Airline news
JAT Agrees Marketing Alliance With Air Berlin
Serbia’s loss-making JAT Airways has secured a marketing alliance with Air Berlin to share route codes, the two companies said on Wednesday. The deal with Air Berlin, which is 29.21 percent owned by Etihad, increas...
JAL 777 Turns Back To Tokyo With Hydraulic Leak
A San Francisco-bound Boeing 777 operated by Japan Airlines turned back to Tokyo on Monday after its crew detected a leak in the hydraulic system that controls its flaps, the carrier said. The incident came three days af...
UK 787 Fire Probe Looking At Honeywell Part
British investigators said a transmitter made by Honeywell was one of several components that may have caused a fire on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at London Heathrow airport last week. “We can confirm that Honeywell h...
Passengers Eye Legal Action Over Asiana 777 Crash
Asiana Airlines and Boeing are facing potential legal action by passengers who were on board a flight that crashed in San Francisco on July 6, killing three and injuring more than 180, according to US court filings. The ...
Technical Problems Delay Two LOT 787 Flights
Polish airline LOT had to cancel or postpone two Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights because of technical problems with the aircraft, an airline spokeswoman said on Thursday. A flight from Warsaw to Chicago that was scheduled ...
BA Welcomes First A380 In Fleet Upgrade
British Airways welcomed its first Airbus A380 as part of a USD$15 billion fleet upgrade that will help cut fuel bills and give the airline a boost in the lucrative long-haul business travel market. The emergence of the ...
