Aviation history is set to be made in the UK this summer when, in a major airshow ‘first’, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the Joint Strike Fighter, makes its much-anticipated international display debut. Visitors to the Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford will be the first outside the US to see the stealthy, supersonic aircraft’s…
Meet Alex Simon. An Austrian man who booked himself on a short flight from Manila to Boracay. The lucky holidaymaker, 28, had the entire turboprop jet to himself as he was the only passenger to show up for the Philippine Airlines flight. The travel blogger was the only passenger along with 2 flight attendants and 2…
Meet Alex Simon. An Austrian man who booked himself on a short flight from Manila to Boracay. The lucky holidaymaker, 28, had the entire turboprop jet to himself as he was the only passenger to show up for the Philippine Airlines flight. The travel blogger was the only passenger along with 2 flight attendants and 2…
Meet Alex Simon. An Austrian man who booked himself on a short flight from Manila to Boracay. The lucky holidaymaker, 28, had the entire turboprop jet to himself as he was the only passenger to show up for the Philippine Airlines flight. The travel blogger was the only passenger along with 2 flight attendants and 2…
Boeing has reported fourth-quarter revenue of $23.6 billion and core earnings per share of $1.60. Fourth quarter 2015 results reflect the previously announced $569 million after-tax charge ($0.84 per share) on the 747 program as a result of a slow recovery in the air cargo market which was partially offset by solid core operating performance…
British Airways is getting set to toast the first serving of its new champagne on short-haul flights from March 1st. Champagne de Castelnau Reserve Brut NV is the new champagne of choice for customers flying in the airline’s Club Europe cabin. The Reims-based champagne house, which was established in 1916, was chosen as the top…
Singapore Airlines is to introduce services to both Canberra and Wellington with the launch of a new ‘Capital Express’ route. The new flights from Singapore will connect the capitals of both Australia and New Zealand. Subject to regulatory approvals, flights will be operated four times per week from September 20th on a Singapore-Canberra-Wellington routing. Details
Motorists on a Russia highway caught the unusual sight earlier in the week after a light plane came to rest in the middle of a busy highway. The footage posted online shows the Polish-made Wilga-35 looking much worse for wear on the Yaroslavskoe highway, about 65 kilometres from Moscow.
Almost two years after one of its Boeing 777s went missing, Malaysia Airlines is grounding its remaining fleet of the aircraft – and cancelling the route on which one of the planes was shot down. The Malaysian carrier’s last 777 operation is scheduled took off from Amsterdam just before noon, on monday. It ends 19…
French public services strike today. French Air traffic Control is impacted: about 20% flights cancelled from Paris CDG. The French civil aviation authority DGAC called on airlines to cancel one in five flights as a preventive measure ahead of the air traffic controllers’ strike. Air France said it would operate all of its long-haul flights…
Air New Zealand has signed a three year global strategic partnership with STA Travel to boost revenue and promote inbound tourism to the youth and student market. The agreement builds on previous work between Air New Zealand and STA Travel globally and will focus on generating sales by leveraging STA Travel’s global distribution network in…
