US Airways turned 76 years old on March 12 — and that will be the carrier’s last birthday. The airline will operate its final flight later this year, ending a swift and safely paced merger with American Airlines.
The pilots’ union at Southwest Airlines announced staffing and funding for a committee to prepare pilots and the flying public for a walkout, in case it cannot reach a contract deal with management in coming months. The new strike preparedness committee will work with outside consultants and others in the union, the Southwest Airlines Pilots’…
A TransAsia Airways (GE) flight from Taiwan with 272 passengers onboard made an emergency landing at New Chitose Airport (CTS), Japan on Tuesday noon, due to mechanical failure, according to Japanese media reports. The incident occurred on an Airbus A330-300 aircraft, Registration B-22101 performing flight GE670 en route from Taiwan to Sapporo when problems arose…
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United Airlines has unveiled the beta version of the company’s new homepage and flight booking features for united.com. The new site encompasses everything from searching and sorting flight options to reserving and buying tickets. The site offers a sleek, modern and touch-friendly design, along with all-new personalised features and tools to help customers select the…
Turkish Airlines recently celebrated a milestone with the delivery of the airline’s 125th airplane purchased from Boeing – a Next-Generation 737-900ER – and one of 12 aircraft the Turkish carrier will take delivery of this year.
Qatar Airways has announced an expansion to its UAE services with the launch of direct flights to Ras Al Khaimah, commencing October 1st 2015. Having launched Sharjah and Dubai World Central in March 2014 and with the announcement to launch Ras Al Khaimah in October this year, Qatar Airways is significantly increasing its operations to…
Puerto Rico Tourism Company executive director Ingrid Rivera Rocafort has welcomed a new direct flight offered by Mexican airline Volaris from Cancun, Quintana Roo, to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The flight will also connect to Mexico City. Volaris is the Mexican low-cost airline with routes in Mexico and the United States. The route will begin…
Australia will spend $50 million in 2015/16 as part the ongoing search effort for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, budget papers show. The funding allocation for the coming financial year would provide the necessary funding to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) to increase the search area should the aircraft not be found within the…
