The E-PORT AN initiative partners; Fraport AG, Lufthansa Group, the State of Hesse and the Rhine-Main model electro-mobility region, opened the first “Green Gate” at Frankfurt Airport today. At Lufthansa Gate A15 passengers can now inform themselves about the numerous electric mobility projects at Germany´s largest airport. As an important project component, the “Green Gate” … Read more
Singapore Airlines announced today that Amsterdam will be the inaugural destination for its new-generation Airbus A350 fleet, with services expected to begin by April 2016. The Airline has 63 A350-900s on firm order, the first of which is due for delivery in January. Prior to the introduction of Amsterdam services, the aircraft will be operated … Read more
CityJet is to commence services next summer from Cork to the French cities of Nantes and La Rochelle. The carrier will fly from 18th June, 2016, to both French cities, providing direct jet services to French regions which are very popular with Irish visitors. Cork/ La Rochelle will operate twice weekly on Tuesday and Saturday with Cork/Nantes weekly on Sundays. … Read more
Cebu Pacific took delivery of its 33rd brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft yesterday, October 11, 2015. This is the airline’s last aircraft delivery for the year. Delivered straight from the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France, the brand-new A320 is Cebu Pacific Air fourteenth aircraft that comes equipped with Sharklets. Sharklets are 2.4 meter wingtip devices that enable lesser … Read more
Dynamic International Airways launched a $97.7 million breach of contract lawsuit against Air India in New York Federal Court. Air India sub-contracted Dynamic International Airways for the year 2013 and 2014 for carriage of holy pilgrims from India to Saudi Arabia round-trip. Dynamic carried 47,976 passengers for Hajj 2014 and carried around 6000 passengers for … Read more
fastjet announced that fastjet Kenya Ltd has been granted an Air Service Licence (ASL) by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). The granting of the ASL clears the way for fastjet Kenya to commence the application process for an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) which, once received, will allow the airline to operate domestic flights within … Read more
Wizz Air has announced a new service from Belgrade to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden in Germany. The twice-weekly service will begin on 28 March 2016 and is Wizz Air’s third low-fare route between Belgrade and Germany along with service to Dortmund and Munich-Memmingen. Tamara Mshvenieradze, Corporate Communications Manager for Wizz Air, said, “With our new Belgrade service to … Read more
Air New Zealand welcomes today’s announcement by United Airlines that it will enter the New Zealand market, launching a San Francisco – Auckland service from July next year. Air New Zealand and United Airlines have a longstanding partnership and in April this year signed a Statement of Intent to deepen and further define this alliance on routes between New … Read more
Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, is adding two new destinations in Pakistan to its network with the addition of direct services to the cities of Faisalabad and Multan scheduled for launch in December 2015. The airline will begin four weekly direct flights to Multan and will commence three weekly services to Faisalabad. … Read more
Frontier Airlines, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA has taken delivery of the first Airbus A321 to join its fleet. In the last year, the airline has placed firm orders for 19 A321s, reflecting its market strength and the need for the largest Airbus A320 Family member. All 19 A321s are the current engine option (ceo) … Read more