Airline News Page 141

Lufthansa axes Berlin-New York route

Lufthansa is ending services between Berlin and New York after failing to bag optimal landing times needed to fill planes and t...

Bloomberg News |

Competitors circle in Alitalia carve-up

After a 71-year run, Italy’s bankrupt Alitalia may soon slide into the history books. Several international players are n...

Bloomberg News |

Lufthansa flies high on collapse of AirBerlin

Lufthansa cashed in on the collapse of national rival AirBerlin last year, but warned that 2018 will be a whole lot tougher as ...

Bloomberg News |

Qantas' stopover to London: Dubai vs Singapore

TALKING POINT | It’s "goodbye" to Dubai and "hello again, old friend" to Singapore as Qantas next weekend ditches the Emi...

David Flynn |

United studies 'premium economy' for US flights

United Airlines is considering whether to add an upgraded economy section to domestic U.S. flights – a feature typically ...

Bloomberg News |

Photo: BA's Boeing 777 Club World refresh

British Airways has rolled out a subtle refresh to its Club World business class ahead of a broader overhaul due to arrive in 2...

David Flynn |

Swiss first class caviar, chauffeur service

Not content with its elegant first class lounges at Zurich Airport's Terminal A and Terminal E, Swiss is set to bookend the lux...

David Flynn |

Qantas gives Airbus A330s a second revamp

Qantas will give six of its domestic Airbus A330-200 jets an "international upgrade" to a similar spec as their A330-300 cousin...

David Flynn |

BA's Club Europe seats get AC, USB sockets

British Airways' revamp of its Airbus A320 and A321 fleet will see the Club Europe business class seats gain AC and USB power ...

David Flynn |

Hawaiian Airlines eyes non-stop London flights

Hawaiian Airlines could launch its first European destination with non-stop flights to London from 2021 following the debut of...

David Flynn |

Lufthansa wants a longer-range Airbus A321LR

Airbus has only just rolled out a long-range model in its A321 family, but Lufthansa wants even more range from the twin-e...

Reuters |

Hawaiian eyes Australia for new Boeing 787s

Hawaiian Airlines has just inked an order for 10 Boeing 787-9s, with options for ten more on the table – and some of those cou...

David Flynn |

BA wants more A380s, but at a cheaper price

British Airways parent IAG could consider buying more A380s from Airbus if the superjumbo was cheaper, CEO Willie Walsh said. ...

Reuters |

Boeing rules out reviving the 767 jet

Boeing on Monday ruled out reviving its dormant 767 passenger plane as it continues to ponder options for a potential new niche...

Reuters |

Emirates revamps Boeing 777 business class

Emirates has finally dropped that hated middle seat from its Boeing 777 business class cabin – but only on the long-range...

David Flynn |

Qantas brings first class back to Singapore

Qantas is once again flying first class between Sydney and Singapore in the lead-up to Singapore replacing Dubai as the stopove...

David Flynn |

Virgin's Melbourne-Hong Kong schedule changes

Virgin Australia's July 2 launch of Sydney-Hong Kong flights will see its Melbourne-Hong Kong service pared back in ways which ...

David Flynn |

Boeing wants to sell flying taxis in 2020s

The dream of flying cars has been around longer than Boeing Co. has been making airplanes. Now a vision from the pages of Jules...

Bloomberg News |