Research commissioned by Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has quantified a range of government and court-sanctioned benefits and concessions received by the three biggest US carriers, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines Group, and other airlines with which they have merged. According to Etihad research, these US airlines…
Use your watch as a boarding card and have your essential flight information displayed on your wrist – Lufthansa is now offering this innovation to its guests with an app developed especially for the new Apple Watch. It serves as an ideal travel companion, providing passengers with all their essential flight information, which they can…
Sabre Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Abacus International, the leading global distribution system in the Asia-Pacific region. Abacus is currently owned by a consortium of 11 Asian airlines along with Sabre, which has a 35 per cent stake in the company. Sabre will purchase the remaining portion of Abacus for net…
Sabre Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Abacus International, the leading global distribution system in the Asia-Pacific region. Abacus is currently owned by a consortium of 11 Asian airlines along with Sabre, which has a 35 per cent stake in the company. Sabre will purchase the remaining portion of Abacus for net…
The first of Vietnam Airlines’ new Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners has rolled out of Boeing’s paint shop at Paine Field in Washington, US, providing a first full look at the national carrier’s new aircraft in its distinctive updated blue and gold lotus livery. Coinciding with a major fleet upgrade – including a total of 19 B787-9s…
Sabre Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Abacus International, the leading global distribution system in the Asia-Pacific region. Abacus is currently owned by a consortium of 11 Asian airlines along with Sabre, which has a 35 per cent stake in the company. Sabre will purchase the remaining portion of Abacus for net…
Bombardier Aerospace is expected to announce Thursday the elimination of 1,800 jobs, mostly at its Montreal facility, according to a report in La Presse. The article explains that Bombardier faces greater costs than forecast in developing new aircraft, in addition to the economic hit taken because of the troubled CSeries.
Turkish Airlines has reached a new milestone with the delivery of the airline’s 125th airplane from Boeing – a Next-Generation 737-900ER – and one of 12 airplanes the Turkish flag-carrier will take delivery of this year. Boeing and Turkish Airlines’ relationship stretches back to 1968 when the airline first purchased one McDonnell Douglas DC-9.
Manchester Airport passenger numbers continue to grow, with nearly 30,000 more people using the airport during April 2015 than the same month last year. The number of people flying to and from Manchester Airport increased to 1,723,244. The rolling annual total of passengers now stands at 22,349,472 – the most ever for Manchester Airport, up…
Oman Air has claimed two titles at the World Travel Awards Middle East 2015. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman came top in the ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline – Business Class’ and ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline – Economy Class’ categories at a glittering ceremony at the Four Seasons Resort Dubai.
Lufthansa has unveiled plans to welcome its first Airbus A350-900s to Munich at the end of 2016. The German flag-carrier has ordered a total of 25 aircraft of this type, which in future will be used on routes from the airline’s Frankfurt and Munich hubs.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a new Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) restricting U.S. operators from flying in the airspace of Somalia. The FAA has determined that international civil air routes that transit Somali airspace and aircraft operating to and from Somali airports are at risk from terrorist and militant groups potentially employing anti-aircraft weapons, including…
