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Turkish Airlines Introduces the World’s ‘Oldest Bread’ to Select Business Class Flights
Turkish Airlines, the airline flying to more countries than any other, has introduced ‘The Oldest Bread’ to its in-flight service menu. The recently launched offering is made of Einkorn and Emmer Wheats which are considered the oldest types in Anatolia, the cradle of the most ancient civilizations. New to the airline’s in-flight service, but well-established in Turkish history, the menu item reflects how Turkish Airlines continues to find ways to share its culture with its guests through cuisine and connecting honored traditions with modern innovations.
Lufthansa Technik equips LATAM’s 777 aircraft with AeroSHARK
In December 2023, LATAM had its first Boeing 777-300ER fitted with the bionic surface film in São Paulo, becoming the first airline outside the Lufthansa Group and in the Americas region to adopt this innovative CO₂-saving solution. Since then, the Latin American airline has been testing the sharkskin technology in daily operations. Given the proven results, LATAM has now decided to install the innovative film on four additional aircraft. Five AeroSHARK-modified aircraft operated by the subsidiary LATAM Airlines Brazil will soon be cruising the skies.
FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: Qatar Airways Holidays Offers Fans Unique Travel Packages for Matches
Qatar Airways, in partnership with Qatar Tourism, is set to roll back the years with the announcement of unique travel packages for fans to witness a special Legends El Clásico match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid on 28 November 2024 at Khalifa International Stadium, in an action-packed week which also stages The FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2024.
Emirates makes its much-awaited touchdown to Lagos, Nigeria
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has resumed passenger services to Lagos, Nigeria, with a daily service. The official delegation onboard was led by Adil Al Ghaith, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Gulf, Middle East and Central Asia; David Broz, Senior Vice President of Aeropolitical and Airline Industry Affairs and Sami Aqil Abdullah, Senior Vice President Emirates Airport Services Outstation and Business Support. The official delegation from Nigeria onboard the flight included His Excellency, Festus Keyamo, Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria; His Excellency, Zayyan Ibrahim, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Dubai and the Northern Emirates and Adewale Babtunde Awolesi, Head of Chancery, Consulate General of Nigeria.
Virgin Atlantic welcomes winter with new menu and feel-good features
Virgin Atlantic is welcoming the winter months with a brand-new menu across all cabins, anchored in modern British cuisine, seasonality and comfort. There is plenty of choice for customers, whether they’re looking to indulge or focus on wellness.
SWISS and Helvetic Airways extend their partnership
SWISS and Helvetic Airways are to extend and deepen their proven and long-standing partnership for a further five years. Helvetic Airways will operate up to 15 aircraft throughout the SWISS European network on SWISS’s behalf under the continued wet-lease agreement.
Spirit Airlines Unveils its First-Ever PiNK Uniform Collection in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness
Spirit Airlines is turning the skies pink this October with the debut of its special-edition uniform collection in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Spirit Team Members will don the new PiNK Collection, with a capital “NK” in honor of Spirit’s airline code, throughout the month as part of the carrier’s commitment to advance breast cancer awareness and raise funds for breast cancer research.
Qatar Airways Hosted the 2024 Annual Investors’ Meeting in Doha
Qatar Airways hosted its 2024 Investors’ Meeting in Doha, Qatar under the theme of “New Era of Dynamic and Sustainable Partnership”. The world’s leading aviation finance organisations, including leasing, banking, and insurance businesses attended the meeting for a holistic overview of Qatar Airways Group’s financial results, fleet and network expansion, competitive differentiation, sustainability efforts, and employee engagement plans. The high-profile attendees were also presented with the airline’s vision for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and beyond.
Ready for the first snowflake: How American prepares for deicing season
Parts of the U.S. are still feeling nearly triple-digit temperatures, but the American team is well underway with training to prepare for deicing season, which officially starts Oct. 1. Because every minute counts when it comes to getting an aircraft out on time, American’s specially trained deicing teams work to free aircraft of snow, ice or frost in an average of nine minutes.
Virgin Atlantic reinvents Flying Club Every seat available with points
Virgin Atlantic has announced that Flying Club members will be able to pay for any seat onboard with Virgin Points. This is in addition to the launch of new Saver reward seats and increased points earn rates in Premium and Upper Class. From 30 October these enhancements will revolutionise the world of redemptions for Virgin Atlantic customers, continuing a long history of innovation in Flying Club, alongside our rewards club partner Virgin Red.
Qatar Airways Expands Services to Canada with Launch of Flights to Toronto
Qatar Airways will launch a new service to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) starting on 11 December 2024, with three weekly non-stop flights from the World’s Best Airport - Hamad International Airport (DOH). As the airline’s fourteenth gateway to the Americas, the new Toronto route marks the airline’s second destination in Canada, joining Montréal which has served more than 1.6 million passengers across seven daily flights to and from Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) since its launch.
Retired sails get a second wind as Emirates unveils Neo collection
In support of Emirates Team New Zealand gearing up to defend its champion’s title at the America’s Cup, Emirates Official Store has launched Neo, a limited-edition tote bag collection that gives new life to sails used at previous world series, regattas and America’s Cup competitions dating back all the way to 2011.