NEWS Qantas set to turn poorly dressed passengers away from lounge
QANTAS has warned it’s about to get tough on people who rock up to airport business lounges in inappropriate attire, and there are already calls for the same standards to…
NEWS IAG offers Irish government further guarantees over future of Aer Lingus
International Consolidated Airlines Group has offered the Irish government further guarantees over the future of services at flag-carrier Aer Lingus as it seeks to acquire the airline. IAG’s previous announcements…
NEWS Bombardier CEO Steps Down After Announcing Huge 4th Quarter Loss
The chief executive of the aircraft and railway equipment maker Bombardier, Pierre Beaudoin, will step down, as the company announced dismal earnings and the need to raise additional capital.Link
NEWS Russians Patent Ejection System For Light Aircraft (Video)
A totally legit Russian research & development production company that makes actual space suits for real astronauts and ejection seats for Sukhoi and MiG fighter jets has now patented an…
NEWS Lufthansa to Begin Serving Panama, Using Lower-Cost ‘Jump’ A340s
Lufthansa will launch its first-ever service to Panama on November 16, with its new lower-cost operation internally code-named ‘Jump’ operating the flights.Link
UPDATE Ryanair #FR3131 diverted to Budapest du to a medical emergency
Flight FR3131 from London Stansted to Paphos had to land in Budapest.The flight diverted to Budapest after a passenger became ill on board.The flight carrying 182 passengers and six crew…
NEWS Korean Air Orders Five Boeing 777 Freighters
Korean Air has placed an order for five Boeing 777 freighters, valued at more than $1.5 billion at current list prices.Link
NEWS Transavia Orders 17 Boeing 737-800s Plus Three Options
Transavia, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Air France KLM Group, has ordered 17 Next-Generation 737-800s, with three options. The order, valued at $1.6 billion at current list prices, was…
NEWS Strike at Germanwings cancels 340 flights today
Lufthansa's low cost airline, Germanwings has cancelled nearly 340 outbound flights from Germany in two days because of a walkout by pilots. A Germanwings spokesman confirmed that "the strike began…