Airlines

fastjet announces daily flights to Zanzibar from Johannesburg

fastjet, the low-cost pan-African airline, has announced that it will commence daily flights to Zanzibar from Johannesburg on 11 January 2016 in response to strong passenger and tour operator demand from within the South African market. Services between Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport and Zanzibar’s Abeid Amani Karume International Airport will operate using fastjet’s modern Airbus A319 ... <a title="fastjet announces daily flights to Zanzibar from Johannesburg" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/fastjet-announces-daily-flights-to-zanzibar-from-johannesburg/" aria-label="Read more about fastjet announces daily flights to Zanzibar from Johannesburg">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 4, 2015 · 1 min read

airberlin to operate Dusseldorf – Azores three times per week

From May 2016, airberlin will operate three flights per week nonstop from Dusseldorf to the Azores. The existing weekly summer service to the archipelago’s capital, Ponta Delgada, will be expanded by an additional flight. A new nonstop flight per week from Dusseldorf to Terceira, the second most populous island in the Azores, will also be ... <a title="airberlin to operate Dusseldorf – Azores three times per week" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/airberlin-to-operate-dusseldorf-azores-three-times-per-week/" aria-label="Read more about airberlin to operate Dusseldorf – Azores three times per week">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 4, 2015 · 2 min read

Austrian Airlines launches flight service to Havana

Next year Austrian Airlines will add another new tourist destination to its flight schedule. Austria’s national carrier will offer flight service once a week to Havana, the capital of Cuba, as of October 25, 2016. Flights will be operated on Tuesdays deploying a Boeing 767 to Havana, the largest city in the Caribbean, as part ... <a title="Austrian Airlines launches flight service to Havana" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/austrian-airlines-launches-flight-service-to-havana/" aria-label="Read more about Austrian Airlines launches flight service to Havana">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 4, 2015 · 1 min read

Emirates operates A380 service to Copenhagen

Emirates expanded its network of destinations served by the A380 aircraft with the launch of the first A380 service to Copenhagen, Denmark. Copenhagen is Emirates’ 36th destination to boast a scheduled A380 service. Copenhagen is the first city in Scandinavia to welcome an A380, and from 1 December onwards, the A380 will fly between Copenhagen ... <a title="Emirates operates A380 service to Copenhagen" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/middle-east/emirates-operates-a380-service-to-copenhagen/" aria-label="Read more about Emirates operates A380 service to Copenhagen">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 4, 2015 · 1 min read

Finnair recruits 400 pilots and cabin crew members

Finnair prepares for growth in its long-haul traffic starting in 2016 and begins the biggest recruitment drive in the company’s history. In addition to the approximately 70 pilots and 130 cabin attendants recruited this year, the company is seeking to recruit 100 new pilots and 300 new cabin crew members. Some 50 people are also ... <a title="Finnair recruits 400 pilots and cabin crew members" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/finnair-recruits-400-pilots-and-cabin-crew-members/" aria-label="Read more about Finnair recruits 400 pilots and cabin crew members">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 4, 2015 · 2 min read

Jet Airways first Indian airline to receive CAT II authorisation for ATR fleet

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has received approvals from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for CAT II authorisation of its ATR 72 – 500 / 600 fleet for low visibility operations (LVO). The CAT II authorisation from the DGCA makes Jet Airways the first Indian airline to receive these approvals for turboprop aircraft ... <a title="Jet Airways first Indian airline to receive CAT II authorisation for ATR fleet" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/jet-airways-first-indian-airline-to-receive-cat-ii-authorisation-for-atr-fleet/" aria-label="Read more about Jet Airways first Indian airline to receive CAT II authorisation for ATR fleet">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 4, 2015 · 2 min read

Nordic Aviation Group to launch new services to Nice and Split

Nordic Aviation in cooperation with Adria Airways will begin operating direct flights to Nice and Split in the coming summer season. Flights to Nice will take place on Saturdays from 16 April to 29 October, and on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 21 June to 30 August. Flights to Split will take place once a week ... <a title="Nordic Aviation Group to launch new services to Nice and Split" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/nordic-aviation-group-to-launch-new-services-to-nice-and-split/" aria-label="Read more about Nordic Aviation Group to launch new services to Nice and Split">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 4, 2015 · 1 min read

Norwegian offers UK travellers more Caribbean connections

New services from New York to Martinique and Guadeloupe offer Brits chance to combine a low-cost ‘ sun and city’ break in the U.S. and Caribbean. UK passengers travelling on Norwegian Air Shuttle’s low-cost flights to the U.S. this winter now have the chance to add some sun to their city break with the launch of ... <a title="Norwegian offers UK travellers more Caribbean connections" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/norwegian-offers-uk-travellers-more-caribbean-connections/" aria-label="Read more about Norwegian offers UK travellers more Caribbean connections">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 4, 2015 · 2 min read

Flynas celebrates launch of service between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

Saudi Arabian national carrier flynas has launched its new service from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Bahrain, with the first of its three weekly flights from Riyadh landing at Bahrain International Airport on 1 December 2015 at 4:00pm.  Highlighting the pioneering low-cost carrier’s success in continuously growing its operations, the new ... <a title="Flynas celebrates launch of service between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/middle-east/flynas-celebrates-launch-of-service-between-saudi-arabia-and-bahrain/" aria-label="Read more about Flynas celebrates launch of service between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 3, 2015 · 3 min read

Garuda Indonesia launches Balikpapan – Jeddah flights

The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia inaugurated flights from Balikpapan to Jeddah, via Medan, as an effort to expand its international network, as well as to meet the needs of Garuda Indonesia’s passenger for seamless connection to Jeddah from Kalimantan region. The Inauguration flight service from Balikpapan – Jeddah via Medan was conducted jointly by ... <a title="Garuda Indonesia launches Balikpapan – Jeddah flights" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/garuda-indonesia-launches-balikpapan-jeddah-flights/" aria-label="Read more about Garuda Indonesia launches Balikpapan – Jeddah flights">Read more</a>

AT Staff Dec 3, 2015 · 3 min read