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Ottawa to ease competition rules for Air Canada after CSeries purchase

The government will ease rules that constrain Air Canada’s ability to compete, after the country’s largest air carrier settled a dispute with Quebec and agreed to buy jets from Bombardier Inc. Transport Minister Marc Garneau told reporters in Ottawa Wednesday the government will seek...

Former Alaska Airlines Pilot Pleads Not Guilty to Flying Drunk

The federal charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A former Alaska Airlines pilot has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of flying passenger jets between California and Oregon in 2014 while under the influence of alcohol, according to authorities. David Arntson, 60...

Quebec drops lawsuit against Air Canada after Bombardier announcement

Air Canada says Quebec has agreed to drop its lawsuit against the airline in exchange for a commitment to have heavy maintenance work for Bombardier’s CSeries planes carried out in the province. The company says the work would be done for a minimum of 20 years, beginning in 2019. Air Canada’s announcement — subject to completion of final agreements — came hours after...

Philippine Airlines selects the A350 XWB for future long haul fleet

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the order of six A350-900s, with another six purchase options. The news was announced today at the Singapore Airshow by Jaime J. Bautista, President & COO of Philippine Airlines and Fabrice Brégier, President & CEO of Airbus. Philippine Airlines will configure its A350-900s with a premium thr...

mCabin from Lufthansa Systems available on Windows 10

Lufthansa Systems has announced that it has enhanced its mCabin crew app for Windows 10, allowing it to be used on Microsoft's new Universal Windows Platform (UWP). With Windows 10, Microsoft is touting a theme of “One Windows,” which means that previously separate Windows-based applications that ran on PCs, tablets, phones or game consoles like Xbox One are now all unified into...

Qatar Airways to seek compensation for delays in Airbus A320neo deliveries

Qatar Airways will seek compensation for delays in delivery of its Airbus A320neo aircraft, chief executive Akbar Al Baker said. Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan-powered engines have a “long way to go,” and Qatar Airways expects a “very huge” delay before receiving the A320neo, Mr Al Baker told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday during the Singapore Airshow....

American Airlines sues Gogo for slow in-flight Wi-Fi

After paying $16 for a flight's worth of crappy Wi-Fi service, the thought might have crossed your mind to sue Gogo. That's exactly what American Airlines  just did. The nation's largest airline filed a lawsuit against Gogo, which could could clear the path for American to change its in-flight Wi-Fi provider for a quarter of its fleet. The lawsuit aims to get a jud...

Qingdao Airlines Places $100 million order with CFM

Qingdao Airlines has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power five purchased Airbus A320ceo aircraft. The order is valued at $100 million U.S. at list price. The airplane order was announced in September 2013 and the airline will begin taking delivery later this year. To support its fleet, the airline has also signed a 12-year Materials Services Agreement. &ldquo...

Pilots demand laser ban after UK flight incident

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) is calling for tougher legislation to crackdown on the use of lasers after a laser beam forced a Virgin Atlantic flight bound for New York to return to London after dazzling the co-pilot. The association says lasers can cause a temporary loss of vision. “It is absolutely necessary that the government makes these lasers an offensive weapon,...

Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 delivery pushed back to 'late April'

Cathay Pacific is now expected to take delivery of its first Airbus A350 model closer to the middle of the year, several months after the originally-slated February timeframe. "Cathay is now expecting delivery of its first A350 in late April" the airline admits in its latest staff newsletter, saying 'the delay is the result of a cabin product issue." "The Cathay team...

Body found on cash cargo plane refuelling in Zimbabwe

Crew of Florida-owned cargo plane arrested and millions of rand destined for South Africa’s Reserve Bank impounded after Harare airport staff follow blood trails and find a body. A cargo plane carrying millions of South African rand has been grounded atZimbabwe’s international airport after ground staff spotted blood dripping from it and discovered a man’s body. The plane,...

Oman Air buys coveted morning slot at Heathrow for record $75mn

Oman Air has set a record by paying US$75mn for a pair of slots (take-off and landing) at Heathrow Airport. The deal could very well mean double daily flights to London, something which the airline had been planning for some time now. The national carrier is understood to have bought the pair (including a highly prized early morning arrival) from Air France-KLM, reported The Sunday Time...

British Airways launches new app to iPad users

iPad users are about to get their own specially designed version of British Airways’ travel app. Available to download from the Apple App Store, the iPad app includes exclusive features, such as a new 3D globe to discover British Airways’ destinations and prices and a way for customers to create their own viewing plan for their flight’s movies, TV shows and music. It’...

IATA highlights safety margin of audited carriers

Carriers which had passed the IATA operational safety audit were involved in five hull-loss accidents last year, but the accident rate for these operators was nevertheless three times better than for those outside of the scheme. The accident rate was 1.14 per million flights for IOSA-registered airlines compared with 3.23 for non-IOSA operators. IATA says that, over the five-year span from 2...

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It’s the beginning of a new era: a Lufthansa Group aircraft will take off for the first time equipped with the fastest in-flight internet connection for passengers currently available. A Lufthan...

Air India partners with Volantio to enhance passenger experience

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