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NEWS easyJet improves booking app with passport scanning technology
easyJet has launched a new passport scanning function to its award-winning mobile app, making it the first European airline to have such a feature. The app, which has been downloaded over ten million times to date, now enables customers using an iOS or Android device to scan their passport details using their mobile phone camera…
NEWS Ethiopian Airlines to connect Dublin to Los Angeles with new route
Ethiopian Airlines has finalised preparations to commence flights to Dublin and Los Angeles starting from June 2015. Ethiopian flights to Dublin and Los Angeles will be operated three times a week with the ultra-modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which offers unparalleled on-board comfort to passengers. The flights will be the only direct service connecting Africa with…
NEWS Garuda Indonesia stakes claim to future success with Boeing order
Boeing and Garuda Indonesia have announced an order for 50 737 MAX 8s, valued at $4.9 billion at current list prices. The flag carrier of Indonesia will purchase 46 737 MAX 8s and will convert existing orders for four Next-Generation 737-800s to 737 MAX 8s.
NEWS Virgin Atlantic welcomes first Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 to Europe
Boeing and Virgin Atlantic Airways are celebrating the delivery of the airline’s first 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline is the first European airline to take delivery of the 787-9 and plans to operate the airplane initially on its London Heathrow to Boston route. Virgin Atlantic’s first 787-9 touched down at London’s Gatwick Airport following a more…