Wizz Air Ukraine announced a new route from Donetsk to Larnaca (Cyprus) which will commence on 30 March 2014. The new service will initially operate two times a week. As of today, flights from Wizz Air’s new base in Donetsk are operated to Kutaisi, Dortmund, Memmingen, Rome, Milan Bergamo, and London Luton. With the launch … Read more
Mexican VivaAerobus Group has signed a purchase agreement for 52 Airbus A320 Family aircraft (40 A320neo and 12 A320ceo)
Etihad Airways has expanded its codeshare agreement with Korean Air, South Korea’s largest airline, to include six new destinations. In the second phase of cooperation, Etihad Airways will place its EY code on Korean Air services from Seoul Incheon to Honolulu, Vancouver and Hong Kong. Korean Air will place its KE code on Etihad Airways’ … Read more
Wizz Air announced that it has converted 26 of its future Airbus A320 deliveries to the larger Airbus A321 aircraft. The airline currently has a fleet of 45 Airbus A320 aircraft and the partially-converted order will accommodate its ongoing route network expansion. The Airbus A321 is the largest member of the A320 aircraft family, and has … Read more
Norwegian launches three new long-haul routes between London Gatwick and New York (JFK), Los Angeles (LAX) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL) in summer 2014. Norwegian also launches five new European routes and increases frequencies on existing ones. Norwegian continues its international expansion as it takes delivery of more 787 Dreamliners. It now adds London Gatwick to … Read more
Boeing announced that it will adjust the production rate for the 747-8 program from 1.75 airplanes to 1.5 airplanes per month through 2015 because of lower market demand for large passenger and freighter airplanes. “This production adjustment better aligns us with near-term demand while stabilizing our production flow, and better positions the program to offer … Read more
American Airlines announced it plans to launch its first-ever nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) next year, reinforcing American’s commitment to further strengthen its global presence and meet customer demand for travel to key international markets, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. “Today’s news underscores our commitment to … Read more
The company extends its reach to 12 Brazilian gateways in 2014. TAP Portugal announced the start of operations to Manaus and Belem, both cities in Northern Brazil, as of the beginning of June 2014. With the addition of these new destinations to its network, the company increases to 12 the number of gateways operated in … Read more
Etihad Airways confirmed its equity stake in Virgin Australia Holdings had reached 19.9 per cent. This follows a series of on-market purchases of Virgin Australia shares over recent weeks. The Abu Dhabi-based airline now holds more than 515 million shares in its equity partner airline. At 19.9 per cent, Etihad Airways has reached the threshold … Read more
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, will launch a new weekly flight between London Heathrow and Astana on 29th October 2013, bringing the number of services between Kazakhstan and the British capital to three per week. The flights will be operated by Boeing 757-200 aircraft, configured with 16 business class and 150 economy seats. The new … Read more