In highly competitive aviation markets, it is no secret that airlines prefer to operate on routes with sufficient and sustainable demand, and that airports are more willing to be served by larger aircraft. In this situation, small regional airports with low traffic potential face a dilemma: they were built to provide the connection with the … Read more
December 18, 2015 Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Czech Airlines will launch operations on the new Skopje – Prague route on 20 May 2016 with two return flights a week, departing Skopje on Mondays and Fridays in the morning, at 4:10 a.m. local time and arriving at Václav Havel … Read more
Ukraine International Airlines launches non-stop scheduled flights connecting Kharkov and Kutaisi, providing passengers from Eastern Ukraine with an opportunity to quickly reach key cities and ski resorts of Georgia. UIA offers double-weekly flights connecting Kharkov with Kutaisi operated on modern Boeing 737 and Embraer 190 aircraft with two cabin classes, Business Class and Economy Class. … Read more
Alitalia is set to improve its presence in China thanks to a new codeshare agreement with China Southern that covers a total of 28 destinations in Italy and China. The deal signing last night (Thursday 17 December) took place in Rome during a gala event to celebrate the Chinese airline’s recently launched new Rome-Wuhan-Guangzhou flights. … Read more
December 18, 2015 Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Brussels Airlines plans a major expansion of its long haul network. Their fleet will welcome two additional Airbus A330 aircraft. Next spring the airline launches flights to Toronto, now that Jet Airways has announced it is leaving the route. In addition, … Read more
Transportation Partners, BNP Paribas and ATR has announced the successful closing of USD143,711,000 guaranteed floating rate notes due 2025 for Aeronautic Investments 18 Limited with the benefit of a guarantee by Compagnie Française d’Assurance pour le Commerce Extérieur, acting for the account of the French State (Coface). BNP Paribas acted as the sole lead manager … Read more
The Board of Directors of Finnair Plc has decided to utilise the authorisation given by the Annual General Meeting held on 25 March 2015 to repurchase the company’s shares. The maximum number of shares to be acquired is 800,000 corresponding to about 0.62% of the total number of Finnair’s shares and votes. Finnair currently holds … Read more
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed its first-ever ‘air drop’ by parachuting 208 barrels of fuel from an IL-76TD-90VD freighter onto a remote airfield in the Antarctic. The delivery from Novo will be used for inland scientific missions, vehicles and small airplane operations. The 34-ton shipment was placed onto 26 special parachute platforms and was dropped from … Read more
Alitalia has appointed Cramer Ball as a member of its board of directors, designated to be appointed as Chief Executive Officer from early March 2016. A shareholders meeting convened today, chaired by Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, has appointed Cramer Ball as a member of the board of directors, in substitution of Silvano Cassano who resigned … Read more
Nordic Aviation and its partner airline Adria Airways will start organising flights to Munich from 19 December. The return flights will initially take place once a week, and twice a week on Saturdays from February until the end of March. According to Nordic Aviation board member Erik Sakkov, there has already been a lot of … Read more