Barcelona acogerá el mayor congreso del sector de aviación comercial en 2017
Barcelona acogerá el mayor congreso del sector de aviación comercial en el año 2017, el World Routes, en el que participarán unos 3.000 representantes del sector aeronáutico de 125 países. Según ha informado el departamento de Territorio, el secretario de Infraestructuras y Movilidad y presidente de Aeroports de Catalunya, Ricard Font, ha recibido este marte […]
China Airlines"™ first A350 XWB ready to start ground and flight tests
The first A350 XWB for China Airlines (CAL) has rolled out from cabin furnishing & engine installation at the Airbus Toulouse Final Assembly Line. The aircraft is now ready to proceed to further ground and flight testing. This first A350-900 for CAL is scheduled for delivery in Q3 2016. China Airlines has 14 A350-900 on […]
AirAsia places major order for 100 A321neo
AirAsia has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 100 A321neo aircraft. The contract was announced at the Farnborough Airshow today by AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes and Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Brégier. The contract marks the first order placed by AirAsia for the largest model in the best-selling […]
United, Singapore Airlines seek approval to codeshare
United and Singapore Airlines are seeking permission to begin codesharing on July 1. The two Star Alliance members would start the partnership slowly. Their Department of Transportation application filed on May 9 says that the first codeshares would involve eight domestic routes that United operates from Houston. The destinations are Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, […]
United Airlines will retrofit its Boeing 777 fleet to accommodate TEN seats per row in coach class
United Airlines has confirmed plans to reconfigure several of its Boeing 777 airliners to accommodate 10 seats across each row instead of nine in its economy class on domestic routes. United will retrofit 19 of its 74 Boeing 777 widebodies with the additional seating, applying the change to nine of the aircraft already used for […]
Industria aérea debate sobre el futuro del sector en América Latina
El encuentro Routes Americas reunirá entre miércoles y jueves en el Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico a representantes de aerolíneas y aeropuertos del continente americano, en una cita en la que se debatirá sobre el futuro del sector aéreo en la región. La que será la novena edición del Routes Americas llevará a San […]
IAG Cargo extends freighter deal with Qatar Airways
UK-based IAG Cargo has announced the extension of its freighter partnership with Qatar Airways a year after entering into a deal with the latter. The two companies have also increased the number of destinations they serve to nine routes. The nine routes include Hong Kong to London and Madrid/Mumbai to London, Dhaka to London, Pakistan […]
