Why Passenger Experience Week is not to be missed by the travel industry Passenger Experience Week (PAX Week) opens its doors to the travel industry today (1-4 April 2019) with four high profile co-located events running over the next four days, making it the biggest gathering of aviation professionals of the year. Comprising Aircraft Interiors […]
Long-time Bombardier customer and F1 World Champion takes delivery of the first European-based Global 7500 aircraft Production and completions ramp up for Global 7500 jets proceeding as planned The Global 7500 aircraft recently completed the world’s longest-range business jet flight in history and broke the city pair speed record between LA and NYC* Winner of […]
Iceland’s Wow Air has stopped flights, stranding thousands of passengers. Its website says Wow Air has ceased operations and cancelled all flights. Wow says passengers needing to travel should book with other airlines. The carrier, which had been in funding talks with investors, flew from London Stansted and Gatwick in the UK. It said some […]
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-star airline for six consecutive years, has received the first of its three Airbus A380 aircraft. ANA and Airbus held a ceremony in Toulouse, France to mark the handover of the plane as well as acknowledge the importance of the airline’s relationship with Airbus. Media events are also […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is delighted to announce it will be launching flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil in 2020. Flying daily between London Heathrow and São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, the Boeing 787 service will offer cargo customers multiple tonnes of capacity a day. The new route represents Virgin Atlantic’s first foray into […]
Starlux Airlines of Taiwan has signed a firm order with Airbus for 17 widebody aircraft, comprising 12 A350-1000s and five A350-900s. The new airline plans to deploy these aircraft on its long-haul services from Taipei to Europe and North America, as well as selected destinations within the Asia-Pacific region. “We are very glad to sign […]
Delta will have a new home in the Big Easy come May 15, when all its operations will begin from Concourse C at the newly built North Terminal, aptly located on the north side of the airfield at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). Delta’s last arrivals and departures at its current home on […]
The the airline revealed on Friday that the Negus design from 1974 to 1980 will adorn a Boeing 747. The aircraft is currently in Dublin receiving its paint job, and due out of the IAC paint bay later this month. The aircraft is the final in a series of four heritage liveries being painted as […]
The very first Boeing 777X was presented to its employees yesterday – March 13th, at the airframer’s main wide-body manufacturing facility in Everett, Washington. The original event was due to be a planned celebration of the new plane but things were reigned in significantly out of respect following the recent loss of all onboard Ethiopian […]
SWISS is to introduce a new Premium Economy Class on its long-haul aircraft fleet from spring 2021, to further strengthen its position as a premium air carrier. In a first step here, the additional travel class will be available in a 24-seat section on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. In the medium term, the new travel […]
