Delta Air Lines will operate exclusively from London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3, effective September 14, 2016. Delta and Virgin Atlantic will now operate from the same terminal making it easier for customers to manage their travel plans including any last-minute flight changes. Delta will transfer its Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Philadelphia flights from Term...
Air India commenced the first ever flight between Ahmedabad to Newark via London. The Flight AI 171 took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport 22.08.16 at 05:00 hrs. The flight is receiving immense response from the passengers and not only the inaugural flight but all bookings till September,16 are sold out. The first passenger to check in was handed the boarding pass by Chief...
Lufthansa Technik and Taiwan based airline China Airlines have comprehensively expanded their partnership by entering into a new long term agreement for component services (Total Component Support, TCS®) for China Airlines Airbus A350 fleet. According to the contract, the Hamburg/Germany-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider is now responsible for the&nb...
Engineering group GKN is hoping to leverage its recent acquisition of Fokker to build a foothold in China’s burgeoning aerospace sector. The country is forecast to be the fastest growing aviation market in the world over the next 20 years, and China’s nascent aerospace industry could become a strong player in the field. Nigel Stein, chief executive of GKN, which derives 35pc...
Since its founding in 1969, Embraer has been known for creating world-class private jets. Much of its success comes from the Brazilian firm’s commitment to designing bold new jets for its customers to enjoy. And its latest endeavor, the ACE program, proves the brand's loyalty to innovative design. “The ACE program is an enhancement package to pre-owned Embraer Phenom priva...
Boeing and ANA (All Nippon Airways) celebrated the delivery of the airline's 50th 787 Dreamliner during a ceremony today at Boeing's Everett Delivery Center. The milestone marks yet another record for ANA as it becomes the world's first airline to operate 50 787 Dreamliners. "The 787 Dreamliner has played a significant role in opening up new routes into new markets, while also...
Ryanair announced a new route from Liverpool to Bari, with a twice weekly service beginning in March 2017, the first route of Ryanair’s Liverpool summer 2017 schedule, which will be launched in full soon. Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said: “Ryanair is pleased to announce a new route from Liverpool to Bari, which starts in March with a twice weekly service, the first of our su...
Most restrictions on flights between the United States and Mexico will lift on Sunday, a change expected to bring more options and possibly lower prices for travellers. American, Delta and Southwest have already announced that they will offer new flights across the border later this year. United is watching the demand for flights and will respond accordingly, a spokesman said. The US and Mex...
As well as its wine and cheese, France is also famed for its traditional August month off, when much of the workforce simply shuts down and heads to the beach. It’s a brave – or perhaps desperate – company that’s willing to challenge French workers’ assumption that they get to spend a month en vacances but now Airbus, one of the country’s most high-profi...
It is still in its infancy but three-dimensional printing is what experts call a disruptive technology. It has changed the way items including plane spare parts and prosthetic arms are produced, and it is not stopping there. Scientists are experimenting with the use of live cells to one day be able to produce human organs, while innovation in the field could allow astronauts to print spare part...
easyJet, Europe’s leading and Gatwick’s largest airline, has announced a new route from London Gatwick to Åre Östersund Airport, Sweden which will commence on 11 December 2016 and is expected to be especially popular with skiers and snowboarders. The new route will be easyJet’s first service from the UK to Sweden. When it launches it will be the 32nd country in easy...
AAR , a leading provider of aircraft maintenance and integrated supply chain solutions worldwide, has signed a long-term, multimillion-dollar contract to provide power-by-the-hour (PBH) component inventory management and repair services to Dubai-based flydubai. The agreement represents a significant expansion of AAR’s commercial footprint in the Middle East. AAR will assume nose...
