Porter Airlines is resuming seasonal service between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Burlington, Vt. Service begins December 17, and runs until April 3, two-times weekly. Porter continues to be the only airline offering non-stop scheduled flights to Vermont from Canada. The airline currently offers flights to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton, Halifax, St. … Read more
Jetstar Japan has announced it will commence direct flights from three major Japanese cities – Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya – to Taipei before the end of the year. The low fares airline will initially operate three services a week on each route, quickly increasing to daily by the end of December, with its fleet of … Read more
Gulfstream has announced that the G500 has achieved several flight-test milestones, including surpassing more than 100 hours of flight. The accomplishments come just 12 months after Gulfstream announced the all-new G500 and G600 aircraft programs in an Oct. 14, 2014, ceremony at its Savannah headquarters. As of Oct. 13, 2015, the G500 flight test aircraft had … Read more
Two Falcon 8X aircraft have arrived at the Falcon completion facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, marking a new milestone in the development program for the new ultra long range trijet. One of the two aircraft, 8X s/n 03, arrived in Little Rock during the summer for installation of a full interior that will be dedicated … Read more
Boeing today announced EVA Airways’ intent to purchase up to 24 787-10 Dreamliners and two additional 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners, which is valued at more than $8 billion at current list prices. EVA Airways will join the 787-10 launch customer team and will be one of the first airlines in the world to introduce the newest member … Read more
Czech Airlines will now operate regular scheduled flights to Billund, Bologna and Venice as well as to Nice and Almaty. Flights to Yerevan will be reintroduced while, towards the end of the winter season, Czech Airlines will relaunch its own operation on the Helsinki route. Czech Airlines also plans to increase the number of its weekly … Read more
The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its passenger-cargo “combi” version of the ATR 72-600. The new cabin configuration of the aircraft allows combining increased cargo volume for over 19 m3in volume and nearly 3,000 kg in weight with up to 44 passenger seats section. By replacing the … Read more
Following an agreement between the governments of Japan and China in May this year, ANA will, from February 1, 2016 onwards, increase the frequency of flights between Haneda Airport and Shanghai. ANA currently operates one return flight per day on this route, but with the introduction of the winter timetable starting October 25, 2015, the … Read more
South African Airways has introduced a second entry point to Nigeria in its quest to enable trade and unlock mobility, which will considerably add to business travel options in the West African region. Adding a second gateway in Nigeria to SAA’s existing daily service to Lagos materially strengthens SAA’s position in West Africa where it … Read more
Air Seychelles has officially welcomed the newest member of its domestic fleet, a DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft, to Seychelles. The iconic turboprop aircraft, named “Isle of Denis” after a small coral island lying 95 km northeast of Mahé, was recently delivered from Canada and is the sixth Twin Otter aircraft in the fleet. … Read more