United Airlines and Air New Zealand Announce New Nonstop Service Between Chicago and Auckland
Air New Zealand today announced it will begin new nonstop service between Auckland and Chicago, beginning Nov. 30, 2018. The new service announcement deepens the joint venture relationship between Air New Zealand and United Airlines. In addition to the new route announcement, United announced it will extend its seasonal service between San Francisco and Auckland […]
‘Delta Biometrics’: Fingerprints now give entry to Sky Club lounges
Delta Air Lines, already an industry leader in the use of biometric technology, is doubling down on the technology. Starting Monday, customers at all 50 of carrier"™s domestic Sky Club frequent-flier lounges will be able gain entry by using their fingerprints. The rollout of the "Delta Biometric" effort capitalizes on the carrier’s partnership with CLEAR, […]
Qatar Airways and Iberia expand codeshare partnership to Latin America, Middle East and Asia
Qatar Airways and Iberia are pleased to announce the expansion of their codeshare partnership, offering Iberia customers increased connectivity to destinations across the Middle East and Asia, as well as providing enhanced accessibility for Qatar Airways passengers to key destinations across Latin America, including Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay and Panama. Further strengthening the airline"™s codeshare partnership […]
American Airlines praises Brazil for Open Skies agreement
American Airlines Group recently praised the Brazilian Senate for ratifying an Open Skies agreement with the United States. In January 2016, American proposed a joint business agreement with Brazil"™s LATAM Airlines Group. The joint business would cover travel between the U.S. and Canada and Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, and would offer customers […]
Air France warns fliers to brace for Thursday strike
Air France will ground a significant number of flights Thursday because of a pay-related employee strike. The company said half of its long-haul flights from Paris would be canceled. Beyond that, Air France said about a quarter of its medium-haul flights to and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle would be grounded. About 15% of shorter flights […]
Delta to take Canadian made CSeries aircraft until Alabama facility opens
Delta Air Lines said Thursday it will take delivery of Canadian-made CSeries jets this year after Bombardier Inc. scored a big trade victory in the United States against Boeing. The U.S. airline said it will accept the first of the 75 CS100s it ordered later this year until the Airbus/Bombardier facility in Alabama is up […]
British Airways adds lounge access to more destinations
British Airway"™ customers travelling from Innsbruck, Ibiza and Seville from today will benefit from access to new lounges. The use of the partner* lounges, exclusively for the airline"™s customers travelling in Club Europe and eligible cardholders, is part of the airlines multi-million pound investment to offer access to more lounges across the globe. After customers […]
Boeing, TUI Group Celebrate Delivery of the Tourism Operator’s First 737 MAX 8
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and TUI Group, the world’s largest tourism business, today celebrated the delivery of the operator’s first 737 MAX 8. The cleaner, quieter and more efficient airplane will play a key role in TUI Group’s ambition to operate Europe’s most carbon efficient airlines. The 737 MAX delivers the highest efficiency, reliability and passenger […]
Emirates signs agreement for up to 36 additional A380s
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire up to 36 additional A380 aircraft. The agreement was signed this morning at the airline"™s headquarters in Dubai by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, and John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers, Airbus Commercial […]
Superjet: First SSJ100 test flight with saberlets performed successfully
On the 21st of December, 2017 Sukhoi Superjet 100 performed its first flight with the installed saberlets in Zhukovsky. The saber-like configuration of the tips installed on to the Sukhoi Superjet 100 turned out to be the result of a number of research, engineering and experimental activities carried out by the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company […]
