NEWS Virgin Australia buys out Tiger Airways
Virgin Australia is planning to acquire the remaining 40 per cent of shares in Tiger Australia Airways for a price of A$1.
NEWS Heathrow Holdings parts with Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports
Heathrow Airport Holdings has confirmed it will sell its 100 per cent interest in Aberdeen International Airport Limited, Glasgow Airport Limited and Southampton International Airport Limited to a consortium formed by Ferrovial and Macquarie. The deal is expected to bring the airport operator £1,048 million in cash and assumed debt, payable in full at closing.
NEWS Space plane returns from secret mission, lands at Vandenbergv in California
The Pentagon’s secret space plane, which has been orbiting Earth for nearly two years on a mysterious mission, landed Friday morning at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County. The X-37B, a 29-foot-long (nine-meter) winged craft that resembles a miniature NASA space shuttle, touched down at 9:24 a.m. local time at the coastal air…
NEWS New appointment for Emirates
Emirates has announced the appointment of a new role within the Commercial division. The newly created position will be fulfilled by Mohammad Al Hashimi, who has worked with Emirates since 2006.
NEWS Etihad Airways links Abu Dhabi with Vienna
Etihad Airways will provide a new air bridge between Abu Dhabi and Vienna, when it places its EY code on the forthcoming daily service by the Austrian carrier, and subsidiary of airberlin, NIKI.
NEWS easyJet plans six new routes from Amsterdam
easyJet is launching six new routes from Amsterdam alongside some additional frequencies. In total, easyJet will now connect passengers in the Netherlands to 25 destinations with the new routes complementing easyJet’s existing schedule by strengthening city-to-city connections as well as introducing new destinations.