An Air Canada Airbus A330 aircraft has been fitted with what the flag carrier said are “special diagnostics sensors” to collect “valuable worldwide data on climate parameters”. The technology will help In-Service Aircraft for a Global Observing System (IAGOS) to gather the information, which Air Canada said “will be used…
Flair Airlines reported almost 394,500 passenger bookings in April 2023, when 74.1% of its flights landed within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival time. The Canadian budget carrier said its load factor for the month topped 90%, proof “that at the right combination of price and network, Canadians are ready…
Edinburgh Airport’s day-before bag drop facility has been expanded with the additions of Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, and the International Airlines Group-owned British Airways. The airlines follow UK-based budget operators easyJet and Jet2 in offering the facility, which the airport said “means passengers on early morning flights can…
Lufthansa Group is bringing in a voluntary biometric service for its HON Circle Members and Senators at Berlin Brandenburg and will later offer access via facial recognition to the Lufthansa Lounge at the airport. Passengers under the categories with Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings’ will no longer…
While US carriers have soared above all comers when it comes to weighing up loyalty programmes, recent years have seen big European airline groups start to catch up. “We have had growth where we have not had [it] before”, said Rob McDonald, chief commercial officer with IAG Loyalty, discussing how…
The outgoing president of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association said a third terminal is needed at Dublin Airport. Evan Cullen, who will be succeeded in mid-May by fellow Aer Lingus pilot Mark Tighe, a former head of the association, told the Irish Independent newspaper any third terminal should be independent…
Swissport has signed a deal to provide passenger services and ramp handling in Sofia for three Lufthansa Group airlines. The deal covers Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines operations at Sofia International Airport where Swissport has since 20120 been doing lounge hospitality for Lufthansa Group. “Our successful cooperation…
British Airways and British Airways Holidays have launched a sale covering short and long-haul destinations, with highlights including European beach holidays from £279, New York city breaks from £449 and Caribbean resort stays from £579. Flight-only options include New York returns from £352, Orlando from £355, Cincinnati from £499 and…
Loganair has launched its routes to London Heathrow from Derry, Dundee, Orkney and Shetland. Flights from Derry, the Irish city’s first to Heathrow, were switched from London Stansted on May 6, three days before the Dundee route was moved from London City Airport. “These routes really take Loganair’s provision of…
Edinburgh Airport is to host the only direct route between China and the UK region of Scotland when Hainan Airlines operates its first summer flight from Beijing on June 26. The twice-weekly flights are to run until October 8, the airport announced, with the route addition welcomed by Scottish transport…
Air New Zealand’s fourth and final B777 will soon resume service after spending 850 days in Mojave Desert storage. The aircraft will undergo maintenance at Air New Zealand’s hangar and resume operations on the San Francisco route later this week. “The return of all four B777 from storage shows how…
CFM International has announced the signing with Ryanar of signed a letter of agreement for the purchase of 150 LEAP-1B engines. The engines are to power the 150 Boeing MAX aircraft the Irish carrier said it would buy from Boeing in a deal announced on May 9. Ryanair could end…
