Airlines

Alitalia to fly double daily to Beirut

Alitalia will from June fly twice a day from Lebanon to Italy with an additional four new weekly flights from Beirut to Rome. The rise in the number of flights between the two capital cities is as a result of high demand and a growth in the number of air travellers on the route. Alitalia ... <a title="Alitalia to fly double daily to Beirut" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/alitalia-to-fly-double-daily-to-beirut/" aria-label="Read more about Alitalia to fly double daily to Beirut">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 2, 2016 · 1 min read

ATR appoints new Chief Financial Officer

The ATR Assembly of Members has appointed Giovanni Tramparulo (56), as ATR’s new Chief Financial Officer. On the scope of his new position, he will be in charge of Controlling, Accounting & Treasury, Sales Financing, Credit & Risk Management and Internal Control. Giovanni has a detailed knowledge of ATR, as he previously worked on the ... <a title="ATR appoints new Chief Financial Officer" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/atr-appoints-new-chief-financial-officer/" aria-label="Read more about ATR appoints new Chief Financial Officer">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 2, 2016 · 2 min read

Delta announces codeshare partnership with Transavia

Delta has signed a codeshare agreement with Transavia, a subsidiary of KLM, that will expand the choice of onward destinations offered by Delta from the United States via its hub at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Once government approvals have been received, customers flying on any of Delta’s 19 peak-day flights from the U.S. to Amsterdam will ... <a title="Delta announces codeshare partnership with Transavia" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/delta-announces-codeshare-partnership-with-transavia/" aria-label="Read more about Delta announces codeshare partnership with Transavia">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 2, 2016 · 2 min read

Airbus lands $2.9 billion order from Air China for A330

Airbus Group SE landed a $2.9 billion order for wide-body jets from Air China Ltd. ahead of Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for a finishing facility near Beijing for the same plane model. Air China, the country’s third-largest carrier by passenger volume, is buying 12 A330-300s, though it listed the planes’ January 2013 purchase prices in a ... <a title="Airbus lands $2.9 billion order from Air China for A330" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/airbus-lands-2-9-billion-order-from-air-china-for-a330-jets/" aria-label="Read more about Airbus lands $2.9 billion order from Air China for A330">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 29, 2016 · 2 min read

easyJet starts flights from London Southend Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle

easyJet today started its new route from London Southend Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle. The new route is easyJet’s 15th from London Southend and the airline is expected to carry 50,000 passengers a year between London Southend and the French Capital. Neil Slaven, UK Commercial Manager at easyJet, said: “We’re delighted to be adding ... <a title="easyJet starts flights from London Southend Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/easyjet-starts-flights-from-london-southend-airport-to-paris-charles-de-gaulle/" aria-label="Read more about easyJet starts flights from London Southend Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 29, 2016 · 1 min read

Hong Kong Airlines celebrates inaugural flight to Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

Hong Kong Airlines celebrated its inaugural thrice-weekly direct service to Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 27 February 2016. To mark the official launch of this new route, Hong Kong Airlines held celebrations at Hong Kong International Airport and Phnom Penh International Airport. Before departure, all passengers taking the inaugural flight were presented with a specially designed inaugural ... <a title="Hong Kong Airlines celebrates inaugural flight to Phnom Penh (Cambodia)" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/hong-kong-airlines-celebrates-inaugural-flight-to-phnom-penh-cambodia/" aria-label="Read more about Hong Kong Airlines celebrates inaugural flight to Phnom Penh (Cambodia)">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 29, 2016 · 2 min read

Lockheed Martin appoints John Rood as senior vice president

Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that John Rood has been appointed senior vice president, Lockheed Martin International, and has been elected a corporate officer. Rood succeeds Pat Dewar, who has been appointed to senior vice president, International Strategic Initiatives, and will retire in August 2016. Both appointments are effective March 7, 2016. In his new ... <a title="Lockheed Martin appoints John Rood as senior vice president" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/lockheed-martin-appoints-john-rood-as-senior-vice-president/" aria-label="Read more about Lockheed Martin appoints John Rood as senior vice president">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 29, 2016 · 2 min read

Malaysia Airlines commences codeshare agreement with Emirates

Malaysia Airlines marked the start of its codeshare agreement with Emirates last week, with both carriers placing its codes on the Kuala Lumpur-Dubai route, as well as other routes under the codeshare agreement. The service to Dubai will be operated three times a day on the Boeing 777 and once a day on the Airbus ... <a title="Malaysia Airlines commences codeshare agreement with Emirates" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/malaysia-airlines-commences-codeshare-agreement-with-emirates/" aria-label="Read more about Malaysia Airlines commences codeshare agreement with Emirates">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 29, 2016 · 2 min read

NASA begins work to build a quieter supersonic passenger jet

The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality with NASA’s award of a contract for the preliminary design of a “low boom” flight demonstration aircraft. This is the first in a series of ‘X-planes’ in NASA’s New Aviation Horizons initiative, introduced in the agency’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget. NASA Administrator ... <a title="NASA begins work to build a quieter supersonic passenger jet" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/nasa-begins-work-to-build-a-quieter-supersonic-passenger-jet/" aria-label="Read more about NASA begins work to build a quieter supersonic passenger jet">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 29, 2016 · 3 min read

Ryanair calls on UK Government to scrap APD for all

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Ryanair today called on the UK Government to scrap Air Passenger Duty (APD) for all customers in order to stimulate job and tourism growth, ahead of the removal of the travel tax for all under-16 customers from tomorrow. Ryanair urged Chancellor George Osborne to follow the example of the ... <a title="Ryanair calls on UK Government to scrap APD for all" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/ryanair-calls-on-uk-government-to-scrap-apd-for-all/" aria-label="Read more about Ryanair calls on UK Government to scrap APD for all">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 29, 2016 · 2 min read