In a nod to the history of the French aviation industry, the 350th Airbus A350 will fly in the Air France colours. The aircraft today left the aircraft manufacturer’s assembly line in Toulouse and will shortly begin flying to Bamako and Abidjan. In returning to its tradition of naming its aircraft, Air France has called […]
Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announces the rollout of its new cabin crew uniforms, featuring a refined, new take on the attire designed for all members of the hospitality team onboard. SAUDIA began the preview of the new uniform on the airline’s Paris Charles de Gaulle […]
The Flying Dutchman is the name of the latest attraction at the Madurodam miniature park. Consisting of a fully restored Douglas DC-3, the full-sized aircraft (18 metres long and 30 metres wide) will offer visitors a “flight experience” and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which has just celebrated its […]
Embraer’s Phenom 300 series, the most successful business jet of the past decade, is made even better with enhancements in performance, comfort and technology. In the Embraer tradition of constantly striving to deliver even more value to customers, the Phenom 300E is now the first single-pilot jet to reach Mach 0.80, offering a quieter cabin […]
British Airways is exclusively trialling an automated cocktail maker in its San Francisco and Newark lounges. Cocktails are dispensed in under 45 seconds, adding a new dimension to the food and drink available for customers. Available until March 2020, British Airways’ First and Club World customers travelling from San Francisco and Newark will be able […]
Batik Air, the full service wing of Indonesia’s Lion Group marked the arrival of its first A320neo with a ceremony at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. The aircraft is the 46th Airbus aircraft in Batik Air’s fleet that already includes 44 A320 Family Aircraft and one A330-300. The new aircraft features 156 seats (12 […]
Air France-KLM Cargo, Delta Air Lines Cargo and Virgin Atlantic Cargo are promising cargo customers more connections, greater shipment routing flexibility, improved trucking options, aligned services and innovative digital solutions with the launch of their expanded trans-Atlantic Joint Venture (JV). The new partnership, which represents 23% of total trans-Atlantic cargo capacity or more than 600,000 […]
On Tuesday 28th January, the SAA business rescue practitioners secured further post commencement funding (PCF) of R3.5 billion from the Development Bank of Southern Africa. The purpose of the funding is to provide a bridge to facilitate the development and publication of the Business Rescue Plan by the Business Rescue Practitioners by the end […]
Simple and convenient film selection: Eurowings customers can now discover the current entertainment programme on board online before boarding. Together with Spafax, a global content agency, Eurowings is introducing the interactive entertainment platform “Spafax Profile”: Eurowings passengers can now discover online and browse the entertainment programme on board their flight via https://inflightentertainment.eurowings.com/en/ and get an […]
British Airways has confirmed it has suspended all flights to and from China due to Foreign Office advice following the Coronavirus outbreak which has now claimed 132 lives in China with nearly 6000 infected. A notice on their website BA.com read as follows: ‘Following Foreign Office advice against all but essential travel to mainland China […]
