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Sunday, June 3, 2012
JetBlue gets OK to build new international arrivals expansion at JFK’s Terminal 5
JetBlue Airways (New York) received approval from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Board of Commissioners yesterday (May 31) to move forward with its expansion plans at JFK Terminal 5 where it intends to construct a new international arrivals facility dubbed T5i.
JetBlue is already the largest domestic airline at JFK and continues to increase its international presence, carrying more than 2 million travelers on international routes...
LOT Polish Airlines returns to Beijing
LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw) on May 29 relaunched the connection between Warsaw and Beijing. The inaugural flight took off from Chopin Airport after 4:10 pm (1610). Poland’s First Lady, Anna Komorowska, and members of Trade Mission headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Waldemar Pawlak, were among the VIP’s on board.Resumption of the Chinese route is another stage of LOT Polish Airlines’ “East Meets West” strategy that has been implemented since 2011....
Malaysian Airlines
Malaysia Airlines A380 Plane First Landing at KLIA took place at about 3.45pm on the 30th May 2012. This was indeed a historical moment for the company as it has been quite some time since the purchase of these six planes. This is also the first of the six planes that made its inaugural flight from Toulouse in France to KLIA, Malaysia. As many of the airline staff and technicians were patiently waiting out at Hanger 6 in KLIA, I made my way...
Air India strike leads to biggest revenue loss
The strike by Air India pilots entered the 26th day Saturday, pushing up the airline's revenue losses to more than Rs.350 crore, one of the biggest loss suffered by it in any strike."The loss is on account of ticket cancellation, unused labour and bulk of Boeing 777 fleet being grounded," an Air India official said."We expect to stabilise our operations and cut the losses to less than Rs.5 crore a day from today (Saturday)," he added.The Indian...
DGCA officials under scanner for misuse of travel facilities
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued aeronautical information circulars to some senior officials for allegedly misusing the facility of free travel in domestic airlines for safety checks and other official work.According to media reports, the vigilance wing of DGCA has detected misuse of this facility where certain officials let private individuals to fly free using AICs.The officials under the scanner for misusing AICs include...
Indian Pilots Guild ready to set aside demands if recognition is restored
The Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), leading the Air India pilots' strike, today said it was ready to set aside all demands to end the strike if the government restored recognition to the union."As Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has assured us that our demands will be looked into, we all are ready to set aside our other demands and resume duties forthwith. But then we want the government to re-recognise the union to enable us represent the pilots...
Dubai -Toronto Flight, First Ever A380 Diverts to and Lands in Ottowa
An Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800, performing flight EK-241 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 530 people on board, After taking off from Dubai, the pilot encountered problems. In fact, pilots circled Toronto before they diverted to Ottowa, where they made a safe landing with firefighters and paramedic emergency services on standby. The plane, the first A380 ever to land at Ottawa International Airport, touched down...
