Airlines News

Qatar Airways Brings Year of the Rabbit Celebrations to Passengers Onboard and its Premium Lounges
Qatar Airways celebrates the Lunar New Year with passengers travelling to and from far East Asia by introducing festive products and cuisine inspired by Chinese culture and the Year of the Rabbit.

Lufthansa submits offer to acquire a stake in ITA
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is aiming to acquire a stake in the Italian national carrier ITA Airways (Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A.).

Love and luck this Lunar New Year with Emirates
As the Lunar New Year period kicks off from January 22 to February 5, passengers can embrace the luck and abundance of the season with curated menus in Emirates lounges in Dubai, Singapore and Bangkok, blockbuster movies onboard in Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese, and special offers from Emirates RED duty free shopping.

SWISS transfers Swiss AviationSoftware to Lufthansa Technik
SWISS transferred its Swiss AviationSoftware subsidiary to Lufthansa Technik at the end of 2022. The action has been taken for strategic reasons: integrating Swiss AviationSoftware’s world-leading AMOS maintenance application into the Lufthansa Technik digital ecosystem will generate synergies throughout the Lufthansa Group and enable the further expansion and development of this still-autonomous Swiss company.

ANA Holdings Inc. Announces Flight Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023
ANA Group has announced its flight schedule for fiscal year 2023 For domestic routes, ANA and Peach will increase the total available seat kilometers than in FY2022 to fully accommodate the recovery in demand and to maximize profitability for the Group.

Helsinki Airport Implements Innovative Underground Wetland to Improve Water Management
Finavia has built an underground wetland at Helsinki Airport to improve water management. The project is the first of its kind in the Nordic countries.

Qatar Airways and Air Serbia Code-Share Agreement Offers Passengers Seamless Travel
Qatar Airways is pleased to announce it has signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement with Air Serbia, the flag carrier of Serbia, allowing passengers seamless travel to over 40 destinations when travelling on each other’s networks effective 01 February 2023.

easyJet offers 250,000 seats under £30 as part of its Pay Day Sale
easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has launched its Pay Day Sale early this year offering 250,000 seats under £30, with some fares available from as little as £15.99*.

NASA Issues Award for Greener, More Fuel-Efficient Airliner of Future
NASA announced Wednesday it has issued an award to The Boeing Company for the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which seeks to inform a potential new generation of green single-aisle airliners.

KLM Group Commits to 30% CO2 Emissions Reduction by 2030
KLM is committed to reducing its environmental impact as part of a transparent and responsible sustainability policy. An important part of this relates to its commitment to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions by 30% per revenue tonne kilometre (RTK) by 2030 compared to 2019.

Iberia Showcases New A350NEXT at FITUR
Iberia will showcase at FITUR some of the main novelties that its customers will be able to enjoy this year. The airline’s 600m2 stand will offer large-scale experiences to its visitors and will also include a meeting space in which several agreements, mostly with Latin America, will be signed.

Finnair Introduces Continuous Pricing and Modernizes Distribution Channels
Starting early 2023, Finnair will gradually implement continuous pricing in modern distribution channels – through Finnair.com and Finnair mobile App as well as NDC-enabled channels for agent partners.