Airlines for Europe

Icelandair | October 26, 2016

Icelandair has joined Airlines for Europe (A4E), bringing its membership to 13 airline groups. Commenting on the news Birkir Holm Gudnason, CEO of Icelandair said: “We are looking forward to jointly work with A4E on a number of common matters affecting our industry´s operating environment....

Icelandair | October 27, 2016

Icelandair is the newest member of interest group Airlines for Europe. The Icelandic flag carrier is the fourteenth company that is a member of the grouping....

Simple Flying | January 13, 2020

Gulf Air has partnered up with Etihad to share benefits across both loyalty programs. Members of Etihad Guest, the loyalty program of Etihad, can now use their membership to redeem benefits across Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. Likewise, those frequent flyer members of Gulf Air’s Falconflyer program can now use their points across Etihad’s vast network....

FlightGlobal | January 13, 2020

Airbus has started operating the first of the six BelugaXL high-capacity transports it is building to facilitate production ramp-up. The A330-based aircraft completed its first operational flight on 9 January, says the airframer. EASA certification was secured in November 2019, following a test campaign of more than 700h across some 200 flights since the first in July 2018. All six BelugaXL freighters will be operating by the end of 2023, Airbus indicates. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered aircr...