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St. Helena Airport opening delayed to May 2016

The opening of St.Helena Airport in the south Atlantic Ocean has been delayed from February 2016 to May 2016 to allow for additional refinement of the aerodrome's infrastructure. Earlier this month, the island's government announced that runway ILS calibration tests, carried ou...

Dental Gear Delayed Flights, Tied Up Traffic At Miami Airport, Law Enforcement Sources Say

Flights were delayed for hours, traffic was backed up outside the terminal and armed police in riot gear boarded a Miami flight to Barbados over concerns that dental equipment posed a threat to passengers and pilots. According to law enforcement sources on Tuesday, Transportation Security Adminis...

Foundations, Private Individual Commit To $6 Million For Colorado Springs Airport Fund

El Pomar Foundation, the Anschutz Foundation and part-time Colorado Springs resident and philanthropist Lyda Hill have agreed to donate $6 million to a new fund designed to help the Colorado Springs Airport attract new flights and airlines. The proposed fund was developed by the Air Service Task Force, a panel formed two years ago by former Mayor Steve Bach to persuade airlines to offer more fl...

New Study Reveals Potential for Biometrics to Usher in the Next Golden Age of Air Travel

Tascent Inc.,a biometrics and identity innovation company, today released the findings of its white paper, "A New Golden Age for Air Travel," which looks at several ways the implementation of biometrics technologies for air travelers will make flying an enjoyable experience again. According to Tascent CEO Dean Senner, there is a substantial opportunity for the air travel industry to r...

Lithuanian Airports, €18.4 revenue for 3Q 2015

Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports), the operator of the country's three major international airports, posted 18.432 million euros in revenue for the three quarters of this year, up 11.7% from 16.497 million euros in the same period last year. The company's net profit fell by 1.4% year-on-year to 2.556 million euros, according to its report for the three quarters. Passenger tra...

Flybe Announces Eight New Routes For Summer From Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has announced its 2016 Summer schedule to and from Doncaster Sheffield Airport that features eight new year round routes. This in total offers passengers a total choice of up to 84 flights a week to an extensive range of key destinations across the UK and regional Europe. Tickets are available for booking now at www.flybe.com with one way fares fr...

American to start Los Angeles-Auckland in partnership with Qantas

American Airlines will start daily flights between Los Angeles and Auckland from June 2016 with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners in partnership with alliance partner Qantas. The announcement was made in Wellington on Wednesday by American chief executive Doug Parker and Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce. “Growth in the Asia Pacific region is critically important to American Airlines,&rdqu...

Shenzhen Airport Begins 24/7 Customs Clearance Wednesday

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) officially began offering its around-the-clock customs clearance service on Wednesday, according to the Transport Commission of Shenzhen Municipality. The 24/7 customs clearance will enable the airport to accommodate more international routes and increase the frequency of existing routes by making full use of night hours, said the airport. The...

Air China to Commence Chengdu-Paris Nonstop Service

Air China will start Chengdu-Paris nonstop service from December 12, 2015, which will make Paris the fifth European destination Air China serves from Chengdu after Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Moscow, and enable passengers from Chengdu to arrive in Paris within just around 11 hours. A city synonymous with chic and romance, Paris never ceases to be a dream destination for travelers. Outbound...

Emirates to add Sabiha Gokcen Airport to its network

Emirates has announced its plans for a second gateway in Istanbul with the launch of a daily service to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, beginning December 15, 2015. The new service complements Emirates’ existing 11 weekly flights to Ataturk Airport, offering even more convenience for both inbound and outbound travellers. Located on the Asian side of Istanbul, Sabiha Gokcen doesn’t o...

Jetstar moves into Tullamarine’s new Terminal 4

Jetstar has joined Tigerair Australia at Melbourne Tullamarine’s new Terminal 4. The Qantas-owned low-cost carrier set up shop in the new terminal, which features 36 automated checkin kiosks and 18 bag drop units, as well as a larger departures lounge and more shopping and food choices, on Tuesday morning. Jetstar will have priority access to 12 gates at Terminal 4, compared with four...

SIA heading to Dusseldorf

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will begin flights to Dusseldorf from July 2016, giving Australians a new one-stop option to Germany. Dusseldorf will be served with SIA’s new Airbus A350-900s featuring business, premium economy and economy three times a week as red-eye from Singapore and afternoon departure from Germany. SIA also flies to Munich and Frankfurt from its Singapore hub. It also o...

China's Shandong Airlines Flies to India

Shandong Airlines will launch its first ever flights to India this week. Commencing on November 11, the airline will fly direct between Delhi and Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan province. The new service will run four times a week (Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays), with the Monday and Friday flights continuing onwards between Kunming and Jinan - the cap...

Serbia's Flag Carrier to Resume Flights to United States in 2016

Air Serbia plans resume flights between Belgrade and the United States by June next year more than two decades after they were halted due to an embargo because of the war in former Yugoslavia. Air Serbia, which emerged from the now-defunct Yugoslav-era JAT Airways in 2013 and is now 49 percent owned by the United Arab Emirates airline Etihad Airways, said it would operate five weekly fligh...

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