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Air Malta to fly to/from 30 destinations this summer

Air Malta is planning an enhanced summer 2016 flight schedule that will see improved flight timings on Manchester, Catania, Vienna, Lyon and Marseille and increased frequency on Berlin. The Maltese airline will continue being the largest operator to London and the UK by offering a selection of 30 we...

Air Astana Signs Codeshare Agreement with Hong Kong Airlines

Air Astana has signed a codeshare agreement with Hong Kong Airlines, making it the Kazakh carrier’s seventh codeshare partner. Air Astana customers now have the opportunity to book tickets of both airlines to reach Hong Kong Airlines’ destinations in China, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan and V...

ANALYSIS: Can cargo market ensure 747's future?

On 21 January, Boeing dealt ­another blow to the 747-8 programme, announcing that from September 2016 it will cut production from the current 1.3 aircraft per month to 0.5 per month. It is the fourth reduction in less than two years – output was already scheduled to drop in March to one aircraft per month – and shows how far, and how quickly, the 747's star has fallen. It is...

ANA confirms order for three A380s

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has confirmed that it has ordered three Airbus A380s that will be used on its Tokyo-Honolulu route. Parent company ANA Holdings says in a statement that the aircraft will be used to strengthen its position in the leisure and resort markets. “The A380 allows us to efficiently expand seating capacity at a lower cost per seat while offering a flexible range o...

Cathay Pacific rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon

Not yet tossed the boarding pass from your last flight on Dragonair? Hold fire — you could be clutching a collector's item. Cathay Pacific, Dragonair's owners, have just announced that as of this month, the medium-haul carrier's name will vanish from Asia's airspace. In a repackaging exercise seen as an attempt to bolster the identity of both airlines, Dragonair plan...

Passenger has entire plane to himself on Philippines Airlines flight

'You can sit anywhere, because you’re the only passenger', the man was told on his flight from Manila to Boracay. Most people hold their breath for an empty seat next to them on the aeroplane. One man had only empty seats however, when he was the sole passenger on a domestic Philippines Airlines flight from Manila to beach island Boracay. Austrian travel blogger Alex Si...

Boeing, Xiamen Airlines Celebrate Milestone 8,888th 737 Delivery

Boeing delivered the 8,888th 737 to come off the production line to Xiamen Airlines. The airplane, a Next-Generation 737-800, features a special livery commemorating the airplane's significance. Just as seven is considered a lucky number for Boeing, eight is considered to be a fortunate number in Chinese culture because it sounds similar to the word that means "prosperity" or...

Mystery illness spread through plane mid-flight hitting '7 crew members and passengers'

Mystery surrounds an unknown illness which has spread though a passenger jet and forced it to turn round. Up to seven of 13 crew members and "many passengers" were struck down with the strange disease - but at this stage no one knows what it is. A British passenger has described panic on board the American Airlines flight from London Heathrow to LAX a when crew asked if there was a...

No fly zone: ‘Look Thep’ dolls cannot fly as passengers, say aviation officials

The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said airlines will be forbidden from allowing the popular Look Thep dolls to fly as passengers, adding that passengers must be “people” only. Following the popular superstitious fad where Thais have been worshipping and taking the spirit dolls, or “Look Thep,” to restaurants and even on board planes where airlines have promised to s...

Turkish Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines Sign Codeshare Agreement

Turkish Airlines (TK) has signed a Codeshare Agreement with Hawaiian Airlines (HA), expanding options for TK customers to travel more conveniently from Turkey to Hawaii via Far East points. The agreement allows Turkish Airlines to put its “TK” booking code on Hawaiian’s daily flights between Osaka, Japan and Honolulu and HA’s five-times weekly service between Honolulu an...

Air France and Air Tahiti sign a new special prorate agreement

On 26 January 2016, Air France and Air Tahiti signed a new special prorate agreement offering the two airlines’ customers increased services to the islands of French Polynesia. With this agreement, customers will be able to more easily book their flights to 19 islands of French Polynesia* on departure from Paris, Los Angeles as well as the entire global network served by Air France and its...

First China Airlines A350XWB takes shape in Airbus’ Final Assembly Line

Assembly of the main airframe sections of the first A350 XWB for China Airlines is advancing at Airbus’ Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France.  This involves the assembly of the wing-fuselage junction, the installation of the tailplane and also the tailcone. The aircraft will then be moved to the next assembly station for structural completion, ground testing of mechanical, e...

Emirates to receive 21 new Airbus A380s and 16 Boeing 777s worth $14.5bn

Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul airline, plans to add 37 new planes to its fleet in the fiscal year beginning April as it expands operations in Asia with new destinations. The airline will receive 21 Airbus A380 superjumbos and 16 Boeing 777s in the year ending March 2017, chief commercial officer Thierry Antinori said on Wednesday in Singapore. The aircraft are worth $14.5 billio...

Iran Air Could be the Next Carrier to Operate A380s

The A380 is considered by many to be the pinnacle of luxury air travel, with perks ranging from Shower Spas on Emirates to the super-luxe Residence on Etihad Airways. It’s also one of the largest planes in the sky, with the capacity to fit more than 600 passengers on some of the world’s busiest routes. Now, following recently lifted international sanctions, it seems that Iran A...

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Air Baltic Corporation AS , Latvia’s national airline and the leading carrier in the Baltic States, announced that airBaltic and its subsidiaries participating in the voluntary Ch...

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Qantas Freight and Australia Post expand air cargo capacity with Airbus A321 freighter in western Sydney

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Turkish Airlines and CFM sign landmark MOU for more than 600 LEAP-1B engines

Turkish Airlines has taken another major step in its fleet expansion strategy with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with CFM International for more than 300 LEAP-1B engines and a long-term...