Sir Richard Branson has always been a class warrior. His airline Virgin Atlantic was the brash David who took on British Airways’ pukka, clipped-voiced Goliath and won. On his first jet, a leased Boeing 747, Branson introduced Upper Class, a cabin between business and first class. Virgin was the first major carrier to introduce Premium… Read More »
Airbus’s civil aircraft division chief Christian Scherer caused a stir last month when he suggested the European planemaker could restart production of its four-engine A380 double-decker superjumbo. Airbus has cancelled production of the $450 million “king of the skies” in 2021 after airlines opted for smaller, more fuel-efficient twin-engine jets. But Scherer told German newspaper… Read More »
Singapore Airlines’ chief executive has issued a public apology after a plane taking off from Heathrow Airport experienced extreme turbulence that resulted in the death of a 73-year-old British man. A spokesman for Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, where the plane was directed, said that after the “traumatic” turbulence, a moment of silence was paid to the… Read More »
The name of the British man who died after severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight taking off from Heathrow has been announced as Gloucestershire musical theater director Geoffrey Kitchen. The 73-year-old is believed to have died of a suspected heart attack after the plane suffered a sudden drop in the air and fell thousands… Read More »
BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore Airlines said most of the passengers hit by severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok after one person died flew to Singapore early Wednesday morning. and dozens of people were injured. The airline said 143 passengers arrived in the city shortly after 5… Read More »
BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore Airlines said most of the passengers hit by severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok after one person died flew to Singapore early Wednesday morning. and dozens of people were injured. The airline said 143 passengers arrived in the city shortly after 5… Read More »
This is the moment even seasoned airline travelers dread. One moment you’re calmly floating around at 37,000 ft. In the next phase, all hell breaks loose without any warning. Severe turbulence can toss passengers and belongings around an airplane cabin and make for a scary ride. A British man died and more than 30 people… Read More »
One passenger died and 30 others were injured on a Singapore Airlines flight that hit “severe turbulence”, authorities said Tuesday, but experts say such deaths are rare, even as researchers warn climate change could cause more extreme cases of turbulence. The National Transportation Safety Board said that since 2009, the United States has not had… Read More »
At least one person died and dozens were injured as a result of severe turbulence on the flight from London to Singapore. A Singapore Airlines flight had to return to Bangkok due to the death of one passenger and injuries to 30 people. This follows many other high-profile incidents in recent years. Three passengers on… Read More »
Emirates is best in class when it comes to premium economy We’ve all ordered the second-cheapest bottle of wine on the menu, but what about the second-cheapest cabin on the plane: premium economy? Is the economy worth a 50 to 100 percent increase in wages? The world’s largest airlines want us to think this way,… Read More »