A teenage boy travelling alone opened an emergency door after his plane landed, slid down the wing and jumped on to the tarmac at San Francisco before shocked passengers could do anything to stop him, witnesses said.

AIRLINE software provider Datalex is set to announce a deal with one of the world’s top airlines which has the potential to double to 150 million the number of bookings its software processes each year.

Travel solutions company, Eland Technologies has announced that it has a won the contract to supply South American airline, Copa Airlines with its Travel Application Integration platform.