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AirlinesWizzair celebrates at "Chopin Airport" in Warsaw handling its 100 millionth passenger
Warsaw, Poland - The jubilee passenger has flown on Tuesday, October 20th from London-Luton to Warsaw
Hungarian low-cost Wizzair has carried 100 million passengers since the beginning of the airline. The jubilee passenger was handled at Warsaw "Chopin Airport". It is the airline in Central and Eastern... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia and the World Food Programme take off together for a world with Zero Hunger
Milan, Italy - On all its long-haul flights a fundraising campaign for the WFP School Feeding program
To mark World Food Day today, Alitalia and the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) launched the new fundraising campaign "Give for Food" on Alitalia flights. The launch was hosted in the Alitalia-Etihad A... more
AirlinesAirplanes. American Airlines Group report September traffic
Fort Worth, Usa - Total passenger load factor was 82.7 percent
American Airlines Group reported September 2015 and year-to-date traffic results. The Group's total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) were 18.1 billion, up 7.2 percent versus September 2014. Total capacity... more
AirlinesFirst of Singapore Airlines' A-350/900 aircraft to serve Amsterdam
Singapore, Singapore - SIA to re-start non-stop Singapore-US flights with new A-350 variant
Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced that Amsterdam will be the inaugural destination for its new-generation A-350 fleet, with services expected to begin by April 2016. The carrier has 63 A-350/900 airplanes... more
AirlinesEstonian Air takes delivery of two CRJ-700 airplanes
Berlin, Germany - The units delivered in a week
In a transaction arranged by Skyworld Aviation it announced the delivery of two CRJ-700 aircraft to Estonian Air. Serial number 10085 (ES-ACF) was delivered on 2nd October and serial number 10083 (ES-ACE)... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines aircraft: B-787 Dreamliner flights will be the first non-stop trans-Pacific service to Xi'an
Chicago, Usa - Three times per week from San Francisco between May 8 and Oct. 27, 2016
United Airlines, the carrier with the most US-China service, has made seats available for sale to its newest China destination, Xi'an. The non-stop service will be the first trans-Pacific flights to... more
AirlinesBoeing airplanes. United Airlines offers the most international flights from NYC and DC in May
Chicago, Usa - From NY to Athens, from Washington to Barcelona and to Lisbon
United Airlines, the airline offering the most non-stop flights from New York/Newark and the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, is adding daily trans-Atlantic summer-season service between: - New York/Newark... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Air India standardizes the crew training
Bombay, India - Best performance on-time for its aircraft; formation series concluded within the end of 2016
A project in the context of the modernization plan that it wants to put in place Air India and it aims at improving on-time performance of its links. Soon the airline of Mumbai and Delhi, for first... more
AirlinesUnited reports September 2015 operational performance
Chicago, Usa - Consolidated load factor was flat compared to the same month of 2014
United Airlines (UAL) yesterday reported September 2015 operational results. UAL's September 2015 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 1.4 percent and consolidated capacity (available... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Today strike by Air France staff: unified against lay-offs plan, the directors run away
Paris, France - Incredible "Retreat" by Broseta and Plissonier
Answering to an appeal by three trade unions today the ground staff workers of Air France are on strike at French airports and Province. The same airline announces possible delays due to the protest,... more
AirlinesEmirates increases Phuket service to a double daily
Dubai, UAE - Strong demand prompts additions to weekly schedule
Emirates announced additional services between Dubai and Phuket, meaning the Thai holiday island will be served twice daily from 1 December 2015. Responding to high customer demand, in particular during... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Alitalia-Etihad Airways: 24 young participants selected for the Cadet Pilot Program
Rome, Italy - Cadets will undergo two years of training in Italy and the UAE, co-funded by the Italian airline
Alitalia today announced that it has selected 24 young participants aged between 18 and 27 years, to attend the joint Alitalia-Etihad Airways Cadet Pilot program. More than 550 candidates applied to... more
AirlinesWizz Air announces A-321 aircraft leases from CDB Leasing
Budapest, Hungary - Terms of the agreement were not released
Wizz Air, the low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today it has signed an agreement with CDB Leasing (the leasing arm of China Development Bank) to finance six A-321ceo aircraft, including... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines applies to US DOT for Authority to operate 787 service to Xi'an, China
