Porter Airlines resumes flights to Vermont from Canada.

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 to launch three routes between Japan and Taiwan

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 G500 surpasses 100 flight hours

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

First two Falcon 8X aircraft start cabin completion

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

ATR passenger-cargo “combi” model receives EASA certification

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

ANA increases flights between Haneda and Shanghai

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 adds Abuja flights

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 receives new DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400

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