AirlinesBek Air Fokker 100 makes nosegear-up landing in AstanaA Kazakhstan Bek Air Fokker 100 made a nosegear-up landing at Astana International Airport on March 27 after the nose landing gear failed to deploy. None of the 116 passengers and five crew members was hurt.
LinkCondor: The World's First Leisure Airline Turns 60 Years Old Germany's most popular leisure airline celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. On March 29th, 1956, the first Condor plane departed from Frankfurt traveling to Jerusalem. At that time, Condor still operated under the name Deutsche Flugdienst GmbH. Since then, Condor has made aviation history and has transported 214 million passengers to their vacation destinations.
LinkUAE authorities call for halt to comments on flydubai accidentThe head of the United Arab Emirates’ aviation regulator has appealed for a halt to speculation on the cause of the crash of a flydubai Boeing 737-800 at the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on March 19. The crash, which killed all 62 on board, occurred as the aircraft was attempting to land in poor weather. It had already made one aborted attempt to land and had circled the airport for two hours before attempting another approach and crashing.
LinkJetBlue rolls out Mint service on Boston-Barbados routeJetBlue Airways has become the only airline to offer lie-flat seats on flights connecting Boston to the Caribbean. The airline will operate its Mint service on Boston-Barbados routes though the end of April.
LinkJetBlue and Azul Brazilian Airlines Announce Codeshare AgreementJetBlue today announced it is expanding its existing partnership with Azul Brazilian Airlines through a unilateral codeshare agreement, subject to government approval. Azul will place its “AD” code on JetBlue flights between multiple destinations and JetBlue’s focus cities in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) and Orlando (MCO). From both Florida gateways Azul operates nonstop service to the airline’s hub at São Paulo, Brazil’s Viracopos International Airport (VCP).
LinkRayani Air faces sanctions for operational lapsesMalaysia’s newest airline, Rayani Air, is to face an investigation by Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) following procedural problems with boarding security and on-time compliance. Following a posting on social media by Malaysian MP Lau Weng San, it emerged that the three-month-old airline had used handwritten boarding passes on a recent Kuching, Sarawak-Kuala Lumpur flight.
LinkUnited flies high on the strength of its network, exec saysUnited Airlines' biggest strength is its network, according to Vice President Brian Znotins. "If you look at when we merged [with Continental Airlines], we basically positioned ourselves with great gateways in all of the big international entities. If you wanted to have an Atlantic gateway, it's hard to think of a better one than New York or Dulles. If you want to have a Pacific gateway, I can't think of a better one than San Francisco. And the Latin gateway, Houston, is competitive with the best in the country as well, especially in Mexico," he said
LinkWi-Fi in the sky is getting fasterAmerican Airlines, Southwest Airlines and others are racing to speed up the in-flight Wi-Fi experience to match functionality that consumers have become accustomed to on the ground. "Whether you're the customer who only flies once a year and wants to be able to update social media on your flight to Cancun or you're someone who flies every day and needs to keep in touch with family or the office, speed is really the key," said Fern Fernandez, vice president of global marketing at American Airlines.
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