Finnair has appointed Jaakko Schildt, MBA, BSc Engineering as the head of its Operations unit and member of the Executive Board. Mr Schildt has held operative airline leadership positions at Thomas Cook Group Airlines in 2014–2016. He became Director of the Group Maintenance Organisation in September 2014 and has taken up the position as Accountable … Read more
On February 21, 2016, Mykhaylo Gvozdov, President of Antonov Company, and Ali Mohammed Al−Ghamdi, CEO of Taqnia Aeronautics Co., signed Agreement on cooperation for establishment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of aircraft manufacturing complex and AN−132 production in cooperation with Antonov Company. The signing ceremony was held at AFED−2016 in presence of Mr. Mohammed … Read more
In addition to its previously announced summer destinations, Nordic Aviation, in cooperation with Adria Airways, will also be launching a new route to Odessa. Nordic Aviation board member Erik Sakkov says the company is pleased to announce that there will also be flights to Odessa. “Odessa is the pearl of the Black Sea and a … Read more
Cargolux Airlines International S.A. has appointed Janet Jiang as its new Regional Manager China. Mrs. Jiang took over the responsibilities of her new position in January 2016. Janet Jiang joined Cargolux in Shanghai in 2000 as Sales and Reservations Officer and advanced to Sales Manager in 2004. In May 2008, she was appointed District Manager … Read more
Norwegian has announced the launch of new long-haul operations from Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport. From 29 July, Norwegian will begin its first operations from Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport with low-cost long-haul flights to New York, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale/Miami. Norwegian already operates short-haul flights from Paris Orly Airport to European destinations: Oslo, Bergen, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. Norwegian will thus offer over 212,000 long-haul … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments airberlin CEO Stefan Pichler has largely completed the substantial restructuring of the airberlin Management Team by February 22nd, 2016. With Neil Mills as the new CSPO and Oliver Iffert as the new COO airberlin has been able to get two internationally experienced top executives on board. Neil Mills (45) … Read more
From 14 June onwards, Brussels Airlines will fly 12 times a week between Nantes and Brussels Airport. With Nantes, Brussels Airlines adds the Pays de la Loire area to its growing network of flights, which is an attractive region both economically as for tourists. Brussels Airlines continues its network growth. After previously announcing that it would … Read more
As a result of the successful cooperation between Cargolux and Oman Air for cargo flights to Chennai and in the frame of the cooperation agreement signed last year, Cargolux and Oman Air introduce an additional destination in India with two weekly flights to Mumbai, beginning on 8 March 2016. Flight CV6102 leaves Luxembourg on Tuesdays … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Royal Brunei Airlines has signed a code share agreement with Turkish Airlines which allows for passengers to connect from Bandar Seri Begawan to Istanbul via Dubai (and vice versa). The agreement was signed in Antalya, Turkey by Mr. Karam Chand, Royal Brunei Airlines’ Chief Commercial and Planning Officer; and … Read more
Alitalia will launch on 1 May non-stop flights between Catania and Bologna to enhance further its route network between the South and North of Italy. The new service between the two cities will mean Alitalia operates more than 400 weekly frequencies between the South and North of Italy. The new route, operated by 165 … Read more