Islamic State militants in Syria are training Iraqi pilots who joined the group to fly in three captured fighter jets, Reuters reported citing witnesses. “They have trainers, Iraqi officers who were pilots before for [former Iraqi President] Saddam Hussein,” said Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. “People saw the flights.…
Delta Air Lines has reported a pre-tax income of was $1.6 billion, excluding special items, for the three months to September, an increase of $431 million over the September 2013 quarter. The airline’s net income for the September 2014 quarter was $1.0 billion, or $1.20 per diluted share, and its operating margin was 15.8 per…
oneworld has unveiled a series of significant upgrades to oneworld events, its one-stop, easy-to-use travel service for the conventions, conferences, exhibitions and special events markets. Key improvements include the removal of bookings fees for flight reservations made via oneworld events’ dedicated website and the availability of oneworld events flight discounts via designated travel agencies.
Ryanair has confirmed a wide range of fares and full ancillary services content can now be booked by Amadeus subscribers across Europe. It is the first time in over a decade that Ryanair’s fares have been bookable through Amadeus and this is being made possible using Amadeus’ innovative light ticketing technology.
A male passenger who died after vomiting on a trans-Atlantic flight from Nigeria to New York sparked panic he could be carrying the Ebola virus. However, initial tests on the 63 year-old man show that he is not carrying the virus. The man had boarded a flight at Lagos airport in Nigeria, which was bound…