Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will increase its Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu service from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from November 1, 2013. The additional flights build on the success of the existing service, driven by the demand from business and leisure travellers and will strengthen the already … Read more
Emiratea has further expanded its European reach today with the start of its daily non-stop service to Stockholm. The VIP delegation aboard today’s flight to Stockholm included Hubert Frach, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, West; Pradeep Kumar, Emirates’ Senior Vice President Cargo Revenue Optimisation and Systems; Professor Najib Al Khaja, CEO of MAF Healthcare – … Read more
Boeing and FedEx Express celebrated today the delivery of the Memphis based express shipping company’s first 767-300 Freighter.
United Airlines today announced it will recall nearly 600 pilots currently on furlough to address the airline’s future staffing needs. No United pilots will remain on furlough following the recall. “We look forward to welcoming back our co-workers as we complete work to integrate all of our pilots into a single work group,” said Howard … Read more
Arik Air to partner with mobile commerce firm, SlimTrader, to provide the service as part of a raft of changes in the coming months
Emirates has resumed passenger flights to Tripoli, the capital and largest city of Libya. With the departure of the first flight from Dubai International airport this week, Emirates has re-established a key route offering Libyan travellers access to its global network that spans six continents. “We are now connecting Tripoli not only to Dubai, but … Read more
China’s Hainan Airlines officially commenced non-stop service from Chicago to Beijing, opening the airline’s newest American gateway.
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering announced that it has formed an exclusive partnership with Air Libya to place and operationally manage an Antonov An-26 aircraft in Libya. There is expected to be high demand for the freighter which will be based at Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport (MJI) on a long-term lease agreement with immediate effect. The An-26 … Read more
Norwegian will launch new routes between Scandinavia and Los Angeles (LAX), Oakland-San Francisco (OAK) and Orlando (MCO) in spring 2014. Norwegian will operate the 787 Dreamliner on the routes. At the same time Norwegian launches a new route between New York (JFK) and Copenhagen. Norwegian continues to launch new intercontinental routes as it takes delivery of … Read more
AirAsia X, an affiliate of the AirAsia Group, announced the increase of its flight frequency from Kuala Lumpur to Osaka from four weekly flights currently to daily effective 25 November, 2013. The move is part of the airline’s growth strategy in North Asia and continued strategic emphasis on the Japanese market. AirAsia X commenced flights … Read more