Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Ryanair today announced it will open a new base at Vilnius Airport, as Ryanair grows Vilnius traffic by 16%. In addition, Ryanair launched its Lithuanian winter 2016 schedule with 2 new routes to Berlin and Malta and 3 new winter services to Birmingham, London Luton and London Stansted (23 … Read more
4K Invest, a Luxembourg based investment fund, has completed the majority takeover of Adria Airways. On March 15, 2016, 4K Invest, through its subsidiary company AA International Aviation Holding GmbH, has acquired 96% of the shares of Adria Airways, an international airline with headquarters in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Adria Airways is member of Star Alliance, the … Read more
Wizz Air today announced a new route from Warsaw to Naples, Italy. The new service will commence on 3 June and operate with two weekly flights, on Mondays and Fridays. Naples, located in southern Italy near Mt. Vesuvius, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is renowned for its rich cultural heritage, … Read more
Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, has signed an agreement to lease a Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft from Adria Airways to support its growing network. The aircraft, which is configured with 86 seats and will be leased between the busy summer months of June and September 2016, will allow Air Serbia to … Read more
Low-cost airline Norwegian is bringing back the UK’s only direct flights to Puerto Rico from November following a successful first winter season. Norwegian, Europe’s third largest low-cost carrier, launched low-cost flights to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico last November with the current season extended to next month due to high demand. From 2 November, … Read more
Aer Lingus Regional will this week begin operating two new routes from Cork Airport with flights to Southampton and Leeds Bradford in the UK. Beginning today, and operated by Stobart Air, flights will depart for Southampton and will operate up to five times weekly. The new service to Leeds Bradford will begin tomorrow (15 March) and will operate … Read more
Alitalia will increase its long haul capacity this summer by seven per cent compared to the same period in 2015. The rise in air seats available for sale is down to the airline starting new services from Rome to Santiago from 1 May and Mexico City from 16 June, resuming flights from the Italian capital … Read more
Lufthansa Cargo is adding countless new destinations when the summer schedule begins on 27 March. A weekly freighter service to Moscow is one new addition to the schedule. An MD-11F has already been flying every Monday since March from Frankfurt to Domodedovo Airport, before connecting the Russian capital with Ashgabat and Baku. Lufthansa’s cargo arm will … Read more
By Andrea Rothman (Bloomberg). Air France-KLM Group’s Transavia discount arm plans to open a second base beyond its home markets of France and the Netherlands in summer 2017 after the first in Munich starts flights this month. Transavia has shortlisted a number of possible hubs, with more German locations under consideration, and will make its choice based … Read more
Earlier today, Nordic Aviation introduced the visual brand identity to be created under its new name Nordica, which focuses on a logo that depicts a dragonfly. The company hopes to transfer to the new trademark at the end of this month. The company’s own aircraft will also be sporting the new design soon. According to … Read more