• Azerbaijan and Djibouti reached important agreements in civil aviation

    President of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) Closed Joint Stock Company (CJSC) Jahangir Askerov was on a working visit to the Republic of Djibouti on November 29-30. As part of the visit, Jahangir Askerov held a series of meetings with senior officials of the Republic of Djibouti. On November 30, 2016, President of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC met…

  • Sentient Jet Announces Acclaimed Chef Bobby Flay As Inaugural Brand Ambassador

    New Brand Ambassador Program to grant Sentient Jet Cardholders VIP access to exclusive Cardholder-only culinary events with Flay and preferred reservations across Flay properties, among other special perks Sentient Jet, a Directional Aviation company, today announces award-winning chef Bobby Flay as its inaugural Brand Ambassador. As part of the partnership, Flay will co-host exclusive VIP…

  • Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia Approves Certificate for Sikorsky S-76C™, S-76D™ and S-92A® Helicopters

    Colombia‘s civil aviation authority Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil (UAEAC) has approved the Offshore and Utility Type Certificate for Sikorsky‘s S-76C™ series (C, C+, C++), S-76D™ and S-92A® helicopters. The certificate enables Colombia’s commercial aviation operators to add the multi-role helicopters for transportation of workers or cargo to offshore oil and gas rigs, as…

  • Three Leonardo employees receive top international electronic warfare awards

    The awards went to: Dr Clive Coleman, Phil Davies and Professor Steve Roberts  The awards were presented by the US-based Association of Old Crows and by the UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society  Three Leonardo-Finmeccanica employees have received prestigious international awards this month for their work in the field of electronic warfare. Two of the awards were…

  • AZALJET increases number of regular flights to Moscow

    Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) increases the number of regular flights from Baku to Moscow, to Vnukovo Airport. Henceforth, flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Vnukovo Airport will be carried out twice a day from March 2017. AZAL’s Vice President Eldar Hajiyev and Director General of Vnukovo Airport Vasily Alexandrov signed the corresponding agreement in Moscow…

  • Industry first as Thomson trials virtual assistant tool for holiday inspiration

    Leading holiday brand Thomson is offering its customers an innovative way to find inspiration for their holidays by trialling a travel search tool leveraging IBM’s Cloud platform with cognitive intelligence. In an industry first customers will be able to interact via a simple chat interface to get responses in real-time, resulting in helpful suggestions of…

  • Pictures of te day: Virgin America

    Launched in 2007, Virgin America is a California-based airline on a mission to make flying fun again with new planes, attractive fares, top-notch service, and innovative amenities. The airline’s base is San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) sleek and sustainable new Terminal 2. Virgin America has created 3,000 new jobs and swept the major travel awards…

  • Virgin America unleashes #tinydogstinyfares cyber monday deal

    Travelers Can Fetch Up to 30% off Fares Nationwide* and $10 for Every Flight Booked Will Go to Support Animal Shelter Partners** Airline Launches Cross-Country ‘Operation Chihuahua’ Airlift to Fly Dozens of Tiny Dogs to New York – Where Adoptive Homes Await. Today, Virgin America unleashes one of its biggest deals of the year with…

  • More flights to Sylt next summer with airberlin

    New connection to Germany’s northernmost island from Zurich Next summer airberlin will once again provide a direct service for flight guests from various cities to the German island of Sylt. Germany’s second largest airline will expand the number of flights it offers to Sylt in order to give more holidaymakers fast and direct access to…

  • Air Europa and CFM International celebrate 30-year relationship

    Air Europa and CFM International are celebrating the 30th anniversary of a very successful relationship that began in 1986 when the airline launched passenger service with CFM56-3-powered Boeing 737-300 aircraft. “We truly value the partnership we have built with CFM,” said Juan José Hidalgo, chairman and CEO of Air Europa.  “The reliability of the CFM56…