Andrew Crawley, currently British Airways chief commercial officer, is to become chief executive of IAG Cargo from January 2016. He will report into IAG chief executive Willie Walsh and become a member of the group’s management committee. Details
Boeing and UK leisure airline Jet2.com finalised an order today for three Next Generation 737-800s, valued at $288 million at current list prices. Jet2.com previously ordered 27 Next Generation 737-800s in September 2015 and operates an all-Boeing fleet of more than 60 airplanes. Details
After nine years and three terms as chairman of Heathrow, Sir Nigel Rudd will be stepping down from his role in September 2016 in line with standard board practice. During his tenure, Heathrow has gone through significant change with Rudd advising the Heathrow Board – including on matters such as the sale of airports and…
Air Astana has officially been removed from a list of airlines that have faced operating restrictions in the European Union. In July 2009 all carriers of Kazakhstan were banned from operating to Europe while Air Astana was the only exception. The EU’s Air Safety Committee had recognised that Air Astana’s safety standards were fully compliant…
Ryanair has launched England Euro 2016 return specials from London and Manchester for England’s Group B games against Russia (in Marseille) and Wales (in Lens), following huge demand from England fans. The low-cost Irish carrier has scheduled three extra flights in total, including an extra London Stansted flight to Marseille for England v Russia (June…
A member of Air India’s ground staff has been sucked into an aircraft jet engine and was killed instantly. This incident occurred today at Mumbai airport in India while the aircraft was preparing to depart to Hyderabad. The technician was killed after being sucked into the engine during push back at 9pm local time. The…
Kuwait Airways is no longer selling tickets for flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy airport and London’s Heathrow, after the Transportation Department threatened legal action for its refusal to sell tickets to Israelis.
Jet Airways has announced the launch of daily non-stop services between India and Amsterdam, its new European gateway which is ideally located for convenient onward connections. With effect from March 27th, 2016, Jet Airways will operate two daily non-stop flights to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, one each from its home hubs in Mumbai and New Delhi.…
HNA Tourism Group, the strategic tourism business conglomerate of HNA Group, has been crowned as the World’s Leading Integrated Tourism Group at the World Travel Awards Grand Final hosted in El Jadida, Morocco. In doing so, HNA Tourism becomes the first ever Chinese company to receive the award and is the only company to hold…
Etihad Airways has gone live on the Rich Content and Branding product from Travelport, with Etihad’s Fare Choices structure fully enabled to search, sell and book through the Smartpoint platform. Product innovation is at the foundation of Etihad Airways’ recent move to allow customers to further tailor and customise their travel experience through their Fare…
Passenger traffic at Dubai International, rose 4.4 per cent in October, according to a traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger numbers in October totalled 6,250,810, compared to 5,989,007 recorded in October of last year. Details
Air New Zealand’s inaugural flight between Auckland and Houston, Texas has touched down this morning. NZ28 departed Auckland International Airport at 18:30 last night and arrived at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport at 07:45 New Zealand time. Details
