NEWS Main Content Fly On a 747 [for an hour] Without Leaving the USA
This is your chance to fly the B747 without leaving the country as Delta Air Lines operates a flight between Detroit and Minneapolis. Link
NEWS South African Airways Re-Negotiates Leases on Eight Airbus A340s
South African Airways (SAA) has renegotiated lease re-extensions on three Airbus A340s and is working on similar deals for another five, which are expected to cut R262 million ($22.5 million) in annual costs. Link
NEWS The Coming U.S. Pilot Shortage Is Real
With upward of 20,000 cockpit seats expected to open up at U.S. airlines over the next seven years due to FAA-mandated age-65 retirements, the scene should be set for the pilot pipeline to work as designed: Regional pilots working for low wages finally get their chance to move quickly up to the big leagues of…
UPDATE EMERGENCY #U21877: @easyjet statement has been tweeted as to why the return of the Bilbao flight
The easyJet aircraft G-EZFB after returning back to Manchester / from twitter: @daveb257 easyJet flight U21877 from Manchester Airport to Bilbao had departed at 13:19 which then straight after departure then squawked 7700 (general emergency). The flight returned to Manchester airport and was followed from the runway back to the terminal building by fire crews which…
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.