NEWS Sabre inks deal with Flybe
Sabre Corporation has started selling ancillaries for Flybe using industry technology standards developed by ATPCo and IATA.
NEWS Ryanair unveils Scotland winter schedule
Ryanair will operate 32 routes to/from Scotland during the upcoming winter season.
NEWS Emirates A380 to Brussels. A one off service on the 18th September.
Emirates on 18SEP15 is planning to operate Airbus A380 aircraft on one-off basis on Dubai – Brussels route, temporary replacing Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Planned schedule as follow, note the operational schedule from Brussels will be modified as well: EK183 departs DXB at 0810 and arrives BRU at 1315 EK184 departs BRU at 1615 and arrives back at…
NEWS Dutch expert fired after showing #MH17 victim photos
A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, the government said Thursday. AFP
NEWS Korean Air expands China Airlines codeshare agreement
Korean Air has announced an extended codeshare agreement with China Airlines, increasing the flights offered by Korean Air between South Korea and Taiwan. Following regulatory approval, flights will be added between Seoul and Kaohsiung and also between Busan and Taipei. A codeshare is an aviation business partnership whereby a flight operated by one airline, is…
NEWS Amadeus acquires AirIT as North American expansion continues
Amadeus’ Airport IT business has firmly established itself in the North American region with the acquisition of AirIT, previously wholly-owned by Fraport. It is the second acquisition of well-established airport industry players for Amadeus in the past 15 months.With this acquisition Amadeus expands its presence and its capabilities to serve the North American market, a…
NEWS Qatar Airways to bring second Airbus A380 to Doha-London route
Qatar Airways will introduce a second Airbus A380 aircraft on the London Heathrow to Doha route from July 1st 2015. It will replace the current A330 aircraft which operates the sector. The arrival of the second A380 on the Doha-to-London service reinforces Qatar Airways’ presence in the United Kingdom, with six flights a day between…
NEWS Flights disrupted as as Chilean volcano erupts
Southern Chile’s Calbuco volcano has erupted for the second time in a day, after being dormant for about half a century. The first eruption on Wednesday sent a thick plume of ash and smoke several kilometres into the sky, local television images showed. More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from the sparsely populated area…
NEWS United Airlines swaps 10 Boeing Dreamliners for 777-300ER jets
United Airlines said Thursday that it has swapped 10 orders of Boeing Co (BA.N) 787 Dreamliners for 10 larger 777-300ER jets, marking a victory for the plane manufacturer as it seeks to sell out the 777 planes before their production ends. The news follows months of speculation that Chicago-based United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL.N) would…
NEWS IATA prepares for Cabin Operations Safety Conference in Paris
The International Air Transport Association will host the second annual Cabin Operations Safety Conference on May 5th-7th in Paris, France. It will be the first such meeting since Germanwings flight 9525 crashed in southern France on March 24th with the loss of 150 lives. The co-pilot of the Airbus A320, Andreas Lubitz, is believed to…
NEWS Gatwick on track for Thameslink upgrade to rail services
The first new Thameslink trains serving Gatwick Airport are on track to begin service from spring 2016 on the Brighton to Bedford line, the manufacturer Siemens has announced. From 2018, these new trains will also start operating on two new direct services connecting Gatwick to both Peterborough and Cambridge, following completion of the £6.5 billion…
