Qantas will offer customers greater travel options through South America as part of an expanded codeshare relationship with oneworld partner LAN in the LATAM Airlines Group. Qantas customers will be able to travel on codeshare services operated by LAN from Santiago de Chile to six destinations across South America, including Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and … Read more
Boeing announced today that final assembly of the 787-10, the newest and longest member of the 787 Dreamliner family of airplanes, will take place exclusively in North Charleston, S.C. Boeing will continue to assemble both 787-8s and 787-9s in Everett, Wash., and North Charleston. Design of the 787-10 is underway in Everett, with final assembly … Read more
Bombardier announced today that Calgary-based WestJet Encore has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen airliners.
The only Japanese airline to order the double-decker model initially signed a firm contract for four A380s in 2011, and later increased the order with two more. Skymark was due to fly its first A380 around the end of this year, but delivery was pushed back by up to six months because of problems fitting out the … Read more
Arik Air yesterday suspended all flight operations to Liberia and Sierra Leone following the widespread of Ebola diseases in the countries.
Wizz Air today announced further enhancements to its low fare route network in Italy. From 1 November 2014 the airline will start operating 2 weekly flights from Bari to Timisoara, while from 14 March 2015 there will be a twice weekly service from Bari to Cluj-Napoca. Both services will be operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays. … Read more
Wizz Air announced today a new route from Poprad to London-Luton which will commence on 28 October. The new service will initially operate 3 times a week. With this service Wizz Air now offers 2 routes from Slovakia to the UK. On September 2013 Wizz Air launched a service from Kosice to London which has … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Royal Jordanian announced its plan to stop its services to Delhi, Mumbai and Lagos, in light of the airline’s restructuring plan, including its route network. Royal Jordanian will stop operating to Mumbai on September 10, to Lagos on October 10, and to Delhi on October 31, this year. With the … Read more
The Monarch Group announced the appointments of Sir Roy McNulty, currently a Non-Executive Director, as Group Chairman and Andrew Swaffield, currently Managing Director of Monarch Airlines, as Group Chief Executive. They will assume the responsibilities of Iain Rawlinson, Executive Chairman, who steps down from the Board after five years with the Group. Andrew Lavery has … Read more
American Airlines will launch new daily service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Cap-Haitien, Haiti (CAP), adding a new international destination to the airline’s growing global network. Customers can now book travel on the new route for travel beginning Oct. 2, 2014, subject to government approval. “We have proudly served Haiti for more than 40 years and believe this new service is … Read more