See inside first Concorde to land in the USA as photos reveal how supersonic jet treated VIP passengers

These incredible photos show the inside of one of the world's most famous passenger jets - the Concorde. The Concorde 102 F-WTSA prototype was the first to cross the Atlantic and land in America but instead of being held up as an icon it has sat in a French airport for more than a decade. However, plans are not afoot to have the jet restored to its former glory and British donors are digging deep in their pockets to help this once great plane brought back to life. (www.mirror.co.uk) More...

Air France refuse to take disability campaigner on honeymoon to Paris because his wheelchair won't fit in hold

A prominent disability campaigner flying out to Paris for his honeymoon was told by Air France he could not take his electric wheelchair on board because it was "too big". Gordon Aikman, who suffers with Motor Neurone Disease, was forced to cancel his flight and rebook with another airline at the last minute or else risk missing out on celebrating the special holiday with husband Joe Pike. (www.mirror.co.uk) More...

$5000 plane tickets and no food - woman says she'll never fly Air New Zealand again

A woman with several dietary requirements says she'll never fly with Air New Zealand again after crew forgot to pack her meal on a long-haul flight. About five days before her flights from New Zealand to London, Johanna Pitot ordered a special meal, Fairfax reported. Ms Pitot can't eat gluten, dairy, sugar, fish, pork and few other things. When she arrived at the airport, she was told her meal was onboard. But on the flight from New Zealand to Los Angeles a flight attendant told her it… (www.nzherald.co.nz) More...

Woman flies to Hong Kong on wrong ticket

A woman managed to fly from Taiwan to Hong Kong with an incorrect ticket on the wrong airline. The incident happened in early February, when a Taiwan resident known only as Ms Hong, 34, arrived at Taoyuan Airport to travel to Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post reported. Her boyfriend had booked a round-trip ticket for her on Hong Kong Airlines, but at the airport, Ms Hong went to the Cathay Pacific kiosk by accident. However, an employee of the airline issued her a boarding pass that was… (www.nzherald.co.nz) More...

Swiss Airlines makes 1st U.S. flight with 'flagship' Boeing 777-300ER

Swiss Airlines' new "flagship" Boeing 777-300ER arrives at New York JFK on its first-ever commercial trans-Atlantic flight for the carrier. Swiss the first time swiss had made this attempt at flying this route (www.usatoday.com) More...