NEWS Jet Time to reduce fleet size
The danish company jet time which for the most part flies charter flights for a few Norwegian carriers as well as subcontractor for SAS has announced that it will be reducing its fleet by 30%.
NEWS Hainan Airlines Receives 1st B787-9
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Hainan Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first 787-9 Dreamliner. Hainan becomes China’s first operator of both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family. Hainan Airlines, the largest privately owned airline in China, leased the airplane through an agreement with Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The delivery is…
NEWS Delta To Restart Brussels-Atlanta Service
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has announced its Brussels-Atlanta service will resume from March 2017, doubling its network from Belgium. The U.S. airline currently operates a daily year-round service between Brussels and New York-JFK. The service, which will begin on March 26, 2017, will be the only nonstop flight between the Belgian capital and Atlanta and…
NEWS Flybe’s Franchise Success with Blue Islands
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, is pleased to report that its third franchise partner, Blue Islands, took to the skies on Monday 6th June 2016 in its distinctive new operating colours. Vincent Hodder, Flybe’s Chief Revenue Officer said: “The start of Blue Islands’ Flybe franchise operation marks a significant milestone for both airlines, creating an…
NEWS Delta Expands on Scottish Success
Following the success of Delta Airlines’ Edinburgh Route, the US Carrier have announced plans to start a JFK-Glasgow Route starting in Summer 2017. The service will begin on May 25th, 2017, which will be the only nonstop flight between New York JFK and Glasgow and will operate daily throughout the Summer of 2017. “As a…
NEWS Edinburgh Airport Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Red Arrows Flypast!
Edinburgh Airport’s centenary celebrations continued with a Red Arrows flypast at the weekend – and the occasion was captured by two lucky plane-spotting competition winners. Ten Hawk aircraft from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team completed the pass over the airport. The jets flew in a wide formation known as the Wall, at a height of 500ft…
NEWS KLM To Bid Farewell To The Fokker F70 in 2017
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will bid farewell to its last Fokker 70 (F70) on 29 October 2017, after 20 years of faithful service. KLM Cityhopper is renewing its fleet, which will consist entirely of more economical Embraer 190s and 175s by the autumn of 2017. KLM Cityhopper is Europe’s largest regional carrier, operating approximately 100,000…
NEWS Birmingham Airport backs Gatwick Expansion
With a Government decision on airport expansion imminent, CEO of Birmingham Airport Paul Kehoe has today declared support for Gatwick Airport’s expansion plan. In a major intervention in the debate, Mr Kehoe said that a new Gatwick runway, when compared to the alternative Heathrow option, would lead to “greater competition and choice across the UK’s…
NEWS American Airlines planes will get ViaSat’s powerful WiFi
American Airlines is equipping a fleet of Boeing 737 MAX planes with in-flight WiFi other than Gogo’s. It has inked a deal with California-based company ViaSat, which also provides internet connection to some of Virgin America’s newest A320 planes. ViaSat promises an “at home” experience by providing you with a (12 Mbps) connection strong enough…
ALERT Several hundred activists blocked for over an hour road access to terminals 2E and 2F at Paris CDG airport
Several hundred activists CGT, opposed the El Khomri law blocked for over an hour on Tuesday road access to terminals 2E and 2F at Paris Roissy- Charles de Gaulle airport this morning.
NEWS Worlds newest airport at St Helena in South Atlantic can’t open due to wind shear
An airport built with £250million from the ballooning foreign aid budget risks becoming a white elephant because it is too windy to land there safely, it was claimed yesterday. A royal opening at the airport on the remote island of St Helena has been postponed indefinitely after test flights raised safety concerns. The cliff-top landing…
NEWS Air Canada passengers rescreened on Toronto tarmac after security lapse in Paris CDG
#Paris security messed up & some boarded flight without going through security: now insane security protocol in #YYZ pic.twitter.com/E3aCGzdBkq — Sima Sahar Zerehi (@SimaSaharZerehi) June 3, 2016 All passengers on an Air Canada flight from Paris to Toronto were forced to be rescreened on the tarmac after arriving in Canada last Friday after more than…
