In line with its vision to offer a superior passenger experience and improve environmental performance through a modern and state of the art wide-body aircraft fleet, Emirates has retired the last Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft in its fleet from active service. This makes Emirates the first and only airline in the world to operate […]
Low-cost airline Norwegian will give Premium passengers travelling to Gatwick from Oakland International Airport (OAK) free access to the airport’s brand new Escape Lounge from this month. Passengers flying in Norwegian’s Premium cabin on its award-winning low-cost flights from the Bay Area will benefit from complimentary access to the new Escape Lounge operated by Manchester Airports […]
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first A320neo at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse in the presence of airline executives and government officials. The aircraft leased from Air Lease Corporation is part of a deal announced at Farnborough Airshow 2015 for 11 A320neo Family aircraft. The A320neo will join Air Astana’s Airbus […]
Malaysia Airlines has launched a rapid expansion into China. The Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak, announced in Beijing today that the airline will serve 8 new destinations and 11 new routes with 35 additional frequencies between Malaysia and China beginning in early 2017. Malaysia Airlines’ CEO Peter Bellew said, […]
Ireland-based AerCap, one of the largest aircraft leasing companies in the world, does not expect that Trump’s election will hinder the growth of the civil aviation industry. “What we know is that over last two 1/2 years, we’ve faced an awful lot of global shocks – Ebola, Zika, the downturn in Brazil, the attempted coup […]
Malaysia Airlines has signed a new deal with Amadeus technology that will focus on three strategic areas – transforming the airline’s passenger service operations, developing new revenue streams, and revamping the online shopping experience for travellers. Travellers today want to customise how they travel by picking individual services both à la carte or in a […]
No. 1 in “Repeat Intention Rate” for the fourth consecutive year – Move up to the first place in “Recommendation Intention Rate” Japan Airlines (JAL) announced today that it was ranked number one for “Repeat Intention Rate” and “Recommendation Intention Rate” in the International Airlines category, according to the 4th JCSI (Japan Customer Satisfaction Index) […]
IAG holding, controlling British Airways and Iberia, is planning on cutting its capital expenditure by $1.6 billion due to uncertainty that was caused by the decision of Britain to leave the European Union, according to the company’s CFO Enrique Dupuy. The company will also rethink the last orders for Boeing and Airbus aircraft, while at […]
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is to commence twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter operations from Oslo in support of Norway’s thriving seafood export market and the country’s oil & gas industry. Global demand for Norwegian seafood, and especially salmon, continues to make a significant and growing contribution to the country’s economy. Norway now exports 220,000 tonnes of seafood […]
Barathan Pasupathi, Jetstar Asia CEO, Francis Loi, Jetstar Asia Head of Commercial and Bertrand Schmoll, ECS Group CEO and Adrien Thominet, ECS Group COO were in Singapore last week to introduce the new partnership and services to the air cargo industry. Following the appointment of ECS Group Asia Pacific as its General Sales Agency (GSA) […]
