Tag: inflight
Etihad Airways introduces Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner on Abu Dhabi–Rome route
Chief Assignment Editor- June 14, 2019 15:28Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has celebrated the introduction of its newest aircraft type, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, on daily services to Rome, with a ... Read More
WestJet – buy business, get gold
Dmytro Makarov- June 12, 2019 19:34"Buy Business, get Gold" giving guests the opportunity to become a WestJet Rewards Gold member before they fly until February 29, 2020 with the booking of a round-trip Business cabin ... Read More
7 new technologies that will rock the future of air travel
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019 16:57Air travel technology is changing at a rapid pace –– what can we expect to see in the near future? Air travel experts invite you for a sneak peek of ... Read More
World Travel Awards 2019: Complete list of winners for Africa & the Indian Ocean
Alain St.Ange- June 4, 2019 02:16The World Travel Awards took place in Mauritius. Businesses from all over Africa were competing to be the best of the best. This is the 26th Wrld Tavel Awards organized ... Read More
Qatar Airways recognized for its commitment to preventing illegal endangered wildlife trade
Chief Assignment Editor- June 3, 2019 15:01Qatar Airways is today celebrating becoming the world’s first airline to achieve a new industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking in aviation. The Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) ... Read More
South African Airways and Alaska Airlines launch new interline agreement
Chief Assignment Editor- May 30, 2019 14:50South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and Alaska Airlines, the fifth largest airline in the United States, announced today that they have established a new interline ... Read More
Move Beyond: Cathay Pacific launches new digital brand
Chief Assignment Editor- May 22, 2019 23:00Cathay Pacific celebrates today the start of a new journey with the purpose of moving people forward in life, through the airline’s ability to connect them to meaningful people, places ... Read More
Maui & London: WestJet gives Calgary more Dreamliner
Chief Assignment Editor- May 22, 2019 01:15WestJet today revealed its winter 787-9 Dreamliner schedule, announcing the state-of-the-art aircraft will now fly between Calgary and Maui and will operate an additional day to London (Gatwick) this winter. ... Read More
United Airlines launches new safety video featuring Spider-Man
Chief Assignment Editor- May 13, 2019 16:30Beginning June 1, United Airlines will launch its latest inflight safety demonstration video featuring Spider-Man in an entertaining mini-drama film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM0H9rbqusw In addition to the safety video, United's broader promotional ... Read More
FlyArystan: The world’s newest low fare airline
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 1, 2019 08:47FlyArystan, the world’s newest low fare, high-quality airline from Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana, takes to the skies today, for its first revenue flights from Almaty International Airport. The airline ... Read More
Emirates and Africa World Airlines ink interline agreement
Chief Assignment Editor- April 16, 2019 15:11Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, and Africa World Airlines (AWA), the Ghanaian airline headquartered in Accra, have announced a one-way interline agreement whereby Emirates customers can connect onto selected ... Read More
Uganda Airlines firms up orders for two Airbus A330neo aircraft
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 8, 2019 08:54Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has firmed up its order for two A330-800 airliners, the latest version of the most popular A330 widebody airliner. Fitted with the new ... Read More
American Airlines: New cabin, larger overhead luggage bins
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 2, 2019 09:02American Airlines is starting scheduled flights with the first of its 100 new Airbus A321neo aircraft on order. These aircraft come equipped with an all-new cabin interior designed for enhanced ... Read More
Korean Air: No more peanuts
editor- April 1, 2019 21:55Korean Air has made the decision to remove peanuts from its food offerings after the recent incident involving 2 teenagers who were taken off their flight from flight KE621 to ... Read More
United: Top-ranked LGBTQ airline
editor- March 29, 2019 02:41United Airlines today announced that for the eighth consecutive year, it has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a premier benchmarking survey ... Read More
Etihad Airways signs codeshare with Gulf Air
editor- March 26, 2019 19:12Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understangin (MOU), Etihad Airways and Gulf Air have announced the signing of a codeshare partnership for travel commencing with the summer schedule. The ... Read More
Hong Kong Airlines debuts Chris Cosentino’s Business Class menu
Chief Assignment Editor- March 22, 2019 16:01Hong Kong Airlines has launched a brand new Business Class menu for its customers travelling out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from 22 March 2019. Designed exclusively by celebrity ... Read More
