TAP and JetBlue start codeshare services

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments TAP Portugal announced it has signed a code-share agreement with North America-based JetBlue as part of their commercial cooperation, which will allow to offer customers convenient flight options to several North American gateways, with seamless connections through JetBlue’s Hubs in New York John F. Kennedy and Boston Logan.  Through … Read more

KLM and Corendon cooperate on direct flights to Sri Lanka

(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({}); KLM and Corendon have agreed that KLM will, twice a week, reserve seat capacity for Corendon customers on its flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka. KLM will begin operating twice-weekly direct service to Colombo at the end of October, using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Harm Kreulen, Air France-KLM Senior Vice President Benelux, said: “KLM continually … Read more

Viking announces AeroGeo as Factory Endorsed Service Center

Viking Air has appointed AeroGeo of Krasnoyarsk, Russia as the first Russian-based Factory Endorsed Service Center (“FESC”) to join the Twin Otter Series 400 and legacy de Havilland support network. AeroGeo’s central location in Krasnoyarsk, combined with their extensive turbo-prop experience, makes them the ideal choice for a Viking-certified maintenance facility for the Series 400 … Read more

easyJet takes delivery of new 186 seat A320

easyJet has taken delivery of its new ‘Spaceflex’ 186 seat A320 aircraft.  This new aircraft will not only deliver cost per seat saving when compared to easyJet’s existing 180 seat A320’s but will also support easyJet’s target to reduce its carbon emissions per passenger kilometre by 8% by 2020 compared to 2013. It includes a … Read more

First Blue Islands aircraft in Flybe livery

In preparation for its new Flybe franchise taking off on 6 June, the first Blue Islands aircraft to sport the distinctive purple Flybe livery has flown into Jersey Airport completing the first stage of the airline’s repainting programme. Rob Veron explained: “We’re excited to see the first of our ATRs in its new Flybe livery. … Read more

Ryanair confirms closure of Oslo Rygge base due to tax

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Ryanair today confirmed that from 29 October it will be forced to close its Oslo Rygge base and reduce its Norwegian traffic by 50% after the Norwegian Government confirmed the introduction of an environmentally friendly tax. The Norwegian Government today introduced an 80NOK tax on all departing passengers, and … Read more