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DALLAS – “Cristoforo Colombo” Genoa Airport (GOA) suspended its operations today amid a protest held at the airport. At 9:30 am local time, the protesters started their procession from their factory in Campi and headed towards GOA. Upon their arrival, moments of tension with the police ensued, and the Ansaldo Energia company employees decided to …
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DALLAS – American Airlines (AA) has released the first pictures of its next-generation Admirals Club at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). In total, AA lounges comprise an almost 50-strong global Admirals Club network, whose design the airline will gradually update. The Dallas-based carrier announced in August its plans to introduce a new design for …
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DALLAS – International Airlines Group (IAG) shares surged today after the London-listed company announced that Q3 results would be better than expected. On Thursday afternoon, shares in the FTSE 100-listed company and parent company of British Airways (BA) and Iberia (IB) were trading 8.3% higher at 109.07 pence each. Following a preliminary earnings statement, the …
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DALLAS – Eurowings Europe (E2), a Lufthansa (LH) subsidiary, has moved its registration to Malta. Previously registered in Austria, the carrier obtained an air operator certificate (AOC) from Transport Malta. Eurowings will register 19 aircraft from the A320 family in the central Mediterranean archipelago. The airline was founded in August 2015 under the Lufthansa Group. …
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DALLAS – While Delta Air Lines (DL) doesn’t count the Second City as one of its hubs, the airline has been committed to elevating the passenger experience and beefing up its presence at Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD), where it has invested US$50m in its new Terminal 5 home. Just this week, the airline moved its …
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Dallas – Delta Air Lines (DL) today announced its corporate earnings for the September quarter of 2022 and provided its outlook for the fourth quarter of the year. Highlights of the report include record quarterly revenue and the airline’s second consecutive quarter of double-digit operating margin, operations that returned to industry-leading reliability, and the expectation …
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DALLAS – Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has completed the first passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion of one of its Boeing 767-300ERs. The conversion, the first P2F in Africa, was carried out at the airline’s maintenance facility at Addis Ababa (ADD) in cooperation with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). ET introduced the 767-300ER in 2004 and operated 15 of the …
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DALLAS – Despite facing an ‘uncertain macro-economic environment,’ easyJet (U2) has announced that bookings for the coming winter season and summer of 2023 have been progressing well. This comes after the airline revealed strong fourth-quarter results. Over 24 million passengers were carried during the period, which covers the airline’s peak summer months of July-September. U2 …
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Airlineratings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas has appeared on SkyNews Australia to discuss the huge profit forecast from Qantas for the first six months of FY23. Qantas says it expects to post a $1.2b underlying profit for the six months to December 31. We fly to Bora Bora See wheel falling off 747 Dreamlifter Will Airbus build …
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The Air NZ app has undergone a complete rebuild to allow a continuous stream of new features to be added on a regular basis, starting with the launch in early November. These new features will be created based on live feedback and input from customers and what they’d like to see to improve their digital …
DALLAS – The oneworld Alliance will move its global headquarters to Fort Worth, Texas, where it will join founding member American Airlines (AA). The alliance headquarters are currently located in New York City. The relocation is set for this December. The airline alliance will join AAs on its new 300-acre Robert L. Crandall Campus, which …
More than one million heavily discounted airfares for flights across Australia are up for grabs with Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar from today as the group launches the biggest combined flights sale of the year. One-way fares starting from just $35 on Jetstar and $99 on Qantas and QantasLink are now available for travel across Australia next …
Qantas expects to report a dramatic reversal of fortune with an Underlying Profit Before Tax of between $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion for the first half of FY23. The blue sky forecast follows five consecutive halves of red ink due to the pandemic and cumulative statutory losses of $7 billion. The bullish forecast has prompted …
