Wizz Air opens its Iasi base

Wizz Air celebrated the opening of its newest Romanian base in Iasi. The airline is initially deploying one Airbus A320 aircraft to be based at Iasi International Airport operating five new routes from Iasi to Larnaca, Bologna, Tel Aviv, Catania and Rome Ciampino starting from 1 July. Already served by Wizz Air flights, Iasi is becoming … Read more

Ulrik Svensson named new Chief Financial Officer of Lufthansa

Ulrik Svensson has been appointed to the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG to serve as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. He will assume his new duties on 1 January 2017, with a contract of employment valid until 31 December 2019. Ulrik Svensson was appointed by the Deutsche Lufthansa AG Supervisory Board when it met … Read more

SkyWork adds first Saab 2000

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments On July 1, a Saab 2000 aircraft operated its first scheduled flight with a SkyWork crew on board. The Swedish-made airplane begun its service with a flight from Bern to London City via the EuroAirport Basel. Last Wednesday, the new addition to the fleet, registered as HB-IZB, was flown over to Bern, where the … Read more

Cargolux CEO steps down

Dirk Reich, President and CEO, has decided to leave Cargolux for personal reasons and has asked the Board of Directors for the early termination of his contract. He will leave Cargolux at the end of July. Richard Forson, Executive Vice-President and CFO, has been nominated as the company’s new President and CEO with effect as … Read more

SAS sells minority holding in Widerøe

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments In September 2013, SAS sold 80% of the shares in Widerøe AS (Widerøe) to WF Holding AS (WF Holding), an investment company controlled by Torghatten ASA. At the same time SAS informed that the remaining shares would be divested during 2016. SAS has now together with the WF Holding … Read more

Edelweiss announces three new destinations

Edelweiss, Switzerland’s leading leisure travel airline, is adding three holiday destinations to its long-haul network. The airline’s 2017 Summer Timetable will include flights to Cancún, Costa Rica and San Diego. Flights to these new destinations will be operated with the recently refurbished Airbus A340. Edelweiss is set to reintroduce flight services to Cancún in its 2017 flight timetable – and … Read more