Amedeo plans airline-for-hire service using its fleet of A380s
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Aeromexico Completes First 787 C Check In-House
Aeromexico has completed its first in-house Boeing 787-8 C check, making it "one of the first airlines worldwide to accomplish such as service check in-house," says Jorge Jacome Armida, t..he airline"™s senior vice president of maintenance and engineering. The maintenance check for the 787, which occurs every three years, is a bit different than that […]
Delta Adds New Service to Lagos from New York-JFK Hub
Beginning March 24, 2018, Delta will add new service between its New York-JFK hub and Lagos, Nigeria. This three-times-weekly service complements the Atlanta-based carrier"™s Atlanta to Lagos flight, which operates four-times-weekly. The service is scheduled to operate as follows Delta flight 415 departing JFK at 10:50 p.m. and arriving in Lagos at 2:05 p.m. the […]
Airline launches pre-select dining service
Qatar Airways (QA) is rolling out a bespoke service for its premium class passengers, giving them even more choice and freedom to create a personalised dining experience every time they travel on long-haul flights from Doha. The new Pre-Select Dining service is being introduced on select flights to Europe, North and South America, Australia and […]
British Airways owner IAG launches mobile pay on new airline Level
British Airways owner IAG is rolling out mobile pay on new low-cost, long-haul airline Level so passengers can browse and buy products on board from their personal devices. IAG said the platofrm was a universal one that it is looking at rolling out across its other airlines in the future. The new carrier, which started […]
American Airlines to begin nonstop flights from PHL to Budapest and Prague and restore a daily nonstop flight to Zurich
American Airlines will begin nonstop flights to Budapest and to Prague in May from Philadelphia. American will also bring back a daily nonstop flight to Zurich, Switzerland, which had ended last year. The service to three European cities was seen as affirming American"™s commitment to Philadelphia as a trans-Atlantic gateway. "By adding these new destinations, […]
JetBlue"™s customer service can now track you across every platform
We all love to complain about air travel. And thanks to technology, there are increasingly more places than ever to scream into the void. But the surfeit of technology platforms can make it difficult for airlines to track and address complaints. One airline thinks it has a solution. Starting this year, JetBlue is overhauling its […]
Argentina approves airline Avianca’s entry into local market
Avianca has received a 15-year concession to operate in Argentina, according to a notice in the government’s official gazette on Thursday, after a probe of a possible conflict of interest involving the airline and President Mauricio Macri. In March an investigation was opened into whether Macri had favored the Colombia airline in a plan to […]
Hyatt Reports First Quarter 2017 Results
Hyatt Hotels Corporation («Hyatt» or the «Company») (NYSE: H) today reported first quarter 2017 financial results. Net income attributable to Hyatt was $70 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2017, compared to $34 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted net income attributable to […]
Austrian Airlines Launches New Service to Los Angeles
Occasion marks the airline"™s first direct flights between the U.S west coast and Vienna, Austria Today, Austrian Airlines began its new, non-stop service between Vienna, Austria and Los Angeles, California. Flight OS 081 departed from Vienna (VIE) at 10:03 a.m. local time, and is scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 1:20 […]
