Virgin Atlantic is launching a new immersive digital experience with Microsoft to enable its customers to enjoy an Upper Class flight without leaving the ground. In collaboration with Microsoft, Virgin Atlantic has created ‘Ida’, an Immersive Digital Adventure built using a Windows 10 universal app, featuring specially created content that takes the viewer through a…
The remaining British nationals in Egypt should be able to fly home by the weekend, according the latest update from Egyptian officials. Routine flights were suspended following the crash of a Russian Metrojet flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg on October 31st. Details
Boeing has forecast airlines in the Middle East will require 3,180 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at an estimated $730 billion. Some 70 per cent of this demand is expected to be driven by rapid fleet expansion in the region. Details
Boeing has forecast airlines in the Middle East will require 3,180 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at an estimated $730 billion. Some 70 per cent of this demand is expected to be driven by rapid fleet expansion in the region. Details
easyJet will operate three new routes next summer for business and leisure passengers travelling from Manchester Airport. Paris, Milan Malpensa and Olbia in Sardinia all went on sale today. easyJet now have 43 destinations on sale from Manchester. Details
Budget airline Flybe has announced it is to pull out of Bournemouth Airport, six months after restarting flights from the resort. The airline confirmed it was running its south coast business from Southampton airport but also withdrawing its fleet of jet aircraft. The airline currently flies to Jersey, Glasgow, Dublin, Paris and Amsterdam from Bournemouth.…
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The board of the International Airlines Group has firmed up orders for 19 additional wide-body and single aisle aircraft, including two A330-200s, two A330-300s and 15 A320neos. This latest agreement with IAG and its airlines takes their cumulative Airbus orders to a total of nearly 470 aircraft. The two A330-200s will be assigned to Iberia…
Jet Airways has announced the confirmation of its largest-ever fleet order for 75 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, the first airline in India to take delivery of the new aircraft. The order, which boosts its current fleet of 115, includes options and purchase rights for an additional 50 aircraft. Details
Air Serbia has announced plans to launch flights from Belgrade to New York in June 2016. Subject to government and regulatory approval, it will be the first non-stop service between Serbia and the United States in 24 years, to provide a new air-link between the two countries which share deep cultural and commercial ties. Details
Boeing and Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, announced an order for 75 737 MAX 8 airplanes at the 2015 Dubai Airshow today. The announcement marks the largest order in Jet Airways’ history and supports the airline’s replacement strategy to have the most modern and environmentally progressive airplane fleet. The order, previously attributed to an…
The board of directors of Deutsche Lufthansa has attempted to resolve the bargaining disagreement with the Independent Flight Attendant’s Union with a new offer. The company already offers its 19,000 flight attendants remuneration and employment benefits that are far above industry averages, and are hardly matched in any other airline worldwide, the airline said in…
