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…
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
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
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
Japanese airline ANA will begin flights between Sydney and Tokyo from 11 December 2015, introducing competition for Qantas on the resurgent Australia-Japan route.
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,…
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.
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.
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…
Good news for fliers who always felt their likeness would look awesome painted on the side of an airplane. Ryanair, which is celebrating its 30th birthday, says it’s planning to put the faces and names of 30 Facebook fans on its planes.
A record 6.68 million passengers travelled through Heathrow on 40,626 flights in June 2015, making it the busiest June on record both for passengers and aircraft movements. The passenger figure is an increase of 1.1 per cent on June 2014. Larger, quieter aircraft continued to be a driver for passenger growth at Heathrow. Details
Costa Cruises and Alitalia, the main Italian airline, have signed a three-year agreement which will see passengers departing Italy welcomed to scheduled and charter flights to reach the ports of embarkation for cruises around the world. The agreement, presented today at Expo Milano 2015, envisages a total of around 100,000 airline seats on Alitalia flights,…
