NEWS Russian budget airline Pobeda banned passengers from chewing gum on board
Low cost Russian airline has banned their passengers from chewing gum on board their flights because it is spending too much money from scraping it off the interiors of the…
NEWS Chancellor considers APD changes in UK budget
UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne has issued a discussion paper on possible changes to Air Passenger Duty as part of his latest budget. Although not committing the government…
NEWS Caribbean Airlines selects Amadeus for technology overhaul
Caribbean Airlines has selected Amadeus as the provider to upgrade its Passenger Service System. The combined reservations, airport check-in, ticketing, inventory management system, and eCommerce will usher in a new…
NEWS Vietnam Airlines celebrates first Boeing Dreamliner with Washington flypast
Boeing and Vietnam Airlines have celebrated the first visit to the United States by the head of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam with a flypast of the airline’s first…
NEWS Texas-bound British Airways flight diverts to Boston after passenger punched his wife mid-air
A London-to-Houston flight made an emergency landing in Boston Wednesday because a passenger attacked his wife, officials said.Massachusetts state troopers met the British Airways craft — and its unruly passenger…
NEWS Air Canada to begin Vancouver-Brisbane Boeing 787 flights from June 2016
Air Canada will begin direct Boeing 787 flights between Vancouver and Brisbane from June 2016, with the non-stop service initially running three days a week before moving to a daily…
NEWS US jets intercepted Russian bombers off the California and Alaska coasts on July 4
On Saturday, two pairs of Russian Tupolev Tu-95 bombers approached the US West Coast, causing the Air Force to scramble to intercept the planes before they breached US airspace, two…
United check in system is down, nationwide ground stop due to outage
UPDATE 14:02 UTC United Airlines Ground stoppage has been lifted! UPDATE 14:00UTC UNITED AIRLINE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS SLOWLY COMING BACK ON LINE. THEY WILL BEGIN BOARDING THEIR FLIGHTS SHORTLY. UPDATE…
NEWS British Airways opens API data sources to developers
British Airways is opening up some of its flight information to IT developers in a trial to find innovative new ways for people to search for and buy British Airways…
NEWS United introduces Cowshed Spa amenities across fleet
United Airlines and Cowshed Spa, the premium spa and lifestyle brand of London-based Soho House & Co., are joining together in a partnership to bring travellers contemporary new amenities on-board…
NEWS KLM boosts Mediterranean flights with Air Malta codeshare deal
KLM has announced a codeshare partnership with Air Malta, the Maltese national airline, flying direct from Amsterdam. Under this partnership, KLM will add its code and flight numbers to Air…
NEWS easyJet offers latest departures to Reykjavik
easyJet will operate a new route to the Icelandic capital Reykjavik from London Stansted this winter. On sale now it will operate twice a week throughout the winter and joins…