AVIATION

The new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, “Oranjebloesem” (Orange Blossom) was delivered on Sunday. This first KLM 787-10 Dreamliner will be deployed from 2 July on KLM services to Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam. KLM plans to have 15 Boeing 787-10s in its fleet by 2022. KLM is the first European airline to …

Anupriya Bishnoi Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain will increase its direct Delhi service from two to three daily flights starting from 9 July 2019. Gulf Air has provided direct air services between India and Bahrain since 1960, operating 75 weekly flights to eight destinations in India: Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, …

Anupriya Bishnoi Turkish Airlines has announced that up to 30 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft will join the airlines’ fleet over the next four years, and each will feature the carrier’s bespoke, all-new Business Class Cabins. The first 787-9 Dreamliner flight will depart from the new home of Turkish Airlines, Istanbul …

The education vertical of Bird Group reaffirms its position as a regional aviation-learning hub by becoming the first ever IATA Regional Training Partner. The first RTP course IATA’s ‘Safety Management System Course for Airlines’ received overwhelming response and has participants from all across the globe. Regarded as a benchmark in …

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) will be launching its first direct flight linking India and Azerbaijan, from Baku to New Delhi. The chartered flights will be carried out every Tuesday and Friday effective 25 June 2019. Regular flights will soon be added to further support the growth of tourism interest between the …

IndiGo in collaboration with EkPrana Foundation, have introduced a new campaign – “Seat is the New Mat”- on occasion of International Yoga Day 2019. The campaign has been launched to promote holistic wellness through a yoga regime that the passengers can follow on their seat without disturbing their co-fliers. The …

Anupriya Bishnoi IndiGo, in an attempt to grow its global presence, will launch its new route, Chennai-Kuala Lumpur. The service will commence on 15 July on Airbus A320 aircraft and will connect KL twice everyday from Chennai. The first flight of the day will depart at 05:05 and the second …

Anupriya Bishnoi United Airlines has temporarily suspended its Newark-Mumbai operations owing to security concerns about Iranian airspace. United said they have stopped its operations to India through Iran airspace after a “thorough safety and security review”, at the moment. However, no timeline to this suspension has been disclosed.

Anupriya Bishnoi Air India is expanding its Delhi–Colombo network, with the new 2nd daily service scheduled from 15 July. Operated by A320, the new flight will operate overnight hours. Airbus A-320 will be deployed on this route. The flight will depart at 22:25 and will reach Colombo at 02:00.

Air France; the French flag carrier, will welcome the revamped travel cabins on board Airbus A330 on the Bengaluru – Paris route effective June 18, 2019 and effective June 28, 2019 on the Delhi – Paris route.  The aircraft is equipped with 36 seats in Business, 21 seats in Premium …