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airBaltic Investor Agreement Signed

Riga. Yesterday an agreement was signed between the Latvian government and Ralf-Dieter Montag-Girmes. Under the deal, a total of EUR 132 million of fresh capital will be invested in the Latvian carrier for fleet modernisation and its new Horizon 2021 business plan. Ralf-Dieter Montag-Gi...

Global air traffic grows strongly in 2015: IATA

Demand for air travel in 2015 grew at its strongest pace since the end of the global financial crisis, with more passengers taking to the skies amid lower airfares, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. The latest passenger traffic numbers from IATA showed international revenue...

Air NZ to equip ATR fleet with RNP technology

Air New Zealand plans to install its fleet of ATR turboprops with Required Navigation Performance (RNP) technology at a cost of NS$25 million. The Star Alliance carrier will become the first ATR operator to use RNP, which allows aircraft to fly along predefined routes with the aid of GPS navigation systems. In practical terms, this means pilots trained for RNP can fly at lower altitudes and...

Bomb scare on Saudi Arabian Airlines flight at Madrid airport

Passengers and crew on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight were evacuated at Madrid's Barajas International Airport today, reports Reuters. Spanish authorities made the swift decision after a note was found threatening  that a bomb was on the Riyadh bound jet before take-off.  Spain's airport operator Aena said it had later downgraded the alarm from general to local, meani...

S7 Airlines Shows Interest in Cyprus

One of Russia’s largest air carriers, S7 Airlines (Siberia Airlines brand) is expected to submit an application to operate in Cyprus by next month. According to InBusinessNews, the Russian tour operator, Biblio Globus, has proceeded with a collaboration with S7 Airlines, to transport tourists from Russia to Cyprus. It should be noted that Biblio Globus plays a big part in Cypriot touri...

Zika latest: Airlines offer refunds to pregnant passengers

Travellers worried about the implications of flying to Latin America amid growing concerns about the Zika virus should be able to amend their travel plans without expense – as airlines and holiday firms acknowledge the threat from the mosquito-borne infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) this week declared a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” regarding...

Less than a year to go to meet ADS-B mandate

More than a thousand aircraft and helicopters have less than a year to comply with the Australian government’s ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast) mandate. The current mandates require all flights operating under instrument flight rules (IFR) to have ADS-B, which is a satellite-based technology enabling aircraft to be accurately tracked by air traffic controllers an...

Lufthansa Tries to Fix Its Problems With Management Changes and New Divisions

Deutsche Lufthansa AG has shaken up its management as part of a push to save 500 million euros ($543 million) by consolidating operations under two airline divisions. Sadiq Gillani, former head of strategy across the group, will move to the Eurowings discount arm with responsibility for developing its network and fleet. He’ll be succeeded in his old role by William Willms, who previo...

EasyJet’s CEO Says Lufthansa and Air France Make It Easy to Pick Off Flyers

EasyJet Plc, Europe’s second-biggest discount carrier, said weaknesses at network rivals Air France- KLM Group and Deutsche Lufthansa AG will allow it to carry on grabbing customers in key countries after suffering a series of setbacks while seeking to attack new markets. Chief Executive Carolyn McCall says she’s unperturbed at having to rein in operations to Moscow as a result of t...

Air Serbia selects Sabre Technology to grow business and enhance guest experience

Serbia’s flag carrier introduces customer-centric software solutions from Sabre. Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, is introducing a new technology platform to support its growth strategy and enhance the Air Serbia travel experience. To support this vision, Air Serbia has selected global technology provider Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) to provide a full sui...

Cause Of Daallo Airlines A321 Explosion Unclear: CEO

Mohammed Ibrahim Yassin, the chief executive of Somalia’s Daallo Airlines, has confirmed that an apparent explosion struck the company’s Airbus A321 earlier today on a flight from Mogadishu to Djibouti. Yassin said that the cause of the incident is “still unclear,” but that the aircraft in question (MSN 642) has never had any technical faults during its three years of se...

Aviophobia: Low-flying Swiss Air plane scares Palma, Majorca residents

A large commercial aircraft spent Monday morning circling low over the historic center of Spanish resort Palma, scaring crowds and leading to all sorts of social media speculation. In the end, the flight turned out to be just a peaceful training exercise. The Spanish airport operator Aena said that Swiss Air had asked for permission to conduct a training flight that would continue for several d...

Air Transat pilots vote 97% in favour of strike

Air Transat’s pilots have voted almost unanimously to support a strike that would hit the vacation airline just before the busy March Break travelling season, if the two sides can’t come to terms before then. The Air Line Pilots Association says 97 per cent of its members at Transat have voted in favour of withdrawing services if required. The pilot contract expired last April an...

Emirates brand value grows 17% to reach US$7.7 billion

Emirates has come out on top again as the world's most valuable airline brand, according to the 2016 Brand Finance Global 500 report, which was released yesterday. The airline’s brand value grew 17% over last year to reach US$ 7.7 billion. For the fifth year running, the airline has steadily risen up in the global ranking of the world’s top brands to be placed at #171, 47 places...

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