Delta installed its 500th aircraft with seat-back entertainment this month, allowing more customers than ever to experience free in-flight entertainment on Delta Studio. “Delta offers customers more aircraft with seatback entertainment than any airline in the world,” said Tim Mapes, Delta senior vice president and chief marketing officer. “Providing customers with more choice within their […]
American Airlines announced the termination of the codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways due to illegal subsidizing claims. The US carrier claims it no longer makes sense to sell Qatar Airways and Etihad’s tickets on its website and share revenue, but this decision would not have financial consequences. According to the airline, the […]
Iran Air, Iran’s national carrier, has appointed its first female CEO. Farzaneh Sharafbani will replace the current CEO Farhad Parvaresh. Farzaneh Sharafbani holds a PhD in aerospace; she is the current research department director general and a board member of Iran Air. Previously, she had worked as an expert in inter-airline disputes. Sharafbani is replacing […]
Ryanair has cancelled a planned entry into Ukraine. The low-cost carrier blamed Kiev airport’s “failure to honour a growth agreement”. The deal was reached at the ministry of infrastructure with airport officials and the current airport director general, Pavlo Riabikin, in March of this year. Kiev airport has chosen to protect high fare airlines – […]
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed with Airbus a General Terms Agreement (GTA) for the purchase of a total of 140 aircraft. The agreement comprises of 100 A320 Family aircraft and 40 A350 XWB Family aircraft, reflecting the strong demand of Chinese airlines in all market segments including domestic, low cost, regional and […]
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 […]
