A recent ruling by the FAA makes it mandatory for the airlines to amend the rules of checked in baggage to deny the presence of e-cigarettes in the checked baggage. The ruling comes as an aftermath of the investigations into two incidents of fire which were reported a few years ...[ Read more... ]

[caption id="attachment_199" align="alignleft" width="280"] Air lingus[/caption] International Airlines Group, IAG, the parent company of British Airways, has been successful in satisfying the Aer Lingus Board with its takeover bid proposal of Euros 2.55 per share (totaling to about Euro 1.36 billion Euros). IAG is also the parent holding of British ...[ Read more... ]

It was a well publicized news story of a musician losing his guitar by the United Airlines that took the Department of Transportation to make amends to their rules on carry on baggage. The American airlines are having different rules and regulations with respect to the carriage of musical instruments ...[ Read more... ]

Air India, the national carrier of India, has big plans on MRO (also called Maintenance and Repair Operations). Taking a comprehensive stock of its financial position and working out a strategy to make a turnaround in the next 6 years, the carrier seems to be eyeing the money pie in ...[ Read more... ]

In the backdrop of three aviation tragedies, airlineratings.com has brought out a list of the safest airlines of the world. Here is the list:   Top 10 Safest Airlines Top 10 Safest LCCs Qantas Aer Lingus Air NewZealand Alaska Airlines British Airways Icelandair Cathay Pacific Airways JetBlue Emirates JetStar Etihad ...[ Read more... ]

The national carriers of Abu Dhabi and Argentina have entered into a codeshare agreement which will be effective from 1st February 2015. As per the agreement, the passengers of Etihad will be able to extend their reach to 20 other destinations in South America, spread across Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and ...[ Read more... ]

That mobile applications can be used for improving the customer experience by the airline companies has been amply demonstrated yet again, this time by none other than German carrier Lufthansa. The largest carrier in Europe, both in terms of numbers of passengers carried and fleet size, has brought out the ...[ Read more... ]

South African Airways and Etihad Airlines have agreed to further deepen their bonds by way of increasing the number of flights including addition of new routes for codeshare flights. A daily service will be launched between Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi by the end of March next year by SAA. With ...[ Read more... ]

TripAdvisor, in its annual exercise to determine the most favored airline of India, has again reported IndiGo Airlines to be at the first position. Jet Airways is at no 2 position. IndiGo has emerged at the no 1 position for the third time in as many years and has increased ...[ Read more... ]

[caption id="attachment_172" align="aligncenter" width="284"] Air Austral[/caption] Further strengthening the bond between their two airlines, Air France and Air Austral have now entered into a codeshare agreement which would permit passengers to fly between Europe and Indian Ocean region with greater choice of destinations reached. These two carriers already hold an ...[ Read more... ]