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Star Alliance’s Los Angeles Lounge has once again been “named North America’s Leading Airport Lounge at the World Travel Awards 2025, marking the sixth consecutive year it has received this top honour.” CEO of Star Alliance Airline, Theo Panagiotoulias said “our commitment at Star Alliance is to create seamless and connected journeys for travellers, and our lounges play an important …
Qatar Airways Cargo and Cainiao, a global e-commerce logistics leader, have “launched an expanded strategic partnership to accelerate cross-border e-commerce delivery.” According to the cargo carrier, “this long-term collaboration significantly strengthens the existing partnership, enhancing global connectivity and addressing the growing demand for fast, reliable international logistics.” The agreement was formalised by Mr. Mark Drusch, Chief Officer Cargo at Qatar …
“Mechanical failures, equipment malfunctions or technical issues discovered during scheduled maintenance, can all result in an aircraft having to remain grounded (Aircraft on Ground – AOG) until the necessary parts are sourced and repairs have been completed”, Qatar Air says. Furthermore, the cargo carrier says the “AOG requirements are increasing and changing, given that international travel and cargo demand is …
United Kingdom airline, Jet2 and travel brand Jet2holidays say they have “expanded their Winter 25/26 programme once again, by adding two brand-new routes to Morocco – Bournemouth to Agadir and Leeds Bradford to Marrakech.” According to the airline, this latest expansion comes “on the back of continued demand for beach holidays and city breaks to Morocco and means the companies will operate to the North African country from eight …
United Airlines (UAL) has reported its third-quarter 2024 financial results showing the airline had a “pre-tax earnings of $1.3 billion, with a pre-tax margin of 8.7%; adjusted pre-tax earnings1 of $1.4 billion, with an adjusted pre-tax margin1 of 9.7%.” According to the report, the airline achieved “diluted earnings per share of $2.90; adjusted diluted earnings per share1 of $3.33, ahead of the third-quarter 2024 guidance provided at …
Aircraft lessor Falko Regional Aircraft Limited (Falko) has completed the delivery of four (4) Embraer E175 aircraft on lease to Airlink, South Africa’s premier independent regional carrier. Falko says: “The aircraft were delivered on behalf of Falko managed fund, Falko Regional Aircraft Opportunities Fund II (Fund II) with the first two deliveries concluding in Q4 2023 and the final two …
US carrier, United says it has “set a new standard of inflight connectivity by signing the industry’s largest agreement of its kind with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s fast, reliable Wi-Fi service to the airline’s mainline and regional aircraft fleet, for free.” The airline says it “customers will soon enjoy the same high-speed, low-latency internet service in the air that they enjoy on the …
UAE carrier, Emirates has continued to increase its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) footprint across its operations. The airline recently took delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Shell Aviation at London Heathrow Airport. Over 3,000 metric tonnes of neat SAF, blended with conventional jet fuel, will be supplied into the fuelling infrastructure network of the airport* until the end of summer 2024, according …
United Airlines (UAL) has reported its first-quarter 2024 financial results. According to United, “The company had a pre-tax loss of $164 million, a $92 million improvement over the same quarter last year; adjusted pre-tax loss of $79 million, a $187 million improvement on an adjusted basis over the same quarter last year.” United says: “These earnings reflect the approximately $200 million impact from the Boeing 737 MAX 9 grounding, …
Qatar Airways has expanded its network in Africa to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The addition of Kinshasa increases the number of destinations in Africa served by Qatar Airways to twenty-nine. “The new route will be served by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, equipped with 22 Business Class seats and 232 Economy Class seats”, according to the airline. The airline …
