Dutch flag carrier airline KLM Royal Dutch to partly use low-emission aviation fuel The Netherlands’ flagship airline is to pump millions of euros into building Europe’s first factory for producing sustainable aircraft fuel on an industrial scale. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said the plant would use regional waste and excess materials such as cooking oil…
Italian air strike 2019: Which flights have been cancelled and are passengers entitled to a refund? Almost 60 BA and easyJet flights have been cancelled – here’s the latest information. The 24-hour Italian air strike began on Monday morning, as airport workers staged a walkout. The industrial action has already affected hundreds of…
Controversial airline ‘protection’ tax could add 50p to the cost of all flights Airline passengers are to be taxed 50p on every ticket purchased to bolster the protection available to those left stranded abroad when a carrier collapses. The proposal to create a formal Flight Protection Scheme is one of the key recommendations…
Manchester Airport ‘CARNAGE’: DOZENS of flights CANCELLED due to fuel supply problems Image source: Martin Keogh/MEN Media MANCHESTER Airport has cancelled dozens of flights to and from the city due to fuel supply problems, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. A total of 69 flights have been cancelled to and from Manchester Airport, an airport spokesman…
Garuda Indonesia to order Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 787 Dreamliner Garuda Indonesia’s sole Boeing 737 MAX. Photo: © Bathara Sakti – Image source: International Flight Network Ari Ashkara, CEO of Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has reportedly stated to news network Nikkei Asian Review that the airline’s cancelled order for 49 737 MAX 8 aircraft will be replaced…
World Travel Awards success for Oman Air Oman Air was named the “Middle East’s Leading Airline: Business Class” and “Middle East’s Leading Airline: Economy Class” at the recent 2019 World Travel Awards Middle East ceremony held at Warner Bros World in Abu Dhabi. Image source: ARAB NEWS Oman Air was named the “Middle East’s Leading…
Delta Air Lines to resume Mumbai-New York flight from December 24 Image source: ZEEBUSINESS Leading US carrier Delta Air Lines Wednesday announced the resumption of its non-stop flight services from Mumbai to New York, starting December, almost a decade after it discontinued the route due to the stiff competition from the Gulf carriers. At present,…
Europe’s airline industry is consolidating Image source: The Economist America may be the land of free-market competition. But look up at the sky and Europe looks freer. The European Union is home to 135 scheduled airlines; America has 59. The five biggest carriers in America control around 70% of the market; the eu’s top five barely hold…