Tag: Star Alliance
Air Canada unveils Maple Leaf Lounge Express at Toronto Pearson International Airport
Air Canada today unveiled another convenient way for premium customers to work or relax prior to their flight with the Maple Leaf Lounge Express, located in the Toronto Pearson International ... Read More
Moscow Domodedovo Airport opens new entry to the multilevel car parking
Moscow Domodedovo Airport launched an additional entry to the multilevel car parking (Р2) from the flyover. Drivers can access P2 regardless of the way they have entered the landside. The ... Read More
Air Canada: Daily Montreal-Raleigh flights inaugurated
Air Canada today inaugurated a new, non-stop service between Montreal and Raleigh, North Carolina. This morning's departure of Air Canada flight AC8178 marks the beginning of daily flights from Montreal ... Read More
Star Alliance welcomes THAI Smile Airways as new Connecting Partner
Star Alliance today announced the plans for THAI Smile Airways to become the next Connecting Partner in its global network. The Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance, meeting on the ... Read More
Air New Zealand to add Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Boeing and Star Alliance member Air New Zealand today announced the airline plans to add the largest 787 Dreamliner model to its world-class fleet with a commitment to buy eight ... Read More
Star Alliance launches Connection Service at Newark Liberty International Airport
The Star Alliance Connection Service is now available at Newark Liberty International Airport. This assists passengers with tight connections between two Star Alliance member airline flights. Dedicated Connection Service staff ... Read More
Is the airport a weak link in your cruise vacation?
You are treated like royalty once you board your cruise ship. It’s why you love cruise vacations. Unless the ship sails and returns to your home town, you have to ... Read More
Air Canada updates schedule due to ongoing grounding of Boeing 737 MAX jets
Air Canada said today that to provide customers greater certainty for their summer travel plans it has further adjusted its schedule through to August 1 and taken other measures, including ... Read More
Lufthansa makes dedicated staff look bad: The eTN Hero is Patricia Dzai of Swissport Johannesburg
"My personal hero today is Ms. Patricia Dzai. Patricia works for Swissport in Johannesburg, South Africa," said eTN Publisher Juergen Steinmetz. Swissport is one of the largest aviation ground-handling agencies ... Read More
Nonstop between Washington Dulles and Acrra, Ghana grows on SAA
Starting today, South African Airways (SAA) has increased its frequency on nonstop flights between Washington, D.C.-Dulles International Airport and Accra’s Kotoka International Airport to 5 days weekly. SAA offers the ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines CEO believes in The New Spirit of Africa and pledges to work with Boeing
Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines issued a statement today. He wrote: "It has been more than two weeks since the tragic crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302. The heartbreak for ... Read More
Why didn’t Boeing prevent the Boeing MAX 8 Crash of Ethiopian Airlines?
A first result is out after the black box of ET 302 was examined by French aviation experts at France's BEA air safety agency. 157 passengers died in the Ethiopian Airlines Crash on ... Read More
Why President Trump loves Boeing Max 8 and why grounding may not be an option?
