Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes First Flight with GE Engines

June 21, 2010

The first GE-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner has completed its first flight after a 3 hour, 48 minute flight over Washington state. The planes use GEnx-1B engines - ZA005. Boeing workers and GE executives gathered in ...

Spirit Airlines Resumes Services

June 18, 2010

After a 5-day strike by pilots, Spirit Airlines announced on Thursday that they would start operating services again today. This comes after management and pilots were able to agree on a tentative pact on Wednesday that ...

British Airways to launch Gatwick-Cancun Flights

June 17, 2010

British Airways has announced that they will relaunch services between Gatwick and Cancun this winter after dropping the flights in April 2002. The carrier will now be the only British airline to operate direct, scheduled routes ...

Spirit Airlines Cancels More Flight due to Striking Pilots

June 16, 2010

Spirit Airlines has announced the cancellation of even more flights through Thursday due to the strike by pilots, which started on Saturday. To help passengers with the cancellations, the carrier says that they will be given ...

British Airways and Unite to Negotiate New Acas Proposals

June 15, 2010

There has been a turn in the right direction for the British Airways cabin crew dispute, which has threatened millions of passengers' travel plans with 22 days of strikes this year. This comes as the Acas, ...

Spirit Airlines Cancels Flights due to Pilot Strike

June 14, 2010

Spirit Airlines announced on Sunday that they have canceled flights for the next few days while their pilots continue to strike. The 440 pilots, which are being represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, began industrial ...

Delta Air Lines is Sorry for Sending Kids on Wrong Flights

June 11, 2010

Delta Air Lines has blamed a mix-up with paperwork for sending two kids to the wrong destinations while they were flying under the unaccompanied minors program offered by the carrier. The airline says that the children ...

Romanian Survives Austria-UK Flight in Private Jet Landing Gear

June 10, 2010

On Sunday night, a 20-year-old Romanian said that he crawled under the fence surrounding the perimeter of the Vienna airport to climb into the landing gear compartment of a private Boeing 747 belonging to a high-ranking UAE ...

British Airways Will Hold Out in Dispute

June 9, 2010

Willie Walsh, the CEO of British Airways, has given striking cabin crew a clear message that he will continued to fight as long as it takes to win their dispute. He spoke at the International Air ...

Kingfisher Airlines Joins Oneworld Alliance

June 8, 2010

Kingfisher Airlines is now a member elect of the Oneworld Alliance, which has 11 full airline members. The chairman and chief executive of the carrier, Vijay Mallya, signed a formal deal at the World Air Transport ...