Indian low-cost airline, SpiceJet, has launched a new international hub in the UAE, which will begin operating as soon as December. New Hub The new hub at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport is SpiceJet’s first overseas and poses new competition to local low-cost...
The winner of the Low-cost Airline of the Year category is Air Arabia. About Air Arabia The Middle East’s first low-cost carrier, Air Arabia was established in 2003 by the Ruler of Sharjah and the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates, and is now a...
United Arab Emirates announced the launch of a second daily flight from Dubai to London. Additional Flight The additional flight means that Emirates customers will now have 11 daily flight options to and from three London airports. Second Daily Flight As with the...
Long-haul flying comes in many different flavors. On one hand, some airlines offer excellent first and business class products. On the other, economy class can be a grueling long-haul experience. But, what if airlines took out overhead bins and instead added mounted...
Ryanair boss warns Boeing 737 Max crisis could lead to job cuts Michael O’Leary also says airline could axe UK domestic routes if there is a no-deal Brexit The Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, has said he cannot rule out making redundancies if the Boeing 737 Max stays...
British Airways pilots set to go on strike British Airways (BA) pilots have voted in favour of strike action over the amount of pay. Talks between British Airways and its pilots have broken down. The airline and its pilots have been in talks since June. The British...
British Airways Faces Fine over Data Breach The UK’s data protection authority plans to levy a £183.4 million ($230 million) fine on British Airways over the theft of passenger data in 2018, the largest ever penalty proposed by the country’s Information Commissioner’s...
CEO of Wizz Air, Josef Varadi, has shed a little light on the airline’s plans for their forthcoming A321XLRs. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg this week, he confirmed that Dubai from London is very much on the cards, as are links between Eastern Europe and...
Embattled South African Airways (SAA) will be getting two A350-900s in the later half of 2019 to run on its flagship transatlantic Johannesburg – New York route. According to a report in South Africa’s Eyewitness News, the A350-900s will offer significant savings for...
United Airlines have announced that they are adding capacity to their San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG) service. The airline will take their once a day flights up to twice a day from October 26th, 2019, giving passengers more options and flight times to choose...
American Airlines flagship A321T has disappeared from flight schedules between Boston and Los Angeles. Previously operating twice a day, the route will change to regular domestic planes from the 4th of September. There’s not much you can do to make transcontinental...
As part of the wider trend of increasing Sino-African aviation ties, Chinese Airlines has invested heavily in African Airports. In part two of our three-part series, we focus on the importance of infrastructure for development, the African airport infrastructure...
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