Hong Kong Airlines has signed a codeshare agreement with Air Astana. Under the agreement, Hong Kong Airlines customers can now travel with Air Astana to Almaty in Kazakhstan, while Air Astana customers get the opportunity to book tickets of both airlines to reach Hong Kong Airlines’ destinations in China, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam.
At a time when a record 54.4% of Americans are planning a vacation over the next six months, the travel industry is growing concerned as to what effect the spread of the Zika virus throughout the greater part of Central and South America will have. While the majority of operators have witnessed minimal impact so
Shares fell by up to 10% and reached a 52-week low after Boeing announced the Company’s forecast for 2016, figures not helped by the results of the financial performance for Q4 2015. Last week’s announcement that Boeing will be taking a charge for slowing production of the 747-8 certainly contributed to the weaker-than-anticipated profit for
Component Control has launched its newly designed website updated with a modern appearance and easier navigation. Component Control’s new website is a one-stop, 24-hour source for in-depth information about the company’s Quantum Control MRO and Logistics software. “Our customers have always appreciated all of the information that we provide on our website. Over the years,
Last week we reported on the creation of the A4E (Airlines for Europe) alliance by IAG (British Airways & Iberia), Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, easyJet and Ryanair, and quoted Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, who specifically wanted to target air traffic control (ATC) unions – “we want to eliminate air traffic control strikes that affect thousands of
JetBlue Airways has announced a major A320 cabin restyling, which will include the introduction of what it calls a “fully connected in-seat experience”. New 10-inch, high-definition, Internet-enabled in-flight entertainment (IFE) screens, more than 100 live television channels and in-seat power outlets and USB ports are among the key features. JetBlue becomes the first airline to
Encouraging figures have been released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicating that for global air freight markets, figures for November 2015 are slightly up on the low point in August and had expanded on those for October, leading to the conclusion that the previous decline had now bottomed out. Figures measured in Freight
Ryanair has negotiated 5 year pay and conditions deal with all of its 76 cabin crew bases across Europe, following the successful conclusion of similar 5 year deals at all 76 pilot bases. Following weeks of direct negotiations between Ryanair and its elected cabin crew representatives, using long established collective bargaining structures, Ryanair’s cabin crew
Constant Aviation received Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) approval for the Phenom 300 Wi-Fi STC install on Canadian registered aircraft. This STC approves the installation of Swiftbroadband Aviator 200 and Gogo Wi-Fi systems on the Phenom 300, allowing increased reliability and performance. “Receiving this approval was a top priority for us to continue supporting customers
In a first for commercial aviation, Air BP, together with Norwegian airport operator Avinor, and sustainable biofuel specialist SkyNRG, reported the results of a successful collaboration for commercial supply of jet biofuel at Oslo Airport Gardermoen. From January 22nd, all airlines landing at Oslo Airport can have jet biofuel delivered from the airport’s main fuel
