AirlinesAir Canada offers nonstop service to IndiaAir Canada’s strategy to grow its Toronto Pearson hub and international presence has got a boost with the addition of Delhi to its global network. This would be the only non-stop flight between Canada and India using the newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner. “We are very happy to see the positive response from the market ever since we announced the flight.
Link American Airlines to enter Australian market next monthAmerican Airlines is preparing to enter the Australian market with a flight from LAX to Sydney in December. The flight will feature first-class seating, as well as Wi-Fi. "[H]aving essentially continuous Wi-Fi between Sydney and LA is something I think is going to be appreciated by a lot of customers," said Erwan Perhirin, vice president of Asia Pacific for American.
LinkCathay Pacific unveils new liveryCathay Pacific has unveiled its new livery at an event on 1 November. The new livery incorporates an updated and streamlined brushwing logo, a simplification of its colour palette to three colours (green, grey, and white), as well as a more prominent display of its workmark and brushing, says the carrier.
LinkAtlanta-Dubai: Delta’s responseDelta’s decision to cancel our Atlanta-Dubai service has been under the microscope in recent days, both by Karen Walker, the Editor-in-Chief of Air Transport World, and by Emirates, the heavily subsidized Gulf carrier that has driven competition out of the U.S.-Dubai market. A column by Walker last week questioning our motives for canceling the Atlanta-Dubai service demonstrated a startling ignorance of how modern airline hubs operate. Walker noted that none of the Big Three Gulf carriers – Emirates, Qatar or Etihad – operated flights from Atlanta to Dubai and concluded that Delta didn’t have any competition on that route.
LinkLion Air Planning China FlightsLion Air aims to start flights to China next year, targeting a fast-growing market where business could make up 5-7 percent of the airline's revenue, senior executives said. The airline didn't disclose a time-frame for its China revenue projection, but Lion Air, part of Jakarta-based Lion Group, is aiming for routes to Guangzhou, Shanghai and other cities in China, Lion Group's President Director Edward Sirait said. He said the carrier, which doesn't disclose revenue details, is now seeking flight clearance from Chinese regulators.
LinkLufthansa cabin crew could strike by FridayLufthansa cabin crew, represented by the UFO union, has threatened a week-long strike to begin as early as Friday after the latest round of talks failed. UFO, which represents 19,000 cabin crew, rejected the carrier’s latest offer last weekend. It had given the German carrier until Nov. 1 to put a better offer on the table in long-running (December 2013) talks over pay, retirement benefits and working conditions. The ultimate date to avoid strikes would be Thursday afternoon, 5 p.m. local time.
Link Metrojet - Russian Jet Not Struck From Outside - InvestigatorThe Russian plane that crashed in Egypt was not struck from the outside and the pilot did not make a distress call before it disappeared from radar, a person in the committee examining the flight recorders said on Monday. The person declined to give more details but based his comments on the preliminary examination of the data recorders recovered from the Airbus A321 which crashed in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday killing all 224 people on board.
Link Task of reading MetroJet A321 recorders yet to be assignedInvestigators have yet to determine which authority will handle the download of data from the crashed MetroJet Airbus A321's flight recorders. The Russian transport ministry says the recorders have undergone initial inspection, adding that they have received only "minor" damage during the accident.
LinkEgypt tells carriers to avoid Sinai airspace entry pointEgyptian authorities have requested that air traffic avoid a waypoint off the northern coast of the Sinai peninsula. Pan-European air navigation organisation Eurocontrol has notified operators of the request to avoid the PASOS waypoint.
Link Ryanair Lifts Profit Forecast On Fuller PlanesRyanair has nudged up its annual profit forecast, saying fuller planes would take profits to the upper end of its previously estimated range even as winter competition pressures average ticket prices. The Irish airline, Europe's largest by passenger numbers, raised its full-year profit forecast by 25 percent in early September as lower fuel costs and poor weather in northern Europe boosted ticket sales.
Link Singapore’s Scoot starts Melbourne service Singapore-based long-haul low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot has launched a new Singapore-Melbourne service using Boeing 787-8 aircraft on a 5X-weekly schedule. The aircraft will be fitted with 314 economy and 21 business-class seats. The schedule from Singapore Changi to Melbourne Tullamarine will be the second Australian route the carrier has opened up this year following the launch of the Perth schedule in February. It also services Sydney and the Gold Coast with direct 787 services.
Link Southwest puts the fun back in flyingColumnist Brad Cohen writes that Southwest Airlines puts the fun back in flying. "The carrier has been touted as the best airline to work for, and when you travel on Southwest, you can see why," he writes. "It empowers employees to have fun and show their personalities."
Link Southwest celebrates 20th anniversary of emergency trainer aircraftIn late 1995, another Southwest first took place when our Certified Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) became part of the Flight Attendant training program. Built from pieces of a retired aircraft and hydraulic lifts, was the first of its kind to provide realistic simulations of events our Flight Attendants our prepared to handle as part of their initial and recurrent training. When our CEET entered service in October 1995, it was the first in the US to offer full freedom of motion on all three axes of flight.
Link United takes steps to bolster job security for employeesUnited Airlines announced in a memo to employees that it plans to bolster job security and reduce uncertainty. Jon Roitman, senior vice president for airport operations, said in the memo "while it's impossible to know what the airline environment will be like in 3 to 5 years, we can take steps today to provide you with more job security and reduce uncertainty."
Link US Airways exits with outstanding safety recordIn mid-October, US Airways ceased to exist as an independent entity. Many passengers will doubtless say “good riddance,” for they voted the carrier a two-star rating from J. D. Power and ranked it below average on almost every dimension. But US Airways deserves a much fonder farewell than that. I study aviation safety, and paid particular attention to the airline in the early 1990s, when it experienced a series of accidents culminating in a 1994 Boeing 737 crash near Pittsburgh that killed 132 people.
Link Australia may reauthorize Virgin Australia-Etihad Airways tie-upThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking feedback on its tentative decision to reauthorize Virgin Australia and Etihad Airways’ commercial cooperation. In its “draft determination,” released on Oct. 30, the ACCC proposed the partners should be allowed to continue joint pricing and scheduling between Australia and the Middle East for a further five years.
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