Tigerair Australia today unveiled the first of three Boeing 737-800 aircraft to be branded in Tigerair livery and announced that all three additional aircraft joining the Tigerair Australia fleet will all be based at Melbourne Airport ahead of the airline’s inaugural direct services to Bali commencing 23 March 2016. The airline has recently recruited over … Read more
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft today announced that airberlin is leasing three new Q400 aircraft from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The Q400 aircraft, part of GECAS’ order book of five announced on December 31, 2014, will increase the airberlin Q400 aircraft fleet to 20. “The Bombardier Q400 turboprop is a perfect choice for our regional routes,” said Stefan … Read more
U.S. Government’s approval of sale of controlling interest in airline means new local ownership and new local management team will guide airline’s future growth. Ohana Airlines Holdings today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has approved its previously announced plans to sell a controlling interest in Hawai‘i Island Air, Inc. (Island Air) to PaCap … Read more
An eagerly awaited aircraft CO2 emissions standard made further and important headway today at the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The new environmental measure was unanimously recommended by the 170 international experts on ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), paving the way for its ultimate adoption by the UN agency’s 36-State Governing Council. … Read more
Norwegian will open its 15th European base at Rome Fiumicino Airport on March 27, 2016. Norwegian’s first Italian base will create a total of 60 jobs for pilots and cabin crew. “We are very pleased to open our first Italian base at Fiumicino since the airport plays an important and strategic role in our development … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Regional Express (Rex) has released additional winter services between Sydney and the Snowy Mountains (Cooma) between 10 June 2016 and 2 October 2016. This follows Rex’s announcement on 19 November 2015 that it would be reinstating services to the region starting 23 March 2016 in time for the Easter … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Ryanair today announced it will open a new base at Nuremberg Airport, its 7th German base, from 1st November. According to the announcement, the new base will have one based aircraft and five new routes to Budapest, Malta, Manchester, Milan Bergamo and Rome Ciampino, and additional flights to London. In Nuremberg, … Read more
TNT Express has signed an agreement to sell its airline operations TNT Airways and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas to ASL Aviation Group, conditional on the completion of FedEx’s intended acquisition of TNT, which is expected in the first half of 2016. The change of ownership and control of TNT’s airline operations will ensure continuity of … Read more
Boeing today announced the full integration of its Electronic Logbook (ELB) within Air New Zealand‘s 787 Dreamliner fleet, replacing paper logbooks with electronic records that improve operational efficiency and reliability. “Advances in digital technology, such as the ELB, provide a more data-driven predictive maintenance process. With this capability we can proactively troubleshoot and quickly solve … Read more
Flybe has today established a presence at Rotterdam The Hague Airport with its inaugural flight from Manchester marking the start of this new double daily service. It is the only route from the UK to Rotterdam The Hague outside of London. The new route offers two flights a day on weekdays, morning flights on Saturdays, … Read more