India’s largest domestic airline by market share, IndiGo celebrated their 9th birthday by firming up their last year’s commitment and ordering 250 A320neo Family aircraft. This historical aircraft purchase agreement was signed on the 69th Independence Day of India on the 15th of August, 2015. Aditya Ghosh, President of IndiGo said: “This new order further reaffirms IndiGo’s commitment to … Read more
Icelandair today announced a new year-round service from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) to Reykjavik (KEF). The new gateway will become Icelandair’s second in Scotland and sixth in the UK. Flights will begin on 9 March 2016 and operate four times weekly, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The flight to Reykjavik (KEF) will provide easy connections … Read more
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced it will increase its flights between Bahrain and Cairo from 12 to 14 weekly flights (double daily) from 24th August to meet high passenger demand following successful negotiations between the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Civil Aviation Authority and the Arab Republic of Egypt’s Civil Aviation … Read more
Emirates today announced four new weekly flights between Dubai and Phuket to commence on 1 December 2015. Adding a capacity increase of 57 percent the four new flights will introduce connectivity from most cities in the Americas for the first time as well as improve connections to a number of destinations in Europe and the … Read more
Virgin America Inc. has announced the appointment of Jennifer Vogel and Paul Wachter to the Virgin America Board of Directors, effective immediately. With these additions, the Virgin America Board expands to 11 directors. Ms. Vogel was most recently Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Continental Airlines, Inc. in Houston. Mr. … Read more
As UPS pilots mark the second anniversary of the crash of Flight 1354 on approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, they are again calling for an end to the carve-out of all-cargo airline operators from new, science-based pilot rest rules. The NTSB in its final report cited fatigue as a contributing factor in the August 14, … Read more
Within the period of Summer 2016 Schedule Ukraine International Airlines will increase flight frequency en route New York – Kiev up to seven flights a week. Effective June 5, 2016, non-stop scheduled flights en route New York ( John Kennedy International) – Kiev ( Kiev Boryspil International airport) will be operated 7 days a week on Boeing 767-300 aircraft with three-class cabin configuration … Read more
LOT Polish Airlines and Turkish Airlines have agreed on a major expansion of commercial ties. Both sides have signed a letter of understanding, which will initiate an enhanced cooperation between relevant Polish, Turkish and beyond markets and also deepen commercial cooperation on the existing ones. Recognizing the great significance of deepening the cooperation and desiring … Read more
Boeing projects a demand for 1,740 new airplanes, valued at $240 billion, over the next 20 years in India. The company released its annual India Current Market Outlook (CMO) in Mumbai, forecasting the South Asia region will have among the highest traffic growth around the world at 8.6 percent. “Over the next 20 years, Boeing … Read more
Wizz Air today announced a new route from Kosice to Bristol. The route will commence on 10 October and will be operated with two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays. With this new service Wizz Air is now offering four routes to two countries from its Slovakian base. Tamara Mshvenieradze, Corporate Communications Manager at Wizz … Read more