China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) with Airbus for the acquisition of 30 A330 Family aircraft and 100 A320 Family aircraft. The 30 A330s are the firm up of the commitment signed in June 2015. The GTA was signed in Beijing by Li Hai, President and CEO of…
It was a case that gripped the nation. Or at least Kentucky. Should it have temporarily escaped your pressured memory, William Merideth in July said he saw a drone flying above his property in Hillview, Kentucky. He believed it was spying on his 16-year-old daughter who was sunbathing in the garden. So he took out…
A woman flying from Dubai to New York City was molested by a male passenger who rubbed lotion on her body as she slept, according to federal investigators who say the suspect told flight attendants that the victim “enjoyed it because she did not resist.” The assault occurred Monday on a 13-hour Emirates flight, according…
Japan Airlines will be serving Champagne Salon 2004 in First Class on all international routes from November. The move comes in advance of Champagne Salon’s own global distribution planned to start from next spring. Japan Airlines has been offering Champagne Salon to its First Class customers since December 2007, and JAL is the only airline…
Customers flying in First with British Airways will now be able to browse at their leisure through the airline’s new luxury in-flight magazine. In a first for in-flight magazines, the new-look First appears in a bespoke journal-like size with unique cover artwork and specially textured paper, giving it a book-like feel. The launch coincides with…
Emirates has announced a new codeshare and lounge agreement with Alaska Airlines. Pending governmental approval, Emirates will begin marketing up to 300 daily Alaska Airlines flights, which will give customers the simplicity of purchasing connecting flights on both airlines using one reservation, and a seamless ticketing, check-in, boarding and baggage check experience during the entire…
Lufthansa and Denver International Airport has announced non-stop service between Denver, Colorado, and Munich, Germany. The service begins on May 11th, 2016 and will be operated by an Airbus A330-300 five times per week. The new eastbound LH 481 service will operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, departing Denver at 16:05 and arriving…
Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest airline, has increased frequency on the Lagos to Douala via Cotonou route from four to six weekly flights. The new schedule is aimed at further enhancing connectivity in the West Coast. The flights from Lagos to Douala via Cotonou and back will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays,…
Demand at Heathrow has continued to grow, with traffic up 2.3 per cent to a record 56.9 million passengers. Service quality was also ahead of other European hubs during a record summer, with five separate days where Heathrow welcomed over a quarter of a million passengers per day. Details
Nexmo, the leading cloud communications platform company, today announced its Chat App API is empowering KLM to engage with Chinese customers on WeChat, the leading social communication platform, through Salesforce Service Cloud. KLM Royal Dutch airlines is now able to process and handle user inquiries from Chinese customers on WeChat more efficiently based on previous…
The Singapore carrier is to send the A350 to Brazil next year, this includes a stop in Barcelona Spain. The flight is currently operated on a B777-300ER. This news comes as LATAM announce they are increasing service from Barcelona to Sao Paulo to daily. Singapore Airlines already has plans to send the A350 to Amsterdam…
Scoot is increasing its coverage to the Middle East. It plans to launch 3 weekly service to Jeddah from Singapore. The 787 will begin from 1st May replacing Singapore Airlines service to Jeddah via Dubai. As a result, the Dubai stop over is removed and overall Singapore Airlines service to Dubai is reduced from 10 weekly to daily.…
