Qatar Airways has turned the pre-match team-talk into an entertaining safety video that will be shown on board flights before the end of the year. Featuring football legends past and present, the humorous video delivers important safety information with the help of personalities from the airline’s ongoing partnerships with AS Roma, FC Bayern Munich and […]
Scandinavian carrier SAS has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the newest operator of this latest generation, highly efficient widebody aircraft. The airline has a total of eight A350-900 aircraft on order and operates an Airbus fleet of 68 aircraft (51 A320 Family, 17 A330 and A340 Family aircraft). In the coming years, as […]
Air France and Hertz have signed a new partnership aimed at offering Air France customers an exceptional service, called Hertz DriveU, a private chauffeur service. A tailor-made service, easy to use and accessible to all Air France customers and Flying Blue members can now enjoy the Hertz DriveU service: a transfer service with a private driver […]
Aircraft Interiors Middle East to Showcase Success The aircraft interiors industry is growing at 5.87% CAGR and predicted to be worth USD$40.2 billion globally by 2025. A significant portion of this will come from the Middle East as airlines bring on new aircraft as well as retrofit existing fleets. With Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) […]
Pêro da Covilhã, the Portuguese explorer who played an important part in paving the way for Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India, is now giving his name to one of TAP’s new aircraft. The Airline thus exalts the Portuguese role as conquerors of the Discoveries age, baptising the Airbus A321LR, registration CS-TXC, with the name […]
In the airline’s centenary year and on the anniversary of Concorde’s final flight, British Airways is proud to announce a partnership with Aston Martin, with a limited-edition sports car that honours the supersonic aircraft. The luxury British car manufacturer has created the DBS Superleggera Concorde Edition. Launching in October 2020 each vehicle will feature titanium […]
The world’s best airlines for 2020 have been named by AirlineRatings.com, ‘the world’s only safety and product rating website’, with the award going to Air New Zealand. But “how?” you may ask, as it’s not even 2020 yet. Is it because Australia where AirlineRatings are based, are so far ahead of us time wise they […]
KLM Cityhopper has confirmed its order for 21 Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, plus an option for 14 more. In June, KLM Cityhopper announced its intention to buy 35 Embraer 195-E2s, but this order comprised a fixed order for 15 aircraft plus an option for another 20. The fixed part of this order has therefore been raised […]
Binter of Spain celebrates the incorporation of the first E195-E2 jet into its fleet at a ceremony held today at Embraer’s main facility in São José dos Campos. The airline is the first European customer to receive the biggest of the three members of the E-Jets E2 family of commercial aircraft. Binter has placed firm […]
Announced commitments for up to 37 Dash 8-400 aircraft, the world’s most advanced, most productive and most eco-friendly turboprop Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Palma Capital Limited and Export Development Canada to facilitate potential Dash 8-400 aircraft transactions Enhanced support to customers in the region with the addition of two Authorized Service Facilities De […]
