NEWS Swiss A320 joins Swiss Air Force at Lauberhorn
Every year at the Lauberhorn World Cup ski race, the Swiss Air Force puts on an air show. This year, Swiss Intl Airline joined in. Link
NEWS JetBlue Airways adds charter flight to Cuba
JetBlue Airways has signed an agreement with its partner, ABC Charters, to add a new charter flight to Cuba beginning this summer. The weekly flight, which begins on June 5, will operate on Fridays from Tampa (TPA) to Havana (HAV).
NEWS Ryanair to take Aer Lingus case to Supreme Court
Ryanair is planning to fight the UK Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold an earlier ruling that the low cost carrier must cut its stake in rival Irish airline Aer Lingus to just 5 per cent. The UK Competition Commission (now the CMA) investigated Ryanair’s 29.8 per cent shareholding in Aer Lingus to see if…
NEWS Emirates creates new jobs
Emirates Group, comprising Emirates airline and dnata, plans to hire over 11,000 new staff in the coming year across its business, in line with its projected growth across six continents.
NEWS Hainan Airlines flies Dreamliner to Silicon Valley
Announced in an official Weibo update, the Chinese airline said it will start operating five weekly services to the Silicon Valley hub, direct from Beijing, using its state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. (My thoughts) This will be SJC’s second scheduled 787 service and I feel the 787 is the best this to ever happen to…
NEWS US Airways retires 767-200
Piedmont Airlines, one of the many airlines that merged to form US Airways, took delivery of its first Boeing 767 in May 1987. The last day for those birds is already here — 28 years later. Link
NEWS British Airways today gets their ninth A380?
there is evidence suggesting that the G-XLEI today goes on the road to your future Home Airport London Heathrow Link
NEWS Romantic getaways boost the passenger numbers at Gatwick – @itvmeridian
upload.wikipedia.org Gatwick is set for a record breaking Valentine weekend and half term with almost a million passengers passing its doors. That is a 6% increase on last year. The most popular destination is Geneva for the third year in a row because of families heading to the ski slopes. An overwhelming 982,000 people are…