Swiss to add eight new destinations from Geneva
Swiss continue to develop its product and services for Western Switzerland under its “Next-Generation Airline of Switzerland” strategy.
Flybe to sell stake in Finnair joint venture
Flybe and Finnair have agreed to restructure the ownership of their jointly owned Flybe Nordic venture, and Flybe has agreed to sell the shares that it holds in Flybe Nordic to a potential new majority shareholder or to Finnair for the price of one euro. The sale of the shares is conditional only upon approval … Read more
Flybe to operate three new routes from Stanstead
Flybe has announced it will start operations at London Stansted Airport with effect from 15th March 2015. This will feature year-round services to the Isle of Man (up to three flights a day) and double daily flights to Newcastle, together with seasonal part week summer flights to Newquay. Paul Simmons, Flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer, said: … Read more
Falcon Aviation Services orders three Q400 NextGen
Bombardier announced that Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services has placed a firm order for three additional Q400 NextGen airliners.
Delta increases frequency between Athens and New York
Delta Air Lines is increasing its flights from New York John F. Kennedy International Airport to Athens International Airport for the 2015 summer season.
Petroleum Air Services orders one CRJ900 NextGen
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that Petroleum Air Services of Cairo, Egypt has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire a CRJ900 NextGen.
Flybe and Aer Lingus to codeshare
Flybe has secured a new codeshare agreement, this time with Dublin-based Aer Lingus which, with immediate effect, builds further on its proposition to seamlessly connect its regional customers with ‘One Stop to the World’ connections. The partnership with Aer Lingus now enables Flybe customers travelling from Exeter, Inverness, Southend and Southampton to access, via a … Read more
China Express Airlines orders up to 24 CRJ900s
Bombardier announced that China Express Airlines is the previously announced unidentified customer that had placed a firm order for 16 CRJ900 NextGen
AirAsia announce additional frequencies to Lombok
AirAsia announced additional flight frequencies for Kuala Lumpur – Lombok, increasing the airline’s flight capacity for the route from ten weekly currently to fourteen weekly, starting 23 January 2015. The drive for the additional flight frequencies is to cater to the needs of Malaysian and foreign tourists to fly to Lombok via Kuala Lumpur, which saw … Read more
NASA tests revolutionary shape changing aircraft flap
NASA’s green aviation project is one step closer to developing technology that could make future airliners quieter and more fuel-efficient with the successful flight test of a wing surface that can change shape in flight. This past summer researchers replaced an airplane’s conventional aluminum flaps with advanced, shape-changing assemblies that form seamless bendable and twistable … Read more