 airport and city locations across 174 different countries.
NEWS Lufthansa signs up with Altéa Corporate Recognition from Amadeus
For too long airlines have been unable to effectively personalise and differentiate offers specifically for corporate customers. But today, Amadeus announces that Lufthansa is the first to select Amadeus’ patent-pending Altéa Corporate Recognition, a tool which allows the airline to better recognise corporate customers at the time of booking.
NEWS Emirates Group visits UK for recruitment drive
Emirates Group, comprising Emirates airline and dnata, plans to hire over 11,000 new staff in the coming year across its business. The recruitment drive is in line with the organisation’s projected growth across six continents. As part of this drive, Emirates is looking to attract 450 pilots globally to help sustain the growth of the…
NEWS Etihad builds Scottish sales team ahead of Edinburgh flight launch
Etihad Airways has expanded its sales presence in Scotland following the launch of its new route from Edinburgh to Abu Dhabi in June. Justin Gosling has been appointed sales manager, Scotland along with Fiona McNicol as account manager, corporate sales working alongside Greig White, who has been appointed account manager, leisure sales.
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NEWS Mauritius leads winners at the ACI Airport Service Quality Awards
Industry body Airports Council International has announced the recipients of the prestigious 2014 Airport Service Quality Awards. As the industry’s most comprehensive passenger service benchmarking tool, the ACI ASQ Survey has reliably captured passengers’ immediate appraisal from check-in through departure at the gate at more than 300 airports worldwide.
NEWS HNA Group launches GX Airlines in Guangxi, China
HNA Group or China has continued to expand its airline portfolio, with the official launch GX Airlines – a new carrier based in southern region of Guangxi. The start-up airline launched its inaugural flight earlier, from its home base at Nanning, the capital of scenic Guangxi.