ALERT Lambert-St. Louis International Airport spokesman says 6 outbound flights were cancelled Tuesday morning, largely because the planes were among the 10 cancelled or diverted during overnight flight restrictions – @AP
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NEWS Emirates to launch third daily flight to Malé, Maldives
Emirates has announced a third daily service to Malé, the capital of the Maldives. Commencing Monday, December 1st, Emirates flight EK656 will depart Dubai International Airport at 02:10, and arrive in Malé at 07:15, adding seven more inbound flights a week to the Maldives, increasing passenger and cargo capacity on the route by a third.
NEWS Myanmar takes step out of the cold with Garuda Indonesia deal
Garuda Indonesia and Myanmar Airways International have concluded a codeshare agreement. The signing of the agreement was carried out by Garuda Indonesia executive vice president, sales and marketing, Erik Meijer and Myanmar Airways International managing director Si Thu. Under the agreement, Garuda Indonesia will place its GA marketing code on Myanmar Airways International’s flights between…
NEWS Germanwings signs partnership with booking.com
Germanwings has announced a joint partnership with hotel broker booking.com. In the next three years, Germanwings guests will be able to access Booking.com’s entire product range, including, apartments, guest houses, resorts, B&Bs and hostels. Boomerang Club members will also be able to collect miles on the Germanwings bonus scheme.
NEWS Norwegian urges United States to approve transatlantic air carrier permit
Norwegian chief Bjørn Kjos has called on the United States department of transportation to once and for all approve the application for a foreign air carrier permit for the company’s Irish subsidiary Norwegian Air International. “We are doing exactly what the Obama administration wants: create American jobs, bring tourists to the United States and offer…
ALERT Swedish spyplane “caught” flying off russia’s kaliningrad oblast
A Swedish Air Force Gulfstream IVSP Electronic Intelligence plane could be tracked as it flew in the airspace off Kaliningrad Oblast, where some of the most active Russian bases in the Baltic region are located. The Swedish Air Force operates a pair of S102B Korpen, modified Gulfstream IVSP aircraft used to perform ELINT (Electronic Intelligence)…
VIDEO Single engine Beech plane made an emergency crash landing at Barnstable Municipal Airport on Monday
A single engine Beech Bonanza airplane made an emergency crash landing at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis on Monday Nov 10, 2014. The pilot was the only soul on board and was uninjured after landing the plane with no front landing gear Emergency crews from the airport ARFF and Hyannis fire department stoodby as the…