Space tourism : the first scheduled flights ?
Two private space tourism companies say they are only a few months away from their first space flights with customers on board. Virgin Galactic, founded by the British billionaire Richard Branson, and Blue Origin, by the more discreet billionaire Jeff Bezos, boss of Amazon, are racing to be the first...
READING TIME: 3 minKorean Air launches cargo flights to Delhi
Korean Air will launch cargo flights between Incheon and Delhi, the business and commercial hub of northern India, from 17 July 2018. Korean Air currently operates direct passenger flights between Incheon and Mumbai three times a week and between Incheon and Delhi five times a week. The decision to introduce...
READING TIME: 1 minEthiopia targets summits
Ethiopian Airlines announced yesterday that it will operate the first passenger flight in 20 years between Addis Ababa and Asmara on 17 July, bringing Ethiopia and Eritrea closer together. A first flight, on Boeing 787, will leave Addis Ababa on July 17 at 09:00 local time (06:00 GMT), to arrive...
READING TIME: 2 minAirline profitability: a question of size?
The strategy that most air carriers have adopted is to grow, so much and more, either by internal growth, or by acquisition or merger with another carrier that preferably has a complementary network, or by the creation of alliances, JVs or other devices. You have to be global you...
READING TIME: 4 minCathay brings Hong Kong even closer to Paris
Hung Kong airline Cathay Pacific yesterday announced the launch of an additional seasonal frequency between Paris and Hong Kong...
Guess which is the first airline in Africa?
An African airline that announces new routes and the purchase of new planes is rather rare. Yet we have...
The Kurds have been flying since last Monday
A Kurdish Iraqi airline flew its inaugural flight on Monday, bringing with it the hope of an economic renaissance...
Longhaul flights : beauty advice from a flight attendant
Rakel GriÍmsdÓttir works for Icelandair as a flight attendant and is studying to become a pilot for the company....
AirHelp attacks British airlines
A study was carried out by AirHelp, a company specialising in helping passengers obtain compensation from airlines. This study...
Ryanair must now go to the cash register
The Italian competition authority, Agcm, last Thursday imposed a fine of 1.8 million euros on the Irish low-cost airline...
