It's Wednesday, so it must be time for some Airplane Art Extra! This special comes from Airbus S.A.S. who have unveiled the fully painted horizontal stabiliser of their new Airbus A350 aircraft Image - Airbus S.A.S. This vertical stabiliser will be integrated into the first Airbus A350 (MSN1), standing at a proud 10 meters high. For the vertical stabiliser … [Read more...]
Here we go again. Aegean goes after Olympic Air
It what seems like a sense of deja vu, Aegean Airlines have announced a deal to acquire Olympic Air from its current owners- Marfin Investment Group - for €72 million. Aegean plan to turn Olympic into a subsidiary brand of Aegean, whist retaining the two brands up front. At the backend, route networks will be adjusted to suit the combined entity, as well as cost savings at … [Read more...]
Fog causing major issues at UK Airports
The nemisis of some airports in the UK - fog - is hitting hard today with Heathrow Airport and London City taking the brunt of it. Heathrow reports: "Due to foggy conditions at Heathrow this morning, there are delays to certain flights. Please contact your airline for up-to-date flight information." London City Reports: Due to low visibility this morning flights to/from … [Read more...]
Kingfisher Airlines licence suspended
In what should be no surprise to... well... anyone, Kingfisher Airlines has had its licence to operate suspended by the Indian Regulator - The Directorate General of Civil Aviation. DGCA has suspended the licence due to Kingfisher not producing a viable plan for its financial and operational revival- and to resolve the issues with over payment of employees. All bookings … [Read more...]
MBNA (UK) – United Airlines Credit Card now has a 15K signup bonus!
Well here's something rare in the UK - a signup bonus for a credit card. MBNA with United Airlines is offering "MileagePlus American Express Credit Card" The skinny on the card isn't that bad: Earn 15,000 bonus award miles - if you spend £300 within 60 days of account open date Paperless Statements Earn miles on your everyday purchases – Earn 1 mile for every £1 … [Read more...]
Glasgow Airport reopens after an emergency landing
Glasgow Airport today had an emergency incident where a Jet2 flight declared an emergency as it was preparing for take off. The flight - LS117 operating a Glasgow to Alicante was operated by a Boeing 737 made an emergency sop on the runway prior to take off due to smoke in the cabin at 07:40 BST. The emergency slides were deployed for evacuation with all 189 passenger … [Read more...]
Garuda Indonesia buddies up with Etihad – signs codeshares
In another day of the ever increasing Etihad alliance (well - it feels like it some days), Garuda Indonesia and Etihad have launched a a "worldwide strategic cooperation deal" Gaurda Indonesia will codeshare Etihad operated on the following routes from Abu Dhabi commencing 28th October 2012: Amman, Athens, Bahrain, Beirut, Brussels, Cairo, Chicago, Dammam, Dublin, … [Read more...]
Two Two-days sales from ANA and Lufthansa…
There seems to be a flurry of two day "snap" sales at the moment that appear and disappear faster than you can say "Can I have a week off work please?". Here are today's offers which have wandered past my eyes: ANA is at it again, this time with fares from Europe to Nagoya and Osaka. Prices start at £579 from the UK, €679 from Austria and Germany, €629 from some west … [Read more...]
British Airways begins preperations for its first A380
With the first British Airways Airbus A380 almost complete and now running engine tests, the time for BA to get ready to operate the new bird in time for Summer 2013. Rolls Royce Trent 900 Engine being mounted onto British Airways first Airbus A380 - Image Airbus S.A.S. And that involves a lot of training. To assist, BA are commissioning a simulator at Gatwick to … [Read more...]
Kingfisher fleet to remain grounded to at least 20th October
Lets go back to the sorry saga of KingFisher Airlines, which now appears to be grounded to at least 20th October, with a promise of resumption of service on the 21st October 2012 During the weekend, the Kingfisher Airlines issued the following statement: "The company is continuing to work with, and appeal to, the employees striking to return to work so that the airline can … [Read more...]
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