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Will Airbus build an A380 successor with new engines and a composite wing? Coby Explanes looks at the pros and cons of the fascinating subject. We fly to Bora Bora See wheel falling off 747 Dreamlifter Cathay Pacific Airways welcomes end to HK quarantine About AirlineRatings.com Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world …
DALLAS – A new loyalty benefit partnership that lets Delta Air Lines (DL) and Starbucks Coffee customers link accounts to earn mutual rewards launches today. Delta SkyMiles and Starbucks Rewards members can link accounts to earn one mile per US$1 spent at the coffee establishment and double Stars on days traveling on DL. Additionally, customers …
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DALLAS – A new deal between Delta Air Lines (DL) and startup Joby Aviation could make zero-emission, last-mile taxi service available to customers flying through Los Angeles and New York. Under this new deal, Delta will partner with Joby to provide home-to-airport transportation for passengers. The Atlanta-based carrier will also invest an initial US$60m with …
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DALLAS – India’s largest carrier, IndiGo (6E), is going big and wet-leasing wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft for the coming winter season given the demand for overseas flights. As stated on mint, the airline’s winter schedule will include Boeing 777-200 LR and Boeing 777-300 ER operations. Airline officials also confirmed on October 12 that the aircraft …
DALLAS – London Heathrow (LHR) has once again been crowned as Europe’s busiest airport according to its latest passenger figures. Just a year ago, LHR had been relegated to Europe’s tenth busiest but went on to grow more than any other airport in the continent. Between July and September, the airport handled 5.8 million passengers, …
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Emirates is upgrading capacity on its Narita-Dubai route with the deployment of its flagship A380 from 15 November, as Japan scraps the daily arrival cap, and lifts the COVID-19 testing and self-quarantine protocols for inbound travel. Following the Japanese government’s announcement last month to ease the entry restrictions, Emirates has seen a spike in bookings …
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DALLAS – ITA Airways (AZ) has added its sustainability-themed colour scheme to its brand-new Airbus A220-300. The airline said that the ‘Born to be Sustainable’ livery highlights the type’s efficiency, improving fuel burn and CO2 emissions by 25% per seat compared to its current A320 fleet. The A220 will also operate with a noise footprint …
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Sam Chui takes a magnificent flight from Tahiti to Bora Bora with Air Tahiti. Strap in for a stunning flight in an ATR-72 turboprop. Air Tahiti is rated as a six-star airline by Airlineratings.com Cathay Pacific Airways welcomes end to HK quarantine About AirlineRatings.com Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world a one-stop …
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DALLAS – A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter operated by Atlas Air (5Y) landed safely at 2:14 pm local time at Charleston International Airport (CHS) after losing one of its main gear wheels on departure from Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) this morning in Italy. According to local media, the plane lost a 100-kilogram wheel as it took off …
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Etihad Airways has launched scheduled flights linking Abu Dhabi and Guangzhou. The inaugural flight, EY868, departed Abu Dhabi Monday night, October 10, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by representatives from the Chinese Embassy to the UAE, Abu Dhabi Airports Company, Miral Asset Management and Etihad Aviation Group. The flight touched down at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Tuesday, October 11 at 10:25 (local time), making …
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DALLAS – Frontier Airlines (F9) unveiled its first Airbus A321neo today at an event held at Tampa International Airport (TPA). Pratt & Whitney (P&W) officials were also in attendance at the event. This A321neo is the first delivery in an order for 158 of the type to the carrier. Another 143 aircraft from the A320neo …
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DALLAS – Southwest Airlines (WN) has launched a new brand campaign it is calling “Go with Heart.” The campaign is meant to showcase the carrier’s differences, including free checked baggage, no change or cancellation fees, points that don’t expire, and flight credits that don’t expire. It also reinforces that WN is a carrier that stands …
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DALLAS – Alaska Airlines (AS) has announced it will axe four domestic routes from its network. The route cuts were confirmed by an airline spokesperson. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Salt Lake City (SLC) will end on November 30, 2022. LAX to Austin-Bergstrom (AUS) is set to end on January 9, 2023. AUS to …
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DALLAS – Virgin Group is suing Alaska Airlines (AS) for US$160 million in a dispute over a trademark deal. The hearing, which commenced on Monday, October 10, in a London Court, has seen Virgin demand that AS make a “minimum royalty” payment of US$8 million annually until 2039. This follows the US$2.6 billion acquisition of …