Once deprived of the latest news headlines in the air, passengers on Singapore Airlines flights can now get them during a flight, thanks to a live news ticker provided by Channel NewsAsia.Within the next few months, 40 per cent of all SIA flights will have the service, including all long-haul flights. Mr... 

Leading budget carrier IndiGo Wednesday said that it will launch four flights connecting Indore to Delhi, Bangalore, Srinagar and Nagpur from April 2 Saturday.These new frequencies will provide more flexibility of choice to our customers, enhancing connectivity, especially to central India,IndiGo’s... 

AeroSvit-Ukrainian Airlines has begun flying out of Gatwick after choosing the airport as its new London base for a route to Kiev.The carrier is offering five weekly trips to the capital of Ukraine which are expected to cater for both business and leisure travellers.Stewart Wingate, Gatwick’s chief... 

United Parcel Service Inc. has launched four new direct flights from Hong Kong to Cologne,Germany, to expand options for customers shipping goods from Asia to Europe.The Boeing 747-400s will fly Monday through Thursday, augmenting seven existing weekly flights from Hong Kong to Cologne via Dubai,United... 

British Airways started new flights to Marrakech from London Gatwick on March 27, 2011 in direct competition with low cost carriers.The airline announced its new flights to Marrakech last November at the World Travel Market at ExCel in London.Richard Tams, head of UK and Ireland sales and marketing,... 

Singapore Airlines  has started its first direct flight to Sao Paulo, Brazil.Flight SQ68 departed early Monday morning on its inaugural flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport via the Spanish city of Barcelona. Sao Paulo is SIA’s first destination... 

Delta will join with Air France-KLM Group to begin this weekend three new European routes out of Florida through under their trans-Atlantic joint venture.The airlines reported Friday Atlanta-based Delta  on March 26 will start daily new nonstop service between Miami and London’s Heathrow Airport. On... 

Alaska Airlines will begin flights to the Hawaiian island of Kauai from Mineta San Jose International Airport on Sunday and from Oakland International Airport on Monday.The airline will depart from San Jose at 7:50 a.m. every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, and from Oakland at the same time every Monday,... 

Horizon Air will be making a second landing in Walla Walla on Saturdays. The Seattle airline is adding another flight to Seattle to serve the community on the weekends, Port of Walla Walla officials said.The new two-flight schedule for Saturdays will match the current weekday schedule, said Port Commissioner... 

Thursday morning’s fire at Miami Airport’s fuel facility may be out but was still affecting American Airlines flights a day later.The Fort Worth-based carrier canceled about 172 flights in and out of Miami on Friday because of problems fueling aircraft. American had canceled a similar number...