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Passenger shocks crew by opening aeroplane door moments before take-off

A passenger delayed a flight by an hour by opening an emergency exit of a Boeing 737 just before take-off. He was on a domestic flight with China Southern Airlines when the incident occurred, the People's Daily Online reports. The plane had to stay at Chengdu Shuangliu airport while the is...

Air NZ and United deepen partnership

Air New Zealand and United plan to expand their partnership to include revenue sharing on New Zealand-US routes. The move to deepen cooperation comes as United counts down to its return to NZ for the first time since 2003, with nonstop San Francisco-Auckland flights with Boeing 787s due to begin...

flydubai becomes latest IATA member from the Middle East & North Africa

Dubai-based flydubai announced receiving its membership certificate from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), becoming the latest airline to join from the Middle East and North Africa. flydubai successfully completed its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) last year. The audit, which is a pre-requisite for an IATA membership, examined all the operational depa...

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How often aviation professionals see the information about new startups? Pretty often. Mostly they are in business aviation. That made us wondering, how are doing companies, who are newcomers on the market and represents different aviation fields.We had an opportunity to talk with CargoFeeder team. Discuss results, more important points, future vision. Q.How the idea of Cargofeeded came up?...

Cathay Pacific Looks to Cut Fuel Costs With New A350 Planes

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Asia’s largest international airline by passengers, will soon start using Airbus Group SE’s most fuel-efficient plane as it tries to trim costs in the face of mounting competition. Cathay will receive 12 new A350 aircraft this year, with the first one due in May, Chief Executive Officer Ivan Chu said after a briefing Wednesday af...

Boeing just gave United a massive discount

United Airlines confirmed yesterday that it has ordered an additional 25 Boeing 737-700 airliners. This is in addition to the 40 737-700s the Chicago-based airline ordered in January. This marks the second time this year that United has turned down fresher models such as the Bombardier C-Series in favor of the 737-700 that will soon be discontinued. One major driver may be the serious dis...

Girl found hidden inside a bag on Air France flight to Paris

A WOMAN who flew into Paris from Istanbul was found to have hidden a four-year-old girl in a bag on the plane, Air France have revealed. The airline said the child, travelling without a ticket, was discovered on board the flight “hidden inside a bag”. There are conflicting reports about the age of the girl, with some agencies reporting she was as young as one. A source at Char...

Ryanair to launch new private jet for hire

LOW-COST AIRLINE Ryanair has announced that it is set to launch its own private jet charter. The Boeing 737-700 plane will be available for corporate and group hire. Far from the bolt-upright economy seating you might associate with the budget airline’s services around Europe, this for-hire service will come with a touch of luxury. The plane contains 60 business class reclining leat...

MASkargo And Silk Way Airlines Signs Into A Strategic Partnership

Keeping in line with their strategies to expand their network reach, MASkargo and Silk Way Airlines of Azerbaijan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation that will strengthen their competitive edge within the aviation industry. The agreement paves the way for greater collaboration between the airlines on cargo space agreements, ground handling and line maintenance. Both airlines will have ac...

The Rise of Customer-Focused Airlines

Airline carriers are in a highly transformative period in which they are changing their retailing practices to be more customer centric. This shift in retail strategy has proven to lead to an improvement in profitability and customer experience. To fully realize the advantages of a customer-centric retailing approach (improved customer experience, increased product sales, and improved product m...

ITB Berlin 2016: Emirates Airline reveals new Boeing 777 business seat

Emirates has unveiled its new Business Class seat for its Boeing 777 aircraft at ITB Berlin, the international travel trade show. The new seat will make its commercial debut on Emirates’ 170th Boeing 777 aircraft, a -300ER version which the airline expects to receive in November 2016. “Our current Boeing 777 Business Class seats are already an industry-leading premium product, an...

15 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Airline Pilots

Often described as having the best “view from the office” in the world, airline pilots are tasked with shuttling hundreds of passengers to and from domestic and international destinations. The responsibility is considerable, and so are the requirements: Commercial airlines typically demand thousands of hours of flight time and dues-paying in cargo and regional jobs before they’ll...

Strong demand for air travel in January

Lower oil prices have helped fuel demand for air travel at the start of what is shaping up as a bumper year for the aviation industry in 2016 despite some economic weakness across parts of the global, new figures suggest. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the airlines experienced a 7.1 per cent increase in demand, measured by revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), in January...

EU to launch negotiations with China and Japan for new safety agreements

Just three months after its adoption by the European Commission, the Aviation Strategy is starting to deliver its first results. The Council has yesterday authorised the European Commission to open negotiations with China and Japan in view of concluding Bilateral Air Safety Agreements (BASA). Such agreements enhance air safety worldwide and contribute to the global competitiveness of the European...

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