NEWS Ryanair opens new base at Santiago
Ryanair will open a new base at Santiago, its 12th in Spain, for Summer 2016, with one based aircraft following an investment of $100 million. Details
NEWS United to resume Newcastle-Newark service
United Airlines has launched its nonstop service between Newcastle and its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, will return in summer 2016. The flights will operate six times weekly…
NEWS Sabre inks deal with Azul Brazilian Airlines
Sabre Corporation has signed an agreement with Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras to distribute Azul’s fares via the Sabre GDS. Details
NEWS Flydubai signs tech deal with Mindtree
Mindtree, a digital transformation and technology services company, has signed a strategic partnership with flydubai to shape the full digital experience of the connected traveller. Details
VIDEO Ilyushin Il-78 tanker refueling Russian warplanes over northern Homs, Syria
Amid concerns raised by United States and Israel, Russia has deployed fighter jets to Syria. Satellite images revealed a deployment of four Sukhoi Su-27/30SM fighters to Russian forward operating base…
STRIKE Australian Airports: Staff to stop work for two hours twice a day
Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection employees are planning 10 days of disruptions to protest pay and working conditions. Staff processing departing and arriving travellers on international flights are…
NEWS Flydubai signs tech deal with Mindtree
Mindtree, a digital transformation and technology services company, has signed a strategic partnership with flydubai to shape the full digital experience of the connected traveller. Details
NEWS Thomson Airways flight #TOM6555 makes emergency landing at Cardiff Airport
The Boeing 737-800 registration G-FDZG from Tenerife was approaching Cardiff in the early hours of Saturday morning when the pilot reported the problem."He radioed Cardiff and said we were going…
ALERT Virgin Atlantic #VS26 scraped a blast fence with a winglet during pushback at JFK today
Authorities say the incident happened at 8:30 a.m. Saturday as Virgin Atlantic Flight 26 was being pushed back from the gate by a tug. There were 277 passengers and 14…
NEWS Denham Airfield mid-air crash avoided after ‘last-minute sighting’
Two light aircraft that came within 200m of colliding avoided a crash when one pilot spotted the danger at the last minute, a report said. The Pilatus PC12 and Cessna…