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Finnair to take delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 on October 7, will fly to Shanghai starting on November 21

Investment in pharma facilities paying off

Air cargo is clawing back lost pharmaceutical business to sea freight as investment in specialist services to handle the changing and complex needs of pharma shippers begins to pay dividends. Airfreight is going through challenging times due to the instability of the world economy and slowdo...

Etihad Airways and Chapman Freeborn announce airbus A380 and private jet collaboration

Etihad Airways has unveiled a new partnership with leading global aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn, to complement its exclusive The Residence and First Apartment cabins, both available on the airline’s Airbus A380 fleet. The agreement with Chapman Freeborn is to promote an...

Hebei Airlines Receives New Boeing 737-800 Aircraft

A brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft officially joined the fleet of Hebei Airlines (NS) as it landed smoothly at Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) at 12:42 p.m. on September 20. The arrival of new 737 aircraft, Registration B-5459 expands the Shijiazhuang-based carrier's fleet to 13, including six 737-800s, two B737-700s and five E190s. The 737-800 aircraft is configure...

Virgin Australia Rewards Flight Attendants with Big Pay Increases

Virgin Australia's short-haul cabin crew will receive generous annual pay rises ranging from 4 percent to nearly 10 percent over a four-year period, after voting in favour of an enterprise bargaining agreement the Transport Workers' Union says will make the airline better and more sustainable. The airline, which reported a AU$49 million pre-tax underlying loss in the last financial year...

Lufthansa Completes Revamp of Long Haul Cabins

Lufthansa has completed the renovation of its long-haul aircraft cabins, including the roll-out of a new business class product. The project, which Lufthansa called the "most extensive cabin renewal programme in the company's history", included the refitting of 106 Lufthansa long-haul aircraft with new business and economy class seats, plus a new first class cabin in 76 of th...

SAS Receives New A330-300 Version with Longer Range

Scandinavian Airlines is the first European airline to receive the new A330-300 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) variant. The aircraft was delivered to SAS during a ceremony held at Airbus in Toulouse, France. SAS has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power its new A330-300. Launched in 2012 as Airbus’ latest evolution to the twin-engine widebody A330 Family, the increased...

Air Wing Department air ambulance successfully transport eight injured in car accident

An air ambulance from the Air Wing Department at Abu Dhabi Police transported and cared for eight injured people on their way to hospital. The air ambulance operated on five humanitarian missions where the patients were transported to Al Mafraq Hospital. The missions saw the ambulance providing medical care and transporting three Emiratis injured in a traffic accident in Al Khatam....

Transavia discussing Munich base plans with pilots

Transavia Airlines (HV, Amsterdam) is in discussions with its unions about proposed plans to open a new base in Munich. According to a news report by La Tribune, the Air France-KLM low-cost subsidiary and pilot union VNV could reach agreement on a deal by the end of the month that would allow four or five B737-800s to be based in the Bavarian capital from 2016. According to...

Air India Plans World's Longest Nonstop Commercial Flight

Air India could soon be operating the world's longest nonstop commercial flight. The airline is planning to link the it hotspots of India and U.S. -- Bengaluru and San Francisco (SFO) -- which are almost 14,000 km apart. At present the longest nonstop commercial flight is operated by Australian airliner Qantas between Dallas Fort Worth in the U.S. and Sydney which is a 13,730 km journey....

Exhausted Pilots Tell Cathay Pacific Their Growing Workloads Are a Threat to Flight Safety

Flight safety is under threat as exhausted aircrews cope with increasing workloads, senior Cathay Pacific pilots have warned in a letter to the airline's management that is seen by the Sunday Morning Post. Cathay responded by saying safety was its top priority. The carrier confirmed having received the letter, which it said "expressed some concerns". According to the...

Sichuan Airlines A321 with Special 100th Aircraft Livery Unveiled

A Sichuan Airlines (3U) Airbus A321 with its special 100th aircraft livery was unveiled by a source familiar with the matter via Sina Weibo on Monday, a milestone reflecting the impressive scale of the airline across China. Sichuan Airlines took delivery of its 100th Airbus aircraft, Registration B-1663 on May 22, 2015, making the Chengdu-based carrier become the seventh airline in Ch...

Govt to do away with 5/20 aviation rule that restricts airlines to fly abroad

Government is likely to do away with the 5/20 aviation rule that restricts airlines to fly abroad before it has flown domestic flight paths for five years and has a fleet of 20 aircraft, an ET report has said. Official known to the matter, has said that scrapping of 5/20 rule is final, however, some consultation is still needed. As per these norms, an air carrier cannot fly o...

Alliance signs new five-year contract with BHP Billiton

Alliance Airlines has signed a new five-year contract with mining giant BHP Billiton that maintains service to Olympic Dam until 2021. The new contract, which begins after the current deal between Alliance and BHP expires in 2016, involves operating 15 flights a week between Adelaide and Olympic Dam, with the flexibility to add extra services should there be demand for more flights. All...

China Southern Flight to Beijing Diverted to Changsha for Medical Aid

A Beijing-bound China Southern Airlines (CZ) flight made an emergency landing in Changsha on Saturday evening after a male passenger suffered from hematemesis, Xinhua News reported. Flight CZ3755, performed by a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, took off from Zhuhai Jinwan International Airport (ZUH) at 5:19 p.m., and the crew requested an emergency landing with Changsha Huanghua International...

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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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