NEWS Abu Dhabi Airports chief steps down
Abu Dhabi Airports’ Chief Executive Officer Tony Douglas is stepping down to take up a new role with the UK Government as Chief Executive of Defence Equipment & Support at the UK’s Ministry of Defence.
NEWS Jet Airways adds flights to Abu Dhabi
Indian ailine Jet Airways is set to launch daily international flights from Ahmedabad, Pune, and Mangalore, to Abu Dhabi.
NEWS Westjet CFO steps down
Westjet’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice-President, Finance, Vito Culmone, will be stepping down from his role on May 29, 2015. Vito will be joining another Calgary-based organization in a similar capacity.
NEWS Wizz Air introduces allocated seating on selected routes
Wizz Air has confirmed it will introduce allocated seating to enhance customers’ travel experience. On selected routes from May 4th and across all WIZZ routes from May 19th, customers will enjoy automatic free allocated seating, which will become part of the booking process.
NEWS IndiGo gets approval to import 400 aircraft over next 10 years
IndiGo has received approval from the government to import 400 additional aircraft over the next 10 years. The airline already has in place an approval (granted in May 2010) to import 150 A320 neos till 2025. If the import approvals are anything to go by, on an average IndiGo will be importing one aircraft every…
NEWS Air India grounds two pilots after captain ‘beaten up’ in cockpit
Air India has grounded two of its pilots after a dispute between the pair just before takeoff, the airline has said. The captain and first officer came to blows in the cockpit as they were preparing the passenger plane for departure from the Rajasthan city of Jaipur to Delhi on Sunday night. The first officer…
A plane that reportedly went off the runway is seen at Queen City airport in Allentown
#Allentown emergency vehicles respond to plane down at Queen City Airport (that's 78 West) pic.twitter.com/f8Dx2Zrl2J— Sarah Cassi (@SarahCassi) April 6, 2015
NEWS Ryanair told passengers travelling from Glasgow Prestwick to Ibiza that they will no longer be able to take alcohol on board
Ryanair have banned alcohol on a flight from Glasgow to Ibiza The airline told their passengers that they will no longer able to take any alcohol on board the flight. Ryanair bosses yesterday confirmed that it is for only one of their flights that have been hit by the new restriction. An email was being…
NEWS: Philippines sets two crew in cockpit rule after German tragedy
The Philippines has become the latest country to require two airline crew in the cockpit at all times, a statement announced, after the co-pilot of a German plane deliberately crashed it last month. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines announced its decision after investigators concluded co-pilot Andreas Lubitz intentionally smashed a Germanwings flight into…
NEWS Abu Dhabi Airports chief steps down
Abu Dhabi Airports’ Chief Executive Officer Tony Douglas is stepping down to take up a new role with the UK Government as Chief Executive of Defence Equipment & Support at the UK’s Ministry of Defence.
