British Airways customers are set to gain access to even more US cities thanks to a new partnership with Alaska Airlines. In the new agreement, available for sale on ba.com from today, customers will be able to book seats on Alaska flights to seven destinations across the West Coast of America and three in Hawaii […]
SWISS will be expanding its Zurich-based European route network in the 2017 summer schedules with the addition of five attractive new destinations: Bergen (Norway), Cork (Ireland), Figari (Corsica), Niš (Serbia) and Sylt (Germany). Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will be adding five new seasonal destinations to its network in the 2017 summer schedules. For the […]
Etihad Cargo, the freight division of Etihad Airways, has announced three new freighter services from Europe. Last month Etihad Cargo started operating Boeing 777 freighters from East Midlands and Stansted airports in the UK and from Copenhagen in Denmark. David Kerr, Senior Vice President of Etihad Cargo, said: “We have responded to our customers’ demand […]
On the 15th of November, Boeing shares fell 1.6% to $147.56, when United Continental Holdings announced deferring aircraft orders valued at almost $5 billion. The carrier’s decision impacts the Boeing 737, the manufacturer’s cash cow, raising concerns about whether the company will be able to up its production as it was previously planned. Boeing’s representatives, […]
Russian carrier Transaero’s Board of Directors has approved the plan of creating a new airline on the basis of the one that went bankrupt. According to Aleksandr Burdin, Transaero’s general director, the renewal plan is yet to be approved by the lessors. If such an approval is achieved, the company might start operations in the […]
An 88-tonne ‘jaw crusher’ used for gold mining has arrived at Russia’s Sokol Airport in Magadan onboard one of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 freighters. The jaw crusher, which was transported along with other equipment and tooling from Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg, will be used for primary ore crushing during the gold mining process in the […]
Qantas has launched a new virtual reality app – Qantas VR – giving customers an interactive new way to discover and explore destinations before physically travelling there. Available for iPhone, Android, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive devices, the app showcases Australia’s distinctive landscape through a series of immersive videos, including never before […]
Low-cost airline easyJet has seen pre-tax profits fall 27.9 per cent to £495 million in the year to September 30th. However, the figure was in line with a warning given last month, seeing FTSE listed shares in the carrier rise nearly three per cent in early trading. Amid a year of “significant challenges”, easyJet welcome […]
Norwegian was today awarded the title of ‘Best Low Cost Airline – Europe’ for a fourth consecutive year by leading industry website www.airlineratings.com. Airlineratings.com attracts over 14 million visitors from 232 countries, with the website announcing its Airline Excellence Awards each year to celebrate and promote excellence in the airline industry. In selecting Norwegian as […]
Etihad Airways has won awards for Best First Class and Best Long Haul Airline Middle-East and Africa in the AirlineRatings.com 2017 Airline Excellence Awards. The Abu Dhabi-based airline was also named in the global Top Ten. AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Geoffrey Thomas, said: “Etihad Airways’ attention to excellence at every level has resulted in a […]
