As Oman Air continues its ambitious fleet and network expansion plan, the airline has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd for the sale and leaseback of two new B737-800 aircraft. The first of the two aircraft was delivered on 25th July and the second is expected to arrive at … Read more
PSA Airlines announced its plans to open a full-service maintenance facility at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) later this year.
Amazon today is showcasing its first ever branded air cargo plane during Seafair’s Air Show, an annual community celebration taking place in Amazon’s hometown of Seattle. The Boeing 767-300, operated by Amazon’s air cargo provider Atlas Air, is flying in the Seafair Air Show to thousands of Seattle residents and Amazon employees. “Creating an air … Read more
American Airlines and the TWU-IAM Association today announced they have reached an interim agreement to provide significant pay increases to the 30,000 maintenance, fleet service and other related employees represented by the TWU-IAM Association. The pay increases will go into place immediately while the negotiating committees continue working toward a joint collective bargaining agreement for … Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $500,000 civil penalty against SeaPort Airlines of Portland, for allegedly operating three single-engine Cessna Caravans when they were not airworthy. The FAA alleges SeaPort failed to perform initial and recurring borescope inspections of the planes’ turbine compressor blades. The inspections are required by an … Read more
Flybe has announced the signing of a significant codeshare relationship with airberlin.
Jet2.com further bolsters its commitment to tackle disruptive and abusive behaviour by banning the sale of alcohol on-board before 08:00BST on all its morning flights. The ground-breaking move will be introduced from this Monday, 8 August 2016 across all its bases. Jet2.com is calling for airports and retailers to follow its lead to trade responsibly and similarly … Read more
Hong Kong Airlines announced that it will add frequency of its flight service to Osaka to two flights daily, commencing 15 September 2016, and that to Sapporo to one flight daily from 30 October 2016. The arrangement is believed to meet the growing travel and trade demand between Hong Kong and the two cities, further … Read more
Air Seychelles and Air Madagascar have strengthened their codeshare cooperation with the aim of bringing more travellers to both Seychelles and Madagascar.
Alaska Airlines continues the expansion of its Seattle hub with the launch of new daily nonstop service to Indianapolis and Wichita, Kansas starting spring of 2017. With the addition of Indianapolis and Wichita, the airline will serve 89 nonstop destinations from Seattle, more than twice as many as its nearest competitor. Alaska is the only … Read more