Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways will strengthen their trans-Atlantic network next year with the introduction of new nonstop Delta services from London Heathrow to Salt Lake City and Edinburgh to New York-JFK. “For the second summer in a row, Delta will be launching new routes, that give customers more options when flying between…
Six people have been killed in a seaplane crash in the Les Bergeronnes area, in Quebec province, Canada. Four of those killed in the incident were British, according to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Five passengers and a pilot died when the Beaver aircraft in came down in woodland. Details
Icelandair will begin a scheduled service from Reykjavik to Montreal, Canada in May 2016 with easy connections from all six UK airports Icelandair fly from. Montreal will be Icelandair’s fifth gateway in Canada and 16th in North America. Flights will be operated four times weekly until November 2016, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Details
Holland America Line has given a new look to its air booking program, Flight Ease. The enhanced features make the process more user-friendly for travel professionals to navigate, search and book flights. In addition to the new design, the functionality of the site is now more intuitive, allowing users to select departure and return flights…
Boeing, China’s leading provider of commercial airplanes, has projected a demand in the country for 6,330 new airplanes over the next 20 years. Boeing released its annual China Current Market Outlook in Beijing, estimating the total value of those new airplanes at $950 billion. “Despite the current volatility in China’s financial market, we see strong…
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag-carrier, has confirmed it will re-launch services between Astana and Dubai on October 25th. The non-stop flight will be operated four times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays using an Airbus A320. The service from Dubai to Astana offers greater convenience to Dubai based passengers as well as those located…
Delta Air Lines announced operational figures for its summer flight season. The airline period runs from June 4 through August 17. The Atlanta-based carrier said it had broken multiple operational records over the period during which the total number of daily mainline flights was up 10% year over year, with an average of 3,043 daily…
A toy hand grenade found in a piece of luggage at a security checkpoint Sunday afternoon prompted the closure of domestic Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport, authorities said. [email protected] Terminal 2 shut down, ppl not allowed in. Emergency vehicles outside. Reason is not clear. Cc: @nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/McJFp07vbb— Stephanie Chuang (@StephChuang) 23 Août 2015
LATAM Airlines Group, the leading airline group in Latin America, announced its final financial results for the last quarter which ended on June 30th. The second half of 2015 marks three years since the merger between LAN and TAM, a historical landmark for both airlines to place the company as an industry leader in South…
Etihad Airways has appointed Bradley Edwards as its new regional business development manager for the Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean region. Based at Etihad Airways’ new offices in Sandton, Johannesburg, Bradley will oversee key sales strategies across seven countries in Africa with the objective of accelerating the growth of Etihad’s revenues through expanded distribution and…
Antigua and Barbuda has opened one of the most modern international airports in the Caribbean. The 23,000 square meters new terminal for the destination, more than doubles the capacity of the adjacent previous terminal, making way for an increase in passenger use of the V.C. Bird International Airport as an all important airline hub, and…
Emirates has relaunched flights to Baghdad, Iraq, after suspending operations in January of this year. Emirates will operate with four weekly flights to Baghdad, served by an A330-200 aircraft in a three class configuration. Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, divisional senior vice president commercial operations, centre for Emirates said: “After conducting an exhaustive safety and security…
