Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments TAP Portugal has signed an agreement with Airbus to be the first operator of the new A330neo airliner and therefore also become the launching carrier to fly the Airspace by Airbus cabin brand in the A330neo. In 2015, the airline placed a large fleet renewal contract with Airbus which included an … Read more
Wizz Air today announced it will begin base operations in Sibiu in August and launch four new routes from Sibiu International Airport. The company also announced it is adding Suceava as its newest Romanian destination, launching new service to London Luton. Already the largest airline operation in Romania, Sibiu will become Wizz Air’s seventh base in … Read more
Oliver Lackmann will take over the role as Managing Director of the Austrian airline Niki, following Thomas Suritsch, who will leave the company for health reasons. Captain Oliver Lackmann served as Chief Flight Operations Officer and Accountable Manager of airberlin during recent years, and was responsible for flight operations, crew planning and training, as well … Read more
The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and the France-based aircraft seat manufacturer Expliseat today signed a buyer-furnished equipment (BFE) agreement for the supply of a new ATR aircraft seat type: the Titanium Seat. The agreement, inked on the occasion of the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, enables ATR’s customers and operators to have a broader choice … Read more
Within the period of Winter 2016/2017 Schedule Ukraine International Airlines will be operating non-stop scheduled flights between Kiev and Dusseldorf. Within the period of October 30 – December 21, 2016, UIA will operate 5 weekly flights between Kiev and Dusseldorf while effective December 22, 2016, the carrier will offer daily services. The flights will be … Read more
Low-cost airline Norwegian continues its UK expansion with new route from Gatwick to Crete – the new service marks the fifth new summer route Norwegian is introducing this year. From 28th April, Norwegian will offer three weekly direct flights to Crete (Chania) throughout the summer on 186-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Europe’s third largest low-cost airline has … Read more
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance is a fully certified Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) organisation for the 787 GEnx engines. After General Electric, KLM E&M is the first MRO organisation for GEnx engines in the world. Xiamen Airlines is KLM E&M’s launching customer for this engine type and the agreement extends the close … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Boeing and Ryanair marked a milestone today with the delivery of the airline’s 400th Next-Generation 737-800. The Irish low-cost carrier operates the largest fleet of Next-Generation 737-800s in the world. “The Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with its industry leading technical reliability and seating capacity, has been the foundation upon which our … Read more
AirBridgeCargo Airlines is increasing its support of the Singapore market with the addition of a third weekly Boeing 747 freighter operation, commencing 1 April 2016. The new Friday frequency is to satisfy growing customer demand and will offer onward connections to Hong Kong and to points across ABC’s global route network. The airline launched twice-weekly … Read more
This summer season, Czech Airlines will launch regular scheduled operations on routes to Malta, Birmingham, Helsinki, Pisa, Zagreb, Skopje, Odessa, Kaliningrad, Kazan and Ufa. A seasonal service connecting Riyadh and Prague, which will be operated by Czech Airlines from the beginning of July to the end of September, is a new addition to the timetable. … Read more