Allegiant Airlines’ ancillary revenue initiatives among most innovative in the world
Chief Assignment Editor- March 19, 2019 16:38Allegiant is based in Las Vegas, but it has never relied upon the notion of “luck” as part of its business strategy. The airline was born in 1997 and immediately ... Read More
Dubai – London Stansted now 2 times daily
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 12, 2019 10:17Emirates today announced the launch of a second daily flight from Dubai (DXB) to London Stansted (STN) starting 1st July, 2019. The additional flight means that Emirates customers will now ... 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
IATA: Airline industry showing continuing safety improvements
Chief Assignment Editor- February 21, 2019 17:32The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2018 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continuing safety improvements over the long term, but an increase in ... Read More
Delta Air Lines climbs in Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies rankings
Chief Assignment Editor- February 20, 2019 19:10Delta is one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Worldwide for the second consecutive year – the only airline on the who's who of tech disruptors including Apple, Microsoft, Google ... Read More
Seamless Air Alliance: Next generation of inflight connectivity ever closer
Chief Assignment Editor- February 20, 2019 17:08Next week at Mobile World Congress, the Seamless Air Alliance will reveal progress on its mission towards enabling the next generation of inflight connectivity. This follows a significant start for ... Read More
Turkish Airlines introduces its new The LEGO® Movie 2 inflight safety video
editor- February 8, 2019 23:59Turkish Airlines, preparing for a brand new journey set to be started with its move to its new state-of-the-art home base, Istanbul Airport, continues its partnership with The LEGO® Movie ... Read More
Strike at Nairobi International airport to protest Kenya Airways
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 29, 2019 14:50A Kenya workers union doesn't want Kenya Airways' taking over Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) will go on strike in the next seven days, saying ... Read More
Delta Air Lines enhances its anti-human trafficking campaign
Chief Assignment Editor- January 11, 2019 16:30In honor of Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11, Delta Air Lines is hosting ‘Silence Breaker’ Terry Crews, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Polaris CEO Bradley Myles and trafficking ... Read More
Flydubai launches European operations with Naples and Budapest flights
Chief Assignment Editor- December 20, 2018 16:35Government-owned low-cost airline flydubai will operate up to five direct flights a week to Naples and Budapest in Europe from June 4 and June 27, 2019, respectively. Emirates will codeshare ... Read More
First ANA A380 rolls-out of paint shop with unique livery
Chief Assignment Editor- December 13, 2018 08:05The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, bearing the airline’s distinctive and unique Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle livery. ... Read More
SKYdeals launches first experience of Inflight Shoppertainment
editor- December 4, 2018 13:48Thanks to the fast expansion of inflight connectivity, SKYdeals, the first solution of “inflight Shoppertainment” opens the Travel Retail market to short-haul flights. Deployment on Air France short-haul network HOP! ... Read More
Aircell names new CFO
editor- September 3, 2010 05:31ITASCA, Illinois - Aircell, provider of inflight connectivity, today announced the appointment of Norman Smagley as the new chief financial officer (CFO). Read More
Southwest: You’re free to surf the Net, but you’ll have to pay for it
editor- February 8, 2010 05:18Ding! You are now free to surf the Net -- but on Southwest Airlines, you'll have to pay for it. Read More
Airlines charging toward Wi-Fi fees
editor- September 10, 2009 07:34Seven dollars for a pillow and blanket on JetBlue. Twenty-five dollars to book a flight by phone or in person with Delta. Twenty-five dollars to send an unaccompanied minor on ... Read More
AirTran says all planes will have Wi-Fi by mid-summer
editor- May 13, 2009 02:38Now that airlines are getting serious about providing Internet access via Wi-Fi aboard airplanes, they're also in a race to get it first. Read More
Southwest to begin testing in-flight Wi-Fi
editor- February 11, 2009 02:39Southwest Airlines, a pioneer in no-frills flying, said Monday it will begin testing in-flight Wi-Fi Internet. Read More
Virgin America brings Gogo(r) Inflight Internet and YouTube Live to the skies
editor- November 20, 2008 02:33Virgin America, the California-based airline, today announced the launch of Gogo(r) Inflight Internet, via the first air-to-ground video stream during YouTube Live -- YouTube's first official real-wor Read More
Malaysia Airlines introduces new Indian cuisine
editor- November 4, 2008 04:46SUBANG - Malaysia Airlines, the only Malaysian, full-frills carrier that continues to serve complimentary inflight meals, will roll out its new Indian Read More