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From spring 2017, Norwegian will be opening up its ninth direct route from Copenhagen to the USA – this time to the city of Oakland near San Francisco, California.
BOC Aviation announced that it has entered into a purchase-and-leaseback arrangement with Air China for five aircraft, comprising three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and two Airbus A330-300 aircraft, all scheduled for delivery new from the manufacturer in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Romanian airline Blue Air have today announced that Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) is to become their newest European base.
Viking Air has completed the acquisition of the Amphibious Aircraft program from Bombardier, including the Type Certificates for the CL-215, CL-215T, CL-415
Etihad Airways continues to build its presence in Africa through a new codeshare agreement with kulula, South Africa’s low cost carrier.
LOT will launch flights to and from Newark, beginning April 28, 2017.
Africa
Sudan and South Sudan signed an agreement which will assist South Sudan in taking greater responsibility for the air navigation services over its territory
North America
Delta pilots reached a comprehensive Agreement in Principle with Delta management to amend their collective bargaining agreement.
British leisure airline Monarch has successfully concluded discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority to extend its ATOL license.
South African Airways (SAA) has added capacity on its Mauritius route, with the introduction of Airbus A330-200.