KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will operate the world’s first commercial long haul service to be partially powered by biofuel on June 20. The Dutch airline will operate a Boeing 777-200ER on flight KL705 from Amsterdam to Rio de Janeiro on a blend of jetfuel and fuel refined from used cooking oil. The flight will coincide
Hawaiian Airlines has announced that it will start direct flights to Brisbane in November, making it the only US carrier to serve the Queensland capital. Hawaiian will start three times weekly services from Brisbane to Honolulu from November 28, with the flights operated by 262-seat Boeing 767-300ERs. The flights will be timed to connect at
Air New Zealand has announced that its group general manager international airline Christopher Luxon will take over as CEO of the airline at the end of December when Rob Fyfe steps down. Mr Luxon joined the airline in May 2011 in his current role, and was previously CEO and president of Unilever Canada. “Christopher has
Aireen Omar will take over as CEO of AirAsia Malaysia as founding CEO Tony Fernandes is moving into a group role to be based in Jakarta. Ms Omar was formerly AirAsia’s regional head of corporate finance and treasury, and will commence in the new CEO’s role from July 1. Mr Fernandes and co-founder of AirAsia
An Air New Zealand Boeing 737 captain is taking on a grueling challenge to run seven marathons in seven continents in seven days in July to raise money for charity. With his ‘777′ project, Captain Mike Allsop is aiming to become the first New Zealander to complete the challenge, which will see him run marathons
Qantas will add capacity to its Sydney-Dallas/Fort Worth and Perth-Melbourne routes during the second half of the year. From July 1, Qantas will add another weekly flight on the Sydney-Dallas route, taking it to a daily service. The flight from Sydney operates direct to Dallas, while the return service operates via Brisbane. “This announcement is
