Monthly Archives: February 2020

ANA to Test Advanced Mobility Solutions at Narita Airport

All Nippon Airways (ANA), will test autonomous RakuRo™ mobility assistance solutions at Tokyo Narita International Airport from Feb. 27-28. Designed by ZMP Inc., these advanced prototypes are designed to streamline transportation and making it easier for passengers to navigate Narita Airport. “ANA is continuously looking for ways to harness the latest breakthroughs to streamline travel […]

Swiss International Air Lines takes delivery of its first A320neo

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has taken delivery of its first A320neo aircraft at a delivery ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. It is the first of 25 A320neo Family aircraft ordered by Swiss International Air Lines. The A320neo Family incorporates the very latest technologies including new-generation engines, Sharklets and cabin efficiency enablers, which together deliver 20% […]

TAP receives two new Airbus A330neo aircraft on the same day

Long Haul fleet now has 19 Airbus A330neo aircraft. Airbus A330neo model now accounts for 70% of total flight time. TAP fleet has radically transformed and moved ahead technologically in four years. New aircraft offer unbeatable economy and efficiency, boosting Company’s growth. TAP has received two more Airbus model A330neo aircraft in Lisbon. The flights […]

SpiceJet inducted two Airbus A320 aircraft this week

SpiceJet, India’s Low cost airline has inducted two Airbus A320 aircraft on wet lease effective 14th February, 2020. The aircraft have been inducted from BH Air, a Bulgarian-registered airline based in Sofia. Until now the entire SpiceJet fleet had been made up of Boeing and Bombardier aircraft including 13 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft which […]

Qatar Airways Increases its Stake Further in British Airways parent company IAG

Qatar Airways tightened it’s grip on British Airways by increasing it’s shareholding in International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A (IAG) from 21.4% to 25.1% on the 19th February, the british airlines owner. An announcement on the Qatar Airways website read: Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C. (“Qatar Airways”) is pleased to announce that it has increased its shareholding […]

JET2 Launches New Meal Box for Children

Jet2 celebrated the launch of their brand-new meal box for kids being available onboard their flights by gifting two children from Droitwich a free family holiday. Seven-year-old twins, Lucca and Luna Anthoney, who are travelling on a 7-night holiday with us to the Laguna Park I Apartments in Tenerife with their Mum, Donna Anthoney and […]

American Airlines to Offer Preordered Meals in Premium Cabins on More Flights than any US Airline

American Airlines will expand preordered meal service to premium cabins on American Eagle flights, adding another 300 daily flights where customers can order meals in advance, starting March 11. This brings the total number of daily flights eligible for preorder in premium cabins to nearly 1,900 — more than any other U.S. airline. American is […]

ANA Heralds in the Digital Decade by Announcing Major Cargo Distribution Partnership with cargo.one

Stepping into digital distribution: ANA to offer seamless online cargo booking experience to freight forwarders on leading ebooking platform cargo.one Leveraging network effects: cargo.one to continue its rapid growth by further expanding its global offering All Nippon Airways, Japan’s largest airline, heralds in the new decade by joining leading online platform cargo.one to offer its […]

TAP names its Newest Airbus A321LR after Seafarer “Roberto Ivens”

TAP Air Portugal’s second naming ceremony of the year pays homage to the Portuguese seafarer who led Portuguese exploration on the African continent in the 19th century. Roberto Ivens is the name of the new Airbus A321LR CS-TXD the Airline baptized on Tuesday last week. Roberto Ivens was born on 12 June 1850 in Ponta […]

Cargolux recognized “Best Developing Freighter Operator 2019” by Budapest airport

Cargolux is honoured to have received the “Best Developing Freighter Operator 2019” at the annual Budapest airport award ceremony. After 18 years of fruitful cooperation between BUD airport and Europe’s leading all-cargo carrier, 2019 cemented the two entities’ long-standing collaboration. Indeed, Cargolux doubled its weekly frequencies from three to six scheduled services and introduced a […]