Airlines

Lufthansa Cargo route network grows

Lufthansa Cargo is adding countless new destinations when the summer schedule begins on 27 March. A weekly freighter service to Moscow is one new addition to the schedule. An MD-11F has already been flying every Monday since March from Frankfurt to Domodedovo Airport, before connecting the Russian capital with Ashgabat and Baku. Lufthansa’s cargo arm will ... <a title="Lufthansa Cargo route network grows" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/lufthansa-cargo-route-network-grows/" aria-label="Read more about Lufthansa Cargo route network grows">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 11, 2016 · 2 min read

Transavia mulls German growth beyond Munich

By Andrea Rothman (Bloomberg). Air France-KLM Group’s Transavia discount arm plans to open a second base beyond its home markets of France and the Netherlands in summer 2017 after the first in Munich starts flights this month. Transavia has shortlisted a number of possible hubs, with more German locations under consideration, and will make its choice based ... <a title="Transavia mulls German growth beyond Munich" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/transavia-mulls-german-growth-beyond-munich/" aria-label="Read more about Transavia mulls German growth beyond Munich">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 11, 2016 · 2 min read

Alitalia to increase long haul capacity by 7 per cent

Alitalia will increase its long haul capacity this summer by seven per cent compared to the same period in 2015. The rise in air seats available for sale is down to the airline starting new services from Rome to Santiago from 1 May and Mexico City from 16 June, resuming flights from the Italian capital ... <a title="Alitalia to increase long haul capacity by 7 per cent" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/alitalia-increase-long-haul-capacity-7-per-cent/" aria-label="Read more about Alitalia to increase long haul capacity by 7 per cent">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 11, 2016 · 2 min read

Brussels Airlines adds 9 new destinations

Brussels Airlines continues its growth pace in 2016. The aviation summer season, which begins on March 27, starts with a new long-haul destination, eight new European routes and a frequency increase to existing destinations. Brussels Airlines significantly increases its flight offer during the summer season 2016. During a standard summer week, an average of 815 ... <a title="Brussels Airlines adds 9 new destinations" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/brussels-airlines-adds-9-new-destinations/" aria-label="Read more about Brussels Airlines adds 9 new destinations">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 11, 2016 · 2 min read

Kenya Airways plans $690 million reorganization, job cuts

By Bella Genga (Bloomberg). Kenya Airways, sub-Saharan Africa’s third-largest airline, is planning a 70 billion-shilling ($690 million) restructuring program that includes reducing its fleet and cutting staff, Chief Executive Officer Mbuvi Ngunze said. The carrier, based in the capital, Nairobi, has been working on a turnaround plan after reporting the largest loss in Kenyan corporate history ... <a title="Kenya Airways plans $690 million reorganization, job cuts" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/kenya-airways-plans-690-million-reorganization-job-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about Kenya Airways plans $690 million reorganization, job cuts">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 10, 2016 · 2 min read

Ben Baldanza (former Spirit CEO) joins WOW air’s Board of Directors

WOW air announced the appointment of Ben Baldanza to the airline’s Board of Directors. Formerly the CEO of Spirit Airlines, Mr Baldanza brings with him a wealth of experience in the airline industry with particular expertise in the realm of ‘ultra-low cost’ carriers. Having begun his aviation career with American Airlines, Mr Baldanza later worked for ... <a title="Ben Baldanza (former Spirit CEO) joins WOW air’s Board of Directors" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/ben-baldanza-former-spirit-ceo-joins-wow-airs-board-directors/" aria-label="Read more about Ben Baldanza (former Spirit CEO) joins WOW air’s Board of Directors">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 10, 2016 · 2 min read

Blue Islands signs franchise agreement with Flybe

Blue Islands announces that it has today reached agreement with Europe’s largest regional airline, Flybe, for a franchise partnership which will see it take to the skies in Flybe branded aircraft with effect from June 2016. Rob Veron, Blue Islands’ Managing Director said: “This exciting agreement marks the next chapter of Blue Islands’ history, in ... <a title="Blue Islands signs franchise agreement with Flybe" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/blue-islands-signs-franchise-agreement-flybe/" aria-label="Read more about Blue Islands signs franchise agreement with Flybe">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 10, 2016 · 2 min read

Emirates blasts Airbus for confused strategy on wide-body jets

By Andrea Rothman (Bloomberg). Emirates President  Tim Clark faulted Airbus for lacking a coherent strategy on its biggest airliners, saying the planemaker should focus on an upgrade of its A380 superjumbo rather than spend resources on yet another variant of its new A350 twin-engine model. Airbus’s thinking has become increasingly hard to read and talk of further ... <a title="Emirates blasts Airbus for confused strategy on wide-body jets" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/middle-east/emirates-blasts-airbus-confused-strategy-wide-body-jets/" aria-label="Read more about Emirates blasts Airbus for confused strategy on wide-body jets">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 10, 2016 · 2 min read

flydubai becomes latest IATA member from the Middle East & North Africa

Dubai-based flydubai announced receiving its membership certificate from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), becoming the latest airline to join from the Middle East and North Africa.flydubai successfully completed its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) last year. The audit, which is a pre-requisite for an IATA membership, examined all the operational departments across the airline ... <a title="flydubai becomes latest IATA member from the Middle East & North Africa" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/middle-east/flydubai-becomes-latest-iata-member-middle-east-north-africa/" aria-label="Read more about flydubai becomes latest IATA member from the Middle East & North Africa">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 10, 2016 · 2 min read

Hawaiian Airlines to increase service between Honolulu and Lāna‘i

Hawaiian Airlines announced today it will enhance its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian service between Honolulu and Lāna‘i with an additional flight and a more convenient schedule beginning May 16. The new five-times daily service will offer more direct flight options between Honolulu International Airport (HNL) and Lāna‘i Airport (LNY) throughout the day. “We are pleased to ... <a title="Hawaiian Airlines to increase service between Honolulu and Lāna‘i" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/hawaiian-airlines-increase-service-honolulu-lanai/" aria-label="Read more about Hawaiian Airlines to increase service between Honolulu and Lāna‘i">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 10, 2016 · 1 min read