AC Milan’s footballers may be some way from the summit of the Italian league, Serie A, but that hasn’t stopped them from soaring away elsewhere. The club and its sponsor, Emirates, are celebrating their partnership with a new Airbus A380 livery - complete with a number of the players in action. The aircraft operated on the Dubai-Milan-New York JFK route with images of Riccardo Mo...
Vijay Mallya, once known as “the king of good times", is going through the worst times of his business career as banks close in on the Kingfisher tycoon in an effort to recover debts. Mr Mallya, 60, was widely considered to be India’s answer to Richard Branson. The flamboyant Indian entrepreneur built up his inherited empire, United Breweries Group, the prized assets of wh...
Thousands of spectators lined the breakwater and Corniche shorelines on Saturday afternoon to watch the final day of the Red Bull Air Races. Visitors were also treated to the spectacle of a daredevil wing-walker, who performed on top of a Breitling aeroplane as it spiralled and took long dives close to the water. “It was mind-blowing, amazing," said Krishna Rathod, an Abu Dhabi re...
Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul airline, put its plan to establish a hub in Panama connecting cities across Latin America with Asia on hold because government accords permitting cooperation with a key local carrier took too long to put in place. Dubai-based Emirates has secured approvals from only three or four of the 13 countries from which it needs backing for a wide-rangin...
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is pushing to keep its low-cost Eurowings unit profitable even after delays in ramping up long-haul services added costs to the German carrier’s effort to respond to the likes of Ryanair Holdings Plc. Lower fuel costs and planes filling up better than planned have helped offset the impacts from the delays and a drop in travel demand following terror attacks in Paris,...
Thirty years ago, air travel wasn't all that much different than it is today, albeit longer security lines and greater hassles. But a little over three decades from now, in 2050, things might be radically transformed when it comes to flying - at least a team from Airport Parking & Hotels and Imperial College London predicts. Headphones plugged into chair arms, cramped legs and te...
The so-called A350-8000 might be more fuel efficient than Boeing's 777-9 -- but that wouldn't make it more popular. After initially downplaying the idea, Airbus executives have started to seriously consider launching an even larger version of the new A350 widebody jet. This new model -- tentatively named the A350-8000 (or perhaps the A350-1100) -- would compete with the 7...
Map Happy features the best travel hacks, gear and tech to be the best traveler that you can be. If you have 17+ hours to spare and want to travel on the longest commercial flight, here's the ticket. Emirates currently holds the record for the world's current longest active commercial flight.Airways News reports that the first flight, which runs nonstop from Auckland, in New Zealand,...
Veteran metal band Iron Maiden will have to find alternate transportation for the South American leg of their tour after their official plane sustained major engine damage Saturday during a fuel stop in Santiago, Chile. Thankfully, there was no fire or fuel spilled and the band, its support crew and equipment were not on board at the time. On the band's website, they explained that their...
Ryanair launched its first customised jet this week, with 60 business class seats and fine dining catering facilities on offer to clients. Business looks brisk, too. Since its launch, the airline has been flooded with booking enquiries, according to its Head of Communications, Robin Kiely. "We were inundated with requests not just from corporate bookers and finance companies, but also h...
Qatar Airways is expanding its its network to 14 new destinations. Spread across four continents, the new routes will further expand the reach of the airline’s network, and will include the world’s longest flight, between Doha and Auckland, New Zealand. Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker announced the new routes at ITB Berlin, where he remarked: “Qatar Ai...
There is a lot of potential for the growth of business jets sector in India but the country has to overcome bottlenecks like lack of parking space at the airports, a top executive of Embraer Executive Jets said. “India is a big country with infrastructure challenges and we see a lot of potential. However, there are bottlenecks and restrictions to operate business jets like lack of parking...
AI pilot boarded aircraft 4 hours after scheduled departure time of Mumbai-Bhubaneshwar flight, passengers return to the terminal building from the aircraft in protest The national carrier, Air India, that has been short-staffed and has been struggling to manage its operations, had to delay one of its flights on Thursday afternoon, as the pilot had not reported for duty. The flight was not only...
A team led by a 15-year-old pilot from England took first place Saturday in the World Drone Prix, a new contest hoping to take flight both in this Mideast country fascinated by the technology and with sports fans worldwide. Luke Bannister of Somerset led Tornado X-Blades Banni UK to win a $250,000 purse, part of $1 million in prizes handed out in the inaugural edition of this race as a Cabinet-...
Rockwell Collins Inc is forecasting a double digit decline in its corporate jet business this fiscal as uncertainty in China, Russia and Brazil weighs on buyer confidence. The business jet market has struggled to rebound since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and concerns over a slowdown in China and depressed Russian and Brazilian economies is further dampening confidence. “We’r...
Aviation fans and adrenalin junkies were out in droves to witness the qualification rounds of the Red Bull Air Race in the capital. Taking place yesterday on Abu Dhabi Corniche, the aerial race marks the start of the championship’s 2016 season, which will take place in eight destinations. Fourteen pilots competed yesterday to determine the order of play in today’s main event...
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will be further adjusting its range of servicesfrom Zurich and Geneva in its 2016 summer schedules. Alicante in Spain will receivescheduled service from Zurich, while the vacation destination of Lamezia Terme inSouthern Italy will be served from Geneva. The new summer schedules will also seefrequencies increased to various existing European and intercontinenta...
Last week UAE capital Abu Dhabi hosted traditional air show of the same name. Between us, it is difficult to attribute this show to any significant international events. The absence of any contract, two dozen planes and helicopters, much more limousines and visitors, ready to buy, all at once for exorbitant prices – these are first impressions of three days spent days in Al Bateen Executive...
"Summer of '69" may have been the best days of Bryan Adams' life, but the Canadian singer isn't too happy about the spring of 2016. His entire collection of instruments — including his prized vintage guitar — was "defaced" by customs officials at an airport in Egypt, the singer told NBC News on Friday. Adams said he was traveling through Cairo Inte...
An Easyjet flight averted possible disaster after a passenger spotted a spanner stuck on the wing of the plane just moments before take-off. According to reports the passenger - known only as Christopher - alerted the pilot who was about to departed on a flight from Geneva to Copenhagen. Luckily for all on board the flight was halted just in the nick of t...
Global aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct Communications, Inc. (SDC), has closed its purchase of Airbus DS SatCom Government, Inc. (ASGI), expanding its market presence and offerings to the U.S. government sector. ASGI has been renamed Satcom Direct Government, Inc. and to acknowledge its heritage as part of COMSAT Mobile, will do business as “COMSAT.” The close of the...
