With an impressive 91 percent record of flights leaving and arriving on time, bmi regional has been awarded the title of Britain’s most punctual airline by the CAA. The period in question went from January to September 2007, where average delays from all their points of operation in the UK were only 6 minutes. This  Continue Reading »

Delta Airlines is putting the Scottish capital of Edinburgh back on the direct route travel map for Americans, starting with a year round service between John F. Kennedy International Airport and Edinburgh on May 1st. Aside from the New York route, there will be a direct flight to Scotland from Atlanta as well; albeit a  Continue Reading »

There are a small number of airlines that have begun to offer in-flight mobile services, and not all of them offer everything from phone use to internet and email capabilities. So far, the only airline to cover all the electronic bases in the air is Australian airline Qantas, and this is only available on domestic  Continue Reading »

The national carrier of Australia, Qantas airlines has an extensive worldwide network and has achieved quite a reputation through its network and quality of service. Now the airline is set to imrove its connections between Melbourne at home and the island of Hong Kong. Flights will increase by three per week as of April 2008,  Continue Reading »

The European Aviation Safety Agency has given SriLankan Airlines its ESEA 147 certification award for safety and maintenance training. The award is momentous indeed, with only 23 organizations outside of Europe having ever been accredited. The technical training offered by the airline educates engineers, pilots, technicians, both from Sri Lanka and abroad, from countries including  Continue Reading »

Starting on March 30th, 2008, Air France and its alliance partner Delta Airlines will begin flights between some of the biggest airports in the United Kingdom and various US destinations. The flights will depart daily, but the Heathrow to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport will be twice daily. Bookings have started today for  Continue Reading »

Canadian-based Zoom Airlines was looking for a new trans-Atlantic flight path, and San Diego came out on top over San Francisco and Seattle to launch the flight across the pond to London, England. With over four years without an international flight leaving its gates, San Diego’s Lindbergh Field was keen to lure the airline to  Continue Reading »

Recent surveys in the United States have shown that passengers are already annoyed with people using their mobile phones in airports and in the plane before take-off, but that hasn’t stopped Turkish Airlines in researching how it could be possible to offer mobile phone use to its customers during the flight. AeroMobile systems and Turkish  Continue Reading »

With a pricetag of $1.3 billion, Tiger airways has announced it will receive 20 new planes from French aviation giant Airbus. This means that by the time the deliveries are completed in 2016, Tiger airlines will have almost 70 airplanes in its flets operating form Singapore, Korea and Australia. Tony Davis, CEO of Tiger Airways  Continue Reading »

The Greek air carrier, Olympic Airlines, has turned state heads in Europe with suspicion of receiving illegal state aid and now the European Commission will launch an investigation to determine if this is in fact the case. This is not the first time a European airline has been accused of receiving illegal sate aid, the  Continue Reading »

Starting on January 13th, Iceland’s flagship carrier, Icelandair, will terminate its services to Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. According to the airline, the route had to be terminated because or ever decreasing revenues from the route. Demand along the route has fallen since Americans pulled out of their military base in Iceland. The airline  Continue Reading »

Following an international flight from Bangkok to Sydney, a two-year-old boy went into cardiac arrest and died. As the Thai Airways flight arrived, it was met by emergency crews. The flight landed at 21:30 (AEDT) at the Sydney Airport. According to a spokesperson from the ambulance, the toddler was afflicted by croup, a disease which  Continue Reading »