Akbar al Baker, the chief executive of Qatar Airways, has stated that he is confident Boeing will deliver its first 787 by the end of next year. Boeing has a total of 847 orders for the 787 and is s...
American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia are adding 317 codeshare flights to the 2,700 codeshares already operating between North America and Europe. Tickets for the new codeshare flights go o...
The continued delays have caused Alitalia to cancel its order for 20 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. The Italian airline has announced it would order Embraer aircraft instead. “We would have preferr...
Snow and ice has caused severe delays for flights out of London Heathrow. Thousands are passengers have been trapped at the airport in aircraft on the tarmac and in the terminal building, with many...
Since it has been operating routes to Africa from December 2006, Delta Air Lines has carried two million passengers on its US-Africa services. Delta operates direct flights from the US to seven Africa...
Qatar Airways is to introduce a number of enhanced services at Doha International Airport within the new Doha Arrivals terminal which opens to passengers today. The new, much larger, arrivals terminal...
UAE airlines that fly to the UK have advised travellers to check websites following the closure of London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports due to the severe weather. Emirates and Etihad flew to th...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) stated last week that Middle East carriers “are expected to see 2010 profits of $700m shrink to $400m in 2011,” as the fragile global aviation indust...
Qatar Airways confirmed today that it is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in early 2012. The confirmation comes after Akbar Al Baker, CEO, Qatar Airlines, stated on Saturday that he...
AirAsia will launch a Philippines-based low-cost airline joint venture in the third quarter of 2011. AirAsia will invest a 40% stake in new airline company AirAsia Inc through its wholly-owned subs...
Passengers from Finnair and Kingfisher Airlines are now able to book a single ticket to fly to Helsinki from seven Indian cities including Delhi. “Kingfisher flights from Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai...
Jetstar has announced it will add two new long-haul routes from its base Changi Airport from March next year. The airline will operate flights to Auckland from March 17, 2011 with an A330. Jetstart...
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