KLM operates last MD-11 passenger flight
The flight, which arrived from Montreal, not only marks the end of KLM’s MD-11 operations worldwide, but also the end of a remarkable era in civil aviation.
Monarch ties up rescue deal
Monarch Holdings Limited announced the completion of its strategic review and restructuring programme under which it has secured £125 million of permanent capital and liquidity facilities provided by Greybull Capital anchored by a £50 million capital commitment, with contributions from the Group’s prior shareholders, principally the Mantegazza family. Greybull also acquired 90% ownership interest in … Read more
Virgin America to codeshare with China Airlines
Virgin America announced the implementation of a codeshare arrangement with China Airlines that will offer customers seamless bookings and travel between Taipei, Taiwan, elsewhere in Asia and multiple destinations across the United States. The new codeshare agreement, the fourth for the California-based airline, involves China Airlines placing its two-letter airline code (CI) on a range … Read more
flydubai starts flights to Tanzania
The new routes further underline flydubai’s rapid expansion in Africa, which has seen the carrier’s network double to 12 destinations this year.
Senegal Airlines starts Q400 services
Senegal Airlines started service today with a Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner wet-leased from Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi.
Lufthansa to fly to Aalborg and Reykjavik
Lufthansa is to expand its services in next year’s summer flight timetable. From 29 March 2015, the airline will be operating a new route from Frankfurt Airport to Aalborg in Jutland, Denmark, with 14 flights a week. The commercial and university city will be Lufthansa’s third destination in Denmark, after Copenhagen and Billund. The airline … Read more
Etihad Cargo to partner with Avianca Cargo
Etihad Cargo will partner with Avianca Cargo through a commercial agreement to deploy a freighter flight from Milan’s Malpensa Airport to Bogotá and from Bogotá to Amsterdam. The new service will operate twice a week beginning 12 November 2014, providing an important cargo connection between Europe and South America. The flights will also facilitate seamless … Read more
Etihad Airways to increase frequency to Dallas
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will increase the frequency of its new service to Dallas/Fort Worth in the United States to daily from 16 April 2015, to meet flourishing demand from business and leisure travellers on the ultra-long-haul route. Dallas/Fort Worth, located in the state of Texas, will be introduced … Read more
American Airlines and Jetstar Japan announce codeshare
American Airlines customers will have greater access to domestic Japanese destinations starting on October 22, 2014, thanks to a new codeshare agreement between American and Jetstar Japan. Under the new arrangement, American Airlines will place its ‘AA’ code on services operated by Jetstar Japan between Tokyo Narita International Airport and Fukuoka, Matsuyama, Okinawa (Naha), Osaka (Kansai) and Sapporo (Shin Chitose), with first … Read more
Embraer rolls out KC-390 military airlift
Today Embraer rolled out the first prototype of the KC-390 military transport from the production hangar at the industrial plant of Gavião Peixoto, Brazil.