Embraer announced today that the company’s new Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet was granted its Type Certificate by EASA (European Union A...
Dallas Fort Worth Airport and American Airlines announce plans for new terminal F
Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport and American Airlines have announced plans to develop a sixth terminal, providing a long-term commitment...
Loss-making route: Air India axes direct Mumbai-New York flight
India’s troubled national flag carrier announced its decision to discontinue their direct service between Mumbai and New York, due to ‘poo...
ePassport Gates ease entry into UK for citizens of US, Canada and five other countries
Citizens of the US and Canada are among seven countries who can now use ePassport gates, giving easier and faster entry into the UK. The expansion of ...
Germany becomes first government customer for Airbus ACJ350
The German government has placed a firm order for three ACJ350-900 XWBs, becoming the first government customer for the type, which has already been o...
Pride flies with United Airlines
Today, United Airlines announced new and exciting opportunities to help customers celebrate Pride Month through MileagePlus Exclusives benefitting Uni...
Four Seasons selects Airbus A321LR for aircruises
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has chosen the A321LR as its private jet for luxury worldwide travel, launching a new role for the Airbus corporate je...
Airbus celebrates delivery of its 12,000th aircraft
Airbus celebrated the delivery of its 12,000th aircraft ever in its 50-year history. The aircraft was an A220-100, assembled in Mirabel, Canada and ha...
Ethiopian Airlines makes travel easier with upgraded mobile app
Customized with a suite of innovative features including document scanning, mobile wallet for boarding pass, localization and many more, Ethiopian Mob...
Rolls-Royce delivers first sets of Pearl 15 production engines to Bombardier
Rolls-Royce announced that the first sets of Pearl 15 production standard engines were delivered to Bombardier and have been fitted to the first Globa...
The 5th Edition of the International Day of Yoga
The 5th Edition of the International Day of Yoga will be celebrated all around the globe on 21st June 2019. As in the past, this year also Ministry of...
Israel Loves Africa: African Tourism Board and Rwanda Air Take Action
African Tourism Board representative in Israel Mr. Dov Kalmann, has sent his congratulations to H.E. Ambassador Joseph Rutabana of Rwanda to Israel: &...
Thomas Cook Failure: Who to trust and how to communicate
Thomas Cooks shares are effectively worth nothing right now. Thousands of British tourists looking forward to their holidays are not sure if they are ...
Europe’s first WeChat Pay Smart Airport launched at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
WeChat Pay and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol jointly launched Europe’s first flagship WeChat Pay Smart Airport. The flagship exists of three servic...
Neste and Air BP bring sustainable aviation fuel to Caen airport in France
Neste and Air BP are supporting the business aviation sector’s Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuel (SAJF) initiative and helping drive its adoption...
FAA warns airlines of “miscalculation or misidentification” risk over Persian Gulf
In a chilling reminder of the downing of Iran Air flight 655 by a US missile, an FAA notice said civilian aircraft flying over the Persian Gulf and th...
Bad weather in Delhi causing flight disruptions
Bad weather in Delhi, India, is causing air transportation congestion today, Friday, May 17, 2019, with 32 flights being diverted as a result. Route d...
WestJet continues Dreamliner momentum with launch of Calgary-Paris flight
With the departure of flight 10, WestJet today became the only airline to operate a nonstop route between Paris and Calgary . The airline’s newe...
Air Canada celebrates 25 years of service to Seoul, South Korea
Air Canada celebrated 25 years of nonstop service between Canada and Seoul, South Korea today. Prior to the departure of today’s flight AC63 fro...
Star Alliance launches Connection Service at Newark Liberty International Airport
The Star Alliance Connection Service is now available at Newark Liberty International Airport. This assists passengers with tight connections between ...
Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport set for major expansion
Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport is set to significantly grow after Israel’s Transportation Ministry approved expansion plans worth NIS 3 bil...
Her Art Here: United Airlines unveils aircraft paint job designs by female artists
Today United Airlines revealed the two winning designs, selected through a combination of official judging and public voting, for Her Art Here, a firs...
Driving intra-African connectivity and cooperation through Alliance and partnership
The African Tourism Board is currently working hard to build partnerships within the aviation industry. “Seeing Africa as one destination is per...
F-16 fighter jet crashes into warehouse east of Los Angeles
A fully armed F-16 fighter plane has crashed at March Air Reserve Base outside Riverside, California, damaging a nearby warehouse. The pilot ejected s...
Delta Air Lines to fly to Tokyo Haneda Airport from five U.S. cities
Delta will be serving Tokyo’s preferred airport under a preliminary decision announced May 16 by the Department of Transportation, with new slot...
