From the 5th December to 3rd January, the airline plans to operate the A380 from Singapore to Osaka. The aircraft will operate as SQ618/619 that has a Premium Economy cabin. SQ618 departs Singapore at 01:30am and arrives at Osaka at 8:45am the return, SQ619 departs Osaka at 11:00am and arrives back to Singapore at 17:10.…
Seventeen former and serving cabin crew are planning legal action against British airlines saying they have been poisoned by contaminated cabin air. The cases are funded by the Unite union which represents 20,000 flight staff. Workers believe they have fallen sick after breathing in fumes mixed with engine oil and other toxic chemicals. The Civil…
The supermodel, Kate Moss, had been escorted off a plane at Luton airport for being reportedly disruptive on board. The easyJet flight arrived from Bodrum on Sunday. Bedfordshire Police say in a statement that they “were called to assist staff in the escorting of a passenger from a flight arriving into Luton airport” There have been…
Passenger growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LatAm) could reach 385 million within ten years if the region’s governments address infrastructure bottlenecks, embrace smarter regulation, and observe global standards and best practices, according to The International Transport Association. In 2014, passenger numbers in the region were 242 million.
Aeromexico has launched a new service between Mexico City and Boston, the carrier’s 16th destination in the U.S.
Etihad Airways is signing a collaboration agreement with Accenture to support the implementation of its business transformation program to improve productivity, efficiency and enable growth.
Josef Bogdanski has been appointed the new Chief Information Officer/Chief Process Officer (CIO/CPO) of the Lufthansa Group. In his new role he will report to Harry Hohmeister, Chief Officer Group Airlines, Logistics and IT.
SAS is launching several all-new routes for its winter schedule. Larger aircraft will also be deployed on its existing routes from Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo to London Heathrow. The Gothenburg-London route will also switch from Heathrow to Stansted Airport.
Emirates has commenced a daily nonstop service to the island of Bali in Indonesia. The new service between Dubai and Bali is operated by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a two-class configuration.
The International Air Transport Association has confirmed that US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will deliver a keynote address at the 71st IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit on 8 June 2015. Up to 1,000 delegates are expected to attend the global event.
A 48 year old man from Lincolnshire, who was the only person on board, has died in a helicopter crash on the Isle of Man during high winds. The helicopter that was privately owned came down at about 9am this morning (6th June). It is known that the man had just dropped off two passengers…
Including the announcement at the start of May, British Airways is to add new services to Reykjavik and Salzburg, A number of flights that operate daily are to be increased, these are: Newcastle going from 6 daily to 7 daily. Manchester is adding 4 extra flights a week. Geneva is going from 8 daily to…
