A new Boeing B737-800 has joined its fleet of Oman Air. This new aircraft will be used on short and medium haul routes and has a capacity of 162 seats, with 12 Business class seats of seat pitch 46 inches and 150 Economy class seats with seat pitch 30 inches. Oman Air has operated B737s […]
Boeing and CDB Aviation have announced an order for 30 737 MAX 8 airplanes, valued at $3.3 billion at current list prices. Both sides agreed to take this opportunity to broaden communication and strengthen cooperation in various fields, bringing the partnership to a new level. “Our commitment to our customers is to provide them with […]
CargoLogicAir positioned extra aircrew in Rome to support a fast delivery of 96 tonnes of adsorbents used to improve process economics at industrial gas plants. The British cargo airline was contracted by DHL Global Forwarding charter desk to operate the Boeing 747 freighter flight from Leonardo Da Vinci Fiumicino International Airport in Rome to Jeddah, […]
Tokyo has been paying more attention to the dispute between Brazil and Canada at the World Trade Organization over the subsidies of the Canadian government to Bombardier. Japan places its own position as the main exporter of aircraft components, according to a WTO document quoted by Law 360 journalists. Brazil‘s Council of Ministers of the […]
Would you book a hotel room without seeing pictures of one? It’s unlikely. In an age where consumers have more information than ever before to make the smartest purchasing decisions, airline passengers still have little visibility into their inflight experience before booking a flight. Leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus has teamed up with Routehappy, the merchandising […]
After a failed attempt to arrange a deal, Air France-KLM, British Airways and many other carriers may confront multimillion-euro fines from EU regulators on the ground of antitrust, Bloomberg reports. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is pursuing to re-penalise the airlines with around 800 million euros ($844 million) in fines. In 2015, the EU court […]
Etihad Airways has successfully implemented a new booking standard driven by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that enhances the level of information flow between travel agents and airline reservation systems. The New Distribution Capability (NDC) booking standard has been made possible following successful testing by Etihad Airways with Sabre Airline Solutions in partnership with […]
Qatar Airways has hosted a stand-side reveal to unveil its new Business Class experience to the world’s media and travel trade leaders at ITB Berlin. Ushering in a never-before-seen standard in Business Class travel, the customisable private suites, named QSuite, introduce a host of firsts to Premium Class travel, reshaping expectations for global business travellers. […]
On the 7th of March 2017, Boeing unveiled the first 737 MAX 9, the second member of Boeing’s 737 MAX family, with a maximum capacity of 220 passengers and a range of 3,515 nautical miles (6,509 km). The airplane manufactured at Renton (Washington) facility now begins system checks, fueling and engine runs on the flight […]
Emirates will launch a series of new cabin products and enhancements in 2017 for both its A380 and Boeing 777 fleet. The multi-million dollar cabin interiors upgrade programme includes an enhanced on-board Lounge for its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft. Tim Clark, president, Emirates Airline said: “The A380 on-board lounge is hugely popular with our customers, […]
