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Wizz Air announces new base in Poland

Wizz Air today announced that it will open its 21st base in Lublin (Poland) with one new Airbus A320 on 14 September 2015 as well as further increases in its regional Polish services. Already served by Wizz Air, Lublin will be Wizz Air’s 6th Polish base. The new aircraft will increase the number of routes served from Lublin to ... <a title="Wizz Air announces new base in Poland" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/wizz-air-announces-new-base-in-poland/" aria-label="Read more about Wizz Air announces new base in Poland">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 1, 2015 · 2 min read

Jaan Albrecht accepts position as CEO of SunExpress

Jaan Albrecht, who has been the CEO of Austrian Airlines since November 2011, has accepted a position at SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, and will serve as its CEO starting June 1, 2015. This was decided at the Supervisory Board meeting of SunExpress. Albrecht (60) will remain CEO of Austrian Airlines ... <a title="Jaan Albrecht accepts position as CEO of SunExpress" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/jaan-albrecht-accepts-position-ceo-sunexpress/" aria-label="Read more about Jaan Albrecht accepts position as CEO of SunExpress">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 1, 2015 · 3 min read

bmi regional opens new Munich base with three new routes

bmi regional yesterday opened a new base at Munich Airport to support three new flight routes to the city from Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Liege, Belgium; and Bern, Switzerland. bmi regional is operating the services in partnership with Lufthansa as codeshare flights with joint BM and LH flight numbers, and the airline has tailored the schedule ... <a title="bmi regional opens new Munich base with three new routes" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/bmi-regional-opens-new-munich-base-with-three-new-routes/" aria-label="Read more about bmi regional opens new Munich base with three new routes">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 30, 2015 · 2 min read

Wizz Air announces new routes from Budapest to Glasgow and Bologna

Wizz Air today announced further growth to its low fare route network from Hungary with two new Budapest services to Bologna and Glasgow. Recent media polls showed that Hungarian consumers listed Scotland on top of their wish list for future Wizz Air routes. Wizz Air flies from seven UK airports to over 50 destinations and has ... <a title="Wizz Air announces new routes from Budapest to Glasgow and Bologna" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/wizz-air-announces-new-routes-from-budapest-to-glasgow-and-bologna/" aria-label="Read more about Wizz Air announces new routes from Budapest to Glasgow and Bologna">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 30, 2015 · 1 min read

KLM purchases seventeen Embraers to replace its Fokker 70s

KLM Cityhopper is renewing its fleet by purchasing fifteen Embraer 175 aircraft (E175+) and two Embraer 190 aircraft (E190). KLM Cityhopper will already be welcoming the first two E190 aircraft in December 2015. The fifteen E175+ aircraft will be taken up in the KLM Cityhopper fleet between March 2016 and June 2018. Mr. Pieter Elbers, ... <a title="KLM purchases seventeen Embraers to replace its Fokker 70s" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/klm-purchases-seventeen-embraers-replace-fokker-70s/" aria-label="Read more about KLM purchases seventeen Embraers to replace its Fokker 70s">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 30, 2015 · 2 min read

Iberia Group announces new routes and destinations

Iberia, Iberia Express and franchise partner Iberia Regional Air Nostrum launch 39 new routes and add 19 destinations. At the start of the summer season the Iberia Group is adding routes, destinations and capacity. Iberia, along with its low-cost carrier Iberia Express and its franchise partner Iberia Regional Air Nostrum, are opening up to 39 new routes and adding ... <a title="Iberia Group announces new routes and destinations" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/iberia-group-announces-new-routes-and-destinations/" aria-label="Read more about Iberia Group announces new routes and destinations">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 30, 2015 · 3 min read

easyJet celebrates opening of new base in Amsterdam and announces further expansion

easyJet today celebrated the opening of its new base at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam and announced plans to add a fourth aircraft to its fleet at the airport from October 2015 onwards. The base delivers local jobs, a greater selection of destinations, and easyJet’s winning combination of low fares and friendly service. The extra aircraft means ... <a title="easyJet celebrates opening of new base in Amsterdam and announces further expansion" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/easyjet-celebrates-opening-of-new-base-in-amsterdam-and-announces-further-expansion/" aria-label="Read more about easyJet celebrates opening of new base in Amsterdam and announces further expansion">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 30, 2015 · 3 min read

Wizz Air further restructures Ukranian operations

Wizz Air Holdings announced that it will be further restructuring the Group’s operations in Ukraine.  From 20 April 2015, Wizz Air Hungary will operate 8 routes into and out of Ukraine, to be followed by opening a Kiev base with one Airbus A320 aircraft on 4 June 2015. Also from 20 April 2015, Wizz Air Ukraine – currently flying two aircraft on ... <a title="Wizz Air further restructures Ukranian operations" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/wizz-air-further-restructures-ukranian-operations/" aria-label="Read more about Wizz Air further restructures Ukranian operations">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 29, 2015 · 1 min read

KLM continues to expand its Chinese partnerships

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is intensifying its partnership with Chinese airlines China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.

AT Staff Mar 27, 2015 · 2 min read

easyJet opens its Porto base

easyJet celebrated the opening of its new base at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport Porto. Three new UK routes from Manchester, Bristol and London Luton Airports to the new Porto base will launch this summer.  Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of easyJet, cut the inaugural ribbon during today’s official ceremony at the new Porto base in ... <a title="easyJet opens its Porto base" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/easyjet-opens-its-porto-base/" aria-label="Read more about easyJet opens its Porto base">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 26, 2015 · 2 min read