Glasgow has been chosen to host a second daily nonstop Emirates flight to and from the airline’s Dubai base. The carrier officially announced the launch of the new flight on Tuesday, much to the dismay of Edinburgh passengers and the airport’s management, which had been trying to secure the route for months. Reports said that [...]

Despite threats by China to cancel orders with Airbus in reaction to the European Union’s emissions trading scheme, Hong Kong Airlines has confirmed that it has placed an order with the planemaker worth £2.5 billion at current list prices. The contract is for 10 A380 superjumbos. The carbon emissions scheme means that all airlines landing [...]

South Korea’s flag carrier will soon commence flights between south London’s Gatwick airport and Seoul. The Incheon airport-based airline said on Thursday that the new service would begin on 29 April of this year via one of its Boeing 777 aircraft, which is configured to hold 225 passengers in economy class, up to 28 Prestige [...]

The cost of season tickets on the railways has gone up on average by around six per cent. However, for some journeys, commuters will find that they are paying more than 10 per cent more than they were last year. The Association of Train Operating Companies has defended the fare hike by saying that the [...]

Chinese news agencies have reported that the country’s aviation body may file a lawsuit against the EU. According to the reports, the China Air Transport Association (CATA) is considering legal action over the European Court of Justice’s ruling last Wednesday that international carriers flying to European airports are not exempt from its strict carbon cutting [...]

Emirates Airlines is to introduce in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity on its fleet of Airbus superjumbos. The system, called OnAir, will let passengers stay connected across the carrier’s network, by allowing them to access the internet. The service will also connect to the airline’s in-flight entertainment. Initially OnAir will be installed on 11 of the 19 A380s [...]

Paris-based carrier Air France has signed a deal with two Libyan carriers to repair aircraft damaged in recent months. Air France officials said on Wednesday that the firm was working with Libyan Airlines as well as Afriqiyah Airways in the effort of getting their fleets back in the sky following damaged suffered amid the overthrow [...]

An investigation is currently underway to find out why two small aircraft crashed at Leicester Airport. One of the pilots died in the incident and two other men were injured, according to the police. A spokesman for the authorities said that it is assumed that the two planes crashed into each other. The incident took [...]

AirAsia’s chief executive has said that Qantas should choose Kuala Lumpur over Singapore for its new Southeast Asian base. Tony Fernandes said on Wednesday to reporters from the Australian Financial Review that Malaysia was a stronger bet for the Australian flag carrier. He said that although Singapore is indeed a better business hub that its [...]

Bank branches could start appearing at train stations if Virgin Trains manages to hold onto the franchise for the west coast line, according to boss, Sir Richard Branson. Talking after a meeting in which he discussed the firm’s future rail strategy, Sir Richard said that opening branches of Virgin Money at stations along the route [...]