Emirates to launch A380 flights to Paris
Emirates has confirmed that it is to deploy an Airbus A380 on the Dubai – Paris route one month earlier than planned. The airline had previously announced that the super-jumbo would head to Paris Charles de Gaulle from 1st February next year, but an operational review, coupled with demand on the...
Global airline audit forum to be hosted by Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways is to host the 18th Annual Conference of the International Association of Airline Internal Auditors (IAAIA) in the airline’s home base of Abu Dhabi from Sunday, 29 November to Wednesday, 2 December 2009. The annual conference brings together chief audit executives and senior audit staff...
Worldwide "Redtickets" offers with Austrian Airline
Austrian Airlines is offering cheap flights to selective destinations in Europe, Asia and Middle East. All these fares are from London, and subjected to Availability. Some of the fares to selective destination with their offer code is given below REDTICKET EUROPE  Flights to Athens from £...
Amusement Parks: The Phenomenon
The idea of creating in the real world, a world in which to materialize castles, roads, trees and animals that have always populate fairy tales and imagination of young and adult people, born from the genius of Walt Disney, in the fifties, in California, with the opening of the famous Disneyland Park....
France urges EU ban on Mexico-bound flights
How far should Europe go to protect itself from swine flu?  While passengers continue to return from Mexico, France will call for an EU-wide ban on all flights to the stricken country. The proposition will be discussed by the bloc’s health ministers. But, with precautions already being taken at...
Etihad Airways Teams Up with Tourism NSW
Etihad Airways has teamed up with Tourism NSW as part of a joint marketing campaign to strengthen the Abu Dhabi-based airline’s links with Australia. The campaigning will feed on the strong and growing air links between Europe and Australia to increase the number of tourists and business travellers...
Korean Air To Increase Airfares To U.S, Europe By 10%
SEOUL, — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea‘s biggest carrier, said Tuesday it plans to increase ticket prices for flights to the United States and Europe by as much as 10 percent, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said in its report. Korean Air has submitted the plan to the Ministry...
Europe This Summer? Check Business Class Sales
Each year when business travel slows down in the summer, airlines typically put business-class seats on sale. Even as coach prices run up, lie-flat beds get cheaper. And this year, with business travel in a deep slump, summertime prices are quite low and seats appear to be plentiful. Air France today,...
IATA Expands Agreement with CIS to Improve Aviation Safety
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has signed an agreement with the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC, also known by its Russian abbreviation which is MAK) to improve aviation safety throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The expanded agreement adds specific points...
As revenue drops, Cathay asks staff to take leave
HONG KONG (AFP) — Cathay Pacific said Friday it will slash flights and ask all 17,000 staff to take unpaid leave, as the Hong Kong carrier announced a 22 percent drop in first-quarter revenue. The announcement came just weeks after Cathay said it had lost more than a billion US dollars in 2008, the...
SAS Trials Mobile Boarding Passes
Passengers on SAS Scandinavian Airlines can now travel using only their mobile phone. During a trial period (15 April and 1 July), passengers can experience the increased simplicity of travelling with Scandinavian Airlines between any of the following seven airports: Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Helsinki,...
Turkish Airlines (THY) to fly to 152 cities under summer tariff
Turkish Airlines (THY), Turkey’s national aviation company, will offer flights to a total of 152 cities all around the world as part of its summer travel schedule which starts on March 29, a written statement from the company said Thursday. Turkish Airlines will continue to extend its flight network...
European air agency launches new control system
A new air traffic-control system designed to double the number of planes over Europe while cutting flight times and airport congestion was put into operation by the continent’s aviation agency Monday. The system is meant to eliminate the necessity for planes to travel along "air lanes"...
Emirates signs Five-Year Content Agreement with Amadeus
Amadeus has signed a five year worldwide content agreement with Emirates Airline. “We are delighted to offer Amadeus travel agents efficient access to our full range of content using Amadeus’ extensive global network,” said Keith Longstaff, Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations...
Qatar Airways to Raise Frequency to Select Destinations; Launch New Routes
Qatar Airways has confirmed plans to launch scheduled flights to Australia and further expand its operations in India and Europe with new routes from the start of the Northern Winter 2009 schedules. Flights to the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne, together with new services to Goa and Amritsar...
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