Qantas has switched on in-flight Wi-Fi for customers travelling on board its internet-capable Boeing 737-800, offering fast, free connectivity on Australian domestic flights. Following months of performance testing with global broadband services provider ViaSat and the Sky Muster satellite service, Wi-Fi will now operate in beta mode on a single Boeing 737 aircraft (registration VH-XZB) […]
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched its twelfth online destination in Asia Pacific with twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter services to Taipei. The addition of Taipei means ABC has doubled its route network for customers in the region in the last two years. AirBridgeCargo also offers 747F services to and from Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Hanoi, Phnom Penh, […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has strengthened its team in Australia with the appointment of Amanda Matar as Account Manager – Sydney. Amanda joins Virgin Atlantic as the airline increases its long-haul cargo sales and management services for Virgin Australia with the launch in April of Virgin Australia’s five Boeing 777-300ER flights per week from Melbourne to […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s official news agency IRNA has recently said that the US plane manufacturer Boeing is about to deliver two 777 passenger aircraft to the country’s national carrier Iran Air. The time frame given by IRNA based on an unnamed industry source is April 2017. According to IRNA, the two aircraft in […]
Sanad Academy, UAE’s first RPAS training academy, along with the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), and representation from Ministry of Defense, hosted the first ever of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), “All About Drones” awareness initiative for the general public. The event was attended by more than 100 hobbyists, professional and commercial operators from Dubai. […]
British Airways is transforming its customers’ airport experience by becoming the first UK airline to introduce automated biometric technology throughout the airport – with the launch of self-service boarding gates. Following a successful trial last June, the first three boarding gates for UK domestic flights departing from Heathrow Terminal 5 are now open, […]
Hong Kong Airlines has signed a deal with the world’s leading travel media company Ink to reinvent its inflight magazine Aspire. Hong Kong Airlines is ready to welcome the new design from the April 2017 issue onward. With an average monthly audience of more than 530,000 loyal travellers, Aspire emphasises stunning, full-page visuals and photo […]
Lufthansa’s Airbus A350 fleet in Munich is growing once again – with the third A350-900 landing on at its new home base. Captains Andreas Jasper and Pol Uffer transferred the aircraft from Airbus in Toulouse to Munich. With the addition of this third member to the fleet, Lufthansa will also be adding Mumbai to the […]
The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner took to the skies for the first time earlier at Boeing South Carolina. The airplane, which is the newest and longest model of the 787 family, completed a successful flight totalling four hours and 58 minutes. “The 787-10’s first flight moves us one step closer to giving our customers the most […]
