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Drama at Birmingham Airport after plane veers off runway and slides onto grass embankment

BA threatens to pull jets at London City

British Airways is threatening to pull most of its aircraft out of London City airport if the hub’s new owner raised airline charges to cover the £2bn price tag. The move could jeopardise the sale of the London airport beloved by executives, which was put on the market last August by...

France finally clears Charles de Gaulle airport rail link

France on Friday said it will build a high-speed rail link between central Paris and the Charles-de-Gaulle airport, ending decades of fruitless discussion on easing access to Europe's second-biggest airport. The "CDG Express" is to be completed by 2023, the government said in...

Bangkok airport safety issues 'must be addressed'

The airline industry has called on the Thai government to address problems at the country's main airport in Bangkok. The International Air Transport Association (Iata) says Suvarnabhumi airport has inadequate capacity and substandard taxiways. The criticism follows safety warnings last year from another air industry organisation about Thailand's regulation and inspection of airlines....

The airport of the future: Istanbul's gigantic new hub

Nervous holidaymakers are avoiding Turkey following a spree of deadly terror attacks, but that hasn’t slowed plans for a gigantic state-of-the-art airport in Istanbul. It will be one of the biggest international airports in the world once the fourth and final phase is finished by 2028 – and potentially the busiest – with six runways, flights to 350 destinations and an eventual...

Norwegian to Offer Direct Flights From the U.S. to Paris

Norwegian, the World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline and Europe’s Best Low-Cost Airline, will launch flights from three United States airports to Paris’ Charles De Gaulle Airport on July 29. Service will commence with four weekly flights from New York’s JFK International Airport, two weekly flights from Los Angeles International Airport and one weekly flig...

Air Serbia Flight Reconnecting United States And Serbia Now On Sale

Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, has announced that it will launch its historic new service between New York and Belgrade on June 23, 2016. The announcement was made by Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Minister of Serbia, during this morning’s opening of the 38th International Tourism Fair in Belgrade, the largest annual tourism event in the Balkans. The Prime Ministe...

Bombardier just landed a huge deal that could rescue its Boeing-challenging new jet

Bombardier's embattled C-Series airliner has finally found the major North American airline customer it has been searching for. Air Canada announced Wednesday that it would order 45 CS-300 airliners with an option for another 30 jets. "We are delighted to announce this important agreement with Bombardier for the purchase of CS-300 aircraft as part of the ongoing modernization of Air...

Plane clips another plane's tail at Detroit airport

Two planes have collided on the ground at an airport in Detroit. The wing of an American Airlines plane clipped the tail of a Southwest Airlines plane, while both were on the taxiway. It happened on Wednesday at 06:05 local time (11:05 GMT) at Detroit Metro airport. Passengers had to remain on board the planes but there are no reports of any injuries or fuel leaks. The Federal Aviation Au...

American airlines to fly 110 flights a day to Cuba as US tractor business becomes first to open on island

Anthony Foxx, the US transport secretary, is in Havana on Tuesday to sign a deal which promises to bring thousands more American tourists and their cash to Cuba. Cuba and the United States are to sign a deal on Tuesday which will restore scheduled flights between the two countries for the first time in more than half a century. Up to 110 flights a day will run from the United States to...

Delta to file for non-stop service to Cuba

Delta Air Lines will file with the U.S. government to operate non-stop service to Cuba, the airline said. The application follows Tuesday’s signature of a historic agreement allowing North American airlines to fly scheduled commercial flights to Havana and nine other Cuban cities. “Filing for service to Havana is an important moment in aviation history for Delta and between the U.S....

Oman Air buys coveted morning slot at Heathrow for record $75mn

Oman Air has set a record by paying US$75mn for a pair of slots (take-off and landing) at Heathrow Airport. The deal could very well mean double daily flights to London, something which the airline had been planning for some time now. The national carrier is understood to have bought the pair (including a highly prized early morning arrival) from Air France-KLM, reported The Sunday Time...

Five bidders eye £2bn London City Airport deal

An infrastructure vehicle backed by Asia's richest man is among five short-listed bidders expected to make offers for London City Airport this week. Asia’s richest man is among five suitors that are this week expected to make final bids for London City Airport to clinch a deal that could value the business at about £2bn. Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI), the firm controlled by Hong...

Iran eyes historic air trips to New York

Only weeks after Iran sealed a lucrative deal with Airbus to purchase 118 new planes that include long-range aircraft, a debate has opened in the country as to for which destinations those planes will be used. Titre20.ir, a Persian-language news website, speculated on Sunday that the long-range Airbus 380 planes will be most specifically used for direct flights to New York and Toronto which exp...

LUFTHANSA 72 Fare Sale For Intra-Euro, Asia, and Mideast Travel

Lufthansa is running a 3 day deal where they’ve loaded more ‘Light’ fares for travel within Europe as well as from Europe to destinations in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. As far as the intra-European portion is concerned, most tickets range between €99 and €129 for departures from Germany. Be mindful that these fares are booking into the ‘...

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