Flybe takes on Aberdeen – London city

Flybe has stepped in to secure vital continuity of service for customers using the key Aberdeen to London City route, with twice daily flights starting on Monday, October 27th 2014. The news has been applauded by Prime Minister, David Cameron, who said: “I welcome announcement that Flybe will introduce daily flights from Aberdeen to London … Read more

Emirates opens dedicated lounge at Glasgow Airport

Emirates is celebrating the start of the Commonwealth Games in style with the official opening of its lounge at Glasgow Airport by the airline’s President Sir Tim Clark. Emirates is the first international airline to open a dedicated lounge at Glasgow Airport and marks the airline 10th year of service to the Scottish city. With … Read more

Wizz Air opens a new base in Craiova

Wizz Air today celebrated the opening of its newest Romanian base in Craiova. The airline is initially deploying one Airbus A320 aircraft to be based at Craiova airport operating 4 new routes from Craiova to Barcelona, Bologna, Dortmund and Rome Ciampino starting from 23 July. Wizz Air is not only adding new flights from Craiova, … Read more

Austrian Airlines receives 15th Dash 8-400

Austrian Airlines awaits the latest addition to its Dash 8-400 family of aircraft. The latest member of the Austrian Airlines fleet with the registration OE-LGO is expected to land in Innsbruck today at 6 p.m. local time after completing its positioning flight from Winnipeg, Canada. The aircraft is the 15th Turboprop in the Austrian Airlines … Read more

Oman Air launches flights to Duqm

Oman Air is set to start serving the new Omani regional airport at Duqm. The service will commence as the new airport opens on 23rd July and will consist of four flights per week, operating Oman Air’s acclaimed Embraer E175 aircraft. The Oman Air flights into the new airport will be marked with a celebration … Read more

Dutch Safety Board heads investigation into MH17 crash

The Dutch Safety Board took over formal responsibility for the air crash investigation from Ukraine yesterday evening. The two black boxes have since arrived in the United Kingdom, where they are currently being read out and analysed by a team of international specialists. The on-site investigation in Ukraine is currently in full swing. Although investigators … Read more

Emirates to launch fourth daily flight to Johannesburg

Airline to now serve South Africa with seven daily flights, bringing the total amount of flights per week to 49. Emirates announced that it will introduce a fourth daily flight between Dubai and Johannesburg effective 26th October 2014, lifting to seven the number of daily flights to South Africa. The addition boosts Emirates’ total number … Read more

Air Algerie orders two 737-700C NGs

Boeing and Air Algerie announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-700C (Convertible) airplanes, valued at $152 million at current list prices. The order continues Air Algerie’s fleet renewal and expansion following January’s order for eight 737-800s. The addition of 737-700Cs to the Algerian-flag carrier’s fleet will provide the airline with increased flexibility depending on passenger … Read more