Lufthansa is to introduce a new non-stop service between Frankfurt and San Jose, California (USA). The new service, which will commence on 29 April 2016, will be the first non-stop flights to the state’s Silicon Valley from a European airport. The five-times-weekly service will be operated using Airbus A340-300 equipment. The new westbound LH 488 … Read more
Key Lime Air has announced the introduction of non-stop service between Denver, Colorado and Sheridan, Wyoming. The service is scheduled to begin effective November 19, 2015, and will represent the return of commercial airline service to Sheridan. The flights are being launched in conjunction with CAST, the Critical Air Service Team, a community wide stakeholders group … Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Republic of Nicaragua complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been granted a Category 1 rating. The FAA first assessed the Republic of Nicaragua in 1994 and found it did not meetinternational standards. While under a Category 2 … Read more
NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots and NetJets Aviation, Inc., negotiators drew a lengthy and highly contentious contract dispute to a close late yesterday afternoon after reaching an agreement in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement. The negotiation between the 2,700-plus pilot group and the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary began in late-June 2013. “Getting to … Read more
CityJet, the Irish European regional airline, has announced that it has agreed to take delivery of 15 Superjet SSJ100 passenger aircraft from Superjet International, commencing next year. Superjet International (SJI) is a joint venture between Alenia Aermacchi, part of the Finmeccanica Group of Italy and the Russian Sukhoi corporation. CityJet Executive Chairman Pat Byrne said: … Read more
To meet the growing demand for flights between Cayman and Cuba, and to provide dual destination travel opportunities for Canadian and European visitors to Cayman, Cayman Airways Limited is launching new service between Cayman Brac and Holguin, Cuba. The first flight is slated to depart Cayman Brac for Holguin on Saturday November 28, 2015, and … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines has finalized all the preparations to start flights to Durban, the 3rd destination in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town, as of mid-December 2015 as per the below schedule. Durban is the second largest metropolitan city and the second most important manufacturing hub in South Africa. It is also one of the main tourism destinations … Read more
Wizz Air today announced it will add a fifth Airbus A320 aircraft to its Cluj-Napoca fleet from 22nd July 2016. The new aircraft will operate four new routes from Cluj-Napoca to Alicante, Berlin Schoenefeld, Billund and Doncaster Sheffield, and increase the frequencies on some of Wizz Air most popular routes from one of Romania’s largest cities, … Read more
Virgin America announced a new nonstop service between Dallas Love Field (DAL) and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS). “Las Vegas is an iconic travel destination and Dallas travelers deserve an option that gets them there in style, whether they are traveling for a fun weekend getaway or headed to one of the thousands of trade events or conventions … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments From 1 May 2016, Scoot will operate services to Jeddah, taking over from parent company Singapore Airlines. The transfer of operations to Scoot will result in an increase in capacity to and from the Saudi Arabian city and better optimise the utilisation of the SIA Group’s resources. Singapore Airlines … Read more