Plane of Turkish Airlines had an incident. Flt TK1425 hits jetbridge at Helsinki Airport, Finland. pic.twitter.com/uM82RnEthi— Adrián (@AlfaMay2) May 17, 2015
A newly-published search warrant application shows that an aviation computer security researcher told the FBI that he briefly took control of at least one commercial airliner. The warrant, which was filed in a federal court in New York state, was first published Friday by APTN, a Canadian news site.
You don’t have to be a frequent flier to become a million-miler these days, at least on United Airlines. The aviation giant announced a new “bug bounty program” that will reward hackers who find vulnerabilities in its system. Depending on the severity, tech-savvy bounty hunters will be rewarded with 50,000, 250,000 or 1 million MileagePlus…
Travelport has signed a new multi-year, global full content agreement with Air Go Egypt. As part of the new agreement, Air Go Egypt will now offer 67,000 Travelport-connected agencies worldwide access to its fares and inventory.
Etihad Airways has strengthened its presence in East Africa with the launch of new services between Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Entebbe, in central Uganda.
Air China will inaugurate Beijing-Hakodate nonstop service on July 3, 2015. The flights, CA729/CA730 are operated twice a week on Monday and Friday with Boeing 737-800.
Three RAF Chinook helicopters sent to Nepal to help the aid effort in the country are to return to the UK having not been used, the government has said. The CH47 Chinooks left the UK two weeks ago to help transport “life-saving aid supplies” and reach stranded victims “in desperate need” of help. But the…
Qatar Airways has acquired the Novotel Edinburgh Park Hotel in Scotland. The hotel will continue to be managed and operated under the Novotel brand by Accor which operates more than 3,700 quality hotels worldwide.
Etihad Airways has teamed up with Brand USA, a destination marketing organisation for the United States, highlighting its commitment to boosting tourism to the USA from points across its extensive global network.
Ryanair has revealed its winter 2015 schedule at Newcastle today with a new route to Alicante which will operate 3 times weekly from 27th October as well as a route to Dublin which will operate 9 times weekly.
United Airlines is offering up to a million air miles to hackers who can find security bugs in its network. The move comes amid increasing cybersecurity threats to businesses, with the cost of data breaches likely to hit On its website, United Airlines lists the types of threats that are eligible for submission into its…
Finnair is strengthening ties with fellow oneworld alliance members Japan Airlines and Qantas with new codeshare services to Busan, South Korea and Perth, Australia. Finnair passengers can now enjoy more convenient access to Busan with Japan Airlines daily service via Tokyo Narita. South Korea’s second-largest city has a population of 3.6 million with growing economic…
