In coordination with the German Federal Aviation Office, other German airlines and the German aviation industry association (Bundesverband der deutschen Luftverkehrswirtschaft), the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are to adopt a new cockpit occupancy procedure as a precautionary measure. Under the new procedure, two authorised persons must be present in the cockpit at all times…
Air crew at Deutsche Lufthansa AG and other European carriers haven’t been required to undergo repeated mental screening mandatory in some countries outside the region and depend instead on doctors uncovering a mental issue in checkups — or on pilots themselves disclosing a condition.
China’s civil aviation authorities have again required that at least two crew members are in the cockpit of a flying civil plane at any given time, after Tuesday’s deadly Germanwings plane crash.
Emirates is commencing a daily service to Orlando, Florida from September 1st. The route will be served by a US-built Boeing 777-200LR with eight First Class suites, 42 Business Class lie-flat beds and 216 Economy Class seats. Emirates flight EK 219 will depart Dubai International Terminal 3 at 03:50 local time and arrive at Orlando…
easyJet has opened its new base at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport Porto. Three new UK routes from Manchester, Bristol and London Luton Airports to the new Porto base will launch this summer.
Travelport has signed a new agreement with Greek carrier Ellinair. For the first time, Ellinair is now distributing its flights via Travelport’s Travel Commerce Platform.
Delta Air Lines will restart its seasonal nonstop flight between Dublin International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, effective March 30, 2015. The daily flight will complement Delta’s existing daily nonstop service between Dublin and New York-JFK.
Solomon Airlines has advised its flagship Airbus A320, currently undergoing a scheduled annual service in Manila, Philippines, is now expected to return to full service on Monday, 13 April.
Australia has joined other jurisdictions including Canada and New Zealand in requiring two people to be in the cockpit of regular public transport (RPT) flights at all times. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss told reporters in Melbourne on Monday Australia’s airlines would immediately implement the two-person rule for…
Five days after Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashed in the French Alps killing all 150 on board, investigators say they have isolated DNA of 78 victims.
The airline is adding an extra day of their current service to Amsterdam and Gatwick from Jakarta. The new flight will depart on Wednesdays from Jakarta on a 777-300ER Previously the airline has planned to increase from 5 weekly to daily.
Subject to the Government Approval. Emirates is to increase their service to Athens to meet with the increasing demand. The new 3 weekly flight will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. EK105 and EK106 remains unchanged and continues to operate on the Boeing 777-300ER. The new flights will operate from 1st May to 30th June.…
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