The last of the 23 repainted aircraft to leave Flying Colours was Boeing 737-800 VH-VUL, which emerged from the hangar named Ocean Grove Beach on Monday evening sporting the Virgin Australia name in silver-grey print on the side of an all-white fuselage. Link
London Stansted airport has announced the next phase of its airport transformation. That is a £8 million upgrade of its Satellite One departure gate area. This development, part of a £260m investment programme, is being driven by the airport’s ambition to attract more passengers, airlines and convince long haul services from and to Stansted. The…
American Airlines customers will enjoy a new travel experience on the biggest network in the world when American begins domestic service with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in May and international service in June. The 787 initially will be deployed between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport beginning May 7th, before launching internationally…
Singapore Airlines’ newest class of travel, Premium Economy Class, has opened to passengers. From August 9th 2015, customers travelling on select flights from Singapore to Sydney will be the first to experience the new cabin class, which will subsequently be made available to other destinations served by the airline’s Airbus A380s and Boeing 777-300ERSs, in…
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration C-FIVX reached Tokyo with a delay of 14:15 hours. Link
QANTAS has warned it’s about to get tough on people who rock up to airport business lounges in inappropriate attire, and there are already calls for the same standards to be applied at plane doors. Link
International Consolidated Airlines Group has offered the Irish government further guarantees over the future of services at flag-carrier Aer Lingus as it seeks to acquire the airline. IAG’s previous announcements about its proposal to make an offer for Aer Lingus Group have repeatedly highlighted the importance of direct air services and connectivity for investment and…
The chief executive of the aircraft and railway equipment maker Bombardier, Pierre Beaudoin, will step down, as the company announced dismal earnings and the need to raise additional capital. Link
A totally legit Russian research & development production company that makes actual space suits for real astronauts and ejection seats for Sukhoi and MiG fighter jets has now patented an escape system for light airplanes. Link