On July 1, KLM flight 1233 from Amsterdam Schipol to Paris Charles de Gaulle operated using biokerosene on a passenger flight, becoming the first airline to do so. While a number of proving flights have been taken by various airlines…
So, the air in the Gulf is really normal. Reality works there too. This news is not unexpected and of course, post the Paris show, it can be swept under the carpet of “new news”. But the truth is that…
Peter Gibson, a spokesman for Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority, talks about the suspension of Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd.’s local services because of safety concerns. Watch Bloomberg’s video here. This is really a lot worse than we expected. The nature…
With EU nations setting up protection for their national carriers, what is a new entrant to do? Somehow, whatever beachhead is established, it has to be exploited to improve reach. Which makes this move by Etihad so smart. Etihad is…
Given the UK’s vibrant green movement and its dislike of air travel, this news is very clever. Thomson Airways will become Britain’s first airline to fly customers on biofuel made from cooking oil when it operates a service to Spain…
Last week’s Paris show saw Indian airlines accounting for a third of orders. This is a $23bn bet on the future of an industry that suffers from state meddling and support for a dinosaur national airline. Taking such a big…