Starting May 15, 2018, Austrian Airlines will offer up to five weekly nonstop flights from Narita International Airport to Vienna on a Boeing 777 aircraft. The summer flight schedule will be available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. "We temporarily terminated flight service from ...
New Emirates routes Emirates has announced three new Airbus A380 destinations, running its flagship three-class double-decker aircraft from Dubai to Tokyo, Casablanca and Sao Paulo. With the triple deployment, Emirates is the first airline to operate scheduled A380 services to Latin America, as well as to ...
Italian menu on Cathay Cathay Pacific has partnered with Tosca, a Michelin-starred Italian restaurant in Hong Kong, to launch an in-flight menu promotion for its first- and business-class passengers on select long-haul flights departing Hong Kong until April 30. Dishes on the menu include octopus terrine, ...
New Turkish Airlines head Turkish Airlines announced Feb. 1 that Mehmet Akay will be taking over as the new Tokyo branch manager. Akay has experience working as the regional commercial manager in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and the general manager for Southern and Western ...
On-time awards for JAL Japan Airlines (JAL) was awarded the On-time Performance Services Award by FlightStats, Inc., an independent aviation performance tracking company, coming in first in both the "mainline" and "network" categories under Asia-Pacific Major Airlines. Network is defined as a system of flights that ...
Fine fair on Air France Since Nov. 3, Air France has offered upgraded meal service for business-class passengers on its Paris-Haneda route. A choice of cold appetizers or warm vegetable soup that includes pumpkin, potatoes and peas is now available. There are six types of entrees ...
New Air France menu Starting Nov. 1, Air France's a la carte menu will be available in the premium economy and economy cabins on the airline's flights departing from Japan. Three a la carte options — the Tradition, Ocean and Italia menus — will be available. ...
New Cathay Japan boss Cathay Pacific recently appointed Lionel Kwok as general manager of the Hong Kong-based airline's Japan office. Kwok assumed his new position from Sept. 19. Born in 1964 in Hong Kong, Kwok joined Cathay Pacific in 1987 after graduating from the University of ...
New president at United United Continental Holdings, Inc. named Scott Kirby as the president of United Airlines on Aug. 29. In this newly created role, Kirby will assume responsibility for United's operations, marketing, sales, alliances, network planning and revenue management. Kirby joins United from American Airlines, ...
Ethnic food on Korean Air Korean Air set a new record for its daily production of in-flight meals on July 30, producing meals for 84,936 passengers — the most since it started the service in 1969. The company says it makes 1,400 types of food, providing ...
New terminal for Garuda Garuda Indonesia and state airport operator Angkasa Pura II announced the opening of a new terminal at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Aug. 9. The new Terminal 3 Ultimate (T3U) currently only serves domestic flights of Garuda Indonesia but will expand to ...
New Air France-KLM head Air France-KLM has appointed Jean-Marc Janaillac as new chairman and chief executive officer in replacement of Alexandre de Juniac, effective July 4. Janaillac graduated from the HEC Business School and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration. Since 2012, he has been chairman and CEO of ...
