NEWS Virgin America signs up for Travelport Rich Content solution
Travelport has announced Virgin America has signed up for the Travelport Rich Content & Branding solution. Virgin America becomes the latest airline to commit to the software, a key component…
NEWS Norwegian sees growth continue in early 2015
Low-cost carrier Norwegian continues to grow in all markets, according to the latest statistics from the airline. Norwegian carried more than 1.6 million passengers in January 2015, an increase of…
NEWS RAF Secures Big Win for Recreational Pilots
Backcountry pilots can rejoice after an agreement was reached this week allowing general aviation airplanes on national forest lands. For more than a decade, the Recreational Aviation Foundation has been…
NEWS D.C. Mega Flyover in the Works
The Washington, D.C., Flight Restricted Zone will come under assault by a mass of unusual visitors this spring as scores of World War II fighters, bombers and transport planes participate…
NEWS Video: Airplane Nearly Collides with Skydivers
Skydive instructor Forest Pullman and his tandem jumper had just made a clean exit from their jump plane at approximately 13,000 feet over Thailand when the unexpected happened: The plane…
NEWS Qantas to start daily Brisbane-Tokyo/Narita flights
Qantas will run daily flights between Brisbane and Tokyo from August 1st, boosting the route from the previously-announced four flights a week.Link
NEWS GoJet expanding regional air service for Delta
GoJet Airlines is adding seven Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft that will operate under the Delta Connection regional service brand....Link
NEWS Nepal Airlines adds first A320 as Chinese props cause headaches
The twinjets, which are set to replace the Nepali national carrier's existing fleet of two B757-200s, will make their commercial début on February 26 with flights to Hong Kong Chek…
NEWS CEO: Ethiopian Airlines Considers Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777X
Ethiopian Airlines is evaluating the Airbus A350-1000 and the Boeing 777X as it considers further widebody order plans, CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW.Link
NEWS Which U.S. airlines had the highest complaint rates in 2014?
For the second straight year, Frontier Airlines had the highest consumer complaint rate of the 12 largest U.S. carriers in 2014, and United Airlines had the second-highest rate, the U.S.…
NEWS Incident: Ryanair B738 at Bergerac on Jan 29th 2015, descended below minimum safe altitude on NDB approach
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EMK performing FR-8592 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Bergerac (France), was on NDB approach Y to Bergerac's runway 28 in instrument meteorological conditions, when the…