Europe

Lufthansa adds three new long-haul destinations

By adding flights from Frankfurt to three new long-haul destinations to the network in a single week, Lufthansa passengers now have the opportunity to fly directly from Frankfurt to Cancún, Mexico, Malé, in the Maldives, and Mauritius. Things kicked off on 8 December, when flight LH 514 departed Frankfurt for Cancún. This was followed on ... <a title="Lufthansa adds three new long-haul destinations" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/lufthansa-adds-three-new-long-haul-destinations/" aria-label="Read more about Lufthansa adds three new long-haul destinations">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 11, 2015 · 1 min read

Avantiair adds a second Fokker 100 to its fleet

ACMI specialist Avantiair announced the addition of a Fokker 100 to its fleet. Due to the positive market acceptance, the airline decided to replace one of its ATR 72-200 with a second Fokker 100, registered D-AGPH. The new aircraft is expected to be ready for operation from February 2016.  Avantiair was established in 1994 by current ... <a title="Avantiair adds a second Fokker 100 to its fleet" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/avantiair-adds-a-second-fokker-100-to-its-fleet/" aria-label="Read more about Avantiair adds a second Fokker 100 to its fleet">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 11, 2015 · 1 min read

Nordic Aviation signs first charter flight contract with tour operators

Nordic Aviation, its partner Adria Airways and the biggest Estonian ski tour operators Germalo Reisid and Mainor Meelis will start organising regular charter flights to popular European ski resorts from the second half of February. This is the first contract in the area of charter flights for Nordic Aviation. On Saturday from 20 February to ... <a title="Nordic Aviation signs first charter flight contract with tour operators" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/nordic-aviation-signs-first-charter-flight-contract-with-tour-operators/" aria-label="Read more about Nordic Aviation signs first charter flight contract with tour operators">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 11, 2015 · 2 min read

Commission updates the EU air safety list

December 11, 2015 Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The European Commission has updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union. The update clears Kazakh carrier Air Astana, but adds Iraqi Airways. Only days ... <a title="Commission updates the EU air safety list" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/commission-updates-the-eu-air-safety-list/" aria-label="Read more about Commission updates the EU air safety list">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 11, 2015 · 3 min read

KLM announces five new destinations

In summer 2016 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will expand its medium-haul network with scheduled service to five new destinations: Southampton, Inverness, Dresden, Genoa and Valencia. KLM passengers can now choose a total number of 76 European destinations that KLM operates directly from Amsterdam. In total KLM will add up to 700,000 seats (5% growth) to European destinations ... <a title="KLM announces five new destinations" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/klm-announces-five-new-destinations/" aria-label="Read more about KLM announces five new destinations">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 10, 2015 · 1 min read

Norwegian retires the Boeing 737-300 on its final flight from the UK

Norwegian Air Shuttle, Europe’s third largest low-cost carrier, flew its last Boeing 737-300 from Lasham in the UK to the small town of Bodø in Northern Norway. With all of Norwegian’s Boeing 737-300s no longer in operation, the airline’s fleet now has an average age of 3.6 years making it one of the most modern ... <a title="Norwegian retires the Boeing 737-300 on its final flight from the UK" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/norwegian-retires-the-boeing-737-300-on-its-final-flight-from-the-uk/" aria-label="Read more about Norwegian retires the Boeing 737-300 on its final flight from the UK">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 10, 2015 · 1 min read

Wizz Air announces new Wroclaw to Birmingham route

Wizz Air today announced a new route from Wroclaw to Birmingham. The route will commence on 18 March and will be operated with two weekly flights, on Mondays and Fridays. With the new service, WIZZ is now offering seven routes to five countries from Wroclaw. Gabor Vasarhelyi, Communications Manager at Wizz Air said: ”We are ... <a title="Wizz Air announces new Wroclaw to Birmingham route" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/wizz-air-announces-new-wroclaw-to-birmingham-route/" aria-label="Read more about Wizz Air announces new Wroclaw to Birmingham route">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 9, 2015 · 1 min read

LCGB negates its CWA principle agreement with Cargolux

Today’s collective work agreement (CWA) talks between Cargolux management and the unions were cut short after LCGB surprisingly backtracked on the principle agreement reached on 1 December. They declared unexpectedly to all participants that they considered the negotiations had failed as management was not prepared to accept their demands. “LCGB and its members are seemingly ... <a title="LCGB negates its CWA principle agreement with Cargolux" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/lcgb-negates-its-cwa-principle-agreement-with-cargolux/" aria-label="Read more about LCGB negates its CWA principle agreement with Cargolux">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 9, 2015 · 2 min read

Transavia France appoints new CEO

As from 1 February 2016, Nathalie Stubler will be appointed CEO of Transavia France. She replaces Antoine Pussiau, who will be joining the Air France-KLM Group’s commercial division as SVP Asia Pacific. Patrick Roux, the current SVP Air France-KLM Asia Pacific, becomes SVP Alliances at Air France-KLM. Nathalie Stubler has solid experience in the airline ... <a title="Transavia France appoints new CEO" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/transavia-france-appoints-new-ceo/" aria-label="Read more about Transavia France appoints new CEO">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 9, 2015 · 2 min read

Nordic Aviation Group served 26,370 passengers during its first month of operations

Nordic Aviation, which started operating on 8 November, completed 726 flights and served 26,370 passengers in cooperation with Adria Airways during its first month of operations. The airline’s clients have so far booked 56,750 tickets up to October 2016. Nordic Aviation Group board member Erik Sakkov said that the airline’s most popular destination is Stockholm ... <a title="Nordic Aviation Group served 26,370 passengers during its first month of operations" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/nordic-aviation-served-26-370-passengers-during-its-first-month-of-operations/" aria-label="Read more about Nordic Aviation Group served 26,370 passengers during its first month of operations">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 9, 2015 · 2 min read