easyJet announces new flights from Bristol to Reykjavik and Marrakech

easyJet has today announced two new routes for Bristol Airport, with flights to Reykjavik and Marrakech launching in December 2013. The new flights went on sale this morning and will offer the South West’s only connection to Iceland. easyJet will operate the routes using 156 seater Airbus A319 and expects to carry over 55,000 passengers … Read more

Russia’s Rostec receives first B737-800NG

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Boeing today delivered the first Next-Generation 737-800 to Aviation Capital Services LLC, a subsidiary of the State Corporation Russian Technologies (Rostec). Aviation Capital Services has leased the airplane to Russia’s flag carrier, Aeroflot. This delivery is the first of 50 Next-Generation 737s Aviation Capital Services has on order, including … Read more

Swiss expands in Geneva

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Swiss International Air Lines will be incorporating Rome, Lisbon and Copenhagen into its Geneva-based network in spring 2014. With their addition, Swiss will offer direct service to no fewer than 27 destinations to its customers in Western Switzerland and adjacent French border areas. After adding Marrakech, Belgrade, Stockholm, Oslo, … Read more

Wizz Air grows fleet in Bulgaria

Wizz Air announced the 4th aircraft for its Bulgarian base at Sofia airport. The new Airbus A320 aircraft will be delivered in Sofia in May 2014, and will support operations of a total of 16 Sofia routes and increase seat capacity by 30% resulting in over 1.1 million seats. Wizz Air announced more weekly flights on … Read more

Norwegian launches new routes to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Orlando

Norwegian will launch new routes between Scandinavia and Los Angeles (LAX), Oakland-San Francisco (OAK) and Orlando (MCO) in spring 2014. Norwegian will operate the 787 Dreamliner on the routes. At the same time Norwegian launches a new route between New York (JFK) and Copenhagen. Norwegian continues to launch new intercontinental routes as it takes delivery of … Read more

Wizz Air grows in Macedonia

Wizz Air announced the 2nd aircraft for its Macedonian base at Skopje airport. The new Airbus A320 aircraft will be delivered in Skopje on 16 April 2014 and bring the total fleet investment in Wizz Air’s Macedonian base to USD 160 MLN.  The new aircraft will support operations of a total of 13 Skopje routes and … Read more

Ukraine International partners with Rossiya

In July 2013 Ukraine International Airlines and Rossiya Russian Airlines signed a cooperation agreement. This agreement allowed increasing Ukraine International Airlines flight frequency on the Kiev to St. Petersburg route up to three daily flights. Carriers have signed a code-share agreement for the route Kiev – St. Petersburg – Kiev. Thanks to the agreement passengers … Read more

Cargolux returns to Santiago de Chile

Cargolux Airlines International announced the reinstatement of its Boeing 747 freighter service to Santiago de Chile with a weekly flight, beginning on 28 July 2013. Santiago will be added to Cargolux’s regular South American rotation on Sundays, also stopping in Viracopos, Brazil. Santiago has featured in Cargolux’s network in the past and the company has … Read more