Archive for September, 2010
Kingfisher Airlines ( IATA : IT ) of India has appointed ex- SpiceJet CEO Sanjay Aggarwal as its new CEO with immediate effect. Vijay Mallya will continue to function as Chairman & MD, to whom new CEO Sanjay will report, while all VPs of the airline will now be...
Having run this website solely using a mobile phone so far ( and having just bought a laptop ), one factor I’ve realised – just as many others – is that the future is mobile. Airline industry however is yet to fully utilize mobile technologies for its processes, and...
SriLankan Airlines will be increasing its destinations to 50 ( inc. codeshare ) and fleet to 15 aircraft during Winter 2010/11. Full details below. The 50th destination will be Guangzhou ( CAN ). Only special flights have been specifically mentioned, to other destinations, frequencies are stated. Other changes were...
Airbus on 17 Sep unveiled its new corporate logo, which incorporates a new futuristic looking typeface. The new logo is the first update of the European aircraft manufacturer’s logo since it was established in 1969, and retains the original ball-shaped symbol. “We have retained many of our logo’s original...
Thanks for reading. Now because you read this post, a dog shelter somewhere in the world will get free food from Pedigree Dog Foods to feed the homeless dogs they take care of. You might be wondering what is this post about dogs, on a blog about aviation. Pedigree,...
First Airbus A330-200F for Turkish Airlines Cargo was seen at Tolouse yesterday. The aircraft wears the new Turkish livery and is only the second aircraft to wear it ( the other being a 777-300ER currently pending delivery ). Photo copyright David Barrie/ Aeroweb-fr.net This aircraft, MSN 1004, was the...
London Gatwick based charter airline Astraeus has appointed Iron Maiden member Bruce Dickinson as its Marketing Director with immediate effect. Bruce, 52, is the vocalist of the band, considered as one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time. One of the little known facts is that,...
Russian Technologies, a state owned Russian company, stated on Friday that it has placed orders for 50 737NGs worth $3.7B. The carrier expects to lease these aircraft to Aeroflot. The deal includes options for 35 aircraft. Russian Technologies, which manages the government’s stake in a dozen regional carriers, expects...
SriLankan Airlines has updated its schedule for the IATA Northern Winter season. Currently visible changes are as follows As of planned operation for first week of December Fourth Airbus A320 aircraft, 4R-ABK ( ETOPS enabled ) in operation Mumbai – Frequencies increased from 7 to 10 weekly UL141/2 CMB...
Air Zimbabwe ( IATA: UM ) has fired all of its 40 pilots today, after its pilots went on strike asking for cut back allowances. The pilots state that their allowance was cut back to USD1200 from USD2500 in February 2009. They further state that the airline has no...