Wizz Air today joined Skopje airport authorities to celebrate the launch of the third new route from Skopje in less than a week, and to mark the announcement of a new route to Hamburg. Wizz Air commenced flights from Skopje to Berlin on 21 March, to Copenhagen on 22 March and to Bratislava on 27 … Read more
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will expand its services to Istanbul during 2016 with a new four times weekly service to Sabiha Gokcen Airport. The service will commence on 1 July 2016 and be served by an Airbus A320-200, with 16 seats in business and 120 in economy. The route … Read more
Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, has announced the appointment of Mr. Shadi Raweh, a seasoned aviation professional, as its new Country Manager for Turkey. With over 15 years’ experience and an in-depth, working knowledge of the aviation and travel industry, Shadi has covered several management roles both within Gulf Air and in … Read more
Nouvelair has launched new flights linking Tunisia with Nice, its ninth destination in France. From 1 April, the airline will start operating five weekly flight to Nice; 3 weekly flights will be operated from Tunis-Carthage, a weekly flight from Monastir, and a weekly flight from Djerba. Nouvelair was founded in 1989. Nouvelair, Tunisia’s leading airline, is … Read more
The first A350-900 for Cathay Pacific Airways has completed its maiden flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will now enter the final phase of production including cabin completion, further ground checks and test flights before being prepared for delivery in the second quarter of the year. The aircraft will be the first of 48 A350 … Read more
Eric Strafel has been named president and CEO of Aviall, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. Previously Strafel served as vice president of Boeing Defense, Space & Security Autonomous Systems for Boeing Military Aircraft. “Eric brings 20 years of leadership experience back to Aviall,” said Lynne Hopper, vice president Material Services within Boeing … Read more
Flybe has celebrated the inaugural flight between Exeter and Norwich that will operate six times a week. It is the first to launch under the UK Government’s Regional Air Connectivity Fund. With a flight time of just over an hour, it saves between three and four hours on the equivalent journey made by road or … Read more
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, has announced delivery of a new leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Chinese airline Okay Airways to expand the carrier’s fleet. Okay Airways operates a fleet of more than 30 aircraft from its base in Tianjin, providing scheduled cargo and passenger service to domestic … Read more
JetBlue has announced the start of its acclaimed Mint service at Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS). JetBlue is now the only airline in Boston to offer regularly-scheduled flights with fully lie-flat seating on domestic routes. Service between Boston and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) begins today with one Mint flight offered in each direction. In the coming months, Mint will be offered … Read more
Starting 1 November, Norwegian will offer direct flights between Oslo Airport and major US city Las Vegas. Norwegian is also adding one additional weekly departure on its route to Los Angeles. The direct route between Oslo Airport and Las Vegas will be the eighth direct flight to the US, and it will run every Tuesday throughout the entire year. … Read more