- An informed source at EGYPTAIR reported that EGYPTAIR Flight No MS 804 has lost communication with radar tracking system at 02:45 (CLT)
An informed source at EGYPTAIR reported that EGYPTAIR Flight No MS 804 has lost communication with radar tracking system at 02:45 (CLT)
- Introduction of the Malaysia Aviation Group
Announcing the establishment of the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), a global aviation group with subsidiaries and equity investments, organised into four distinct business segments: Air Transportation Services, Ground Services, Aircraft Leasing and Talent Development. The group structure will drive better transparency and focused management across the respective operating subsidiaries, creating profit centre subsidiaries of the company’s separate businesses. This will ultimately ensure P&L accountability and unlock the value of the various assets by driving new levels of operational efficiency. The more process oriented Group will also have beneficial effects for customers being more focused on their specific needs.
Malaysia Aviation Group CEO, Christoph Mueller said, “We are very pleased to announce the new group structure into separate and distinct companies. This will align structures and processes more consistently to the needs of our customer groups and raise the Group’s overall efficiency and focus, reduce complexity and increase decision-making speeds. Looking forward the new structure will support every business unit’s capability to access the capital market with its own value proposition.”
- Ethiopian to start flights to Istanbul
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and the largest African airline, is pleased to announce that it will start thrice weekly services to Istanbul with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior, as of its Winter schedule.
Istanbul is the largest European city and Turkey’s historic, industrial and financial capital.
Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, said, We are pleased to launch new services to Istanbul. Turkey being one of the fastest growing countries among the emerging economies, availability of seamless connectivity options would further catalyze the channeling of investors from both countries and make their business more facilitated. Moreover, our new flights to Istanbul will complement the daily services being provided by our Star Alliance partner Turkish Airlines. Our new flights will also enable our valued customers to make immediate connections to 52 African destinations with minimum hours connecting time in Addis Ababa.“
- Vancouver most expensive city destination in Canada
TORONTO - Vancouver is the most expensive city in Canada based on the cost of its lodging. That's according to a new survey by CheapHotels.org, which compared hotel rates across 30 main destinations in The Great White North.
In compiling the rankings, the average rate for the cheapest available double room during the month of June was established for each Canadian urban destination. In the month of June, most destinations in Canada reach their highest average rates, making it a good comparative period.
- Air Canada Inaugurates Toronto to London-Gatwick Service
The arrival of flight AC1924 at London-Gatwick airport this morning marks the successful launch of Air Canada rouge's newest route.
The seasonal, non-stop service betweenToronto and London-Gatwick will operate up to daily during the summer and give Air Canada customers even more choices when travelling to London and Europe."London-Heathrow is already Air Canada's largest international gateway with flights to eight Canadian cities, so we are pleased to expand to London-Gatwick in time for the summer, when millions of vacationers are travelling between Canada and the U.K. With this new route, we become the only Canadian carrier serving the two largest airports in theLondon metropolitan region, which further solidifies our already market-leading position as the airline operating the most seats between Canada and U.K.," said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada.
Flights will be operated with an Air Canada rouge Boeing 767-300ER, featuring premium and economy cabins. The service commenced with six weekly flights going to daily service throughout the summer from June 1 to September 26, and then with reduced frequency until October 16. Flights are timed to optimize connectivity to and from Air Canada'sToronto-Pearson global hub. All flights provide for Aeroplan accumulation and redemption and, for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounge access, priority boarding and other benefits.
