American Airlines works with startup to reduce carbon dioxide by storing bricks of plant material underground – Lifotravel

American Airlines works with startup to reduce carbon dioxide by storing bricks of plant material underground

The Air Traffic Control tower is seen at the Miami International Airport on September 25, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere by working with a startup that stores bricks of plant material underground. The airline announced a deal with Graphyte on Tuesday to … Read more

First long-haul flight fully powered by sustainable aviation fuel takes off – Lifotravel

First long-haul flight fully powered by sustainable aviation fuel takes off

Flight100, Virgin Atlantic’s world first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) transatlantic flight by a commercial airline is fuelled ahead of its take off from London Heathrow to New York JFK on Tuesday 28 November 2023. PA Media Assignments | Virgin Atlantic LONDON — The first transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel departed London for … Read more

New probe over vanished Malaysia Airlines plane urged in China court – Lifotravel

New probe over vanished Malaysia Airlines plane urged in China court

Nearly 10 years after the plane vanished, families say it is time for a new hunt for the truth. The families of passengers who were on board a Malaysia Airlines flight that famously vanished nearly a decade ago have called for a new investigation. More than 40 Chinese relatives signed an open letter to Malaysia’s … Read more

Viral Video Of American Airlines Employee Crashing Wheelchair Draws Outrage – Lifotravel

Viral Video Of American Airlines Employee Crashing Wheelchair Draws Outrage

American Airlines faced backlash from disabled people online after a video of an employee mishandling a wheelchair being offloaded from a plane in Miami went viral over the weekend. The video, which was posted to TikTok on Nov. 19, showed a wheelchair shooting down a ramp from the jet bridge, crashing into a metal barrier … Read more

Indians are spending big on travel, but most of that money isn’t leaving the country – Lifotravel

Indians are spending big on travel, but most of that money isn't leaving the country

The world famous Gateway of India monument in Mumbai, India was built during the 20th century to commemorate the visit of king George V and Queen Mary. It is located on the waterfront of the Apollo Bunder area of south Mumbai and is the city’s top tourist attraction. Darren Robb | The Image Bank | … Read more

Israel’s pavilion at the Dubai Airshow sits empty against backdrop of Gaza war – Lifotravel

Israel's pavilion at the Dubai Airshow sits empty against backdrop of Gaza war

The Israel Aerospace Industries pavilion stands empty at the Dubai Airshow 2023 at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 14, 2023. Natasha Turak | CNBC DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Amid the bustle and footfall of thousands of visitors and exhibitors at the 2023 Dubai Airshow, one pavilion is notably empty: … Read more

Airlines are feeling the impact of the Israel-Hamas war, with bookings already hit – Lifotravel

Airlines are feeling the impact of the Israel-Hamas war, with bookings already hit

An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 “Dreamliner” aircraft displays Israeli and Emirati flags after landing upon arrival from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on the company’s first scheduled commercial flight from Abu Dhabi, on April 6, 2021. JACK GUEZ | AFP | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates … Read more

Emirates announces $52 billion order for 95 Boeing aircraft – Lifotravel

Emirates announces $52 billion order for 95 Boeing aircraft

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Emirates Airline on Monday announced an order for 95 Boeing aircraft at a value of $52 billion, kicking off the first major deal of the 2023 Dubai Airshow. The state-owned flagship Dubai carrier, a subsidiary of Emirates Group, is ordering 55 additional Boeing 777-9s and 35 of its 777-8s, bringing … Read more

Top Boeing exec says 2023 will be the ‘year of widebody orders’ with more deals to come – Lifotravel

Top Boeing exec says 2023 will be the 'year of widebody orders' with more deals to come

A Boeing 777x is displayed during the International Paris Air Show at the ParisLe Bourget Airport, on June 20, 2023. Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt | AFP | Getty Images Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal says 2023 has been a year of orders for widebody aircraft with the U.S. manufacturer expecting to announce more deals … Read more

Boeing close to Emirates deal for more 777 jets, reports say – Lifotravel

Boeing close to Emirates deal for more 777 jets, reports say

A Boeing 777X airplane takes off during its first test flight from the company’s plant in Everett, Washington, January 25, 2020. Terray Sylvester | Reuters Boeing and Emirates are reportedly close to a major order of 777 jets, which would further bolster the airline’s existing position flying world’s largest fleet of the widebody aircraft type. … Read more