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Japanese Airlines Look to Drop Absurd Fuel Surcharges, Are Award Tickets Going to Get Cheaper?

Air France Central Works Council Meeting - Presentation Of Strategic Guidelines 2017 – 2020

Frédéric Gagey, Chairman and CEO of Air France, today presented strategic guidelines for 2017 – 2020 to the Central Works Council, within the framework of the Perform 2020 plan. This project reflects the ambition of Air France and draws on the improvements in the mac...

ABN AMRO new partner in KLM’s Corporate BioFuel Programme

“ABN AMRO is a welcome addition to KLM’s Corporate BioFuel Programme. KLM is working with partners worldwide to speed up the development of sustainable biofuel, which will lead to growing demand and lower prices, hopefully prompting other airlines to start using biofu...

AAPA: Aviation has safest year on record

Aviation had its safest year on record in 2015 with one accident per five million flights, with the loss rate halving in five years, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). The association says there were four major accidents operated by commercial airlines, including Germanwings flight 9525, which the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz flew into the French Alps, and Metrojet flight...

AirAsia a perfect match for us - Norwegian CEO Kjos

Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) founder and CEO Bjørn Kjos says Malaysian LCC brand AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur Int'l) would be a "perfect match" for his airline. According to Norway's Dagens Næringsliv, Kjos said the two budget carriers could compliment each other's operations with Norwegian's European traffic feeding into AirAsia's Asian operations and vi...

Virgin Australia’s new Perth terminal a seamless passenger experience

Thanks largely to a revitalised and business-focused Virgin Australia, Perth Airport is now home to what is possibly the best domestic terminal in Australia; Virgin’s T1 Domestic Pier. Over 4,200 people were involved in the construction of T1 Domestic. The project took 1.8 million man-hours, resulting in a concourse that stretches 250 metres; longer than the height of WA’s largest s...

Air France Tells Unions It Will Expand Routes if They’ll Ease up on Demands

Air France told unions that it’s ready to add planes and routes to expand capacity by 2 to 3 percent annually from 2017 through 2020 in return for productivity improvements as an improved economic outlook boosts earnings prospects. Management told representatives of pilots, flight attendants and ground staff at a works council meeting Friday that Air France remains prepared to adopt...

Shocking moment Ryanair stewardess tells passengers "We don't want to die" as ice forms on plane's wing

Disgruntled travellers claim they were delayed for several hours before the shocking comment was made. This is the moment an air stewardess stunned passengers on board a Ryanair flight by telling them: "We have ice on the wing - we don't want to die!" The gob-smacking video has been shared on social network sites by one of the holiday-makers on board as they tried to fly f...

Troubled aviation needs a policy push

The Indian aviation sector, the tenth largest in the world, is looking even more curious. About 70 million domestic tickets are estimated to be sold in 2014-15 and the Centre has an ambitious aim to enable 300 million domestic ticketing by 2022 and 500 million by 2027; similarly, international ticketing is expected to touch 200 million by 2027. In contrast, our neighbouring giant, China, add...

New budget airline in Spain 'charged an illegal fee to candidates who applied to become pilots

Passengers often joke that low-cost carriers will charge a fee for almost anything, and now an airline in Spain has been accused of illegally charging job applicants for an interview. Hopefuls who sought jobs as pilots and flight attendants with Air Europa Express were forced to pay a €60 (£45 or $65) fee to reach the final stage of the application process, unions have claimed. Th...

Bomb scares, blood spillages and plane hijacking: The secret emergency codes you're not supposed to know

In order to discreetly communicate with each other professionals working on planes, the Underground or cruise ships have their own language. Their unique codes and jargon help them to deal with situations from dangerous threats like bomb scares and hijacking, to cleaning issues like vomit or glass - all without spreading panic among passengers. Here are some of the codes that the public are...

What makes a great branded airline outstation airport lounge?

It seems like the branded outstation airport lounge is having something of a renaissance. With airlines continuing to fight for lucrative business and first class passengers — not to mention the frequent flyers in economy who are often on high-value last minute fares — there’s a lot to be said for an airline having its own space to serve its own passengers rather than leaving the...

Global Eagle renews strategic content deal with JAL

Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.,a worldwide provider of aircraft connectivity systems, operations solutions and media content to the travel industry, today announced a multi-year renewal of its strategic content services agreement with JAL Brand Communications, LTD (JBC), a JAL subsidiary managing Japan Airlines (JAL) IFE operations. As part of the agreement, GEE will provide a full range of co...

Kuwait Airways cancels key route to avoid US anti-discrimination law

The alternative was for the airline to end its policy of discriminating against Israeli passengers. “The US Department of Transportation will not tolerate unlawful discrimination, and has mandated that the airline immediately cease that practice and allow Israeli passengers to travel between the US and London,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said. With the termination of servic...

Injuries reported after severe turbulence on flight from NY to Miami

A strong wind gust over Jacksonville, Fla. was blamed Friday for causing severe turbulence on board an American Airlines flight from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Miami International that hurt five passengers and a flight attendant. Flight 1410 encountered the turbulence about 40 minutes from landing, WSVN reported. The airline said in a statement that the seatbelt light was on at the t...

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Korean Air places landmark order for 103 Boeing aircraft

Boeing and Korean Air announced that the carrier has finalized a purchase agreement for 103 aircraft spanning Boeing’s widebody and single‑aisle families. The deal includes 20 777‑9, 25 787...