Airline news
Air China Starts Third Daily Beijing-Los Angeles Service
Air China Starts Third Daily Beijing-Los Angeles Service Air China has launched the third nonstop service between Beijing and Los Angeles from July 1, 2015. This is the first time that ocean-crossing three-times daily flights f...
Five Indonesian Airports Closed Due To Volcanic Eruption
Five Indonesian Airports Closed Due To Volcanic Eruption Indonesian authorities closed five airports on Friday, including on the popular holiday islands of Bali and Lombok, because of a volcanic eruption, a spokesman for the ai...
Markets Fear Indonesia AirAsia Could Be Grounded
Markets Fear Indonesia AirAsia Could Be Grounded A move by Indonesia to enforce rules on airlines’ finances pushed shares in Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia to their biggest single-day fall as investors feared its Jakart...
Turkish Flight Diverted After ‘Bomb Threat’
Turkish Flight Diverted After ‘Bomb Threat’ A Turkish Airlines flight from Bangkok made an emergency landing in New Delhi after a written bomb threat was found in a toilet on the Airbus A330 carrying 134 passengers,...
Vietnam Air To Add More Boeings To Fleet
Vietnam Air To Add More Boeings To Fleet Boeing and Vietnam Airlines will negotiate the sale of eight more 787-10 Dreamliners and eight 777-8Xs, a move hailed by US and Vietnamese officials as a sign of strengthening trade ties...
Lufthansa, Pilots Mediation Talks Stuttering
Lufthansa, Pilots Mediation Talks Stuttering Talks between Lufthansa and pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit are reported to be on the verge of ending without agreement. If the talks fail it raises the prospect of strikes a...
