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Sberbank and Volga-Dnepr Group sign strategic cooperation agreement

Sberbank and Volga-Dnepr Group entered into a strategic cooperation agreement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The document was signed by Maxim Poletaev, First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, and Alexey Isaikin, President of Volga-Dnepr Group. According to t...

Video: airBaltic Pilots About Bombardier CS300

Latvian airline airBaltic is the first operator of Bombardier CS300 aircraft.  Multiple teams and professionals at airBaltic are currently undergoing specialised training to prepare for the CS300’s entry into service. This is a 100% new aircraft in the way that you fly it, maintain it and...


#Orangepride: KLM’s unique orange aircraft to promote the Netherlands

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines introduced its unique orange-coloured Boeing 777-300. The well-known KLM Blue is being combined with orange highlights. The transition between the two colours features aspects of the Dutch flag. The combination emphasises KLM’s Dutch roots and pride in the national colour of the Netherlands. The introduction of the special aircraft was partly prompted by a social...

Cargolux expands product portfolio capability

On the occasion of the Air Cargo China 2016 event in Shanghai last week, Cargolux launched an extension to its product portfolio with two new additions, CV Select and CV Select+. These two features act as an additional layer in combination with any of the eight existing products and are implemented immediately. They can be added to a product through the product speed feature while booking. T...

Flight makes emergency landing at Heathrow after passenger gives birth

A plane was diverted to Heathrow this morning after a woman gave birth mid-flight. An emergency was declared on the Boeing 777 while it was airborne above Northern Ireland, and the pilots were instructed to turn around and head to London. Photos have emerged on social media of airline staff holding a new-born baby inside the cabin, with the woman believed to have given birth before landing....

Jetstar flight met by fire trucks after turning back to Sydney Airport

A Jetstar flight has been turned back to Sydney Airport and was met by emergency services after a "strange smell" was detected on board. JQ517, which departed for Melbourne at 2.02pm on Sunday, was turned back after about 10 minutes when the smell was found. The Airbus A321 landed on the runway about 2.30pm. One witness said the plane pulled up on a vacant taxiway...

Air travellers riot as pilot takes off without them after two hour delay

Police had to be called to Düsseldorf airport when around 70 passengers rioted after the pilot of their delayed flight took off without them, leaving them stranded on the tarmac, it has emerged. The passengers had already been waiting two hours for their delayed flight to Dresden with Eurowings, a low-cost subsidiary of Lufthansa, on Friday evening. But when a bus finally took them from...

Second black box recovered from EgyptAir crash site

Search teams on Friday recovered the second flight recorder of an EgyptAir plane from the bottom of the Mediterranean, a day after the cockpit voice recorder was salvaged. The flight data recorder was found in several pieces, Egyptian investigators said. Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar screens in the eastern Mediterranean last month with 66 people on board, and a vast...

Boutique airline launches unlimited one-year flight pass for $35,000

A boutique airline has launched an all-you-can-fly pass for travelers who make frequent trips between New York, Paris and London. It’s kind of like an all-you-can-eat buffet for frequent fliers: For $35,000, travelers can purchase the L’Unlimited flight pass on the all-business-class carrier La Compagnie for unrestricted travel on routes between New York and Paris and New York and L...

Ryanair's hidden airline charges to be investigated by watchdog

Britain’s aviation watchdog is due to launch a review into hidden airlines charges after an MP raised concerns over Ryanair’s high costs of amending boarding passes and other travel documents. Ryanair charges £160 to change a passenger name on a booking, £45 to check in at the airport and £15 to print a boarding pass. Jim Shannon MP raised the issue in Parliamen...

European Commission injects €6.7 billion in transport infrastructure to boost jobs and growth

Yesterday the European Commission firmly delivered on President Juncker’s top priority of creating jobs and boosting growth in the European Union, by unveiling a list of 195 transport projects that will receive €6.7 billion of funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). This investment is expected to unlock additional public and private co-financing for a combined amount...

Africa’s First Airbus A350 XWB named The Simien Mountains

Ethiopian Airlines, the leading airline in connecting Africa with the rest of the World, continued its aviation technology leadership with yet another first African Airbus A350 XWB. In its successful 70 years of history, Ethiopian has so many firsts in African aviation industry. The A-350 XWB will be the first airbus aircraft in Ethiopian fleet and the first of its kind in Africa....

Aviation: Commission updates EU air safety list –Iran and Africa make progress

The European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that do not meet international safety standards, and are therefore subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union. Today the European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that do not meet international safety standards, and are therefore subject to an operat...

Vistara celebrates crossing two million customer mark

Vistara, India’s fastest growing full service carrier, today crosses the milestone of flying 2million happy customers. Having the lineage of great brands – Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, Vistara has swiftly gained one million customers in less than six months with addition of just two aircraft to its fleet. The airline with its focus on providing a personalized and seamless flying e...

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