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Wizz Air reaches 100m passenger milestone

Wizz Air celebrates the historic 100 million passenger milestone by slashing 20% off all fares on all routes on WIZZ Discount Club bookings. Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, celebrates its biggest ever milestone with 100 million passengers carried on its low-f...

New-start Iris to offer high-end sensing UAV services

A newly created company is preparing to penetrate the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) services market by offering high-end sensing for commercial applications. Moving away from the typical offering of an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) payload, new-start Iris, which began trading in July, is hoping t...

S7 CEO buys Transaero

CEO of Russia’s S7 Group, Vladislav Filev, has bought "at least 51% of shares" of distressed Transaero airline from its majority shareholder, Alexander Pleshakov. Announcing the deal, Filev did not disclose who the other investors are or what the value of the transaction is. He did however, underscore that it was "significantly more than 1 Rouble" - a slight at Aeroflo...

Lithium battery fire forced Alaska Airlines emergency landing

A lithium battery forced an Alaska Airlines flight to make an emergency landing days after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning about the risk of fires from the cargo. The Boeing 737-900ER, Flight 17, was flying from Newark International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on 12 October when it was diverted at 08.00h to Buffalo Niagara In...

New stripes aim to change perceptions of Tigerair

With a new uniform and a significant investment into its customer-facing and backend IT systems, Virgin Australia-owned low-cost carrier Tigerair is hoping to change passengers’ perceptions of the airline. “Our flights have never been consistently more punctual, our customer service never stronger and our customer satisfaction levels are now at an all-time high. It’s tim...

Air Rage: Three Chinese Passengers Thrown Off Aircraft in Cambodia After Scuffle Broke Out over Plane Seat

Three Chinese air passengers were thrown off a flight in Cambodia after a scuffle broke out on board before the plane took off, according to a newspaper report. The argument started after a man told a woman in front of him that her seat was tipped back too far and he inadvertently touched her hair, the Chengdu Commercial Daily reported. The pair began to quarrel and their friends and relativ...

Hawaiian Airlines to introduce fully flat business class on A330s

Competition for premium travellers from Australia and New Zealand to Hawaii should heat up in 2016 with Hawaiian Airlines to introduce a fully-flat seat in business class on its Airbus A330-200 fleet. Hawaiian, which operates from Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland in Oceania to its Honolulu hub, is due to have its first A330 fitted with the new seats by the second quarter of calendar 2016 and have...

Russia-Ukraine Airline Ban to Be Lifted? Cross-Country Flights Stopped Amid Sanctions, Conflict

Russian aviation authorities want to hold discussions with their Ukrainian counterparts aimed at lifting a ban on commercial flights between the two countries, Deputy Transport Minister Valery Okulov reportedly said Tuesday. Flights between the two countries had completely stopped in September as Moscow and Kiev sought to reinforce sanctions against each other over the conflict in East Ukraine....

S7 Airlines Co-Owner Filyov Agrees to Buy Control of Transaero

S7 Airlines co-owner Vladislav Filyov agreed to buy control of Russia's second-largest carrier, Transaero Airlines, after state-run Aeroflot PJSC declined to bail out its indebted competitor. Filyov signed an agreement today to buy at least 51 percent of Transaero from Alexander Pleshakov, S7's spokesman said by phone. S7's Siberia Airlines is Russia's third-largest air car...

Hainan Airlines to Deploy 787 Dreamliners on All Routes to North America

Hainan Airlines (HU) said Tuesday it will deploy Boeing 787 Dreamliners on all routes to North America in the winter schedule starting this Sunday. The Haikou-based carrier has released its capacity plans for the new flight season (Oct. 25, 2015-Mar. 26, 2016). Domestically, the carrier plans to launch over one hundred of flight services and increase the frequency of some routes to me...

Chinese Civil Servants Can Now Opt to Fly on Spring Airlines

Chinese civil servants on official duties can now opt to fly on Spring Airlines (SC) after the budget carrier was included in the list of suppliers of air tickets for the government. The largest low-cost carrier of China announced Tuesday it is now on the government procurement list for air tickets, which means Chinese civil servants can select the airline's special offers of 99 yuan a...

California to Dallas Flight Diverted Due to Unruly Passenger

Authorities say an unruly passenger caused an American Airlines flight from San Jose, California, to Dallas-Fort Worth to be diverted to Phoenix. Phoenix police say officers went to a gate Tuesday at Sky Harbor International Airport after Flight 2232 landed. They were told by the crew that a 26-year-old passenger appeared to be intoxicated, became disruptive and had to be restrained....

ICAO clarifies international conflict zone guidance

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) clarified the legal framework in place governing the roles and responsibilities of States, airlines and international organizations with respect to risks to civil aviation arising in national airspace. The UN specialized agency for international civil aviation has issued the explanations subsequent to a number of misinterpretations which...

Estonian Air, 9% passenger traffic increase in 9 months of 2015

Estonia's national carrier Estonian Air announced that in the first nine months of this year, it carried altogether 457,998 passengers, out of which 439,996 on regular flights The total number of passengers increased 9.0% and on regular flights 9.2% compared to the same period last year. In September 2015, Estonian Air carried 53,913 passengers, out of which 51,212 on regular flights. Th...

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