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Aeroflot is going to establish a joint carrier Rossiya with the participation of three of its subsidiaries

Transaero was going to suspend flights in Russia on October 15th

Transaero was going to suspend transportation of passengers, who already have tickets, to foreign countries on October 5th and suspend flights within the territory of Russia on October 15th, Interfax reported with reference to Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Savelyev. According to him, passengers would...

Air France may cut 5,000 more jobs in new restructuring

Air France will cut a further 5,000 jobs if a second phase of its cost-cutting plan goes ahead, on top of an already announced plan to cut 2,900 jobs. Air France, having failed to secure pilots' agreement for a plan to increase working hours for the same pay, had to come up with a more...

Spaceport Colorado submitting FAA license application this month

Spaceport Colorado intends to submit its application for a commercial spaceport license by the end of the month with the aim of securing approval in the second quarter of 2016, says air and spaceport director David Ruppel. If successful, Spaceport Colorado can begin offering horizontal launch services in what is becoming an increasingly crowded market, with 10 US sites already approved by the F...

Jetgo headed to Melbourne Avalon

Regional carrier Jetgo has confirmed it will be able to begin flights between Dubbo and Melbourne on October 27 after securing access to Avalon Airport. Jetgo had planned to fly to Melbourne Tullamarine but said recently it was unable to get terminal space. Moves to operate into nearby Essendon Airport then hit a roadblock because of a lack of passenger screening facilities and regulatory...

Cathay Pacific Hurt by Runway Delay in Hong Kong with Rivals Expanding

Hong Kong has a plan to counter growing competition from airports in North Asia. It starts in 2023. That's how long Asia's busiest international airfield must wait before opening a third runway after a near 10-year delay in winning approval for the extension. In the meantime, airports from Guangzhou to Taipei are expanding and adding more direct flights, taking business from H...

Are Airline Passengers Ready to Climb into Flying Bunk Beds?

Airlines and aircraft manufacturers keep coming up with wackier ideas for squeezing more people into airplanes. Remember the saddle-seat? And the hexagon sardine scheme? The latest zany proposal is outlined in a patent filed in Europe by aircraft manufacturer Airbus to offer passengers a flying version of bunk beds. Passengers would climb stairs or a ladder to reach the upper le...

Delta Is Removing Seats to Make Flight Attendants More Comfortable

Delta Air Lines Inc. is removing seats from 179 jets to make things less cramped - for flight attendants, not the passengers. The removal of two or three seats, depending on the aircraft model, reverses some of the carrier's seat additions of recent years. The action provides more space in the galleys, spokesman Michael Thomas said. "This is an investment to give our fligh...

JetBlue Plants a Seed with Farm-to-Tray-Table Concept

JetBlue Airways is trying to bring a little bit of country to the city - opening its own "farm" at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The 24,000 square-foot space -- less than half the size of a football field -- outside JFK's Terminal 5 is meant to educate travelers more than actually feed them. Although eventually JetBlue would like to serve items grown t...

WTO Won't Weigh In to Resolve International Airline Spat

A senior World Trade Organization executive on Tuesday quashed the idea the trade body could help to quickly resolve a high-profile international airline spat over market access and subsidies, after calls for the institution to serve as an arbiter over competition among carriers. The three major U.S. carriers -- Delta Air Lines Inc., United Continental Holdings Inc. and American...

Ethiopian Airlines to Buy 15 to 20 Boeing 777X Jetliners, CEO Says

Ethiopian Airlines plans to place an order for Boeing Co. 777X long-range jetliners before the end of the year, the East African carrier's chief executive said. The airline could buy as many as 15 to 20 of Boeing's newest airplanes after also considering the purchase of Airbus Group's A350-1000 widebody, Tewolde Gebremariam said in an interview on Wednesday. The deal would...

Indonesia to Send Crashed Plane's Black Box to France for Tests

The black box from an Indonesian turboprop plane that crashed in August, killing all 54 people on board, will be sent to France for analysis after a preliminary investigation failed to retrieve the data inside. Attempts to download the flight data recorder from the PT Trigana Air Service flight were unsuccessful, Indonesia;s National Transportation Safety Committee said in a report released Wed...

Bad Visibility Disrupts 16 Flights into Phuket, Krabi

Heavy rain and haze in the South forced four airline flights to land at another destination, ten flights to delay their landing, and two others to turn back on Wednesday. AirAsia flight AK866 left Kuala Lumpur at 7am but diverted from Krabi to Samui and landed at the island's airport at 7:50 a.m., and the pilots of Bangkok Airways flight PG251, which departed Koh Samui Airport at...

American Airlines Crew Talks About Once In A Lifetime Flight With Pope Francis

It was an airplane flight that changed Jeff Gross's life. The 47-year-old flight attendant was one of several dozen American Airlines employees chosen to work on the chartered airplane that ferried Pope Francis around the United States -- and back to Rome -- late last month. "When he walked through the cabin, it was like seeing God," said Gross, of Euless, who helped staff the...

Thai Lion Air gets IOSA approval

Thailand’s low-cost carrier (LCC) Thai Lion Air has achieved IATA’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification following an assessment of its operational management and control systems. Thai Lion Air is the only Thai LCC to be granted IOSA registry status.Bangkok Airways and flag carrier Thai Airways International are the only full-service carriers to hold that lev...

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