NEWS Ryanair to sell Aer Lingus stake to IAG
Ryanair has agreed to sell its 29.8% stake in rival Irish airline Aer Lingus to IAG. Details
NEWS easyJet unveils new app
easyJet has launched a new iPhone app that includes a range of new features designed to make travel simpler and easier for passengers. Details
NEWS Aviation Chiefs Confident About Audit
Confidence is high that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is not prone to downsize Thailand over aeronautics security benchmarks. The purported Thailand Team, which has drawn on aptitude from industry and government to redress the nation’s flying security oversights, conceives a great reaction when the FAA begins a review one week from now. A…
NEWS Body of missing pilot from Moncks Corner plane collision found
Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury says that the assemblage of 30-year-old Joseph Johnson of Moncks Corner was situated by jumpers at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, July 8. Mr. Johnson was the missing pilot from the plane impact including a F-16 and a Cessna. A dissection of both bodies will be done on Thursday, July 9.…
NEWS Skydive plane ditches in desert
Fifteen skydivers got away unscathed after a Skydive Dubai plane discarded in the desert not long after a prematurely ended take-off, said the organization in an announcement on its Facebook site. As indicated by unsubstantiated pictures flowing on online networking, smoke surged from the Cessna Caravan plane which stopped on the tummy of its fuselage…
NEWS Edelweiss Air to add one more A320, three Swiss A340s
Edelweiss Air says it will draft three A340-300s and one more A320-200 into its fleet throughout the following three years. In an announcement, the relaxation expert said the A340s, sourced from guardian Swiss (LX, Zurich), would land somewhere around 2017 and 2018 and will be reconfigured with Economy, Economy Max and Business Class seatings. The…
NEWS Expensiveness Of Air Tickets In Armenia Due To Government’s High-Tax Policy
Armen Grigoryan, a political examiner, thinks the cost of air tickets in Armenia is brought on by the high charges set by the administration for avionics area. The outside approach has created negative results,» he said Thursday at a news gathering. The liberalisation of this range inferred by this arrangement was relied upon to lower…
NEWS Swiss Intl Airlines has outlined their new Boeing 777-300ER services due to begin next year
Swiss has opened reservation for Boeing 777-300ER operation to enter service in 2016. Beginning 21st Feb – Zurich to New York JFK (LX14/LX17 on Mon, Wed, Friday, Sun) Beginning 27th Mar – Zurich to Montreal Beginning 10th Apr – Zurich to Hong Kong Beginning 9th Jun – Zurich to Los Angeles
NEWS British Airways is to increase service to Gothenburg on evening outbound and morning inbound
BA from the 25th October is to add a third daily rotation to Gothenburg from Heathrow which sees the flight depart in London evening hours and Gothenburg morning hours. A319 is to operate this flight. BA802 departs Heathrow at 1915 and arrives to Gothenburg at 2215. BA803 departs Gothenburg the following morning at 0800 and…
NEWS Norwegian Air Shuttle is to begin 7 new domestic services within Spain
The airline is to begin service from the mainland to the Canaries. The airline will be operating under Norwegian Air International D8 flight numbers. Begins 25th October Madrid to Las Palmas (0830 – 1025 (except Sunday 1600-1755)) Las Palmas to Madrid (1115 – 1510 (except Sunday 1845 – 2240)) Madrid to Tenerife North (0800 –…
NEWS Air China to launch service to Newark from Beijing in October
The airline is to begin service to Newark from Beijing, four times a week. The route begins on the 26th October and will be operated on a Boeing 777-300ER. CA819 departs Beijing at 0935 and arrives to Newark 1005 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) CA820 departs Newark at 1225 and arrives back to Beijing at 1455…
NEWS LATAM Airlines sees increase in passenger numbers
LATAM Airlines Group and its subsidiaries, the leading airline group in Latin America, has reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for June 2015 compared to June 2014. System passenger traffic increased by 1.9 per cent while capacity increased by 2.3 per cent. As a result, the company’s load factor for the month decreased 0.4 points…
