Europe

Norwegian lands at new UK headquarters

Norwegian has taken another step in its UK expansion by opening its new UK headquarters by London Gatwick Airport which is at the heart of the airline’s UK operation

Wizz Air Announces Two New Routes from Poland

Wizz Air today announced further expansion of its route network from Poland. From 1 November Wizz Air will start operating a new route from Wroclaw to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv with two weekly flights, while from 14 January a new weekly WIZZ service will connect Gdansk with Grenoble in France. Kyiv is the 8th destination Wizz Air … Read more

Zimex latest airline to join ERA

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) welcomed Swiss airline Zimex into membership. Zimex is the seventh airline to join ERA this year and brings the number of airlines in ERA membership to 52, underlining the value that Europe’s regional carriers place on the association’s strong relationships with Europe’s regulatory bodies and its influential lobbying and communication … Read more

Alitalia returns to China

Alitalia began direct, non-stop flights from Rome to Beijing after a three year absence on the route between the two capital cities. The inaugural flight was commentated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fiumicino airport by Alitalia’s CEO Cramer Ball, the Heritage, Arts and Tourism Minister, Dario Franceschini, the Deputy Mayor of Fiumicino, Anna Maria Anselmi, and the Head … Read more

IATA and FIATA Announce New Air Cargo Program

The IATA and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) announced that an agreement has been signed by Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO and Huxiang Zhao, President of FIATA, to implement the IATA-FIATA Air Cargo Program (IFACP) to replace the existing IATA Cargo Agency Program. Over the decades that the IATA Cargo Agency … Read more

Norwegian reports doubling of profits

Norwegian reported its second quarter results for 2016. The pre-tax result (EBT) was NOK 930 million (£83million); doubling the profit from last year’s result of NOK 456 million. The load factor for this period was 88 percent. In two years, the load factor has increased with eight percentage points. The overall performance was positive in all … Read more

Swiss Launches Revenue Service with first C Series Aircraft

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Swiss International Air Lines became the first airline in the world to operate the new Bombardier C Series today when its first CS100 aircraft took off from Zurich on its first commercial flight, as LX638 to Paris Charles de Gaulle. The new jet left Zurich for Paris Charles de Gaulle after … Read more

Norwegian selects 30 A321LR for first transatlantic routes

Norwegian, one of the largest low cost carriers in Europe, has placed an order for 30 A321LRs with Airbus. This follows a commitment signed in June 2012 for 100 A320neo aircraft. The switch from 30 A320neo aircraft to 30 A321LRs will support the carrier’s growth and modernization strategy and allows it to become the first … Read more