Jet2.com is now charging passengers for hand luggage
Passengers flying with Jet2.com must now pay an additional fee if they want to guarantee their hand luggage does not end up in the hold. On busy flights it has become increasingly common for airlines to ask people to part with carry-on bags so they can be stored with the checked luggage below. Jet2.com spotted […]
International aircraft manufacturers rely on ExxonMobil lubricants for recent test flights
ExxonMobil lubricants were recently selected by international aircraft manufacturers COMAC and Irkut to support the first test flights of their respective COMAC C919 airliner and Irkut MC-21 300 aircraft. Powered by CFM LEAP 1-C engines, the first Chinese-built large passenger aircraft to enter the market, the COMAC C919, used Mobil Jetâ„¢ Oil II synthetic gas […]
Capital-ising on new routes
British Airways is to launch new routes from London City Airport to three European capitals, Paris, Prague and Reykjavik, in October. The new services to the three popular cities will mean British Airways will fly to 30 destinations from London City this winter. The Orly flights are being transferred to London City Airport from Heathrow, […]
Brexit aviation deal "˜likely"™ due to threat to UK-EU flying
The trade body representing UK airlines says there is a clear incentive for a deal to be struck to remove uncertainty over flights between Britain and the EU during Brexit negotiations. The reaction came from the head of Airlines UK after the Sunday Times reported on the possible impact of Brexit on the UK airline […]
European Parliament vote to include international flights in Europe"™s carbon market
Today (11 July), the European Parliament"™s environment committee voted to include international flights in Europe"™s carbon market from 2021 onwards. Lawmakers also took small steps towards making the aviation industry pay more for its impact on the climate. The committee was voting on aviation"™s future role under the EU"™s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) following […]
US laptop ban lifted on Emirates and Turkish Airlines
Emirates and Turkish Airlines have said the cabin ban on laptops no longer applies on their flights to the US. In March, the US banned laptops and other large electronic devices to and from eight mostly Muslim nations, fearing bombs may be concealed in them. Emirates, which flies to the US from its Dubai hub, […]
Norwegian flights: Airline to fly to Chicago and Austin from London Gatwick
As Chicago and Austin join Norwegian"™s expanding route network from Gatwick, the airline is challenging Virgin Atlantic in its reach of US destinations. Norwegian will fly to Chicago O"™Hare and the Texas state capital from March 2018, using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The airline already has existing or previously announced routes from Gatwick to eight […]
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 […]
Aruba Airlines set to fly here from July
Aruba Airlines is to fly here from July, DPI/GINA reported yesterday. Director General, GCAA, Ret"™d Colonel Egbert Field said the Aruba Airline is expected to begin formal flights early in July. He said that the Authority and the airline"™s officials are currently finalising the application…
IATA Supports DHS’ Decision on Portable Electronic Devices
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the decision by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to require enhanced security measures as an alternative to restrictions on the carriage of large portable electronic devices in the cabin on all flights to the US. This includes the ability to remove the existing restrictions on […]
