November 2013

  • Singapore Airlines A330-300 Flight Review: SQ600 Singapore to Seoul

    Singapore Airlines A330-300 Flight Review: SQ600 Singapore to Seoul

    Flight review of Singapore Airlines service and experience on a regional Airbus A330-300 flight from Singapore to Seoul. Departing from the luxurious Terminal 3, this morning flight had a full load in Economy Class but it didn’t stop the cabin crew from providing a great service as expected of Singapore Airlines. Announcements on this flight…

  • Invest on Board takes entrepreneurs to the skies with Turkish Airlines

    Invest on Board takes entrepreneurs to the skies with Turkish Airlines

    Invest On Board, a new, and innovative collaboration of Turkish Airlines and eTohum gives investors instant access to promising ideas on board! To learn more about Invest On Board, visit investonboard.com.  

  • Tiger Woods hits first ever golf ball from Asia into Europe

    Tiger Woods hits first ever golf ball from Asia into Europe

    Tiger Woods is in Turkey for the Turkish Airlines Open! Woods drives Asia to Europe, scores a hole in one in Istanbul, the Bosphorous Bridge serves as his green. http://www.turkishairlinesopen.com  

  • Air Serbia Launch Event

    Air Serbia Launch Event

    Air Serbia was officially launched on October 25 by Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, at an event for senior Government figures and other VIPs, national and international media, and airline employees. The carrier’s first Airbus A319, in the new Air Serbia livery of red, blue and white, bearing a new logo comprised of a stylized…

  • Air France KLM ‘employs’ frequent flyers as mystery shoppers

    Air France KLM ‘employs’ frequent flyers as mystery shoppers

    This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. One of the best ways for companies to gain insight into their customers’ experience is through mystery shopping audits. Many people love to take part in mystery shopping – especially when this allows them to travel by air – as it lets them have their say…

  • Feel Like Flying with Tiger @ Turkish Airlines

    Feel Like Flying with Tiger @ Turkish Airlines

  • Air Serbia Launches New Travel Shop

    Air Serbia Launches New Travel Shop

    The first Air Serbia Travel Shop opened in Belgrade on October 24, 2013, offering a range of expanded services and a new emphasis on providing the highest levels of customer service. Customers can also access information and make bookings through Air Serbia’s new Facebook page (www.facebook.com/airserbia) which was also launched on October 24, 2013 and…

  • Airbus’ın Koltuk Kampanyasına Lufthansa’dan Veto

    Airbus’ın Koltuk Kampanyasına Lufthansa’dan Veto

    Airbus’ın uzun menzilli uçaklarda 46 cm’lik koltuk mesafesini standart hale getirme girişimine Alman havayolu Lufthansa’dan destek gelmedi. Lufthansa Grubu filo yönetiminden sorumlu Kıdemli Başkan Yardımcısı Nico Buchholz, New York’ta düzenlenen basın toplantısında, “46 cm koltuk mesafesinin standart hale getirilme isteğini anlıyoruz ancak bunun olacağını düşünmüyorum” şeklinde konuştu. Lufthansa, koltuk genişlikleri de dahil çeşitli kabin senaryoları…

  • Jat Airways relaunched as Air Serbia

    Jat Airways relaunched as Air Serbia

    Air Serbia, the Balkan country’s new flag carrier commenced operations on 26 October 2013 and is based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. On 1 August 2013, the Government of Serbia and Etihad Airways entered into an agreement which saw the operations of Jat Airways reorganized and rebranded into Air Serbia. Etihad Airways acquired 49 per…

  • What Design Means for Finnair

    What Design Means for Finnair

    Finnair has focused on style and design ever since the first transatlantic service to NYC in 1969. Tapio Wirkkala designed the iconic Ultima Thule glassware especially for that flight but it has since become part of Finland’s national design heritage. For decades, top designers have designed Finnair uniforms. Recently Marimekko created new colorful tableware and…

  • A380 Flight Simulator Challenge – Germany | Arsenal | Emirates

    A380 Flight Simulator Challenge – Germany | Arsenal | Emirates

    Three Arsenal German stars Lukas Podolski, Per Mertesacker and Mesut Ozil tackled a challenge from three of their English team-mates to land a double-decker Emirates A380. But could they land the Emirates A380 double-decker better than their counterparts? Watch the video here taken inside London’s Emirates Aviation Experience.  

  • American Airlines & US Airways DFW Plane Pull

    American Airlines & US Airways DFW Plane Pull

    American Airlines and US Airways employees gathered together at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on October 24 for a bit of competitive fun. 29 teams of 20 competed to see who could pull a 50-ton Airbus A319 aircraft 15 feet the fastest. Check out the highlights.