Airlines

easyJet opens its Porto base

easyJet celebrated the opening of its new base at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport Porto. Three new UK routes from Manchester, Bristol and London Luton Airports to the new Porto base will launch this summer.  Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of easyJet, cut the inaugural ribbon during today’s official ceremony at the new Porto base in ... <a title="easyJet opens its Porto base" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/easyjet-opens-its-porto-base/" aria-label="Read more about easyJet opens its Porto base">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 26, 2015 · 2 min read

fastjet announces Zimbabwe Air Service Permit granted

This is a significant step towards the Company obtaining an Air Operating Certificate (AOC) and its plans to launch fastjet Zimbabwe in due course.

AT Staff Mar 25, 2015 · 2 min read

Rwandair and Proflight Zambia to codeshare

Proflight Zambia and RwandAir have signed a codeshare agreement on the Lusaka – Johannesburg route with RwandAir as the operating carrier and Proflight Zambia as the Marketing carrier. Starting March 27th , the flights will be operated three-times-a-week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays leaving Lusaka at 21:50hrs and arriving in Johannesburg at 23:50hrs and returning from ... <a title="Rwandair and Proflight Zambia to codeshare" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/rwandair-proflight-zambia-codeshare/" aria-label="Read more about Rwandair and Proflight Zambia to codeshare">Read more</a>

Sarosh Waiz Mar 25, 2015 · 2 min read

Emirates announces a new daily service to Orlando

Emirates has announced it is commencing a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September 2015. The route will be served by a Boeing 777-200LR with eight First Class suites, 42 Business Class lie-flat beds and 216 Economy Class seats. Emirates flight EK 219 will depart Dubai International Terminal 3 at 03:50 hours local time and ... <a title="Emirates announces a new daily service to Orlando" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/middle-east/emirates-announces-a-new-daily-service-to-orlando/" aria-label="Read more about Emirates announces a new daily service to Orlando">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 25, 2015 · 4 min read

Finnair to build new cargo terminal

Finnair Board of Directors has approved an approximately 80 million euro investment in a brand new cargo terminal to be built at Helsinki Airport.

AT Staff Mar 25, 2015 · 2 min read

Gulf Air suspends Sana’a operations

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, confirmed the suspension of its five weekly flights to and from Sana’a International Airport , effective from 26th March 2015 and until further notice. The airline reported safety and security concerns in light of recent security developments in the Yemeni capital, as the reason behind the ... <a title="Gulf Air suspends Sana’a operations" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/middle-east/gulf-air-suspends-sana-a-operations/" aria-label="Read more about Gulf Air suspends Sana’a operations">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 25, 2015 · 1 min read

Volaris to connect Guadalajara and New York

Ultra low cost Mexican airline Volaris announced today a nonstop flight to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport from Guadalajara, starting July 15, 2015. Volaris continues to consolidate international expansion efforts, with new service that allows Mexicans particularly Jalisco residents, to visit family and friends living in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the United ... <a title="Volaris to connect Guadalajara and New York" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/volaris-connect-guadalajara-new-york/" aria-label="Read more about Volaris to connect Guadalajara and New York">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 25, 2015 · 2 min read

RwandAir selects the A330 for fleet growth and modernisation

RwandAir, the national flag carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for two A330s. The agreement makes RwandAir a new Airbus customer and the first airline in East Africa to order the A330. RwandAir’s A330s will be delivered in the second half of 2016 and will be equipped with ... <a title="RwandAir selects the A330 for fleet growth and modernisation" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/rwandair-selects-a330-fleet-growth-modernisation/" aria-label="Read more about RwandAir selects the A330 for fleet growth and modernisation">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 24, 2015 · 2 min read

Air China adds frequencies to its Milan and Paris routes

Starting March 29, Air China will increase its Beijing-Milan services to daily, and starting June 1, it will increase its Beijing-Paris services to twice daily. These new flights will further meet the growing market demand and offer more convenient flight options to passengers, making travel to and from Europe much easier. The new flight numbers on the ... <a title="Air China adds frequencies to its Milan and Paris routes" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/air-china-adds-frequencies-to-its-milan-and-paris-routes/" aria-label="Read more about Air China adds frequencies to its Milan and Paris routes">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 24, 2015 · 2 min read

Wizz Air announces 9th airport in Romania

New route from Constanta to London Luton from June 2015. From 15 June, 2015, Wizz Air will offer a new twice weekly service to London Luton from Constanta, on the shores of the Black Sea.  Wizz Air will serve the route using one of its new Airbus A320 aircraft. With this new service, Wizz Air ... <a title="Wizz Air announces 9th airport in Romania" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/wizz-air-announces-9th-airport-in-romania/" aria-label="Read more about Wizz Air announces 9th airport in Romania">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 24, 2015 · 1 min read