Delta Air Lines has finished a day with no cancelled flights for the 100th time in 2015, reaching a remarkable operational milestone with three months to go in the year. In a message to Delta employees, chief executive Richard Anderson said of the feat: “This is an unprecedented accomplishment that should make all Delta people…
United Continental Holdings has confirmed its president and chief executive officer, Oscar Munoz, is on medical leave following a heart attack he suffered on October 15th. At this time, it is too soon to know the course of treatment and timing of recovery. In the interim, the UAL board of directors has named Brett Hart,…
Airport customers were left in shock after graphic porn scenes starting playing out over a big TV screen as they collected their luggage. The incident was caught on camera by one passenger in Lisbon Airport who whipped out his mobile phone to record the bizarre moment. A spokesman for Lisbon Airport said: “At 3:00 a.m.…
Sun Express flight from Dublin to Izmir took off on Saturday morning Forced to land in Belgrade after an Irish citizen became uncontrollable After Butler was escorted off plane his friends drank 250 pints in airport bar Passengers claim group so intoxicated ‘they didn’t know who they were’ A Turkey-bound flight was forced to make…
United Continental Holdings has confirmed its president and chief executive officer, Oscar Munoz, is on medical leave following a heart attack he suffered on October 15th. At this time, it is too soon to know the course of treatment and timing of recovery. In the interim, the UAL board of directors has named Brett Hart,…
JetBlue’s plans to outfit its aircraft with fast satellite WiFi are most definitely on track. The airline has announced that it not only has Fly-Fi on all of its Airbus aircraft, but that it expects to have the free internet access aboard all its remaining flights by fall 2016. That’s a big deal, particularly if…
An American F-16 took fire over Afghanistan last Tuesday, forcing the pilot to make an unscheduled landing. The Pentagon did not disclose the incident until media reports emerged. According to Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis, the plane was hit by small-arms fire, damaging one of the plane’s stabilizers. That forced the pilot to jettison two…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a safety warning about spare lithium batteries and wants airlines to prohibit passengers from leaving them in checked luggage. The batteries “present a risk of both igniting and fueling fires in aircraft cargo/baggage compartments,” the agency said in a statement. The FAA also wants airlines to prohibit the batteries…
The latest round of talks between German airline Lufthansa and its cabin crew workers has failed, with union UFO rejecting the German airline’s latest offers as “missing the point”. The German carrier is currently negotiating with staff from various parts of its business as it tries to cut costs to compete more effectively with low…
AIRFRANCE in winter season plans to operate additional flights on Paris CDG – Havana route. From 25OCT15, AF will introduce 11th weekly service (compared to winter 2014/15 season), while adding a 12th weekly service from 22DEC15. The 12th weekly flight that operates on Tuesdays as AF4012/4013 is served as a charter flight, therefore reservation to…
Air France will cut less than a third of the 2,900 job cuts it proposed in a 2016/2017 plan that triggered clashes with some staff, the chief executive of parent company Air France-KLM said on Sunday. The job cuts in 2016 would be voluntary and heavier job losses in 2017 could be avoided if talks…
