RENTON, Wash. – Boeing today successfully achieved a production rate of 35 airplanes a month for the Next-Generation 737, with the delivery of the first airplane produced at the new rate to AWAS Aviation Services, Inc. Norwegian Air Shuttle will lease the airplane from AWAS. The 35th airplane to be built at the new rate [...]
SAO PAULO, Brazil & LONDON, UK – TAM Airlines has appointed a new Commercial and Marketing Vice President. On December 15, Cláudia Sender will take up the position, with the remit to plan and define strategies that will consolidate the company’s market position and profitability, both in Brazil and abroad. “We will give more focus [...]
Rising fuel costs and turbulent currency markets have dragged profits at Emirates Airline lower as the industry braces for a tough year ahead. First-half profit fell 76 per cent as the Dubai airline spent US$1 billion (Dh3.67bn) more on fuel than in the same period last year. “The global challenges of the past six months [...]
SilkAir launched its inaugural flight to Bandung, Indonesia, on Monday, October 11, 2011. Carrying 70 passengers, the inaugural MI 196 flight departed Singapore’s Changi Airport at 1650 Singapore time and touched down at Bandung’s Husein Sastranegara Airport at 1624 Western Indonesia Time, after about an hour flight. Other airlines flying international routes direct to Bandung are Air [...]
ICPT (International Council of Tourism Partners) called for increased support for the aviation sector on the occasion of the 17th World Route Development Forum in Berlin today. Professor Geoffrey Lipman ICTP President said that: • We believe that aviation, airlines, and airports are the key focal points of our sector and for international travel they [...]
ARLINGTON, Va. – ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 6.45 percent* year-over-year in the first eight months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, and 29 percent over the same period in 2009. [...]
Airbus and Rolls-Royce will jointly develop the A350-1000 with more powerful Trent XWB engines. In doing so, Airbus has responded to the market’s call to offer even more payload and range. The enhanced version of the Trent XWB engine will be fully optimised for the largest member of the A350 XWB Family and will deliver [...]
ICELAND (eTN) – An eruption started in Grímsvötn lakes in Vatnajokull glacier yesterday evening in Iceland. The eruption is on a 500- to 800-meter-long fissure, or cauldron, according to geophysicist Magnus Tumi at the University of Iceland. Sources quoted in the local media say this eruption is much more powerful than the infamous eruption in [...]
ROMFORD, England – According to new findings released by Dubai Airports as part of their ten year traffic forecast for Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum, passenger numbers will rise by 7.2% and 6.7% respectively from next year, which outperforms the global average of 5% which is good news for travellers as well [...]
SEATTLE, Wash. – Boeing and Lion Air, Indonesia’s largest private airline, today celebrated delivery of the carrier’s first Next-Generation 737-900ER with the new Boeing Sky Interior. Designed to dramatically improve the flying experience for passengers, the Boeing Sky Interior features a number of enhancements. The sculpted sidewalls of the interior provide passengers with a feeling [...]
