Etihad Airways and Alitalia today announced that they have signed the transaction implementation agreement which will result in a EUR1,758 million investment to build a reinvigorated Alitalia as a competitive, sustainably profitable business. The recapitalised Italian national airline will now be able to invest in a comprehensive strategic business plan which will see new long-haul … Read more
Cathay Pacific today announced that it will enhance its service to Sri Lanka by operating four non-stop flights a week to Colombo from 27 October 2014. The direct flights will replace the flights that currently stop in Singapore and will make Cathay Pacific the only airline to operate direct services between Hong Kong and Colombo. … Read more
Wizz Air announced further expansion of its low fare route network in Lithuania. From 22 April 2015 the airline will start operating flights from Vilnius to Frankfurt Hahn three times a week, Belfast and Malmo twice a week, each. Frequencies on existing services will also increase in the summer 2015 season. Routes from Vilnius to … Read more
Emirates will step up services to Morocco with a second daily flight, boosting the service to 14 weekly flights beginning 1st September, 2014. From 26 October, Emirates will upgrade this additional daily from an Airbus A340-500 to a Boeing 777-300ER, which means both daily services will be served by Boeing 777s. The 777-300ER offers eight … Read more
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, announced it has signed a codeshare agreement with Alitalia. The new deal will allow customers from both airlines to fly between Rome, Milan and Venice to Seychelles via Abu Dhabi, with just one ticket for their entire journey. Air Seychelles’ HM flight code will be … Read more
Boeing has received a contract from NATO worth approximately $250 million to install digital flight decks and avionics on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, which are based on the Boeing 707 commercial airplane. The new technology ensures compliance with current and future air traffic control and navigation requirements, giving … Read more
One new aircraft, three new routes and more flights on popular routes. Wizz Air today announced further expansion in Riga. The airline will deploy a second Airbus A320 aircraft at Riga Airport from 22 April 2015 adding 3 new services: Hamburg Lübeck, Stavanger and Liverpool will be operated twice weekly, each. The airline has also … Read more
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad and Italy’s post office operator Poste Italiane are preparing a partnership after the Gulf airline makes a planned investment in Italy’s troubled flag-carrier Alitalia, a person close to the matter said on Wednesday. Etihad is due to sign a deal by the end of this week to take a 49 percent stake … Read more
Emirates has commenced a daily nonstop passenger service to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Onboard the inaugural flight was a joint VIP delegation from the U.S. and Dubai as well as international media. The inaugural flight carried passengers from more than 20 different countries to Chicago, demonstrating just how Emirates connects people across the globe. “The … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has received its ninth 787 Dreamliner, dubbed “Great Wall of China”, on 3 August 2014. Ethiopian, an aircraft technology leader in Africa, was the first outside Japan to receive the ultramodern aircraft back in August 2012 and currently operates the largest 787 fleet in the continent. “For almost seven decades, … Read more