International Airlines Group has agreed to purchase the Irish government held stake of flag-carrier Aer Lingus for approximately €1.4 billion. Existing Aer Lingus shareholders will receive €2.55 in cash for each Share, comprising a cash payment of €2.50 per share and a cash dividend of €0.05 per share. The terms of the transaction represent a…
Because of a technical failure with air traffic control no departures or landings are possible at Brussels Airport till 14.00h. This is a nation wide problem. Belgian Air traffic Controller Belgocontrol does its utmost best to restart the installations as quickly as possible. This electrical failure causes a lot of delays. A number of flights…
Boeing has delivered Transaero’s first Next-Generation 737-800. The airplane, sporting a new livery, arrived at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport earlier. Transaero’s newest 737 has a recognizable radome “bump” on top of the fuselage just behind the wings.
Iberia has announced a new partnership agreement with Avis Budget Group, which has become the exclusive car rental partner of the airline’s loyalty programme, Iberia Plus. The partnership launch campaign, ‘We Travel Together’, highlights the opportunity for Iberia Plus members to earn Avios for every rental booked.
Qatar Airways is preparing to showcase the newest and best of its fleet with a display of five aircraft at the 2015 Paris Air Show, which takes place next month at Le Bourget in Paris. The planes include the Airbus A380 and A350 XWB, both of which entered service for the airline recently, with Qatar…
A Boeing 777 operated by Air France narrowly missed crashing into Mount Cameroon earlier this month French investigators have revealed. Flight AF953 was travelling from Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea, to Douala, the largest city in Cameroon, when it came close to Africa’s highest mountain.
International Airlines Group has agreed to purchase the Irish government held stake of flag-carrier Aer Lingus for approximately €1.4 billion. Existing Aer Lingus shareholders will receive €2.55 in cash for each Share, comprising a cash payment of €2.50 per share and a cash dividend of €0.05 per share. The terms of the transaction represent a…
Air France has confirmed it will operate an additional weekly flight to Havana in Cuba from October 2015, increasing its offer to 11 weekly departures during winter 2015. Air France has offered flights to Cuba for the past 17 years, operating daily services from the UK to Havana via Paris-Charles de Gaulle throughout the summer…
BA from the 26th October is to launch the 787 on service to Tel Aviv BA163 will operate on the 787 on (2230-0515) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday BA162 the return, will operate on (0735-1100) on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Thomas Cook TCX124 departs Belfast International at 1010, arrives in Las Vegas at 1205 on 5th July The return flight TCX125 departs Las Vegas at 1355 on 12th July and arrives back in Belfast at 7am the following day. The flight is to operate on an A330 instead of the planned 757
Departure delays have been reported at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after a sinkhole was discovered near one of the runways, according to the airport.
Singapore Airlines flight #SQ836 lost power on both engines during flight on saturday. The A330 from Singapore to Shanghai encountered bad weather over China coast when it lost power for about 30 mins and still continued to Shanghai where it safely landed. https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/603224706880303104
