Boeing, flydubai Sign Historic Deal for 225 737 MAX Airplanes
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and flydubai signed a landmark agreement today for 225 737 MAX airplanes with a list price value of $27 billion. The deal represents the largest-ever single-aisle jet order "“ by number of airplanes and total value "“ from a Middle East carrier. Signed at the 2017 Dubai Airshow in flydubai’s hometown, the […]
How Hong Kong Airlines became the world"™s most punctual carrier
Hong Kong Airlines has clocked up a remarkable turnaround in punctuality in the last two years, though this may have escaped the notice of their passengers, who now spend more time in the air. A British company that analyses travel data said on Friday that Hong Kong"™s No 3 airline had soared to the top […]
The Airline with the Most Legroom Is This Little-Known Carrier
Wondering what"™s the airline with the most legroom? Seat pitch, the distance from any point on an airline seat to the corresponding point of the seat in the next row, is the most reliable measure of total front-to-rear seat space, and therefore legroom. These days, the average economy seat pitch is 30 to 31 inches […]
First Direct Flights from Incheon Int"™l Airport to Central America Launched
The first direct flights to Central America from Incheon International Airport has launched. According to the Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) on July 3, Mexico"™s largest air carrier Aeromexico has officially started operating direct flights between Incheon and Mexico City, the Central American country"™s capital, on the same day. The airline will use a Boeing […]
Computer Glitch Causes British Airways Delays
British Airways passengers around the world are being hit by delays after a glitch took computer systems offline. A "global system outage" was reported by the carrier. No figures have been released for the number of passengers hit by the outage, but flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and Belfast have all been delayed. Heathrow said it […]
Airlines should be allowed to overbook seats: IATA
Carriers should be permitted to continue with the overbooking practice as seats in a flight are a time sensitive and "perishable" product, global airlines body IATA said today. Against the backdrop of American carrier United Airlines forcibly evicting a passenger recently "” an incident that sparked a global outrage "” the International Air Transport Association"™s […]
Premium carrier Titan Airways enhances the mood with STG Aerospace"™s LED cabin lighting upgrade
STG Aerospace, a leading aircraft cabin lighting OEM, is delighted to announce that prestigious British charter carrier Titan Airways is the latest airline to install STG"™s market leading liTeMood® retrofit LED mood lighting system on its Boeing 757 aircraft. With the first retrofitted aircraft installed during a cabin re-configuration earlier this week and already in […]
IAG Cargo becomes world’s first carrier to achieve distribution authorisation dor medicines
IAG Cargo has become the world"™s first cargo carrier to be awarded a GDP (Good Distribution Practice) certification by a national government health agency in what is widely recognised as meeting the diamond standard for pharmaceutical transportation. Following an inspection by the UK"™s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, the carrier has been granted Wholesale […]
