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Beginning June 1, United Airlines will launch its latest inflight safety demonstration video featuring Spider-Man in an entertaining mini-drama film. In addition to the safety video, United’s broader promotional partnership with Sony Pictures in celebration of Spider-Man™: Far From […]
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Automatic robot vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers are already reality, but can the same idea be applied to airport snow removal? Finavia brought together five Finnish companies, each a specialist in their own field, in a project aiming at finding
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Cathay Pacific has become the world’s first airline to be awarded CEIV Fresh, the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) globally-recognised accreditation for perishable product handling. In harness with aviation industry stakeholders and regulators, IATA created the Centre of Excellence
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WestJet Airlines Ltd. announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement that provides for its acquisition in an all-cash transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Onex Corporation and its affiliated funds will acquire all outstanding shares of
Delta’s steady growth in Boston continues with the addition of new twice-daily service to Miami beginning this December, marking the 52nd nonstop destination for the global airline and its partners from Boston Logan International Airport. Delta is also expanding
The self-driving people mover has clocked up its first few metres at Brussels Airport. Over the coming 3 days, the shuttle bus will perform several demo trips without passengers to test the technology in a real-life environment. These tests
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Following a year of aviation chaos, a global study of airlines and airports reveals the stark reality of the UK’s floundering air travel industry. In one of the most comprehensive and accurate data-based evaluations of its kind, the AirHelp Score Report (link
London Gatwick today announced a new chapter in its ownership as VINCI Airports completed the purchase of a 50.01% stake in the airport. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) will continue to manage the remaining 49.99% interest in Gatwick. The new
Since today Vilnius Airport passengers may already use an automated border control system. In total, 10 smart self-service gates have been installed in the capital’s air gates that will allow organising the traffic or arriving and departing passengers more
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Latvian airline airBaltic last weekend launched two more leisure destinations to the Mediterranean islands of Kos (Greece) and Menorca (Spain). Altogether, airBaltic has launched five new routes from Riga for this summer season. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “By
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The long-awaited new destination to London’s financial centre is launched at the capital’s air gates. The first aircraft of the airline LOT Polish Airlines will take off from Vilnius to London City on 1 May, at 6:30 a.m. The
Qantas has announced the first of a series of dedicated Frequent Flyer redemption flights across its network with seats only available to members redeeming Qantas Points. The inaugural Points Plane will be an Airbus A380 operating from Melbourne to
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From 31 March a summer schedule with the opening of new flights, resumption of seasonal routes and increase in flights frequency in a number of destinations is effective at Tolmachevo airport. Novosibirsk airport will serve more than 95 destinations
Air Dolomiti has become the latest airline to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA), it has been announced. Founded in 1991, the Italian airline connects the Italian hubs of Milan Malpensa, Florence and Turin with German bases in
ONE Order is the IATA initiative to modernize its member airlines’ flight booking and accounting processes, to enable them to align their products even more closely to customers’ needs and substantially simplify the customer’s booking experience. Under the ONE
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