Irish no frills airline Ryanair has had millions of euro siphoned from one of its bank accounts. The Irish Independent reports that thieves managed to initiate a single fraudulent transaction using a Chinese bank when stealing the money from the airline. There have been efforts to track down the scammers and trace the funds. “The…
United Airlines today announced that it will work with its disaster relief partners the American Red Cross, Americares, Airlink and Operation USA to provide aid to those affected by the earthquake in Nepal
Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, and TAP Portugal announce the signing of a new multi-year global full content agreement.
Kenya Airways is planning to phase out its B777s this summer as its new 787s will complete the take over of all its long-haul international routes. Airline route says the airline is planning its last 777 service on 18th May from Dubai to Nairobi. The airline reportedly is planning to phase out its new Boeing…
The accident aircraft (TSB) According to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) a cylinder failure on the right engine, and the fact that the aircraft exceeded its maximum certified take-off weight, led to the wheels-up landing just after take-off of a Buffalo Airways DC-3C aircraft in August 2013. There were no injuries to the 21…
Phoenix police were investigating the death of a man whose body was found at Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport on Tuesday morning. The body was found on Sky Harbor Boulevard near Terminal 3 about 6:15 a.m. Traffic entering the airport from the west was backed up, and motorists were urged to enter from the east using…
A Pennsylvania family says toilet paper and pieces of plastic that fell across their neighborhood early Monday were dumped by an aircraft, and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating. The debris rained down at 6:30 a.m., hitting several properties in West Pittston, Pa. Torn wads of tissue and shredded pieces of plastic bags covered roofs,…
British Airways has announced that the A380 will make a daily appearance on the Heathrow to Singapore route, from winter this year. The airline already operates a double-daily flight from London to Singapore and the A380 flies three times a week on the route.
Norwegian has continued to expand its long-haul network with new direct routes from London Gatwick to the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico pencilled in to begin in November. Further, as of May 2015, Pula in Croatia will be a new destination from London Gatwick.
American Airlines Group has reported a first quarter net profit of record $1.2 billion excluding net special charges, a record for the airline. This $1.73 per diluted share and is a tripling of the company’s first quarter 2014 net profit excluding net special credits of $402 million, or $0.54 per diluted share. The company’s first…
Security is being stepped up in Los Angeles, its area airports and other parts of Southern California amid new ISIS-related threats calling for attacks on uniformed personnel, several U.S. officials told NBC News on Friday. ISIS, which controls swathes of Syria and Iraq, has long called on its sympathizers to attack Western interests around the…
