Airlines

Wizz Air announces new base in Sibiu

Wizz Air today announced it will begin base operations in Sibiu in August and launch four new routes from Sibiu International Airport. The company also announced it is adding Suceava as its newest Romanian destination, launching new service to London Luton. Already the largest airline operation in Romania, Sibiu will become Wizz Air’s seventh base in ... <a title="Wizz Air announces new base in Sibiu" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/wizz-air-announces-new-base-sibiu/" aria-label="Read more about Wizz Air announces new base in Sibiu">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 6, 2016 · 2 min read

United reaches tentative agreements on new contracts for IAM-represented employees

United and the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) reached tentative agreements on new contracts for all of the airline’s nearly 30,000 IAM-represented employees. The seven agreements cover airport operations employees, contact center agents, storekeepers, maintenance instructors, central load planners, fleet technical instructors and related employees, and security officers who are represented by ... <a title="United reaches tentative agreements on new contracts for IAM-represented employees" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/united-reaches-tentative-agreements-new-contracts-iam-represented-employees/" aria-label="Read more about United reaches tentative agreements on new contracts for IAM-represented employees">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 5, 2016 · 2 min read

Vistara announces the addition of Chandigarh to its route network

Vistara announced the addition of Chandigarh to its expanding network effective May 2, 2016. With this route launch, Vistara’s network will cover 16 destinations across India. Chandigarh, considered one of the best-planned cities in India with world-renowned architecture, is Vistara’s sixth destination in North India after Jammu, Srinagar, Delhi, Lucknow and Varanasi. The daily service ... <a title="Vistara announces the addition of Chandigarh to its route network" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/vistara-announces-addition-chandigarh-route-network/" aria-label="Read more about Vistara announces the addition of Chandigarh to its route network">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 5, 2016 · 2 min read

Congo Airways joins Q400 Turboprop family

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has welcomed Kinshasa-based Congo Airways, the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the family of Q400 aircraft customers and operators. The airline, which started operations in October 2015, joined the Q400 aircraft family when it launched service with a previously owned 76-seat aircraft that was acquired from a ... <a title="Congo Airways joins Q400 Turboprop family" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/congo-airways-joins-q400-turboprop-family/" aria-label="Read more about Congo Airways joins Q400 Turboprop family">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 5, 2016 · 2 min read

Cathay Pacific Airways signs A350 XWB Flight Hour Services (FHS) components support agreement with Airbus

Cathay Pacific Airways, an international airline based in Hong Kong, has selected Airbus to provide Flight Hour Services (FHS) components support for its new fleet of 48 A350 XWBs on order (22 A350-900s plus 26 A350-1000s). The long-term agreement covers guaranteed spare parts availability, maintenance and logistics services at Cathay Pacific’s main base and selected ... <a title="Cathay Pacific Airways signs A350 XWB Flight Hour Services (FHS) components support agreement with Airbus" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/cathay-pacific-airways-signs-a350-xwb-flight-hour-services-fhs-components-support-agreement-airbus/" aria-label="Read more about Cathay Pacific Airways signs A350 XWB Flight Hour Services (FHS) components support agreement with Airbus">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 5, 2016 · 2 min read

ATR expands its seat offer with Expliseat

The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and the France-based aircraft seat manufacturer Expliseat today signed a buyer-furnished equipment (BFE) agreement for the supply of a new ATR aircraft seat type: the Titanium Seat. The agreement, inked on the occasion of the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, enables ATR’s customers and operators to have a broader choice ... <a title="ATR expands its seat offer with Expliseat" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/atr-expands-seat-offer-expliseat/" aria-label="Read more about ATR expands its seat offer with Expliseat">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 5, 2016 · 1 min read

The first aircraft displaying the new Cathay Dragon livery takes off

Passengers this morning welcomed the first aircraft displaying the new Cathay Dragon livery as it took flight from Hong Kong to Beijing.  Earlier this year, the Cathay Pacific Group announced that Dragonair will be rebranded as Cathay Dragon, bringing the two airline brands – Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon – closer together and offering passengers ... <a title="The first aircraft displaying the new Cathay Dragon livery takes off" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/first-aircraft-displaying-new-cathay-dragon-livery-takes-off/" aria-label="Read more about The first aircraft displaying the new Cathay Dragon livery takes off">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 5, 2016 · 2 min read

First U.S.-built American Airlines A321 exits paint shop

Painting of the first U.S.-built American Airlines Airbus A321 has been completed. The aircraft has left the paint shop at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. The aircraft is the second A321 to be produced in the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, but the first for American Airlines. There are currently eight ... <a title="First U.S.-built American Airlines A321 exits paint shop" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/first-u-s-built-american-airlines-a321-exits-paint-shop/" aria-label="Read more about First U.S.-built American Airlines A321 exits paint shop">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 5, 2016 · 1 min read

Mesa Airlines names John Selvaggio Chief Operating Officer – Aviation Tribune | Aviation News | Airline News

Mesa Airlines announced that John Selvaggio has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Most recently serving as the Company’s Vice President of Customer Service and Station Operations, Selvaggio joined Mesa in 2014 as Vice President of Business Development and Resource Planning and was later named Vice President of ... <a title="Mesa Airlines names John Selvaggio Chief Operating Officer – Aviation Tribune | Aviation News | Airline News" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/mesa-airlines-names-john-selvaggio-chief-operating-officer/" aria-label="Read more about Mesa Airlines names John Selvaggio Chief Operating Officer – Aviation Tribune | Aviation News | Airline News">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 5, 2016 · 2 min read

Norwegian announces 5th new summer route to Crete

Low-cost airline Norwegian continues its UK expansion with new route from Gatwick to Crete – the new service marks the fifth new summer route Norwegian is introducing this year. From 28th April, Norwegian will offer three weekly direct flights to Crete (Chania) throughout the summer on 186-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Europe’s third largest low-cost airline has ... <a title="Norwegian announces 5th new summer route to Crete" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/norwegian-announces-5th-new-summer-route-crete/" aria-label="Read more about Norwegian announces 5th new summer route to Crete">Read more</a>

AT Staff Apr 5, 2016 · 1 min read