Aviation

Qantas formed a partnership with fledgling local carrier Oceania Express – and start a behind-the-scenes program for budding airline executives – after a much-anticipated meeting between the two airline bosses in Sydney.

At Berlin-Schönefeld, passengers can now check in their luggage independently. 18 self-service kiosks and eight baggage handling machines have been installed in Terminal B.

Boeing is world’s most valuable aerospace brand, value up 61% since last year to US$32.0bn but brand reputation in jeopardy.

Iceland’s Wow Air has stopped operating and cancelled all flights after a failure to secure emergency funding left thousands of passengers stranded.

German scheduled and executive charter airline, Hahn Air enables the booking of Airbus’ corporate shuttle flights in Amadeus under the Hahn Air Lines designator HR. Tickets can be issued by Airbus’ travel agents on the Hahn Air HR-169 ticket.

The low-cost airline Ryanair will operate between capitals of Bulgaria and Ukraine.

Finavia is setting an example in emissions reduction and accelerating its climate programme. The objective is for all Finavia airports to be carbon neutral in 2019, one year earlier than previously planned.

As part of its focus on delivering a faster, more satisfying customer experience, MAG (Manchester Airports Group) has selected global IT provider SITA to implement further passenger self-service across the group’s three main airports.

Airports Council International (ACI) World has found global passenger traffic grew by 4.8% in January, a growth rate consistent with results recorded for December 2018.

A British Airways flight to Dusseldorf in Germany has landed in Edinburgh by mistake.

Latvian airline airBaltic and Finnish technology firm Reaktor are planning to introduce a state-of-the-art booking system that will make the customer experience of booking flights much faster and easier. By putting the passenger’s needs first, the system is set to pave the way for modern digital services in the airline industry.

Tewolde GebreMariam; Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines released following statement:

New York's LaGuardia reports the highest percentage of canceled flights for the second year in a row. Winter Storm Grayson was a contributing factor in 2018, forcing the airport to temporarily shut down.

Indonesia’s flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia announced that it is canceling an order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger jets after two planes of the same model crashed in a span of five months.