Wizz Air announced that it has converted 26 of its future Airbus A320 deliveries to the larger Airbus A321 aircraft. The airline currently has a fleet of 45 Airbus A320 aircraft and the partially-converted order will accommodate its ongoing route network expansion. The Airbus A321 is the largest member of the A320 aircraft family, and has … Read more
American Airlines announced it plans to launch its first-ever nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) next year, reinforcing American’s commitment to further strengthen its global presence and meet customer demand for travel to key international markets, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. “Today’s news underscores our commitment to … Read more
The company extends its reach to 12 Brazilian gateways in 2014. TAP Portugal announced the start of operations to Manaus and Belem, both cities in Northern Brazil, as of the beginning of June 2014. With the addition of these new destinations to its network, the company increases to 12 the number of gateways operated in … Read more
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, will launch a new weekly flight between London Heathrow and Astana on 29th October 2013, bringing the number of services between Kazakhstan and the British capital to three per week. The flights will be operated by Boeing 757-200 aircraft, configured with 16 business class and 150 economy seats. The new … Read more
Etihad Airways confirmed its equity stake in Virgin Australia Holdings had reached 19.9 per cent. This follows a series of on-market purchases of Virgin Australia shares over recent weeks. The Abu Dhabi-based airline now holds more than 515 million shares in its equity partner airline. At 19.9 per cent, Etihad Airways has reached the threshold … Read more
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates and airBaltic today announced that direct Riga-Abu Dhabi flights will commence on December 16, 2013. The announcement follows the signing of a codeshare agreement between the two airlines. Subject to regulatory approvals, airBaltic will operate the new four weekly return flights using a 116 seat Airbus A319 aircraft. With seating capacity … Read more
Boeing and Jetstar Airways celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first 787 today, which is also the first Dreamliner for Australia. “Today is a historic milestone for the Qantas Group and Jetstar as we welcome the most advanced passenger aircraft ever constructed to the fleet,” said Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce. “In just 10 short years, Jetstar … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments On 25 June 2013, SAS and Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the order of 12 new long haul aircraft. Today, SAS and Airbus have signed the final long haul aircraft order agreement comprising 4 A330-300 Enhanced and 8 A350-900 plus 6 options for A350-900. The Airbus A330 … Read more
KLM will expand its long-haul services next year to South America, as it will launch a new scheduled service to Santiago, the capital of Chile and the cultural, political and financial center of the country and home to various headquarters of many multinational corporations. “Santiago fits perfectly in our strategy where we focus on the … Read more
Bombardier announced today that Luxair has placed a firm order for a Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner and has also taken an option for an additional Q400 NextGen aircraft. The airline currently operates a fleet of six Q400 and Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen airliner, the firm order is valued at approximately $32.2 million USD. The value could increase … Read more