Airline news
Branson Plans To Keep Control Of Virgin Atlantic
Richard Branson said he planned to keep control of Virgin Atlantic and IAG boss Willie Walsh was misguided for saying the brand would be ditched by US suitor Delta Air Lines. “Rumours have been spread in the press ...
Iberia Unions Call Off December Strike
Unions at Iberia on Monday called off a six-day strike planned for December, despite their continuing disagreement with the management of the company over massive job cuts. “We’ve decided to call off the stri...
Virgin, Delta Planning Transatlantic JV
Virgin Atlantic will form a joint venture on transatlantic flights with Delta Air Lines if the US carrier buys Singapore Airlines’ 49 percent stake in the UK airline, a source close to Virgin said. The source said ...
Bombardier Announces Delta, China CRJ orders
Bombardier won up to USD$3.6 billion in regional jet orders from Delta Air Lines and an undisclosed Chinese client on Thursday, recovering momentum in a segment that had slipped to Brazilian rival Embraer. Delta said it ...
Germanwings To Woo More Business Travel
Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier Germanwings is aiming to woo more business passengers in its battle against cut-throat competition from Ryanair and easyJet. Germanwings will from July 1 next year allow business class ...
Thai Airways Surprises Travelers on Loy Krathong with Lotuses, Inspired by KLM Surprises
Last week, I floated a large candle-lit lotus in the Chao Praya river in Bangkok, courtesy of the Dusit Thani hotel. It was the Loy Krathong festival, one of the two major Thai festivals, in which hundreds of lotuses float down...
