NEWS Eurowings expands long-haul routes
The new Eurowings is further expanding its long-haul routes. The first flight from Cologne to Puerto Plata in the Caribbean will take off on 7 November 2015.
NEWS Pegasus Airlines launches route to Oslo
Turkey’s low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is launching its latest route from Istanbul-Oslo on 14 May.
NEWS Emirates opens lounge at LA Airport
Emirates has opened its 37th dedicated lounge for First Class and Business Class customers as well as Platinum and Gold members of Emirates Skywards, the airline’s frequent flyer program, at Los Angeles International Airport.
NEWS Jetblue to step up Caribbean services this winter
JetBlue Airways plans to offer its Mint experience from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Barbados and Aruba, two of its most popular Caribbean routes. The new seasonal services begin in November. Since launching on transcontinental routes in June 2014, Mint has quickly become recognised for its private suites, the widest seat and…
NEWS American Airlines Ends All In-Flight Duty-Free Sales Effective Immediately
American Airlines ended all in-flight sales of duty-free items on board its international flights late last week. The Fort Worth-based airline is currently in the process of removing duty-free items, catalogs, and ads from its planes but actual sales ended on Thursday and Friday of last week…. Link
NEWS Qatar Airways boss shames ‘drunk’ flight attendant in mass email to all her colleagues
It is quite possibly the most awkward email you could ever receive. A message from your boss to your colleagues appears in your inbox, showing you appearing to have passed out after a night out. Rossen Dimitrov, a vice president at Qatar Airways, sent such a photo of a senior flight attendant lying outside a…
NEWS Helicopter pilot dies in crash into Orlando home
A pilot was killed in a helicopter crash near downtown Orlando on Sunday. Orlando Fire Department Assistant Chief Hezedean Smith said the helicopter hit a two-story garage apartment at Alameda Drive near Edgewater Drive about 2:15 p.m. The Federal Aviation Administration said the helicopter that crashed was a Robinson R44. The origin and destination of…
NEWS Boeing, Hainan Airlines, Sinopec Celebrate China's First Commercial Flight with Sustainable Aviation Biofuel
BEIJING, March 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA], Hainan Airlines and Sinopec today celebrated China’s first passenger flight with sustainable aviation biofuel, a key environmental milestone for China’s commercial aviation industry. The regularly scheduled Hainan Airlines flight – which carried more than 100 passengers from Shanghai to Beijing in a Next-Generation 737-800 – used biofuel…
