bmi has added 4,500 seats to its normal Heathrow flight schedule to help BA customers affected by the four day strike starting at midnight on Friday 26 March.
The airline, the second largest at Heathrow, is adding flights and upgrading aircraft to provide extra seating capacity, repeating the efforts which last weekend helped thousands of customers … Continued
Video: The Red Bull Air Race calendar
The 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship touches down in 8 locations on five continents with a highlight-packed calendar that includes new locations in New York City and Lisbon along with eagerly awaited returns to Rio de Janeiro and Germany. The championship takes off in Abu Dhabi on 26 and 27 March. Pilots talk … Continued
Roof goes up on Iberia’s new maintenance hangar in Barcelona
Yesterday witnessed the most spectacular and the most delicate moment of the construction of the new Iberia Maintenance hangar at Barcelona airport: the raising of the roof.
1,100 tonne structure raised 25 metres by 14 hydraulic jacks
Lifted at 4 metres per hour for about 6 hours
Hangar to open in October and begin activity a month later
A … Continued
Red Bull Air Race
Title: Red Bull Air Race
Location: Abu Dhabi
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Description: First settled by nomadic tribesmen in 1761, Abu Dhabi is now the capital of the United Arab Emirates and is the largest of the seven emirates which make up the country. It is a dynamic, vibrant and modern city. The name literally means “Father of … Continued
Red Bull Air Race airport officially opens in Abu Dhabi
The United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi officially welcomed the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for a sixth consecutive year on Tuesday ahead of the first race of the 2010 season on 26/27 March.
Mr. Ahmed Hussein, Deputy Director General of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) and Mrs Hala Badri, EVP Brand and Communications … Continued