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Lufthansa launches internet connectivity on short- and medium-haul flights

Green light from EASA: Supplemental Type Certificate issued In October of this year, the first Lufthansa short- and medium-haul aircraft will take off with broadband internet on board. Lufthansa’s entire A320 family fleet is expected to have the innovative technology installed by mid-2018....

Qatar Airways will display two aircraft from its Qatar Executive fleet at Farnborough Airshow

Qatar Airways announces that it will be showcasing two luxurious aircraft from its Qatar Executive fleet at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom, which takes place this year from 11 to 17 July. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said, &l...

Aeroflot announces results of AGM 2016

Aeroflot held its Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM). Aeroflot shareholders elected the new composition of the Board of Directors and adopted decisions on the other agenda items. The AGM approved a motion not to declare and not to pay a dividend on ordinary shares of PJSCAeroflot for the 2015 financial year. The resolution followed the recommendation of Aeroflot’s...

airBaltic to Improve Green Flying

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) co-sponsored “E-GEN” project to enable fleet-wide adoption of EGNOS satellite guided approaches within airBaltic network. Latvian airline airBaltic has launched a new initiative “E-GEN” to further improve its green flying, as it sets out to reduce emissions and cost. Pauls Cālītis, Senior Vice President Flight Operations of airBaltic: &l...

Lufthansa CEO Sees "Manageable" Brexit Impact -- So Why Did American Air Shares Fall 11%?

Shares in the big three U.S. airlines fell sharply Friday, as investors worried that the impact of Brexit would be damaging to international airlines that serve Great Britain. However, the CEO of Lufthansa Group has told employees that the impact of Brexit will be limited, according to the Twitter TWTR -3.52% site @LufthansaFlyer, which follows the company. Lufthansa Group owns Lufthansa, SWISS...

Singapore Airlines plane catches fire while making emergency landing

A plane carrying 241 people has caught fire as it made an emergency landing at Singapore’s Changi Airport. Passenger on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ368 from Changi Airport to Milan said they clapped as the jet made what appeared to be a smooth emergency landing. But seconds later, the right engine and wing were ablaze, with flames engulfing the right side of the jet. No one was in...

Regional connectivity scheme: Govt plans to levy departures on trunk routes

The government plans to impose a levy of Rs 7,000-8,000 per domestic departure flight on all trunk routes to subsidise airfare on operations to unconnected cities, Minister for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju said. This levy is estimated to generate Rs 500 crore annually to be used to fund the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), under which airlines will offer services at an all inclusive airf...

British Airways announces new cuts to in-flight service

In what is becoming a regular monthly announcement, British Airways has announced a new raft of service changes. Most of these will, I believe, kick in from 1st July although some may take a little longer to materialise. All cabins are impacted, even First Class. This is what I understand to be happening, based on comments at Flyertalk and from emails from HFP readers who work...

EasyJet urges prioritisation of UK access to EU market

UK budget carrier EasyJet is to concentrate on talks with European governments to ensure that its operations are not interrupted by the UK’s decision to break away from the European Union. The airline says its initial aim is to “accelerate” discussions with governments and regulators to make sure that the UK remains within the single European aviation market. Chief executiv...

Air Serbia flies into the Big Apple, with help from its friends Etihad

Its first direct flight from Belgrade to New York since 1992 New York // Air Serbia, the Balkan airline in which Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways holds a 49 per cent stake, has reopened services to New York after a 24-year absence. An Airbus A330 that took off from Belgrade on Thursday morning will touch down later today at John F Kennedy Airport after an inaugural flight that was regar...

IATA Report: The impact of 'Brexit' on UK Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released preliminary analysis of the financial and economic impact of the Brexit decision on the air transport industry. “The Brexit vote has triggered much uncertainty—financial and otherwise. As leaders in the UK and the EU work to establish a new framework for their relationship, one certainty to guide them is the need and desire o...

EU referendum - PwC comments on potential consequences for the airline industry

Ben Paul, PwC partner and airline industry leader, said: 　 “The decision to leave the EU has profound implications for our aviation industry, with issues ranging from access to the single aviation market to sector financing and infrastructure investment. 　 “Leaving the EU has wider implications than just access to the European market. EU-level air services agreements with count...

Air Canada Welcomes Modernization of Air Canada Public Participation Act

Air Canada today welcomed the passage of Bill C-10 into an Act of Parliament modernizing in part the Air Canada Public Participation Act that came into effect when Air Canada was privatized 28 years ago. The revised Act allows Air Canada, like other Canadian and international carriers, to determine the location, the volume and type of aircraft maintenance it does, including the work that will be d...

Boeing confirms signing jetliner sale memo with Iran Air

Boeing Co. signed an agreement to sell jetliners to Iran Air, the company said on Tuesday, confirming Iranian statements and briefly sending its shares up sharply in early trading. The historic deal to sell 100 jetliners to the airline, Boeing's first sale to Iran since its Islamic Revolution in 1979, resulted from the nuclear accord reached with that country last year. The agreemen...

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