Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways have celebrated the delivery of the airline’s 50th 777-300ER. With this delivery, Cathay Pacific will have 67 777s in operation, which also includes 12 777-300s and five 777-200s. Cathay Pacific is slated to receive three more 777-300ERs this year and is one of the launch customers for the 777X with…
Families flying from the UK will benefit from the abolition of Air Passenger Duty for children under the age of 12 from today. For some families this will cut the cost of going on holiday by hundreds of pounds. For example, abolishing APD for under 12s will mean parents with two young children could save…
Lufthansa has begun serving Los Angeles International Airport with its flagship aircraft— the Airbus A380— one of the world’s most technologically advanced and largest passenger aircraft. Aboard Lufthansa’s A380, customers will experience the airlines’ newest cabin products with the latest interior designs in all travel classes, including Lufthansa’s brand new Premium Economy Class that debuted…
Pegasus Airlines has continued to record double digit growth figures during the first quarter of 2015. The airline carrier 4.52 million guests during the first three months of the year, translating to a year-on-year increase of 10.8 per cent, while the seat capacity was 5.81 million, a rise of 12.1 per cent compared with the…
The Air France App has launched on Apple Watch, allowing Air France customers to find useful information related to their account or their next flight, at the flick of their wrist. Air France customers due to depart on flights within 30 hours can connect the Apple Watch to their phone, then receiving a notification inviting…
A US-bound passenger plane was forced to dump over 20 tonnes of fuel to make an emergency landing in Shannon, after a Miami barman got into a drunken rage after drinking a huge quantity of vodka on board, a court has heard. The Norwegian airline with 249 passengers and 13 crew was en route to…
Routes Europe will return to the United Kingdom in 2017 when the 12th annual event takes place on April 23rd-25th 2017 in Belfast at the Waterfront Conference Centre. The venue is expected to complete its state of the art £30 million extension in the summer of 2016 ahead of the event. Routes Europe, which is…
European aviation and aeronautics giant Airbus said Thursday it would file a criminal complaint against persons unknown following German media reports it had become a target of US industrial espionage.
Lufthansa is offering a further concession to the Vereinigung Cockpit flight crew union in the ongoing round of collective bargaining talks. The union has repeatedly demanded general arbitration. In order to avoid new strikes at the expense of the passengers, Lufthansa offers VC general arbitration of all open collective wage agreements.
The number of Chinese tourists eager to travel the world has risen dramatically over the last few years, and Beijing International Airport is launching the world’s biggest terminal to cope with the substantial increase. Opening in 2018, the gigantic Terminal 1 will cover 700,000 square metres, and is set to handle 45million passengers a year.
Nepal Airlines took delivery of a new Airbus A320 that will fly to the earthquake-ravaged nation with 5 tons of relief supplies. The Thursday morning delivery completes Nepal Airlines’ order for two new Airbus A320 aircraft. The carrier received its first of the aircraft in February.
According to the Public Disclosure Platform’s (KAP) traffic data for January-March 2015, Pegasus Airlines continues to grow in double-digits.
