The national government of Argentina has officially authorized the low-cost airline FB Líneas Aéreas Sociedad Anónima, commercially known as FlyBondi, to operate 85 national and international air traffic routes for the next 15 years. The decision communicated through Resolution 408-E/2017 of the Ministry of Transportation was published on June 29 in the Boletín Oficial, with […]
British Airways is using the aircraft and crew of Qatar Airways on flights affected by the cabin crew strike, which started on July 1 and will last for 16 days, according to Bloomberg. Nine Qatar Airways A320-series planes are brought on British Airways short-haul routes, allowing the UK’s carrier to operate almost all flights as […]
The United States of America has lifted the ban on laptops and other electronic devices in the cabin on US-bound flights from Abu Dhabi Airport. The change is attributed to the successful efforts of Etihad – the only airline that flies directly from Abu Dhabi to US – to implement extra security measures. It is […]
Rolls-Royce has announced a £150m investment in new and existing civil aerospace facilities in the UK to support the planned doubling of engine production and deliver on our record civil aerospace order book. The investment, which will be made over the next few years, is part of Rolls-Royce’s ongoing industrial transformation and will provide additional […]
Ryanair – currently the largest European airline by number of passengers flown – has recently repeated its interest to buy the trouble-ridden Italian airline. However, the Irish have several important conditions that need to be fulfilled first – Alitalia must be restructured and Ryanair must possess the majority stake in the end. Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s […]
Also clinches award for Best First Class Comfort Amenities. Emirates has won World’s Best Inflight Entertainment award for a record 13th year at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2017. The airline also picked up the award for Best First Class Comfort Amenities. The Skytrax World Airline Awards are considered a global benchmark of airline […]
An alarmingly modern and voracious virus wreaks havoc across the world, creeping its way into key business sectors, aviation not being an exception. Multiple companies in the US and Europe fell prey to the hacker, although Ukraine and Russia have suffered the biggest blow. Kiev’s Boryspil International Airport, Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov and Russian oil […]
During a recent meeting with ministers held in the city of Ulyanovsk, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev paid a great deal of attention to the expansion of MC-21 sales at home. The solution he suggests is simple albeit unconventional for today’s market economies – create favorable conditions for domestic airlines to buy indigenous planes, thus […]
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have reached an agreement to create a trans-Pacific joint venture, which would be offering an expanded network, same industry-leading products and service and a customer experience between the U.S. and Asia. The joint venture will create a combined network serving more than 290 destinations in the Americas and more […]
It was expected that Paris Air Show would bring more new aircraft unveiling than sales or orders, but in reality, it became the duel between Boeing and Airbus (once again). Both companies unveiled the newest additions of their classic models – 737 for Boeing, A380 for Airbus – both presented their newest Big Data analyzers […]
