Etihad Airways will launch non-stop daily flights to Medina, the regional capital of the western Saudi Arabian province of Al Madinah and the second holiest city in Islam after the Holy city of Mekkah. With the addition of the new service, which will start on February 1 2014, Etihad Airways will now offer 50 weekly … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Qantas has unveiled a brand new 737-800 aircraft featuring an Indigenous art livery as a flying tribute to the world’s oldest continuing culture. It is the fourth aircraft in Qantas’ flying art series in partnership with Australian designers Balarinji that began with the first Indigenous livery “Wunala Dreaming” on … Read more
Boeing and the Lion Group commemorated the delivery of the carrier’s 100th Next-Generation 737 at a special event.
South African Airways and RwandAir, the national carrier of Rwanda, announced that they have signed a bilateral code share agreement for operations between Johannesburg and Kigali. RwandAir will be the operating carrier, while South African Airways will market the route. Rwandair flies seven times per week between the two cities. Under the new agreement, RwandAir … Read more
Viking Air and Air Seychelles, the national airline of Seychelles, have signed an agreement for three additional Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft to expand the regional carrier’s fleet. After the successful entry into service of their first Series 400, Air Seychelles returns to Viking to triple their initial aircraft order and bring their fleet total … Read more
Etihad Airways has temporarily suspended its three weekly passenger flights and two weekly cargo flights to the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The announcement follows safety and operational challenges which the airline has observed in recent months at Tripoli airport. Captain Richard Hill, Etihad Airways’ Chief Operations Officer, said: “Regretfully, we have taken the decision to temporarily … Read more
Cape Air, the nation’s largest commuter airline, will begin serving Eastern Montana beginning Tuesday, December 10, 2013. From its hub in Billings, Cape Air will operate daily, year-round flights to five regional communities. Billings (BIL) – Sidney (SDY): 5 daily, round-trip flights Billings (BIL) – Glendive (GDV): 2 daily, round-trip flights Billings (BIL) – Glasgow … Read more
Emirates today launched services to Conakry in the Republic of Guinea, marking its 24th destination in Africa and sixth new destination launch since January 2013. Situated on the Atlantic coast of Africa, Conakry is the nation’s economic, financial and cultural centre, home to an estimated population of 2 million people, almost a quarter of the … Read more
Norwegian continues its expansion in Europe and today announced the opening of a new base of operations in Tenerife. Along with the new crew base, Norwegian expands its Spanish route network by adding more destinations and frequencies. The new base at Tenerife South Airport (TFS) is Norwegian’s fourth base in Spain, along with Alicante, Malaga and … Read more
Cargolux has started a second 747-8 freighter service from Hong Kong to the Austrian capital, reacting to customer demand for more air freight capacity on this route. The change became effective with the landing of Cargolux flight CV 6713 on 17 October 2013. Representatives of the Vienna airport management welcomed the arrival, noting the enthusiastic … Read more