Etihad Regional, operated by Darwin Airline, today announced that its codeshare agreement extension with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been approved by Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) until 30 April 2022. Initially commenced on 29 March 2015, the codeshare agreement offers the guests of both airlines greater … Read more
Blue Islands today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, to become its third franchise partner with effect from May 2016, operating services in Flybe branded aircraft. Flybe’s existing franchise partners are Loganair and Stobart Air. Rob Veron, Blue Islands’ Managing Director said: “By becoming a franchise partner … Read more
The route will commence on 28 March and will be operated with two weekly flights on Mondays and Fridays. The new service is Wizz Air’s third low-fare route between Sofia and the U.K. along with London Luton and Bristol. With this new service, Wizz Air is now offering 27 routes to 14 countries from Sofia. … Read more
The service will begin on 29 March, and will be operated three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The new service is Wizz Air’s third low-fare route between Romania and the Netherlands. Located in the south of the country, Eindhoven is a famous university city, which is loved by tourists for the lively … Read more
Ryanair today announced the appointment of Matthias Wenk as Marketing Operations Director, where he will oversee all advertising, brand comms and sales & marketing functions. A Swiss native, Matthias will join Ryanair on Monday, 18th January, having spent 10 years at Lidl Ireland, where he previously worked as Associate Marketing Director and Head of Advertising. Ryanair’s … Read more
Alessandro Amendola has been appointed as new Senior Vice-President Engineering of ATR. He will be responsible for all the engineering activities related to the fields of certification and airworthiness, customization, systems and propulsion, structures, flight tests, flight technologies, support, and quality, processes and methods. He will also closely work with the Programs directorate, providing engineering … Read more
Jet2.com has today issued a 42 year old female passenger from Sunderland with an invoice for £6,800 for costs incurred after it was forced to divert a New Year’s Day flight because of her aggressive and abusive behaviour onboard. The airline diverted flight LS518, which was en route from Tenerife to Newcastle, to Shannon Airport … Read more
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines this week took delivery of its last, fully-revamped Boeing 777-200. All of KLM Boeing 777-200s, a total of 15 aircraft, now have a new interior for World Business Class and Economy Class. The inflight entertainment system has be modernised in the whole cabin and new seats have been installed. There are … Read more
Wizz Air today announced further growth of its low fare route network and launched three new services from Budapest to Liverpool and Reykjavik, commencing in March as well as a Budapest-Ibiza service commencing in June. With this announcement, Wizz Air is now expanding its Hungarian offer by adding a 23rd country to its network, Iceland. … Read more
Alitalia has appointed Alessio Vinci with immediate effect as Senior Vice President Corporate Communications, reporting to the airline’s Chairman and acting CEO Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. At Alitalia Mr. Vinci will oversee media relations, headed by Clemente Senni, internal communications, domestic and international PR, corporate events, production of in-flight magazine ‘Ulisse’ where he is Editorial … Read more