Royal Air Maroc, the national carrier of Morocco, has decided to introduce the E190 as part of a fleet upgrade to open new routes and to increase the number of short and medium-haul frequencies from its Casablanca International Airport hub in Morocco. The airline has signed a lease agreement for four E-Jets with Aldus Aviation, … Read more
Norwegian continues to expand is long-haul operation by launching a new route between Copenhagen and Bangkok. Norwegian launches yet another long-haul route. On 30th October, Norwegian-passengers can fly non-stop between Copenhagen and Bangkok. The new route will operate twice per week. Norwegian already offers direct routes between Bangkok and Oslo and Stockholm. The new long-haul … Read more
Wizz Air today announced further enhancements to its low fare route network from Poland, with 6 new routes from 5 different airports. Flights to Glasgow from Katowice and Poznan will start on 26 October and 28 October respectively, from 27 October Warsaw will have a service to Bergen and Szczecin will be linked to London … Read more
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today announced the launch of a three times per week service between Abu Dhabi and Algiers, marking the next stage of growth for the airline’s African network. Commencing on 17 June 2015, the new capital-to-capital link will make Algiers, the largest city of Algeria, Etihad … Read more
Etihad Airways will commence daily flights to Madrid on 29 March 2015, marking its first service to Spain and its 20th destination in Europe. The new route will be operated to Madrid Barajas Airport using a two-class Airbus A330-200 aircraft, offering a total of 22 seats in Business Class and 240 seats in Economy Class. … Read more
A major milestone for the A380 programme, Emirates and Airbus today celebrated in Hamburg, Germany the delivery of the 50th A380 for the Dubai-based airline. It is the 136th A380 which has been delivered in total. Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline said: “Emirates has seen tremendous organic growth in the past 4 years, … Read more
Oman Air has appointed Abdulrahaman Al-Busaidy to the position of Chief Operating Officer. The airline’s Commercial, Network Planning, and Strategy and Business Development divisions will report to Mr. Al Busaidy, who took up his post on 1st July. The appointment comes at a critical time for Oman Air, as it prepares for its next phase … Read more
GOL Linhas Aereas has signed a codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways. The agreement depends on approval from ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency) and CADE (Brazil’s antitrust authority). The companies already have an interline agreement and the expansion of the partnership through the codeshare agreement will initially allow Etihad Airways to include its code on flights … Read more
Boeing and Emirates Airline have finalized an order for 150 777Xs, valued at $56 billion at list prices. First announced as a commitment at the 2013 Dubai Airshow, the order by the world’s largest 777 operator was part of the largest product launch in commercial jetliner history. The order – a combination of 115 777-9Xs … Read more
Tanzania´s domestic airline Precision Air has announced the resumption of Kigoma flights and the increase of frequencies between Mwanza and Nairobi effective from 1st August. The Swala tailed airline will be operating three flights a week from its mini hub in Mwanza to Kigoma and fourteen flights a week between Mwanza and Nairobi. The announcement was made … Read more