Boeing says it has finished software update for its troubled 737 MAX
Boeing said that it has completed a software fix for its grounded 737 MAX airliner. The software update is part of the company’s effort to addre...
U.S. DOT approves United Airlines’ new service to Tokyo Haneda
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that United Airlines was tentatively granted a total of four daily nonstop flights to Toky...
FAA announces changes for recreational drones
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is implementing changes for recreational drone flyers mandated by Congress in the FAA Reauthorization Act of...
Funds from the sale of Thomas Cook airlines have potential to provide capital for new destinations
Following the release of Thomas Cook Group Half Year Results 2019, Johanna-Bonhill Smith, Associate Analyst for Travel & Tourism at GlobalData, of...
Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana celebrates seventeenth anniversary
Over the past 17 years, Air Astana has grown to become Central Asia’s leading carrier, with a reputation for the highest standards of safety, se...
Codeshare announced between Finnair and Juneyao Air
Juneyao Air and Finnair have agreed to launch a codeshare partnership starting June 28, 2019, combining synergies of both airlines. This agreemen...
Shocking: Aviation law firms react to US House Transportation Committee hearing on Boeing 737-8 MAX
Justin Green, military-trained pilot and partner at law firm Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, reacted to today’s U.S. House Committee on Transport...
ACJ319 is shown at European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is showing an ACJ319 at European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, giving potential customers...
Passenger Safety: Boeing puts pressure on FAA to get Boeing 737MAX flying and worry later
Airlines are desperate getting their fleet of Boeing 737 MAX flying again. The recertification process of the 737 MAX will require regaining the confi...
Air Canada’s union: TSB rule on leaving carry-on baggage behind in an emergency must be implemented
The union representing Air Canada’s flight attendants is asking Transport Canada to implement the now two-year-old Transportation Safety Board r...
Fiery plane crash kills 1 in Colorado north of Fort Collins-Loveland Airport
A plane crashed about a half mile from the Fort Collins-Loveland Airport in Colorado. Witnesses reported seeing smoke coming from the aircraft before ...
Hudson River takes on another air crash
The Hudson River in New York has witnessed another aviation crash – this time a helicopter. The chopper crashed at approximately 2:30 pm today, ...
US Transportation Secretary announces $779 million in funding for airport infrastructure
US Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the intent to award $779 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants to 127 a...
Airbus announces senior leadership changes
Airbus SE has appointed Antoine Bouvier, 59, Head of Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Affairs, effective 1 June 2019. In this position,...
Harald Wohlfahrt is cooking in Lufthansa First Class Lounge in Munich
The guests of the Lufthansa First Class lounges in Munich will be able to enjoy a special culinary treat: three-star chef Harald Wohlfahrt has created...
Statutory consultation on Heathrow Airport expansion
London Heathrow has announced that its statutory 12 and a half-week consultation on its expansion plans will launch on the 18th of June. This ste...
Reforms needed at US airliners: Air travel delays
Most major US airports experience flight disruptions on a daily basis, with Chicago O’Hare International Airport leading the pack. Within the to...
United Airlines upgraded mobile app wins Webby Award
Last night at the 23rd Annual Webby Awards in New York City, United Airlines accepted the “People’s Voice” Webby Award in the &ldquo...
Etihad Airways extends free two-night Abu Dhabi getaway offer
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, announced it is extending its free Abu Dhabi stopover campaign to the end of the year due to the popu...
US travelers warned about mandatory Real-ID requirement changes
US states are rushing to become Real-ID compliant in response to federal legislation, which set new, more stringent minimum standards for identificati...
Moscow Domodedovo Airport joins DragonPass program
Moscow Domodedovo Airport has started serving DragonPass cardholders. DragonPass members can access airport business lounges located in both domestic ...
FCM Travel Solutions accelerates global NDC technology drive with Amadeus and Sabre
The drive-by FCM Travel Solutions to lead the integration of a long-term digital NDC booking solution globally in the corporate sector has moved ...
Passenger volume climbs at Frankfurt and most of the Group airports
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed more than six million passengers inApril 2019, a gain of 5.1 percent year-on-year. This noticeableincrease can also b...
The year of the airports: Travel to the hubs of the future
The year 2019 will be remembered as the year of the inaugurations of large and small strategic airports to satisfy an air demand that by 2035 will tou...
Alitalia Airline rescue: All-out negotiations with Benettons
The plight of Alitalia Airline continues just as expected with negotiations for Alitalia by the Benetton Group ongoing, despite the denials of the cas...