Tag: flown
Official update on Ebola by the Uganda Minister of Health
editor- June 13, 2019 19:11Ebola is gaining attention in Uganda while tourism remains safe. This is a tough message to sell, but authorities are transparent on updating the situation. The Ministry of Health would ... Read More
American Airlines doubles down in Santo Domingo
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 14:56The world’s largest carrier, American Airlines, has expanded its network footprint in the Dominican Republic, launching two new weekly connections to Santo Domingo from its hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth and ... Read More
Delta operating performance for May 2019
Dmytro Makarov- June 4, 2019 17:49Delta Air Lines today reported operating performance for May 2019. The company carried 18.1 million customers across its broad global network, a record for the month of May, including a ... Read More
Delta Air Lines to fly to Tokyo Haneda Airport from five U.S. cities
Chief Assignment Editor- May 17, 2019 00:45Delta will be serving Tokyo’s preferred airport under a preliminary decision announced May 16 by the Department of Transportation, with new slot pairs for flights between Haneda Airport and Seattle, ... Read More
FAA announces changes for recreational drones
Chief Assignment Editor- May 16, 2019 22:02The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is implementing changes for recreational drone flyers mandated by Congress in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. While recreational flyers may continue to fly below ... Read More
ATTES: Changing the Face of Africa together with the African Tourism Board
Dr. Darlington Muzeza- May 14, 2019 01:49The African Tourism Board is planning to partner with Africa’s Trade, Transport and Energy Summit (ATTES) to make sure travel and tourism are not overlooked by the largest summit ever held in Africa. ... Read More
EL AL Israel Airlines & Alaska Airlines announce new global partnership
Chief Assignment Editor- May 13, 2019 18:47EL AL Israel Airlines and Alaska Airlines today expanded their commercial relationship to include a reciprocal frequent flyer agreement. The agreement was signed by the CEOs of each airline at ... Read More
Carsten Spohr: Lufthansa Group focuses on high-quality, responsible growth
Chief Assignment Editor- May 7, 2019 22:30"Lufthansa Group has become even stronger, more efficient and more modern," says Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. "We are Europe’s number one." As in ... Read More
Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A319neo makes maiden flight
Chief Assignment Editor- April 25, 2019 15:19The last of the A320neo variants, an Airbus A319neo test aircraft has completed its maiden flight powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for the first time. The A319neo took ... Read More
How Emirates is supporting and preserving biodiversity
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 22, 2019 07:51Taking its environmental responsibilities seriously and championing wildlife conservation across different corners of the planet, the Emirates Group is playing its part to support and preserve biodiversity. The Dubai Desert ... Read More
Tartan pride celebrated nationwide and in Hawaii, too
editor- April 10, 2019 01:30Tartan Day is a North American celebration of Scottish heritage, observed April 6, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath (Scottish Declaration of Independence) was submitted to Pope John ... Read More
VistaJet sees animals flying up whopping 104 percent
editor- April 4, 2019 03:05Emerging travel behavior trends highlight why offering solutions to provide for animals flying is increasingly important – to the tune of a 104 percent increase as reported by VistaJet. VistaJet ... Read More
Denmark airport welcomes opening of Norwegian Air base
editor- April 3, 2019 03:06Billund Airport in Denmark confirmed that low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, more commonly and simply known as Norwegian, opened a new base at the airport yesterday, April 1, 2019. ... Read More
Air Partner appoints Ed Warner as non-executive Chair
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 1, 2019 06:01Ed Warner has been appointed as Non-Executive Chair of the Air Partners as of April 1, 2019. Ed will also chair the Nomination Committee and join the Remuneration Committee. Ed Warner ... Read More
Paine Field Airport: United Airlines and Alaska Airlines commercial flights
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 1, 2019 00:01Paine Field's Passenger Terminal added to its commercial flight offerings today as United Airlines' first passenger flight arrived from Denver and its first departure left for San Francisco. Paine Field, also known as ... Read More
Which is the top US airline in North America? Depends on how you look at it
editor- March 27, 2019 02:26In a recent new study, a detailed analysis of the US airline market-share domination in North America, ranks and lists results by factors such as passenger numbers and miles flown. This particular study ... Read More
British Airways to serve Milan Bergamo Airport from London Gatwick
Chief Assignment Editor- March 21, 2019 16:15Milan Bergamo Airport has announced that from 1 September 2019, UK flag carrier and oneworld member, British Airways, will begin operations from the airport. As the airline confirms it will ... Read More
All Nippon Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus A380 Superjumbo
Chief Assignment Editor- March 20, 2019 15:30Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first A380 at a special ceremony in Toulouse, becoming the 15th operator of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The delivery ... Read More
Aeromexico grounds its Boeing 737 MAX fleet after deadly crash
Chief Assignment Editor- March 12, 2019 03:35Mexico's top airline has grounded its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, following in the footsteps of China and other countries that have fully or partially suspended the planes’ flights ... Read More
United Airlines launches new meetings portal
Chief Assignment Editor- March 11, 2019 17:05United Airlines is improving the way customers plan travel for meetings, conferences, conventions and more with the launch of its new state-of-the-art United Meetings product, available on the airline's business ... Read More
Connecting Africa: Rovos Rail set to introduce its first, East to West journey in Africa.
