Boeing conducts world’s first flight with ‘Green Diesel’ as aviation biofuel
Boeing has completed the world’s first flight using “green diesel,” a sustainable biofuel that is widely available and used in ground transportation.
ANA and Lufthansa Cargo launch air cargo joint venture
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Lufthansa Cargo have launched an innovative air cargo joint venture on Japan-Europe routes. Since 1 December, both airlines have commenced joint sales of shipments on flights from Japan to Europe. On 2 December the first shipment sent by forwarder Schenker-Seino Co. Ltd and booked via Lufthansa Cargo was transported by … Read more
Saudia launches Qassim-Dubai flight
Saudia will launch a new international flight from Qassim to Dubai on January 1, 2015 as part of its efforts to expand its operations on busy routes.
Royal Jordanian starts serving North America with Boeing 787
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Royal Jordanian started operating its new 787 to North American destinations, after it completed the introduction of the first five 787s to the fleet, replacing the Airbus 340s that were used on these routes. On Dec. 1, 2014, the airline’s 787 landed in Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and … Read more
JetBlue adds Curacao to its Caribbean network
JetBlue now offers up to 121 daily flights from the US to the Caribbean, of which up to 56 daily flights are nonstop from New York’s JFK and Newark airports
Finnair firms up orders for eight additional A350 aircraft
Finnair has firmed up the eight Airbus A350 XWB aircraft options in its 2006 A350 order placed with Airbus.
Ethiopian starts flights to Doha
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has started three weekly flights to Doha as of 2nd December 2014. Ethiopian flights to Doha will bring the total number of Ethiopian international destinations across five continents to 84. The city will mark the 10th Ethiopian destination to the Middle East. With this new flight, travelers to and from Doha will … Read more
Air Seychelles celebrates touch-down in Antananarivo
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, today launched a twice-per-week service to Antananarivo.
Lufthansa resumes Munich-Miami service
Lufthansa is resuming flights to Florida from its Munich hub. Starting today, the airline will operate five flights a week to the Sunshine State in addition to its daily A380 service from Frankfurt. During the winter months, Miami will be served by LH Flight 460, which will be operated with an Airbus A330-300 in the … Read more
Further fleet harmonisation within the airberlin group
The airberlin group had already announced the harmonisation of its fleet back in September, as part of its restructuring program. Now the Group has taken another important step with its Austrian subsidiary, NIKI. By the middle of 2015, the existing Embraer aircraft in the NIKI fleet will be replaced by Airbus planes. “Harmonising our fleet … Read more