Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Boeing today delivered the first Next-Generation 737-800 to Aviation Capital Services LLC, a subsidiary of the State Corporation Russian Technologies (Rostec). Aviation Capital Services has leased the airplane to Russia’s flag carrier, Aeroflot. This delivery is the first of 50 Next-Generation 737s Aviation Capital Services has on order, including … Read more
Flybe has announced it is to operate a new route between Birmingham and Ireland West Airport Knock on four days a week from October 27th, 2013. This expansion of Flybe services is good news for the West of Ireland and is Flybe’s third new service from the airport following the continued success of their services … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Swiss International Air Lines will be incorporating Rome, Lisbon and Copenhagen into its Geneva-based network in spring 2014. With their addition, Swiss will offer direct service to no fewer than 27 destinations to its customers in Western Switzerland and adjacent French border areas. After adding Marrakech, Belgrade, Stockholm, Oslo, … Read more
Emirates today announced it is to commence a daily passenger service to Khwaja Rawash Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan from 4th December 2013. The daily flight to Afghanistan’s capital city will be the first destination in the country which Emirates has served. The route will be operated by an Airbus A340-500 configured in a 3 cabin configuration, offering 12 … Read more
flydubai has announced the start of flights to Chisinau offering the first direct air link between Dubai and the Moldovan capital. Flights will commence on 20 November 2013. Chisinau is Moldova’s most developed and economically prosperous city and has become the country’s key service and industrial centre. The city also becomes the 66th destination on … Read more
Wizz Air announced the 4th aircraft for its Bulgarian base at Sofia airport. The new Airbus A320 aircraft will be delivered in Sofia in May 2014, and will support operations of a total of 16 Sofia routes and increase seat capacity by 30% resulting in over 1.1 million seats. Wizz Air announced more weekly flights on … Read more
Porter Airlines has validated its extended runway proposal as part of the City of Toronto’s ongoing review of the airline’s application to operate Bombardier CS100 aircraft from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (BBTCA). Specifically, the proposed extension of 168 metres into the water at each end of the main runway meets the city’s request to … Read more
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will increase its Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu service from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from November 1, 2013. The additional flights build on the success of the existing service, driven by the demand from business and leisure travellers and will strengthen the already … Read more
Emiratea has further expanded its European reach today with the start of its daily non-stop service to Stockholm. The VIP delegation aboard today’s flight to Stockholm included Hubert Frach, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, West; Pradeep Kumar, Emirates’ Senior Vice President Cargo Revenue Optimisation and Systems; Professor Najib Al Khaja, CEO of MAF Healthcare – … Read more
The USAF and Boeing have validated the final design elements of the KC-46A Tanker and concluded that the proposed design can meet Air Force requirements