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Lufthansa to Trial Inflight High-Speed Internet for Passengers

High-speed internet access via smartphones could become a feature on European airline flights following a deal involving the German carrier Lufthansa - but voice calls will be blocked at first. Lufthansa will offer Wi-Fi on its short- and medium-haul flights from 2017, provided by...

U.S., Cuba to Hold Talks on Normalizing Airline Service: U.S. Official

The United States and Cuba plan to hold talks in Havana next week on normalizing airline service, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, a step that could benefit U.S. carriers if the island becomes open to American tourism. The talks will take place Sep. 28-29, the official said, as Washingt...

Accident: airberlin A321 at Dusseldorf on Sep. 19, 2015, Burst Tyre on Takeoff

An airberlin Airbus A321-200, registration D-ABCK performing flight AB-3156 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Kos (Greece) with 171 passengers and 7 crew, departed Dusseldorf's runway 23L and was climbing out of Dusseldorf when tyre debris was found on the runway. The crew of D-ABCK was informed about the debris, stopped the climb at FL270, descended the aircraft to FL100 and diverted to Munich (Ge...

Greenland Express is going to purchase 5 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft

Greenland Express (Iceland) is going to purchase five Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft. It was stated by the carrier’s CEO Gert Brask. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC, manufacturer of SSJ100 liners) confirmed that it negotiated with the Icelandic carrier, but declined to unveil any details, Izvestiya reports. «We have been negotiating with SCAC for several months, Brask sa...

Tunisia’s Tunis Airport to close Oct. 14-16 for runway work

Tunisia’s Tunis-Carthage International Airport will close Oct. 14-16 for maintenance work on both runways. Tunisia’s National flag carrier Tunisair reported that all its flights to and from Tunis during this time period will be rescheduled to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport, 175 km south of Tunis. According to several media reports, many foreign carriers...

Russia suspends AOC for Center-South Airlines

Russia’s federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, suspended the air operator’s certificate (AOC) for Center-South Airlines, effective Oct. 1, due to multiple violations. The decision was made after an unscheduled inspection on Sept. 15. Rosaviatsia said in a statement the Belgorod-based carrier operated scheduled flights without the required number of aircraft. Russian law...

SWISS Makes An Entrance With AIM Altitude

The welcoming entrance to the new SWISS B777-300 ER, engineered and manufactured by AIM Altitude, is already a recognisable image, despite the fact that the first of the nine new aircraft is not due to be delivered until January 2016. The composite, backlit panels are controlled by AIM Altitude Autonomous-Lighting-Dimmer (ALD) and are among the first airline applications of the new Sabic Lexan...

Vistara welcomes seventh Airbus A-320 in its existing fleet of six aircraft

Having successfully transformed the flying experience in India with its existing fleet of six aircraft, Vistara took delivery of its seventh Airbus A-320 today. The steady and measured fleet expansion plan underlines Vistara’s commitment to domestic market as in a short span the airline has grown its fleet to seven taking the count to nine by December 2015. The new aircraft will enable Vista...

IATA: Passenger Traffic in Venezuela Falls 8.5% While Rest of Region Grows

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that passenger traffic in Venezuela fell 8.5% in 2014 compared to a year earlier, in sharp contrast to other key economies in the region which reported growth. This decline outpaced the 3.0% GDP contraction in Venezuela during the same period, reflecting the growing impact of draconian government policies on airlines, including...

Air traffic controllers making major errors remain on job, including at IAH

At airports and flight control centers around the country, air traffic controllers who have made major errors have been allowed to stay on the job, without loss of rank or pay, Channel 2 Investigates has found. Some of those mistakes have been highlighted in federal probes as contributing factors in catastrophic commercial and general aviation accidents. "So you can make an error that c...

Navy FA-18 jet crashes in California, pilot ejects safely

A pilot ejected safely after a FA-18 fighter jet crashed near a Central California military base. The pilot actually walked to the emergency responders after reaching the ground, informs Lenta.ru with the reference to CBS News. The plane went down in a dirt field about three miles from Lemoore Naval Air Station. A fire from the crash was extinguished. The Naval...

US airlines, $5.5 bn net profit in the Q2 of 2015

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported an after-tax net profit of $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2015, up from $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2015 and up from $3.6 billion in the second quarter of 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported. The 26 U.S. scheduled service passenger airlines reported an after-ta...

WIN expands e-booking platform for forwarders

The Worldwide Information Network (WIN) has expanded its e-booking system to connect independent freight forwarders to 16 airlines. WIN says it is aiming to help them save on time and costs. WIN already connects to more than 90 carriers for electronic air waybill (eAWB). The airlines available for e-bookings include British Airways, Iberia, Etihad Airways, SAS,&...

Russia starts drone surveillance missions in Syria

Russia has begun aerial surveillance missions over war-torn Syria, U.S. officials said, signaling the start of Moscow’smilitary operations in Syrian airspace. The U.S. officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, could not say how many drone aircraft were involved in the surveillance missions. The Pentagon declined to comment. The White House acknowledged that Moscow...

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Kuala Lumpur, Houston, Singapore: Starting in October, Lufthansa will begin flying to new destinations with Allegris

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Air passenger rights reform: as European negotiations nearing conclusion, up to 60% of travelers could lose their right to compensation

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Liebherr and Loong Air sign service agreement for heat transfer equipment

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