Allegiant Air flight made a successful landing in the clouds of spark and smoke at the Orlando Sanford International Airport in the United States after circling for nearly an hour when a hydraulic problem occurred in the front nose gear and the gear failed to descend. There were some sparks and lot of smoke but [...]
In November, six Muslim clerics (imams) were removed from United Flight 300 after being accused of suspicious behavior. They are threatening to sue the passengers who were aboard and have filed the civil rights lawsuit against the airline and their fellow passengers. The complaint is filed in Minnesota federal court and seeks an undisclosed amount [...]
Annual Airline Quality Rating report was released on Monday, 2nd April, 2007. It shows there is rise in number of delayed and canceled flights, lost luggage, bumped passengers and other problems that have fueled growing customer dissatisfaction with flying. The research is sponsored by the Aviation Institute at University of Nebraska at Omaha and Wichita [...]
Next time you travel by Britain’s Premium Aircraft Interiors Group, you will be surprised; the seating arrangement of the plane has changed. Freedom Economy Seat, a three-seat row that flips the middle one backward has been introduced. Also there is a four-seat row in which the middle two face backward. Ben Bettell, the PAIG executive [...]
Luxurious Boeing 787s is going get a fancier interior. It has asked Boeing BMW’s DesignworksUSA group to model them up with a fancy interior for an imaginary super-rich Russian client in his mid-30s. In it, you’ve got a bar, many couches, beds, meeting rooms, stairs, some more couches, and even a place to house your [...]
The first-class of some airlines is going to eliminate soon. Shocked? Yes, this is true; the airline industry is planning a new future of the first class to make you feel more comfortable while traveling. Airlines who keep their first-class service will elevate it to a level of unparalleled luxury seen in five-star hotels. And [...]
Qantas, the premier Australian and world-renowned airline, has decided to suspend its thrice-weekly flights between Adelaide and Auckland. The decision will come into force from July 23. The reason behind the move is suppose to be a continuous dip in number of passengers for this route. The Qantas’ South Australian regional general manager Terry Simpson [...]
There are still ten more months for the Bermuda II treaty that constricts flights from Heathrow to US airports to run before the Open Skies agreement comes into effect. Only two UK and US airlines (American, United, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic) may fly between Europe’s busiest airport and the US. There is a strong [...]
In view of an planned eight-hour strike by Alitalia flight attendants and air traffic controllers, the airlines has cancelled almost 400 flights today. A strike by the staff earlier on May 3, forced the airline to scrap 350 flights. Unions have been trying to keep up the pressure on the airline during contract negotiations. Alitalia [...]
That is what a new study on the effect of Viagra on hamsters is suggesting. A shot of it may one day help shift workers and flight crews recover their normal sleep cycles. Diego Golombek from Argentina’s National University of Quilmes and colleagues found that administering a hamster-sized dose of Sildenafil (more commonly known as [...]