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- March 5, 2019 11:18Come July this year, Rovos Rail is set to connect Africa from the Indian Ocean on the East to Atlantic Ocean in the West through its half-a month epic journey ... Read More
4 American tourists and pilot killed in Kenya copter crash
editor- March 4, 2019 21:42A Bell 505 Jet Ranger X crashed last evening in the Lake Turkana area of Kenya, killing all five on board. The rotor craft, registered in Kenya as 5Y-KDL, MSN ... Read More
Wizz Air expands routes
editor- March 4, 2019 20:33Based on data from Statistics Denmark, over 13,000 Ukrainians live in Denmark, with more than half of this population living in Jutland, in which Billund Airport lies at the heart. Kiev ... Read More
Air Asia establishes global venture capital fund
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 4, 2019 14:05AirAsia's digital venture arm, RedBeat Ventures, announced it is establishing a global venture capital fund, RedBeat Capital, alongside a strategic partnership with 500 Startups, a leading startup accelerator and venture ... Read More
Helicopter crash in Nepal: tourism minister on board
Dmytro Makarov- February 27, 2019 09:32A helicopter carrying six persons including Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari has crashed in Pathibhara, Taplejung on Wednesday afternoon, according to officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs. ... Read More
Delta proposes flights between Tokyo-Haneda airport and 5 new US cities
editor- February 22, 2019 00:01Delta today filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation to launch daily daytime service between Tokyo-Haneda airport and Seattle, Detroit, Atlanta, and Portland, Ore., as well as twice-daily ... Read More
Budapest Airport adds four further links to its network
Chief Assignment Editor- February 21, 2019 20:20Budapest Airport is adding further network ties with Ryanair as the carrier announces that it will begin services from the Hungarian capital to Bordeaux, Palma de Mallorca and Toulouse. As ... Read More
Gulfstream G650ER sprints from Singapore to San Francisco
Chief Assignment Editor- February 19, 2019 19:20Ultralong-range Gulfstream G650ER jet again demonstrated its performance prowess in a city-pair record connecting Singapore and San Francisco — a distance of 7,475 nautical miles/13,843 kilometers — faster than any ... Read More
Flying to Hawaii unsafe on a B737-800? Boeing declines to comment
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 7, 2019 00:58Is it safe flying a Southwest Airline B737-800 aircraft from North America to Hawaii? This is a question many experts are asking these days. A Boeing spokesperson responded: "We are ... Read More
United Airlines adds over 1,600 new premium seats to 250 aircraft
Chief Assignment Editor- February 6, 2019 16:07United Airlines today announced the next step in its commitment to making more customers more comfortable by adding more than 1,600 United Polaris® business class and United First seats to ... Read More
World Animal Protection: Traffickers exploit Turkish Airlines in illegal wildlife trade
Chief Assignment Editor- February 4, 2019 19:25An investigation by World Animal Protection reveals Turkish Airlines and Turkish Cargo are enabling the exotic pet trade, despite making commitments to tackle wildlife trafficking. The airline and its cargo ... Read More
Unique travel: Couple helps kiwi birds fly
editor- January 25, 2019 23:15New and unique travel opportunity in New Zealand. Read More
‘Attempted hijacking’: Aeroflot passenger demands to be flown to Afghanistan
Chief Assignment Editor- January 22, 2019 15:34Russian Aeroflot Flight SU1515 was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger attempted to hijack the aircraft, demanding that the plane be diverted to Afghanistan. Aeroflot Boeing 737 ... Read More
WestJet takes delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Chief Assignment Editor- January 19, 2019 17:15Boeing delivered the first of ten 787 Dreamliners to WestJet, marking the start of the airline's global expansion. Having long operated a fleet of Boeing single-aisle jets, WestJet will use ... Read More
Gulfstream G280 jet sets city-pair record on renewable fuel
Chief Assignment Editor- January 18, 2019 00:25Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by using sustainable alternative jet fuel (SAJF) to power a record-breaking flight by its super-midsize Gulfstream G280 aircraft. The Savannah-to-Van Nuys, California, ... Read More
Keeping your furry children happy while traveling
editor- January 16, 2019 23:57The public perception of airline travel for pets has taken a severe blow due to exaggerated accounts of pet deaths. Read More