US carrier Delta Air Lines announced Wednesday it will launch the first direct commercial flights between the United States and Angola in January, as it moved to expand it presence on the continent.Delta, which has manoeuvred since 2008 to be the first to launch direct flights between the two countries,... 

People flying to Spain holiday villas on Wednesday with Ryanair will only be allowed to take carry-on luggage.The move is in response to strike action being carried out by Spanish air traffic control (ATC) wrokers that is expected to cause widespread disruption to flights in and out of the country. Coming... 

Starting from 27 February 2011, Estonian Air will replace current flights on the Tartu-Stockholm route, operated twice a week, with flights between Tartu and Tallinn. Early morning flights from Tartu to Tallinn will be operated six times a week: on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and... 

Allegiant Air will soon begin lost-cost service between Bakersfield and Las Vegas could foretell additional welcome news involving Meadows Field.Not only is the Las Vegas-based airline considering adding its own Bakersfield flights to and from Los Angeles and Phoenix, according to an Allegiant spokeswoman,... 

At a luncheon recently held in London, the Minister of Tourism for Argentina, Enrique Meyer and other guests launched Argentina’s new plan to promote investment in the country’s tourist trade; this includes the beginning of British Airways providing non-stop flights travelling between London... 

Flights connecting Seoul’s Gimpo Airport and Beijing’s Capital International Airport will be launched by the end of this year at the earliest, Seoul’s Yonhap News Agency reported Monday, citing a government source.The source from the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs... 

Malaysia Airlines  expects to boost its capacity to Indian cities by about 40% next year by increasing flight frequencies.South Asia regional manager Azahar Hamid said that starting in the first quarter of 2011, MAS would increase flight frequencies to cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai. The... 

Giovanni Bisignani, the director general of the International Air Transport Association’s, is urging the Indian government to remove a service tax on air travel.He claims that the tax is unlawful and adds to the cost of flights for travellers but hopes that a meeting with the authorities will help... 

The X3 demonstrator is equipped with two turboshaft engines that power a five-blade main rotor system and two propellers installed on short-span fixed wings. This creates an advanced transportation system offering the speed of a turboprop-powered aircraft and the full hover flight capabilities of a helicopter.... 

Air Arabia Egypt announced today that it has increased its service between its base in Alexandria Burj Al Arab Airport and Abu Dhabi International Airport.Initially offering four roundtrip flights per week between the UAE’s dynamic capital and Alexandria, the carrier now offers seven roundtrip flights...