flydubai has announced operations to Juba, the capital city of the Republic of South Sudan. Commencing on 21 April 2013, flights will operate four times a week between DubaiTerminal 2 and Juba Airport. flydubai’s CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said: “We are pleased to start operations to Juba as it enables us to further broaden our … Read more
AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, and US Airways Group announced that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine to create a premier global carrier, which will have an implied combined equity value of approximately $11 billion based on the … Read more
Iberia has taken delivery of the first of the five Airbus A330s that will enter service for the Spanish airline this year. Spanish flag carrier Iberia currently has a total of nine Airbus A330-300 widebodies on order and also holds options on eight more. It intends to use the new aircraft to replace a fleet of 13 Airbus A340-300 jets currently … Read more
The aircraft was scheduled to be delivered in late April. The June delivery may also be affected. In the event that the 787 is not operational in time for Norwegian’s services to New York and Bangkok replacement long-haul aircraft will be leased to ensure that flights are operated as planned. Based on this new information … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it will commence thrice weekly flight to Ndola, Zambia effective 31 March 2013. Ndola, the third largest city in Zambia, is the industrial and commercial center in the copper belt province of the country. Ndola will be Ethiopian 45th African and the 72nd international destination. It will also be its second destination in … Read more
Emirates announced that it is increasing its commitment to Japan with the launch of daily, non-stop flights between Dubai and Tokyo Haneda on 3rd June 2013. Haneda Airport is located in Ota-ku, Tokyo and handles the majority of domestic flights to and from Tokyo; it opened its doors to international carriers following the opening of … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Qantas has today announced a series of improvements to its international network, as part of a phased approach aimed at delivering the best offering of any airline flying between Australia and Asia. The improvements, the first of which take effect from 31 March 2013, will be rolled out in … Read more
Etihad Airways announced that its is to increase capacity on its Dublin-Abu Dhabi service by deploying a Boeing 777-300ER on the route from July 2, 2013. The Boeing 777-300ER will operate on the six EY42 flights out of Dublin, increasing capacity on the route by 34%. The increase will provide an additional 900 seats each … Read more
Starting 18 June Brussels Airlines will operate direct flights, five times a week, between Brussels Airport and Washington Dulles.
Flybe has announced its latest brand new route from Birmingham that offers daily weekday flights to Lyon from May 1st operated by one of Flybe’s brand new 88-seat Embraer 175 jet aircraft. The brand new year round service follows Flybe’s successful launch of its Birmingham to Amsterdam route late last year and is expected to … Read more