NEWS Finnair and Airberlin to expand their codeshare relationship
Finnair is expanding its codeshare in Europe with fellow oneworld member Airberlin. Finnair's AY codeshare will be added to selected services operated by Airberlin and Niki to Bucharest, Catania, Chania,…
NEWS Ryanair in social media focus
Ryanair has joined Instagram, offering behind the scenes images of life inside the low cost carrier, snapshots of its 190 destinations and the chance for customers to share their favourite…
NEWS British Airways introduces mindfulness practices to promote healthy flying
British Airways today introduced its Mindfulness for Travel series to provide fliers with meditation techniques for a relaxed and positive state of mind. The initiative was developed for the launch…
ALERT The employee who slept in the cargo hold on @AlaskaAir flight #AS448 has been banned
A Menzies Aviation (Seattle) baggage handler who became trapped in the baggage hold in the belly of an Alaska Airlines jet after takeoff from Seattle after falling asleep this week…
Former Obama pilot: “TWA Flight 800 Was Not Blown Up By A Faulty Fuel Tank; It Was Shot Down”
Was TWA Flight 800 shot out of the sky? As a former pilot, that is a question I get asked about all the time. I’m no conspiracy theorist, but let’s…
Report: Hackers Could Use Plane WiFi to Hijack Controls
That in-flight WiFi we've all become so fond of could be breached by hackers to take control of the plane, according to a worrying GAO report out yesterday. Passengers, or…
NEWS Rolls-Royce wins largest ever order from Emirates
Rolls-Royce has won its largest ever order, worth $9.2 billion, to provide Trent 900 engines and TotalCare service support to Emirates. The engines will power 50 Airbus A380 aircraft that…
NEWS Air Europa launches first Dreamliner flight on Madrid-Miami route
Air Europa, Spain’s largest privately-owned airline, this week inaugurated its first scheduled flight with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which will now operate its Madrid-Miami route. This route is currently operating…
NEWS Israel offers cash incentives for airlines flying to Eilat
The Israel Ministry of Tourism has announced a new tourism directive to encourage airline operators to fly to Israel’s Red Sea resort, Eilat. From October 6th the ministry will reimburse…
NEWS All Nippon Airways takes Star Wars livery into the skies
All Nippon Airways will introduce a Star Wars livery, with the iconic R2-D2, on its newest aircraft 787-9 Dreamliner to mark the beginning of a five-year agreement with Walt Disney.…
NEWS Solar-powered plane on round-the-world flight gets stuck in China
The Solar Impulse 2, the experimental plane attempting to fly around the world without using a drop of fuel, has been grounded by the weather in China. What was supposed…