Airline news
Air France Braces For Fallout From Paris Attacks
Air France Braces For Fallout From Paris Attacks Air France has experienced some reduction in traffic following last Friday’s Paris attacks, but it is too early to say how severe the impact on bookings will be. “Cle...
Asian Tourists Think Twice About Paris Trip
Asian Tourists Think Twice About Paris Trip Fresh violence on the streets of Paris and bomb threats against Air France flights have rattled the global tourism industry, with people from wealthy Asian nations thinking twice abou...
Passenger Attempts To Open Door On Boston-Bound Flight
Passenger Attempts To Open Door On Boston-Bound Flight An apparently intoxicated female passenger attempted to open an exit door on a Boston-bound British Airways flight on Tuesday, prompting people on the plane to restrain her...
Marriott To Buy Starwood For USD$12.2 Billion
Marriott To Buy Starwood For USD$12.2 Billion Marriott International will buy Starwood Hotels Resorts for USD$12.2 billion to create the world’s largest hotel chain with brands including Sheraton and Ritz Carlton. The com...
TAP Portugal Orders 53 Airbus Aircraft
TAP Portugal Orders 53 Airbus Aircraft TAP Portugal has signed a firm order for 53 Airbus wide-body and single-aisle aircraft, worth USD$8.6 billion at list prices. The order comes after Portugal’s outgoing government gav...
Garuda To Decide Soon On Airbus Or Boeing Order
Garuda To Decide Soon On Airbus Or Boeing Order Garuda Indonesia will decide whether to buy 30 wide-body jets worth potentially USD$9 billion from either Airbus or Boeing by end-2015, the airline’s chief executive said. I...
