Work travel is emerging as a lifestyle rather than necessity for some people. According to Global Business Travel Association, the number of U.S.-originated business trips alone will increase to 499.2 million in 2015. Meanwhile, despite the apparently rising workloads, a new survey by Pullman Hotels states 43% of international travellers always take their professional mobile devices with them even...
One Aviation named Jinggong (Beijing) General Aviation the exclusive distributor for the Eclipse 550 very light jet in China. Eleven-year-old Jinggong offers sales, training and service for each of the various general aviation aircraft brands - Cirrus Aircraft and Mahindra Airvan among them - it represents in the country. According to One Aviation CEO Alan Klapmeier, &l...
Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos, the two French pilots of the cocaine-laden Falcon 50 who were arrested in the Dominican Republic in 2013 with their passengers, have fled and are now in France. TV reports suggest they were assisted by friends and used two boats and forged passports to escape from the country. They then took an Air Caraïbes scheduled flight from an island in the French&...
Third-quarter revenue at Textron Aviation rose $79 million, to $1.159 billion, from a year ago, thanks to more Cessna Citation shipments, while profits jumped by $45 million, to $107 million. The Textron subsidiary delivered 37 Citations and 29 King Airs during the quarter, compared with 33 Citations and 30 King Airs in the same period last year. Backlog as of September 30 was $1.4 billion, essent...
flydubai’s inaugural flight has arrived in the capital city of Eritrea, Asmara. Ghaith Al Ghaith, flydubai chief executive Officer said: “The addition of Asmara to our network reflects our commitment to enhancing air connectivity to Dubai which includes 67 points that did not previously have direct air links to Dubai or were underserved. “The Eritrean capital becomes our 13...
Garuda Indonesia has booked a net income of $51.4 million through the third quarter 2015, an increase of 123.4 per cent compared to the same period last year when it incurred a loss of $220.1 million. Garuda Indonesia president Arif Wibowo said in Jakarta the company also increased total revenue from $2.83 billion through the third quarter 2014 to $2.84 billion during the same period in 2015....
A RAAF KC-30A tanker transport has refuelled a RAAF E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft on operations for the first time. The mission over Iraq in support of Coalition operations against Islamic State last week saw the KC-30 use its ARBS (Aerial Refuelling Boom System) to refuel the Wedgetail in the first time a RAAF KC-30 had used its boom on operations. “Being able to use the...
Qantas returned to the top of the punctuality table in September, ending Virgin Australia’s three-month run as the nation’s most on-time domestic carrier. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) show Qantas had the highest percentage of on-time arrivals in September, with 91.8 per cent of its domestic flights reaching their destination wit...
An EVA Air (BR) Boeing 777-300ER aircraft featuring its new livery has rolled out of the paint shop. The 777-300ER aircraft, Registration B-16725, was spotted on Oct. 27 when it returned to Paine Field after painting in Portland, according to an image released by Paine Airport. The aircraft B-16725 is the first plane to wear the new livery. By shifting the aerodynamic line upwar...
China Eastern Airlines -- one of the Chinese mainland's "Big Three" air carriers -- has teamed up with Taiwan's China Airlines to invest in SkyTeam's first lounge in Asia at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). The Shanghai-based airline -- a member of SkyTeam, a global alliance of some 20 airline partners -- vowed to upgrade its services in the SAR with an eye on...
Passengers on Air New Zealand's regional routes will soon be able to keep electronic devices switched on throughout their flight. The airline says from November 4, passengers on its regional turboprop fleet (ATR72-500 and 600, Q300 and Beech 1900D aircraft) will be able to keep their electronic devices on for the duration of their journey. The decision comes after approval by the Ne...
Qatar Airways was honoured with the title for Best Airline for Business Class in the inaugural Travel Weekly Asia Reader's Choice Awards. The awards seeks to recognise travel companies and individuals for their outstanding achievements and pay tribute to the top travel organisations for their commitment, contributions and accomplishments. The 32 winners were determined by the travel...
