Fast-growing Spirit Airlines plans to purchase up to 150 Airbus narrowbodies by 2027.“The additional aircraft will be used to support Spirit’s growth as we add destinations and expand o…
Qantas completes ultralong-haul research flight
Qantas has completed its first research flight between New York and Sydney as it considers eventual regular service between those cities.The flight, in a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, landed Sunday morn…
Changes at the top for Boeing commercial aircraft
Boeing has named Stan Deal to succeed Kevin McAllister as president and chief executive of the commercial aircraft division.At the same time, Ted Colbert will succeed Deal as president and chief ex…
UK government lifts Sharm El-Sheikh flight restrictions
British government officials have lifted restrictions on flights to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt.The decision reverses a ban imposed in 2015 following the bombing of a Russian airliner.The incident, wh…
NATS continues to see aviation growth in UK
In September, NATS handled 237,906 flights in UK airspace, an increase of 0.4 per cent compared to September last year.There was growth in several areas of the operation compared to the same month …
Olivia Newton-John leads winners at World Spa Awards
Entertainment icon Olivia Newton-John has been honoured with the Wellness Pioneer Award at the World Spa Awards in Dubai, UAE.The Australian singer-songwriter, who is co-owner of Gaia Retreat &…
Tencent to help boost Chinese tourism to South Africa
Chinese payment and Internet giant Tencent and South African Tourism have signed an agreement that will assist direct access to promote South Africa as a destination of choice to Chinese travellers…
Cuban Outbound Tourism Reveals An Increase
About 519,000 Cubans traveled abroad undergoing 889,000 trips during the first eight months of 2019, an increase of more than 20% over the same period of 2018 according to figures from the island&r…
Qantas tests ultra-long-haul service from New York to Sydney
The first non-stop commercial airline flight from New York to Sydney has landed after 19 hours 16 minutes in the air.A total of 49 passengers and crew were on the flight, which was used to run a se…
Princess ship’s Sky Suites designed to impress all guests
ABOARD THE SKY PRINCESS — If the Sky Suites on the new Sky Princess and follow-on ships in the Princess Cruises fleet are a success, it won’t be because the suites are enormously spacio…