The Emirates Group has announced two appointments to its senior management team for key operational functions. Saeed Mohammed has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Flight Catering. He will be succeeded by Yousuf Mohammad Ali, who has been appointed as Senior Vice President Procurement & Logistics for Emirates Airline and Group Services. His Highness … Read more
Gulfstream Aerospace today announced that the G650ER recently set two city-pair records while flying around the world in one stop.
As part of a large scale expansion in North America, China’s Hainan Airlines today announced it plans to begin three new nonstop routes between the United States and China. Service will be inaugurated from Silicon Valley’s Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport to Beijing on June 15, from Boston’s Logan Airport to Shanghai’s Pudong Airport … Read more
Up to 19 new destinations and 25 regular scheduled connections are planned by Czech Airlines for the upcoming summer season
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that Luxair, the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, signed a firm purchase agreement for three Q400 NextGen aircraft and options on an additional two Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately $100.3 million US and could increase to $169.5 million … Read more
JetBlue Airways will launch a new route to Florida’s Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) in February 2016.
Boeing and Transavia today announced an order for 17 Next-Generation 737-800s, including options for three additional airplanes.
Boeing and Korean Air today finalized an order for five 777 Freighters. The order, valued at more than $1.5 billion at current list prices, will add further efficiency and reliability to Korean Air’s all-Boeing freighter fleet. As one of the world’s largest cargo airlines, Korean Air currently operates an all-Boeing freighter fleet of 26 airplanes that includes … Read more
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus for the purchase of 25 A321neo single aisle aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet modernisation programme. Seating 180 passengers in a two class layout, the new aircraft will be operated on the carrier’s regional services, as well as on selected domestic … Read more
RwandAir announced the commencement of flights to Lusaka, in Zambia effective March 27th 2015, with three weekly flights.