Wizz Air today announced it will begin base operations in Sibiu in August and launch four new routes from Sibiu International Airport. The company also announced it is adding Suceava as its newest Romanian destination, launching new service to London Luton. Already the largest airline operation in Romania, Sibiu will become Wizz Air’s seventh base in … Read more
Oliver Lackmann will take over the role as Managing Director of the Austrian airline Niki, following Thomas Suritsch, who will leave the company for health reasons. Captain Oliver Lackmann served as Chief Flight Operations Officer and Accountable Manager of airberlin during recent years, and was responsible for flight operations, crew planning and training, as well … Read more
OneJet, the air transportation network that provides increased access to nonstop travel in small and medium size markets, has announced a major re-alignment of its schedule and operations to the Pittsburgh market, including enhanced schedule convenience and upgraded product features for Pittsburgh travelers. The announcement follows OneJet’s previous indication of commitment in February and also … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Singapore Airlines and the Lufthansa Group are expanding their codeshare agreement to provide customers more benefits through enhanced connections and new codeshare destinations. The expanded codeshare ties will provide Singapore Airlines customers convenient access to over 20 new routes on Lufthansa- and Swiss-operated flights, to and from points in Austria, … Read more
Within the period of Winter 2016/2017 Schedule Ukraine International Airlines will be operating non-stop scheduled flights between Kiev and Dusseldorf. Within the period of October 30 – December 21, 2016, UIA will operate 5 weekly flights between Kiev and Dusseldorf while effective December 22, 2016, the carrier will offer daily services. The flights will be … Read more
United and the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) reached tentative agreements on new contracts for all of the airline’s nearly 30,000 IAM-represented employees. The seven agreements cover airport operations employees, contact center agents, storekeepers, maintenance instructors, central load planners, fleet technical instructors and related employees, and security officers who are represented by … Read more
Vistara announced the addition of Chandigarh to its expanding network effective May 2, 2016. With this route launch, Vistara’s network will cover 16 destinations across India. Chandigarh, considered one of the best-planned cities in India with world-renowned architecture, is Vistara’s sixth destination in North India after Jammu, Srinagar, Delhi, Lucknow and Varanasi. The daily service … Read more
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has welcomed Kinshasa-based Congo Airways, the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the family of Q400 aircraft customers and operators. The airline, which started operations in October 2015, joined the Q400 aircraft family when it launched service with a previously owned 76-seat aircraft that was acquired from a … Read more
Cathay Pacific Airways, an international airline based in Hong Kong, has selected Airbus to provide Flight Hour Services (FHS) components support for its new fleet of 48 A350 XWBs on order (22 A350-900s plus 26 A350-1000s). The long-term agreement covers guaranteed spare parts availability, maintenance and logistics services at Cathay Pacific’s main base and selected … Read more
The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and the France-based aircraft seat manufacturer Expliseat today signed a buyer-furnished equipment (BFE) agreement for the supply of a new ATR aircraft seat type: the Titanium Seat. The agreement, inked on the occasion of the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, enables ATR’s customers and operators to have a broader choice … Read more