Dubai-based flydubai has announced that it is increasing the frequency of flights on some of its routes in Africa for the summer schedule. With the additional flights, flydubai will operate a total of 78 flights a week to 12 points in East and North Africa.
A paper towel is being examined by experts after washing up on a beach in Western Australia over concerns it could be from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The small, pre-moistened towel has been sent to the Aussie capital city of Canberra to be examined by experts after being found by a couple taking a…
An AirAsia X A330-300 flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur has made an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport after the plane suffered a technical issue. A spokesperson for Melbourne Airport said the pilot of AirAsia X flight 223 contacted air traffic control to advise a ‘precautionary local standby’. Online flight radars showed the aircraft’s flight…
At least 10 people died as two helicopters crashed in a remote area in northwestern Argentina during the filming of a documentary. A French TV crew perished in the accident, according to media reports quoting officials. The helicopters exploded while flying near Villa Castelli in La Rioja province after a possible collision, according to Argentinian…
ALLEGATIONS of unfair competition are nothing new for the Gulf’s carriers. The region’s big three airlines—Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways—have long been accused of receiving government subsidies by their rivals in Europe and America. But supporting evidence has been in short supply. That apparently changed yesterday, when a group of airlines disclosed details of…
In the longer term, Mr. Tinseth told a conference hosted by the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading that customer feedback is pushing Boeing to evaluate a new product that fits between today’s single-aisle 737 and larger long-range 787. He said airlines and lessors are interested in a jetliner that can fly about 4,800 nautical…
