Air France-KLM is planning to speed up cost cuts and reduce investment after it had reported a drop in its full-year profits following last years’ pilots’ strike. The strike followed a dispute with pilots over plans to expand the groups budget airlines Transavia. The airline’s pilot strike which was the longest in 20 years had offset the…
British Airways has released a 3 minute video to promote its return to Kuala Lumpur from Heathrow, scheduled to begin from the 27th May. The video which was created by the marketing agency Cedar features advice on the town from Antony Lee, chief executive of AIG Malaysia, Cheryl Yeoh, a local start-up entrepreneur, Tan Kee…
RAF jets were scrambled on Wednesday after 2 Russian military aircraft were seen off the Cornwall coast, the Ministry of Defence has said. Full story link
Low-cost carrier Norwegian has continued its cooperation with several big tour operators by entering new agreements with TUI, Thomas Cook and Nazar. The agreements mean that Norwegian will fly charter passengers to several destinations in the Mediterranean.
ARKIA Israeli Airlines, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for up to four A330-900neo aircraft. The commitment makes ARKIA the first Airbus widebody customer in Israel and the first customer for the type in the region. The aircraft will help ARKIA to expand their growing operations into long haul business and leisure…
Is the 787 revolutionary or evolutionary especially in comparison to the new Airbus A350 and massive A380? When we dig in to the 787 mission & promise, how much has the Dreamliner changed the industry now and in the future? Will it be judged a success or failure? Link
The passenger was terrified. On board a winter flight to Kodiak, heavy turbulence relentlessly bounced the DC3 as it made its way through the pitch-black sky, and a young stewardess was out of options. Ellen Wilson had tried everything she could to calm one passenger’s nerves — to no avail. It was the 1950s, and…
Brisbane Queensland and the greater part of the state will be hit hard by a categorize four cyclone which will hit Brisbane city and YBBN airport hard sometime tomorrow, with gusts of 260kmph. Qantas Virigin Jetstar have cancelled flight from it’s regional airports as of today. This includes Hamilton Island, Rockhampton Mackay and this could…
Frontier Airlines will soon have non-stop service between Denver and Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the airline announced Wednesday. Flights to Raleigh-Durham, which is in North Carolina’s tech- and science-rich Research Triangle start June 1. Link
