Emirates will start its highest-capacity Airbus A380 service this year, fitting the world’s biggest passenger model with 615 seats for flights to Copenhagen.By reducing the number of classes to two from three, Emirates will beat its previous maximum of 517 seats on A380s plying medium-haul routes. The first superjumbos it deployed featured only 489 seats…
Virgin America is adding Hawaii to its map with flights from San Francisco starting in November. The airline said Tuesday that it will fly daily from San Francisco to Honolulu beginning Nov. 2 and to Kahului beginning Dec. 3. United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Hawaiian Airlines already fly to Honolulu from San Francisco, and…
Perth Airport has been rated as one of the worst major airports in the country for quality of service in an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) report. A number of services were rated as “poor”, including most indicators for its international terminal, such as check-in services, baggage processing and the availability of enclosed bridges…
QantasLink has announced plans for a Boeing 717 heavy maintenance base to be built in Canberra saying the move will create 40 skilled engineering roles in the capital. The project was announced today at Canberra Airport by QantasLink chief John Gissing and ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Mr Gissing said from October, Canberra would be…
Almost half of Londoners (46%) want Gatwick to build a new runway, rather than Heathrow (35%), according to a YouGov poll of Londoners.
The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) today in reacting to a little known US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on massive government subsidies and financial aid to the US airline industry urged Washington to not lose sight of the enormous benefits of vigorous airline competition and the economic value that Open Skies, versus more restrictive aviation…
A State of Emergency Level 3, the highest level of danger, was declared during the incident. The six passengers were rescued without harm.
easyJet will launch three ‘rescue flights’ tomorrow, as the impact of a strike by French air traffic controllers continues to be felt. The low-cost airline cancelled 248 flights yesterday and a further 331 today, with 78 of those to and from the UK. “easyJet recognises that there a number of passengers across the network who…
American Airlines, the second-largest carrier at O’Hare International Airport, expects to receive its single operating certificate Wednesday from the FAA, an important milestone in its integration with US Airways.
A Delta plane struck the McNamara Terminal Wednesday at Detroit Metro Airport as it was leaving the gate to taxi to the runway. Photos show the plane, Endeavor Air connector flight 3443 to Chicago, sustained damage to its left tail wing. Airport spokesman Mike Conway said it was a very low-speed collision with the terminal…
American Airlines has received a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration for American and US Airways, marking a major milestone in the integration of the two airlines. The news is one step closer to the end for US Airways, with the brand expected to disappear from markets in the next year.
Travellers can now take a close look around SAS’s new long-haul cabin using Google Street View. SAS is the first airline in Europe to offer a virtual tour on board a long-haul aircraft, letting users experience what it is like to travel in SAS’s upgraded cabin. The new cabin interior that was launched in February.
