Increase in flights from Dubai to Dar es Salaam- From 7 to 19 per week

November 03, 2014

Flights to Tanzanian capital from Dubai are increasing and at good pace, highlighting the importance being attached to Dar es Salaam tourism and business potential. Close on the heels of Flydubai launching daily flights to this east African city, Emirates has announced a major expansion on this route. Emirates will ...[ Read more... ]


Wright Amendment Expires, Airlines Heave a Sigh A Relief

Wright Amendment was enacted more than 30 years ago with the ostensible reason of preventing competition between two airport of Dallas, Texas. At that time, the Dallas Love Field was the airport which already existed and the new one that came up was Fort Worth International Airport at Dallas. At ...[ Read more... ]


Air India Signs Free Flow Codeshare Pact With Air Astana

November 02, 2014

[caption id="attachment_123" align="alignleft" width="278"] Air India[/caption] Air Astana is the national carrier of Kazakhstan, a Central Asian republic. In order to strengthen its connectivity with the region, Air India, the national carrier of India has entered into a codeshare pact with Air Astana. This expansion is also the result of ...[ Read more... ]


United Posts Record Profit of $ 1.1 Bn in Q3

United Airlines of USA has reported the highest profit of $1.1 Bn in Q3. This is an increase of about 99% on a year-on-year basis. Total revenue earned in this period was $10.1 Bn which is an increase of 3.3% on year-on-year basis. The consolidated passenger revenue per available seat ...[ Read more... ]


4 New Pacific Routes For United Airlines, Hertz Exclusive Partner

United Airlines, which has the most extensive network of flights in Pacific region, is further adding to its network 4 new routes. These are mentioned below: Route Frequency Los Angeles-Melbourne 6 times per week non-stop San Francisco-Tokyo (Haneda) 7 times a week, 1 per day, non-stop Guam-Seoul Guam-Shanghai Besides strengthening ...[ Read more... ]


AA codeshares with JetStar Japan

October 27, 2014

Continuing with its efforts to expand the network by way of code-share alliances with other airlines of the world, American Airlines has now entered into codeshare agreement with JetStar Japan. This codeshare agreement will make it possible for AA passengers to fly to destinations in Japan and for JetStar passengers ...[ Read more... ]


US Airways and American Airlines Merge Their Cargo Units

Moving a step closer to their eventual total merger, American Airlines and US Airways have merged their cargo unit. Now, the cargo on these two airlines will be booked on a single airway bill no. There are some interesting statistics which have emerged out of this merger. Every year there ...[ Read more... ]


Best and Worst Airports of the World- “Sleeping in Airports” Survey

October 26, 2014

If you thought that the best airports of the world were in Europe or Asia, then you are wrong. These  are from Asia, as per a latest survey from a travel website www.sleepinginairports.com. But this is not the only point which makes Asia popular, the other side of the coin-namely, ...[ Read more... ]


Air France is the New Carrier to Use Biofuel for its Airplanes

[caption id="attachment_102" align="aligncenter" width="276"] Air France[/caption] Air France has taken a step closer to protect environment with the use of biofuel for the first time in its Paris-Toulouse route flights. The carried will be using the biofuel from Brazilian company Total. It will be a kerosene compound having a 10 ...[ Read more... ]


GoAir Profit at 5.5 cr in FY 14, Down From over 100 Cr Last Year

[caption id="attachment_99" align="aligncenter" width="259"] GoAir[/caption] GoAir retains the tag of being a profitable airline even though its profits have plummeted by 95% as compared with the last fiscal. What was a resounding profit of 104 cr is 2013 is only left at meagre 5.44 cr this year. This drop in ...[ Read more... ]




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