Etihad Airways and data software company PROS are signing of a strategic agreement that will see the airline migrate its PROS Origin & Destination (O&D) revenue management solution to the cloud to support its rapidly expanding business operations. Details
The father of former England football stars Gary and Phil Neville has died today aged 65. Neville Neville flew to Sydney to watch his daughter Tracey, who is manager of the England netball team at the World Cup, but he suffered a heart attack en route. His sons had rushed to Australia to be at…
A man taken off a flight to Ibiza has been banned from using the airline after being accused of shoving fellow passengers and threatening the staff onboard, saying a stewardess had a vendetta’. Joseph Kings and his friend Reiss Egerton were banned from flying Jet2. Managing director of Jet2, Phil Ward, told Birmingham Mail that…
After an extensive integration process following the association of LAN Airlines and TAM Airline, LATAM Airlines Group has decided to adopt a single name and identity and confirmed the new brand for the largest airline group in Latin America and its affiliates. The new LATAM branded airline group will unite all the passenger and cargo…
Finnair customers can now enjoy a more personalised service with Finnair’s new app for Apple Watch. Designed to be the perfect travel companion, the app navigates customers through every stage of their journey with ease. The Finnair app, allows customers to benefit from Finnair’s exceptional service while on the move. Details
Red Bull Air Race pilot and British Airways 747 Captain Paul Bonhomme will fly the flag for Britain when he defends his 2014 UK win at Ascot Racecourse on August 15th and 16th, 2015. Captain Bonhomme is the most successful pilot in the history of the Red Bull Air Race and is a double World…
Qatar Airways has announced the extension of its existing embargo on transporting hunting trophies to encompass all species identified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora. The airline’s existing ban on carrying CITES I hunting trophies has been extended to include all species included in the CITES…
Emirates’ eight daily flights to London will all be served by the highly popular A380s from January 1st 2016, cementing the airline’s status as the largest international A380 operator into the British capital. Combined with the airline’s double daily A380 services to Manchester, Emirates will offer 70 A380 flights per week into the UK, more…
After an extensive integration process following the association of LAN Airlines and TAM Airline, LATAM Airlines Group has decided to adopt a single name and identity and confirmed the new brand for the largest airline group in Latin America and its affiliates. The new LATAM branded airline group will unite all the passenger and cargo…
Debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is “conclusively” from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has confirmed. The Boeing 777 aircraft was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8th 2014 when it vanished from radar. All 239 people on board are presumed dead. Details
Let’s just say this wouldn’t have happened to the real James Bond. Pierce Brosnan, who played the iconic 007 agent in four flicks, was stopped at Vermont’s Burlington International Airport on Sunday attempting to carry a 10-inch hunting knife on board a flight, police say.
Baggage system at London airport incapacitated after second incident at Terminal 5 within a month which has separated passengers from their luggage. Thousands of holidaymakers are believed to have arrived at their destination without their luggage after a power failure at Heathrow on Tuesday stopped the electronic baggage systems. The London airport has said that it is…