The management at Boeing Headquarter is waking up to a week that will bring great challenges and a PR a nightmare that is already unfolding big times. So far the ... Read More
President Trump loves Boeing Max 8: Vietjet means America First but Ethiopian Airline and China show leadership
The management at Boeing Headquarter is waking up to a week that will bring great challenges and a PR a nightmare that is already unfolding big times. So far the ... Read More
Crashed: Ethiopian Airlines ET302 Addis Ababa to Nairobi
Star Alliance carrier Ethiopian Airlines is reporting a fatal accident and crash. The jet is a brand new Boeing 737 MAX 8 - delivered to the airline just four months ... Read More
Turkish Airlines and Oman Air extend their existing codeshare agreement
Turkish Airlines and Oman Air have revised the codeshare agreement signed earlier. Under the revised agreement, Turkish Airlines will codeshare on Oman Air operating flights to Salalah, while Oman Air ... Read More
Budapest Airport welcomes Shanghai Airlines
Budapest Airport is delighted to announce another momentous enhancement in its route network development, with the confirmation that Shanghai Airlines, in partnership with China Eastern Airlines, will launch a three ... Read More
London’s calling Budapest Airport
Celebrating its first route launch of the year, Budapest Airport marked the moment it became connected to all London airports when it welcomed LOT Polish Airlines’ new link to London ... Read More
LOT Polish Airlines commits to Budapest Airport
Budapest Airport and LOT Polish Airlines have today announced a significant commitment to the future of the Hungarian gateway’s network development. The European flag carrier confirms it will be base ... Read More
Star Alliance partners with Skyscanner
Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance, has partnered with Skyscanner, the world’s travel search engine, to allow travellers visiting the Star Alliance website to search for flights, view airfares ... Read More
Turkish Airlines introduces its new The LEGO® Movie 2 inflight safety video
Turkish 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
Routehappy launches new codeshare UPAs with 5 Star Alliance airlines
Routehappy by ATPCO, the industry standard for airline rich content, today announced the launch of new codeshare Universal Product Attributes (UPAs) on Travix-owned websites. Codeshare UPAs are now available for ... Read More
Sleeping Suriname wakes up to new global air service
A new route starting this summer will be the first new international service that Suriname has secured in over a decade. Read More
Air Canada’s new loyalty program launches in 2020
Air Canada announced today the successful closing of its purchase of Aimia Canada Inc., owner and operator of the Aeroplan loyalty business, from Aimia Inc. Air Canada also confirmed that ... Read More
Panama based Star Alliance Copa: The most punctual airline
The winner is Panama based Star Alliance carrier Copa. OAG's Punctuality League is based on 57 million flight records using full-year data to create a ranking of the best on-time performance ... Read More
South African Airways boosts its US-Ghana service
The flag carrier airline of South Africa, South African Airways (SAA), today announced that it will increase the frequency on direct nonstop flights between Washington, D.C.-Dulles International Airport and Accra’s ... Read More
Aviation hub in Nairobi or Addis Ababa? Kenya Airways is taken the initiative
Competing with Addis Ababa, Nairobi wants to become a regional aviation hub in East Africa. This became clear when SkyTeam Member Kenya Airways is now competing with Star Alliance Member ... Read More
Air Canada unveils its newest Maple Leaf Lounge
Air Canada today unveiled its newest Maple Leaf Lounge located in St. John's International Airport's (YYT) recently expanded departures area of the terminal building. With a panoramic view of iconic ... Read More
Emirates partners with Star Alliance Airline SAA
Emirates, and Star Alliance Member South African Airways (SAA), the South African flag carrier, are expanding their strategic cooperation with enhancements to its codeshare agreement, opening up new destinations for ... Read More
The big reveal: oneworld’s newest member – Royal Air Maroc
Oneworld, an airline alliance, started February 1, 1999 and currently has 14 members, thanks to the new addition of Royal Air Maroc. Read More
Bankrupt: Lufthansa Partner PrivateAir
It started with a Swiss court in October to declare bankrupcy proceeding against PrivateAIr after a vendor asked the court. PrivateAir responded it was a mistake and managed to operate ... Read More
PATA UNWTO debate in Guam: Seychelles Minister VIP panel guest
During the course of his visit to the US island of Guam as a VIP invited guest at the 2016 PATA Summit being hosted on the island at the Dusit ... Read More
The keynote address at the 2016 PATA Annual Summit in Guam will come from Seychelles
Minister Alain St.Ange of the Seychelles is heading to the US island of Guam for the 2016 PATA Annual Summit. Read More
Global experts to headline PATA Annual Summit in Guam
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Summit 2016 (PAS 2016) has locked in an impressive roster of dynamic international guest speakers and panelists, including the Minister of Tourism and Read More
PATA Summit in Guam features Seychelles Tourism Minister as lead speaker
BANGKOK, Thailand – “This year marks the 65th anniversary of PATA and it is entirely appropriate that we are returning to our Pacific roots to celebrate this historic occasion,” said ... Read More
Ministerial debate with the private sector on Pacific Island Tourism in Guam
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), in partnership with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), will hold the PATA/UNWTO Ministerial Debate on Pacific Island Tourism in Guam, USA, on May 21, ... Read More