The United Kingdom has announced a cabin baggage ban on laptops on passenger flights from six Middle East and North African countries. Following the lead of the United States, passengers from these countries will no longer be able to carry tablets, DVD players or phones over a certain size. Eight UK airlines and six foreign […]
On the 21st of March, an announcement came about a new US ban on large electronic devices, such as laptops, tablets, cameras, DVD players and electronic games, from cabin baggage on routes from eight Middle Eastern and North African countries. The ban will include all large electronic devices except phones, affecting nine airlines operating from […]
A Fokker 50 passenger plane with 44 people on board, operated by local air carrier South Supreme Airlines, at Wau Airport in the recently independent country of South Sudan at around 3 PM local time (12 PM GMT), according to local media and observer reports. The crash reportedly happened during landing. The passenger aircraft was flying from […]
The European Commission has re-adopted a cartel decision against 11 air cargo carriers and imposed a fine totalling €776,465,000 ($836.237 millon) for operating a price–fixing cartel. The Commission’s original decision was annulled by the General Court on procedural grounds. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “Millions of businesses depend on air cargo […]
International Airlines Group is launching LEVEL – a new low cost long-haul airline brand. The carrier will take to the skies in June, with flights from Barcelona to Los Angeles, San Francisco (Oakland), Buenos Aires and Punta Cana. LEVEL will fly two new Airbus A330 aircraft branded in its own livery and fitted with 293 […]
BOC Aviation has ordered two additional Airbus A320ceos that will be delivered by the end of 2017. The Singapore-based lessor says in a statement that the two aircraft have already been placed with an Asian carrier. No engine selection has been disclosed, with the choice of either the CFM International CFM56 or International Aero Engines […]
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 […]
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 […]
