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Wi-fi and LiveTV Onboard Turkish Airlines Business Class from Istanbul to Los Angeles

Imagine flying for over 10,000kms over 14 hours and still be connected to the world – over the internet. It might sound like a dream come true for some of us, and I just happened to be one of the first in the world to experien...


AirAsia To Be First A320 Operator With Sharklets

Low-cost carrier AirAsia will be the first airline to sport fuel-saving sharklet wing tips on an A320 plane from December, Airbus said at the Berlin air show on Tuesday. The bent-back wing tips offer fuel savings of about 4 per...



Airbus Unveils Its 2050 Vision for ‘Smarter Skies’

Global aircraft manufacturer Airbus today releases the latest instalment of the Future by Airbus, its vision for sustainable aviation in 2050 and beyond. For the first time the vision looks beyond aircraft design to how the air...


Boeing Onboard Performance Solution for IPad to Be Launched by Qantas

Flexible, mobile application integrates seamlessly with digital flight deck Boeing announced today that Qantas will be the launch customer for the Boeing Onboard Performance Tool (OPT) for iPad. The Onboard Performance Tool giv...



AirAsia Close To Major New Airbus Deal

  Malaysia’s AirAsia is putting the finishing touches to a deal to buy up to 100 Airbus passenger jets as it expands internationally, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. The deal, potentially worth aroun...


New Berlin Airport Delayed To Oct 2013

  The opening of Berlin’s new airport has been delayed a further seven months to October 27 next year, authorities said on Friday, about two years later than originally planned after a series of setbacks to the proje...