flydubai will launch flights to Colombo from 23rd June. Flights will operate four times weekly, aboard Boeing 737-800s. Fares start at around AED420 ( LKR 13,000, USD125 ). FZ555 DXB2110-0110+1CMB 1356 FZ556 CMB0210-0510DXB 2467 Currently, the competition on the route is as follows. Emirates – 21-24 weekly. All Boeing...
What do you think the above chart is ? It shows the predicted box-office revenue of new movies, by Hollywood Stock Exchange ( green ) and Twitter users ( blue ). Almost the same, isn’t it ? Social Computing Labs at HP discovered in a study that using only...
MANGALORE, ( AIRLINE INDUSTRY REVIEW ) – An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Mangalore, overshot the runway at Mangalore International Airport ( IATA :IXE ) and caught fire. The flight, IX812, was being operated by a Boeing 737-800. The aircraft involved was VT-AXV, cn 36333/2481, a 2007...
.. is creating a fantasy that your customer believes and can live in. That simple. But keep in mind that this should be a perfect branding-fantasy-strategy. A story unique to your own brand. Adding a part of JetBlue’s branding with AirAsia flavor won’t work. A JetAsia ? Well, that...
MIT has delivered designs of two ultra-efficient green plane models to NASA, as part of a $2.1 million research contract awarded in 2008. The aircraft feature a different silhouette than to current day models and will offer a 70% fuel burn reduction. The D Series is expected to replace...
Social media is certainly the next frontier in marketing. It allows you to connect with your prospective customers and lead them to the place you want to. But I find that many airlines have still not achieved the true potential of social media. Hence I have decided to offer...
Are you an airline enthusiast ? Interested in finding the aircraft that flew a particular flight ? Or finding the rotations an aircraft of a particular airline flies ? I found this nifty little resource extremely helpful. Flight24.com Apparently they collect info through publicly available ACARS feeds, but lists...
15 May 2010 COLOMBO ( Reuters ) – Sri Lanka has offered $55 million to buy back the 43.6 per cent stake Dubai’s Emirates airline holds in national carrier SriLankan Airlines, the island nation’s treasury secretary said on Friday. Emirates, the Arab world’s largest airline, had no immediate comment,...
Photo spiegel.de An interesting scenery was seen at Hamburg airport yesterday. Because of the UEFA Europa League final, the airport received a far higher amount of traffic, thus forcing one runway to be closed and turned into a parking lot.
Mihin Lanka is Sri Lanka’s only low cast carrier which began operations in 2007. Mihin is a fully state owned airline and currently operates one Airbus A320. 4R-MRB cn977. Photo © Michael Frost However, unfortunately Mihin has so far been unable to generate a profit and this even forced...