Monthly Archives: November 2016

Lufthansa pilot strike continues

Pilots working for Lufthansa have extended their strike for a second time, with hundreds of short-haul flights likely to be grounded on Friday November 25. The main pilots’ unions, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), had already extended Wednesday’s planned single-day strike to Thursday. So far the strike has led to the cancellation of 1,800 flights, including many […]

Ryanair ‘free flights’ vision for the future

According to Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s chief executive, many of the airline’s tickets might become free in a decade. The airline would profit from sharing revenue with airports where it had brought travelers, The Guardian reports. “The challenge for us in the future is to keep driving air fares down,” O’Leary said during the Airport Operators […]

AirBridgeCargo Airlines offers more opportunities for pharma products with award of IATA CEIV certificate

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has become the first airline in Russia and the seventh in the world to be awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification for the global transportation of pharma products via its cargo hub in Sheremetyevo, Moscow. The transportation of temperature sensitive pharma shipments is one of […]

Ras Al Khaimah Department of Civil Aviation celebrates Innovation Week

The Department of Civil Aviation (RAKDCA), Ras Al Khaimah, will take innovation initiatives forward by involving all staff for embracing innovation in their daily working so that they can contribute to the development of the aviation industry and innovation particularly in Ras Al Khaimah and the whole of the UAE in general, said Engr. His […]

Lufthansa set to receive first Airbus A350-900

Lufthansa will receive its first A350-900 on December 19th, with the most modern long haul aircraft in the world due to land at the German flag-carrier’s Munich Hub. The first regular commercial flight will be from Munich to Delhi on February 10th, 2017. “We are looking forward to welcoming our first A350-900 shortly before Christmas, […]

DOT to deny American Airlines-Qantas alliance

On the 18th of November 2016, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a Show Cause Order tentatively denying the application of American Airlines and Qantas Airways to expand their existing alliance for services between the United States and Australia/New Zealand. In reaching its tentative decision, DOT analyzed traffic data, passenger bookings, and other evidence […]

Qatar Airways Goes Live with AeroDocs Software by Arconics

Qatar Airways moves to AeroDocs automated web-based documentation management system across entire airline group. Airline introduces fully-integrated web-based hosting of policies and manuals for real-time access and authoring. Qatar Airways and subsidiary companies all using live web documentation management. The Qatar Airways Group has gone ‘live’ with a state-of-the-art documentation management system to enable the […]

Antonov Airlines Adding More Weight

Antonov Company announces that its Antonov An-124-100 joint venture company, Ruslan International, formed in 2006 together with Volga-Dnepr Airlines, will cease operations on 31 December, 2016. Throughout its decade-long existence, Ruslan International has consistently demonstrated a combined expertise in the outsize and heavyweight cargo market. Antonov Company would like to thank Volga-Dnepr Airlines for contributing […]

Air Arabia ranked 3rd among top 50 airlines in the world

Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, has secured the third spot in a list of top 50 global airlines compiled by UK-based ‘Airfinance Journal’. ‘The Airline Top 50’ report evaluated the performance of 137 airlines based on a set of operational and financial parameters, including Total Revenue, Net […]

Aer Lingus Announces Launch of Miami Route in 2017

Aer Lingus announced that it will launch first-ever service between Dublin, Ireland and Miami International Airport with three weekly flights beginning on Sept. 1. The new route will be served by A330-200 aircraft that seats 266 passengers. “Miami-Dade County looks forward to welcoming Aer Lingus and its passengers to our community,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor […]