NEWS British Airways confirms new First class for Boeing 787-9
British Airways will showcase its new first class seats and cabin when the airline’s first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes to the skies in October.
NEWS Delta Air Lines records $1bn in net income during second quarter
Delta Air Lines has reported financial results for the June 2015 quarter, including adjusted net income of $1 billion or $1.27 per diluted share, up 22 per cent from the June quarter of 2014. “Delta’s record results have allowed the company to invest in its employees through higher wage rates and profit sharing; improve the…
NEWS Stansted Airport welcomes two million guests in June
Stansted Airport saw more than two million passengers pass through the terminal in June 2015, up 11 per cent the same month last year and an increase of more than 200,000 passengers. It was the airport’s busiest June since 2008. The total number of passengers flying from Stansted in the year rose to 21.5 million,…
NEWS A350LR or B777XER? Singapore Airlines lobbies Airbus, Boeing for ultra long-range jet
Airbus and Boeing are pouring billions into designing next-gen jets like the A350 and Boeing 777X, but Singapore Airlines wants more. Specifically, the Singaporean flag-carrier wants more range – enough to run direct flights from Singapore to the USA, potentially including a non-stop 19 hour trek to New York. “This will need an aircraft based…
NEWS Swiss to welcome new Boeing 777-300ERs to fleet in January
Swiss is entering a new era in its long-haul aircraft fleet with the arrival of the first of its nine new Boeing 777-300ERs next January. The new twinjets will seat 340 passengers in Swiss configuration. They will also offer a new state-of-the-art cabin in all three classes, which will include Wi-Fi. Details
NEWS Qantas appoints Rockpool sommeliers on international routes
Qantas has announced a new team of wine experts and mixologists from the Rockpool Restaurant Group who will select wine, Champagne, spirits and other beverages for Qantas domestic and international flights and lounges. The new team, named The Qantas Rockpool Sommeliers, features 16 highly experienced sommeliers and mixologists. Details
NEWS Air France launches new cabin to Los Angeles and Washington
France has introduced its new Best & Beyond cabins on flights to Los Angeles and Washington. Customers travelling to Los Angeles and Washington can now enjoy the new Best & Beyond Business Class cabin and the fully-renovated seats in Premium Economy and Economy. Details
NEWS ANA restarts Sydney-Tokyo route with Boeing 787-9 in December
Japanese airline ANA will begin flights between Sydney and Tokyo from 11 December 2015, introducing competition for Qantas on the resurgent Australia-Japan route.
BREAKING A formation of six Turkish fighter jets violated Greek national air space
A formation of six Turkish fighter jets violated Greek national air space in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean on Wednesday, defense officials said. The Turkish jets, which were flanked on one side by another aircraft that was not a part of the formation, carried out a total of 20 transgressions, the defense officials said,…
VIDEO A-10s Deployed to Poland as Deterrent to Russia
A-10’s from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are deployed to Lask Air Base, Poland, in support of the European Theater Security Package, Operation Atlantic Resolve, aimed at strengthening military cooperation and deterring Russian aggression in the region.
ALERT Solar Impulse flight slips to 2016
Despite the hard work of the Solar Impulse team to repair the batteries which overheated in the record breaking oceanic flight from Nagoya to Hawaii, the solar powered airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will stay in Hawaii until early spring/April 2016.
NEWS Cutting-Edge A350 XWB arrives in the United States
As it touched down in Atlanta, the newest commercial aircraft in the world, the Airbus A350 XWB, kicked off the U.S. leg of its tour of the Americas. The demo tour features a flight test version of the aircraft, which Airbus is showing off to investors and airlines in Atlanta, Newark, Chicago and Milwaukee before…
