Qatar Airways is offering customers in the United States an incredible promotion on Economy Class travel to exciting destinations around the world. Whether planning an adventure to Nepal or a getaway to Singapore, travelers will experience a new level of luxury onboard Qatar Airways with award-winning service and world-class hospitality. Now through September 13th,...
On the eve of the 10th Business Aviation Exhibition Jet Expo 2015 in Moskow Russian news agency BizavNews and European 50skyshades.com platform signed the strategic partnership agreement. In accordance to the agreements, the joint editorial team will be engaged in the formation of the information content on the Russian business aviation market for English-speaking audience. Th...
Aircraft Management Group, Inc., a provider of aircraft management and consulting services, as well as private aircraft charter through their AMG Jets division, is eager to announce the addition of a 2015 Citation Latitude to their charter certificate. This makes Aircraft Management Group, Inc. the first company in the world to have the Latitude available for charter. The aircraft will spend half...
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is being honored with two important customer service distinctions by Latin Trade's Best of Travel Annual Awards 2015: Best Food and Beverages on board Delta One and Best Self-Check-In for customers. Furthermore, Delta is the runner-up on three additional categories, Best In-Flight Technology, Best Airline App and Best Cargo Network. This is the second year in a...
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) ("Company"), parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. ("Hawaiian"), announced today that it is scheduled to present at the Cowen and Company 8th Annual Global Transportation Conference on September 9, 2015. The webcast is scheduled to begin at approximately 2:50pm Eastern Time. The call will be open to all inter...
Emirates launch new daily direct flights to Orlando, Florida, the most visited area within the United States, The National reports. This will be the airlines tenth route to the United States, with aims to encourage business and cultural exchanges between the two destinations. Flying direct to Orlando will also act as a gateway to the Caribbean and central America for Emirate’...
Oman Air Inflight Services has been awarded the prestigious ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certificate by Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS and has been recognised by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). Inflight services join a number of business units already holding ISO certification, including Supply Chain management and Oman Air’s First and Business Class...
Vietnam Airlines has welcomed the inaugural arrival into Heathrow of its first new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The UK hub becomes the first international destination on Vietnam Airlines’ network to be served by the new aircraft. After touching down at 09:18 this morning, aircraft VN-A861 was officially welcomed by Nguyen Van Thao, Vietnamese ambassador to the UK. Also on hand were Le T...
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd has appointed Air Alliance GmbH as Authorized Pilatus Sales and Service Centre for the PC-6. Air Alliance GmbH will be responsible for all future sales and maintenance activities in connection with the legendary Pilatus Porter PC-6 in Germany and Austria. Pilatus has opted to reinforce its business relationship with Air Alliance GmbH at Siegerland Airport in Germany. Alr...
Boeing and Emirates Airline today celebrated the simultaneous delivery of three 777s – two 777-300ERs and one 777 Freighter – marking the entry of the 150th 777 into Emirates' fleet. The delivery marks the first time in 15 years that Boeing has delivered three 777s at one time to a single customer. Emirates is the world's largest operator of the 777 and al...
The Machinists Union (IAM) continues to oppose Delta on key issues that affect jobs at U.S. airlines. This week the IAM issued a call to action for its 600,000 members to support a full reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. The Machinists union claims the Bank’s loan guarantees “...create U.S. jobs by helping foreign companies buy American-made products, like ...
Boeing and UK Leisure Airline Jet2.com have finalized an order for 27 Next Generation 737-800s, valued at approximately $2.6 billion at current list prices. Jet2.com currently operates an all-Boeing fleet of nearly 60 aircraft; however, this is the organization's first direct Boeing order. The aircraft will be used to take the company's package holiday and flight only customers...
Dubai Airports today announced that 6.68 million passengers passed through Dubai International in July up 29.6 per cent from the same month last year when traffic numbers were affected by a runway refurbishment programme. Passenger numbers in July totalled to 6,682,676 compared to the 5,155,771 handled in July 2014 when the airport was reduced to one runway while a billion dollar refurbishment...
AviationCV.com, a comprehensive HR services provider engaged in the business of aviation personnel selection,training and post-delivery support, is delighted to announce the launch of the mobile version of its aviation job search platform. Multiple airlines, MRO providers and other industry players who have already grown to appreciate online access to a wide variety of potentia...
12-Aug-2015 For the first time in Europe in the last five years, our average daily traffic was over 31,000 flights/day. Compared with July 2014, there was a 2.1% increase in flights – in line with the baseline forecast. Traffic avoiding Ukraine distorted flows, making more work for air traffic control centres in Budapest,Bratislava an...
Ryanair Holdings Plc unveiled a new range of flight-attendant uniforms that Europe's biggest discount carrier says will bring a subtler look to its aircraft cabins as part of a push to lure up-market travelers. The uniforms are in a toned-down "royal blue" a shade or two less garish than the "Chelsea blue" previously sported by crew, Chief Marketing Officer Ken...
Kenya has provided a 4.2 billion shilling (US$40 million) loan to loss-making Kenya Airways , the country's finance minister said, while African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a US$200 million bridging loan for the airline. The money is needed to support Kenya's national carrier, which has not made a profit in three years because the country's tourism industry ha...
Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) said on Thursday it is laying off 117 domestic ground crew, or about 2 percent of its total staff strength, in November to focus on its core operations for sustaining profitability. "PAL will disengage from non-core services such as our ground-handling activities in domestic stations which can be turned over to qualified third-party service providers...
Airports from Seattle to Amsterdam are reporting a fall-off in cargo traffic to and from Asia, in what transportation executives and analysts say is a worrying sign for the health of global trade. The data, released in recent days by individual airport authorities, brought to an end a months-long stretch of rapid growth in air freight volumes across the U.S. and Europe. The abrupt reversal...
Configuration of the new version of Tu-160 strategic bomber will be defined by the end of 2015, Tupolev Company CEO Nikolai Savitskikh told RIA Novosti at MAKS-2015 international airshow. This spring Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu ordered to resume the production of Tu-160 aircraft. According to the Ministry of Defense, Tu-160M2 will be a brand-new aircraft fitted with new equipment....
Israel and Russia started development of two AWACS aircraft for India, IzRus reports with reference to Voenny Vestnik. This refers to a joint project designated “Falcon”: early warning radar systems developed by Elta will be installed on Il-76 aircraft manufactured by Ilyushin Company. In 2004 India signed a contract for delivery of three aircraft of the type; the veh...
