Airlines & Routes

Hainan Airlines adds nonstop flights from Israel to China

China’s Hainan Airlines plans to begin nonstop service from Tel Aviv International Airport to Beijing on April 28th, 2016. Mainland China’s airline will operate a two-class Airbus 330 three days a week, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. The new flight complements the carrier’s existing domestic nonstop connections to Beijing and other major cities in China, such […]

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Multiple breached found in British Airways 777’s engine casing after fire

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has stated that after an initial investigation of the left GE 90 engine casing of the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER which caught fire during an aborted take-off is showing multiple breaches “in the area around the high pressure compressor.” In addition they said that investigators had recovered “several

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traffic August

Hawaiian Airlines reported August traffic increased 1.9%, while capacity for the month increased 3.9% compared to the same period in 2014. The load factor was slightly down, 1.6 points, to 83.2%. Virgin America reported its preliminary operational results for August 2015. The airline’s traffic increased 1.5% on capacity that was 4.0% higher from the same

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SkyPaxxx and Interface team up to reinvent aircraft flooring with Sky-Tiles

SkyPaxxx and Interface have agreed to work together to change the way airlines and aircraft manufacturers view, purchase, and maintain their carpet through a long term, exclusive agreement. “We could not be happier to have been trusted with telling the Sky-Tiles story.” Says Rick Lockhart, president of SkyPaxxx. “The development of Sky-Tiles provides a unique

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BA to launch first nonstop transatlantic service from San José, California to London, England

British Airways will begin service between Mineta San José International Airport and London Heathrow from May 4th, 2016. This marks the first regularly scheduled nonstop service to the UK for the city of San José. British Airways will operate the newest aircraft in its fleet, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, featuring the airline’s newly designed First

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ACCC clears China Eastern, Qantas alliance

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided, on balance, to grant authorisation, subject to important conditions, for Qantas and China Eastern to coordinate their operations between Australia and China under a proposed Joint Coordination Agreement. In March 2015 the ACCC released a draft determination proposing to deny authorisation. Since then Qantas and China Eastern

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Air Astana re-launches Astana to Dubai service

Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s Skytrax award winning flag carrier will re-launch services between Astana and Dubai on 25th October 2015. The non-stop flight will be operated four times a week, using an Airbus A320. The service from Dubai to Astana offers greater convenience to Dubai based passengers as well as those located in Astana, Kazakhstan. Additionally,

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