January 2014

  • Air France lights up the sky

    Air France lights up the sky

    To celebrate the launch of its new low fares and on the year of its 80th anniversary, Air France is projecting laser images into the UK sky to captivate weary commuters and banish January blues. Air France is the first airline to ever do this type of innovative action and is currently supporting it through…

  • Air France latest airline to let passenger print their own baggage labels

    Air France latest airline to let passenger print their own baggage labels

    This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. As part of the ongoing trend to let passengers do the pre-flight work themselves, such as flight booking, check-in, luggage check-in, passport control and boarding – as well as to shift as much of the flight preparation to passengers at home and/or office (and save time…

  • Etihad’tan Avrupa’da Bir Hamle Daha: Etihad Regional

    Etihad’tan Avrupa’da Bir Hamle Daha: Etihad Regional

    airberlin, Aer Lingus, Air Seychelles, Virgin Australia, Jet Airways, Air Serbia (JAT) derken, Etihad Airways‘ten yeni bir hamle daha geldi. Avrupa’daki nüfuzunu genişletmeyi amaçlayan Etihad, “Etihad Regional” markası altında İsviçre merkezli bir yapılanmaya gitti. Havayolu sektörünü kısıtlayan milliyet temelli mülkiyet sorunsalını aşabilmek için Etihad, bu son derece stratejik hamlesini hayata geçirebilmek için, İsviçre’nin bölgesel havayolu şirketlerinden…

  • Delta’dan Muazzam Kâr!

    Delta’dan Muazzam Kâr!

    Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin en önde gelen havayolu şirketlerinden bir tanesi olan Delta Air Lines, 2013 yılı mâlî performansını açıkladı. Havayolu sektörünün en zayıf olduğu Ekim-Aralık dönemini de 500 milyon USD’nin üzerinde bir kârla kapatan Delta, yıllık bazda, kelimenin tam mânâsıyla muazzam bir sonuca imza attı: Net kâr 2,7 milyar USD olarak gerçekleşti. Delta’nın yıllık cirosu…

  • SWISS LX178 Zurich – Singapore with Airbus A340-300

    SWISS LX178 Zurich – Singapore with Airbus A340-300

    I visited Singapore for a few days this october. The outbound flight was on Swiss, and I could use my miles to get upgraded to business class. The seat was 7G, second row after the galley. Since I upgraded with miles I couldn’t get a window seat, but having a good sleep in this awesome…

  • Etihad Regional Launch – Livery Painting on 50-seat Saab 2000

    Etihad Regional Launch – Livery Painting on 50-seat Saab 2000

    Watch a time-lapse video featuring the first aircraft to have Etihad Regional’s branding. See how the 50-seat Saab 2000 was transformed with new cabin interiors and unveiled to the international media for the first time at the Zurich airport.  

  • Upper Deck Boeing 747! Frankfurt – San Francisco

    Upper Deck Boeing 747! Frankfurt – San Francisco

  • Havayolu Sektöründe Büyük Veri Uygulamaları

    Havayolu Sektöründe Büyük Veri Uygulamaları

    Bilişim sektöründe son bir kaç yılın en moda tâbirlerinden bir tanesi, hiç şüphesiz ki, Büyük Veri veya İngilizce deyişiyle Big Data. Her ne kadar hacim olarak hayli geniş olsa da, Büyük Veri adının asıl temeli, farklı birden çok yapıda bulunan ve geleneksel yazılım ve veritabanı teknikleri ile işlenemeyen verinin analiz edilerek anlamlandırılması ile elde edilen sonucun…

  • Best Airline Product and Service Innovations of 2013

    Best Airline Product and Service Innovations of 2013

    This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. At airlinetrends.com we continuously monitor the global aviation industry for product and service innovations launched by airlines in response to cultural, technological, and economic changes that influence airline customers’ needs and expectations. Major themes Besides working hard getting the basics of the passenger experience right –…

  • Inside Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Business Class

    Inside Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Business Class

  • Korean Air B747 Flight: KE1218 Jeju to Seoul (Gimpo)

    Korean Air B747 Flight: KE1218 Jeju to Seoul (Gimpo)

    Korean Air Boeing 747-400 experience on a domestic flight, KE1218, from Jeju (CJU) to Seoul (GMP). The flight was just 49 minutes actual flight time. At Jeju International Airport, passengers were boarded onto the mighty Queen of the Skies using the mobile staircase, which was a grand experience! The flight was very empty, which was…

  • Die Skyline-Bahn am Frankfurter Flughafen

    Die Skyline-Bahn am Frankfurter Flughafen

    Am Frankfurter Flughafen kommen die Passagiere nicht nur von A nach B, sondern auch nach C,D, E und Z. Denn zwischen den Terminals 1 und 2 dreht die Skylinebahn zuverlässig ihre Runden. Und das schon seit 20 Jahren! Höchste Zeit also, Ihnen dieses Gefährt einmal genauer vorzustellen.