Finnair to build new cargo terminal
Finnair Board of Directors has approved an approximately 80 million euro investment in a brand new cargo terminal to be built at Helsinki Airport.
Emirates announces a new daily service to Orlando
Emirates has announced it is commencing a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September 2015. The route will be served by a Boeing 777-200LR with eight First Class suites, 42 Business Class lie-flat beds and 216 Economy Class seats. Emirates flight EK 219 will depart Dubai International Terminal 3 at 03:50 hours local time and … Read more
Rwandair and Proflight Zambia to codeshare
Proflight Zambia and RwandAir have signed a codeshare agreement on the Lusaka – Johannesburg route with RwandAir as the operating carrier and Proflight Zambia as the Marketing carrier. Starting March 27th , the flights will be operated three-times-a-week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays leaving Lusaka at 21:50hrs and arriving in Johannesburg at 23:50hrs and returning from … Read more
fastjet announces Zimbabwe Air Service Permit granted
This is a significant step towards the Company obtaining an Air Operating Certificate (AOC) and its plans to launch fastjet Zimbabwe in due course.
Wizz Air announces 9th airport in Romania
New route from Constanta to London Luton from June 2015. From 15 June, 2015, Wizz Air will offer a new twice weekly service to London Luton from Constanta, on the shores of the Black Sea. Wizz Air will serve the route using one of its new Airbus A320 aircraft. With this new service, Wizz Air … Read more
Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashes in French Alps (updated)
Lufthansa’s subsidiary Germanwings has confirmed that flight 4U 9525 from Barcelona to Düsseldorf has suffered an accident over the French Alps. Update 3: Following the incident in France yesterday, Germanwings cancelled one flight today and is operating the remaining flights according to schedule. Due to emotional distress, some crew members are also unfit for service … Read more
Air China adds frequencies to its Milan and Paris routes
Starting March 29, Air China will increase its Beijing-Milan services to daily, and starting June 1, it will increase its Beijing-Paris services to twice daily. These new flights will further meet the growing market demand and offer more convenient flight options to passengers, making travel to and from Europe much easier. The new flight numbers on the … Read more
RwandAir selects the A330 for fleet growth and modernisation
RwandAir, the national flag carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for two A330s. The agreement makes RwandAir a new Airbus customer and the first airline in East Africa to order the A330. RwandAir’s A330s will be delivered in the second half of 2016 and will be equipped with … Read more
Ethiopian 787 Flies into Dublin ahead of new direct flights to Addis Ababa and Los Angeles
A little piece of history was made as Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner B787 made a scheduled first visit to Dublin Airport. Earlier this year the largest airline in Africa announced that it would commence three times weekly flights direct from Dublin to Addis Ababa and Dublin direct to Los Angeles on the Dreamliner 787. Dreamliner B787 … Read more
Arik Air strengthens Dakar route with Abuja plus Accra connections
Arik Air is extending its Abuja-Accra service to Dakar, Senegal from March 24, 2015. Similarly, the Lagos-Dakar service will be strengthened to six weekly flights with a new thrice weekly Lagos-Accra-Dakar service The Abuja-Accra-Dakar service which was first introduced in February 2014 was suspended in the wake of the Ebola disease outbreak in July 2014. … Read more