NEWS Bombardier CS300: first flight confirmed for today, February 27
Bombardier confirmed the first flight of its CS300 for today, February 27, at Mirabel, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Link
ALERT 11 injured on board Thai Airways flight #TG641 from Tokyo to Bangkok due to severe turbulence
Thai Airways says one of its planes hit severe turbulence over Thailand and 11 people on board were injured. The Airbus A340-600 was headed to Bangkok from Tokyo at the time and landed safely. He said the injured were taken to a hospital. Airline said in a statement that flight TG641 was carrying 227 passengers,…
NEWS What I learned flying aboard the world's crappy airlines
A humorous travel blog looking at the worse in air travel. Link
NEWS Lufthansa brings Boeing 747-8 to New York-Frankfurt route
Newark Liberty International Airport just celebrated the beginning of Lufthansa’s daily scheduled Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental service between Newark and the airline’s home base in Frankfurt. As the largest operator of the new Queen of the Skies, Lufthansa now serves the New York metropolitan area with one of the most technologically advanced aircraft in the world…
NEWS Qatar Airways deepens codeshare relationship with Bangkok Airways
Qatar Airways has strengthened its relationship with Bangkok Airways with the addition of further code-share routes. The new code-shares come after a year of rapid expansion for Qatar Airways across the globe, with the addition of 12 new destinations throughout the course of 2014, together with frequency and capacity increases across the network.
NEWS Iberia recovery boosts profits at International Airlines Group
International Consolidated Airlines Group has released results for the year to December 31st, 2014, revealing the operating profit €1,390 million. This is up from €770 million in the previous year. Revenue for the year up was up eight per cent to €20,170 million, while passenger unit revenue for the year was down 0.4 per cent…
NEWS Changi Airports-led consortium acquires Vladivostok airport
A consortium led by Changi Airports International has been announced as the winner of the tender to acquire shares in Vladivostok International Airport in Russia’s Far East. The consortium also includes Basic Element, one of Russia’s diversified industrial groups, and Russian Direct Investment Fund. Changi Airports International is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the world’s leading…
NEWS 2 injured flight attendants during flight Ryanair #FR2829 from Reus to Brussels due to turbulence
Ryanair Boeing 737 flight FR2829 from Reus to Brussels Charleroi declared an emergency on February, 25 over the Pyrenees montains chain because of strong turbulence causing injuries to 2 flight attendants (broken ankle to one and a back injury to the other). The flight diverted to Bordeaux where the injured flight attendants were taken to…
NEWS TAM B737 struck by hail storm
A TAM ailines Boeing 737 with flight number JJ3307 enroute from Rio to Natal in Brazil, was at FL18000 when it was struck by lighting. The pilot had know idea where he was as if he was flying blind. During the flight. The Boeing 737 jet struck a hail storm badly damaging the aircraft. Link
NEWS Air New Zealand up's the competition on airfares not a problem
The Kiwi airline air new zealand has come out publicly stating it will up the anti on airfare war prices and add hundreds or thousands of seats to it’s growing network worldwide. The CEO Chris Luxton said even though these are tough times for airfare wars they should have plenty of room to compete with…
NEWS Awesome Blue Angels
Watch how these pilots endure multiple g’s.Amazing view from inside the cockpit as they do their acrobatics at a show. Link
NEWS WestJet Encore kicks off operations out of Québec City – New carrier to offer more flights to Toronto
QUÉBEC CITY, Feb. 25, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ – Starting March 15, travelers will have access to more WestJet flights to and from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. The airline’s regional subsidiary, WestJet Encore, will ramp up WestJet’s service by operating two daily flights to Toronto Pearson International Airport, WestJet’s hub in Eastern Canada. Link
