NEWS Thai Airways A380: What you need to know
Thai’s inaugural A380 entered service between Bangkok and Hong Kong in October 2013. The airline currently flies the A380 to Hong Kong, Osaka, Tokyo Narita, Frankfurt and Paris Charles de Gaulle. Link
NEWS Vietjet welcomes a new Airbus
The brand-new Airbus A320 (code VN-A659) is the third from Vietjet’s order of 100 aircraft made with the French aviation group. Its arrival takes Vietjet’s fleet to a total of 21. The aircraft was exclusively assembled by Airbus for Vietjet and features the airline’s trademark luxurious leather seats, an elegant carpet, and premium interior decoration,…
NEWS Avianca welcomes the 787 to Sao Paulo, meanwhile outlines its upcoming 787 routes
Avianca landed for the first time in Sao Paulo on 11th February at 6:50am. Coming from Bogota, the aircraft is one of two that will make four daily flights between the two cities. The airline recently received four Boeing 787s, and a total of 15 is to be delivered over a period of 3 years.…
VIDEO Flying first class on the new Etihad 787-9
Video from Sam Chui. Onboard the first 787-9 for Etihad Airways’ inaugural flight from Dusseldorf to Abu Dhabi Flight: EY24 on the A6-BLA
NEWS Plane returns to LAX after scorpion stings woman aboard
(CNN)Passengers in an Oregon-bound flight got a creepy-crawly surprise this weekend: a scorpion. The Alaska Airlines flight headed to Portland returned to Los Angeles on Saturday after a woman reported she was stung by the eight-legged animal. Link
NEWS Woman stung by scorpion on flight #AS567 from LA to Portland
A scorpion stung a woman on the hand just before her flight from Los Angeles to Portland took off. Flight 567 was taxing on the runway Saturday night when the passenger was stung. The plane returned to the gate and the woman was checked by medics. She refused additional medical treatment but didn’t get back…
NEWS Have a look at this colorful Kitty A330
May seem a nice looking paint job but have a look on board this airline and see what you think Link
NEWS SAA resumes daily Joburg – New York service
South African Airways will resume its daily nonstop flights between Johannesburg, South Africa, and New York-JFK International Airport, on March 7th. The resumption of the nonstop service on the northbound flight from Johannesburg to New York-JFK will reduce the overall travel time on the route by nearly 90 minutes.
NEWS Heathrow appoints chief financial officer
Heathrow Airport Holdings has appointed Michael Uzielli as Chief Financial Officer. Michael, whose starting date will be confirmed shortly, is currently Finance Director for British Gas where he has led a highly engaged finance team.