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UK freight operator CargoLogicAir, which started operations in 2016, has taken delivery of its third aircraft, a Boeing 747-400ERF. The cargo operator has acquired the aircraft from Irish lessor AerCap and the airline remains on schedule to operate 5 freighter aircraft within the first 5 years of operating. CargoLogicAir CEO Dmitry Grisham said ‘The arrival […]
Peach will become the first Japanese carrier to accept bitcoin as payment for airline tickets as the discount airline aims to attract more tourists from other parts of Asia. The cryptocurrency can be used to book seats starting by the end of the year, Peach said in a statement today, adding a change in Japan’s […]
As we have previously reported Cathay have been evaluating how to cut costs. They have now announced some of their plans. The Hong Kong flagship carrier has said it will cut nearly 600 jobs as part of the biggest restructuring in 20 years. The cuts include 190 management jobs and 400 non-management staff working at […]
Crossrail services may not now stop at Heathrow because of a legal row with the airport’s owners. The Heathrow Express service was built by the airport for more than £1 billion but the arrival of Crossrail next year may see the Heathrow Express threatened. The airport’s owners want to recoup its past spending on the private […]
Many of the general public believe pilots ‘do nothing’ in the cruise. There is no doubt a much lighter workload, but it is not true that we ‘do nothing’! This again varies quite a lot between short haul and long haul. Short haul – The time in the cruise will vary naturally depending on the […]
A record 234.1 million passengers are expected to fly on US-based carriers this summer, apparently not dissuaded by a series of customer-relations blowups in recent weeks. Airlines for America, which represents the airline industry, attributes the projected four per cent increase in summer travel to improving economic conditions, higher household net worth and lower airfares. To accommodate the […]
Investors sold off shares in the airline after it posted a surprise loss, with stock dropping more than six per cent. The carrier cited ‘intense competition’ amid increasing cost pressures, as well as a fine related to anti-competitive behaviour in its cargo division. Group revenues in the three months to March 31 were flat at S$3.72bn. But Singapore […]
A new control tower being built at London City Airport will be populated by a suite of HD cameras instead of humans as it looks to become the first big airport in the world to manage its traffic remotely. From 2019, the controllers will view the skyline in east London on a bank of screens joined […]
Norwegian has announced it will now be offering a shuttle service transporting customers directly to Manhattan when the airline begins flights from Edinburgh to Stewart airport in New York State on June 15. Stewart is around 60 miles north of Manhattan and Norwegian’s shuttle service will be timed to meet flights. The trip to the New York Port Authority Bus […]
Canada’s transportation minister says no one who has bought a ticket for a flight will be allowed to be removed because of overbooking under a new passenger bill of rights. Minister Marc Garneau said that the shoddy treatment of air passengers outlined in recent news reports will not be tolerated on any flight leaving or arriving […]
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