Chicago, Usa - Proposed route from San Francisco hub would be the first trans-Pacific service
United Airlines today applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to begin seasonal non-stop service between the airline's San Francisco hub and Xi'an, China. If approved, this will... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways announces A-380 aircraft and private jet collaboration
Abu Dhabi, UAE - New partnership with Chapman Freeborn
Etihad Airways has unveiled a new partnership with global aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn, to complement its exclusive The Residence and First Apartment cabins, both available on the airline’s A... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Rome: Chief executives of Etihad Airways partner airlines gather for leadership summit
Rome, Italy - To identify and progress collaborative initiatives
The Chief Executive Officers of six airlines in the Etihad Airways Partners group met in Rome yesterday to identify and progress collaborative initiatives designed to cut the carriers’ costs, increase t... more
AirlinesChina Eastern Airlines receives its 50th A-330 airplane
Toulouse, France - To support its impressive growth
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its 50th A-330 aircraft at a ceremony celebrated on Friday 18th in Toulouse, France. Powered by Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines, the A-330/200 features a comfortable... more
AirlinesSAS receives new A-330/300 airplane with longer range
Toulouse, France - First airline in Europe to receive this model in 242-tonne version
Scandinavian Airlines is the first European airline to receive the new A-330/300 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) variant. The aircraft was delivered to SAS during a ceremony held at Airbus in... more
AirlinesLufthansa: new Business Class on all long-haul aircraft
Frankfurt, Germany - The airline has now completed the most extensive cabin renewal programme in its history
Lufthansa has now successfully completed the most extensive cabin renewal programme in the company’s history. As of now, only aircraft with new cabin interiors are in scheduled service. Thus, all 106 L... more
AirlinesAirplanes and airlines. Lufthansa Group to be reorganized to enhance its position in the air transport sector
Frankfurt, Germany - With effect from 1 January 2016. Leaderships' skills changed
As part of its ‘7 to 1: Our Way Forward’ program, the Lufthansa Group is to adopt a new organizational structure with effect from 1 January 2016 to strengthen its position as a main groups of the air tra... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. Alitalia and Air Serbia strengthen code-share agreement
Rome, Italy - Already active on direct flights operated by both among Belgrade, Rome and Milan, is extended to additional links
From today Alitalia and Air Serbia strengthen their code-share agreement with the aim of offering its customers an even broader number of destinations served from Italy and Serbia. The code-share agreement... more
AirlinesAir Astana and Bangkok Airways announce code-share agreement
Rome, Italy - Increasing its partner to six
Air Astana (KC), the flag carrier of Kazakhstan recently announced a new code-share agreement with Bangkok Airways the Thailand-based airline, increasing its code-share partners to 6. The partnership... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways introduces new baggage policy
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Majority of routes move to piece concept allowance
Etihad Airways will introduce sweeping new baggage policy enhancements in conjunction with the launch of its new Fare Choices tariff structure, effective for tickets issued on or after 14 September 2015,... more
AirlinesEstonian Air passenger numbers grew 16.4% in August
Tallinn, Estonia - It carried 62 355 passengers last month
In August 2015, Estonian Air carried 62 355 passengers, out of which 58 628 on regular flights. The number of passengers increased 16.4%, out of which 16.1% on regular flights compared to the same period... more
AirlinesAircraft. Strong connections between Italy and Seychelles with Air Seychelles, Alitalia and Etihad
Milan, Italy - The press-conference during the "EXPO"
Air Seychelles now offers travellers convenient one-stop connections between three of Italy’s biggest cities and Seychelles as a result of strong collaboration with its code-share partners Alitalia and E... more
AirlinesUnited reports August 2015 operational performance
Chicago, USA - Traffic increased 1.5%
United Airlines (UAL) yesterday reported August 2015 operational results. UAL's August 2015 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 1.5 percent and consolidated capacity (available... more
AirlinesIATA: Alaska Airlines achieves Fast Travel Platinum Status
Geneva, Switzerland - The program responds to passenger demand for more control through six options
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Alaska Airlines attained Platinum status for Fast Travel implementation, which recognizes carriers that offer four or more Fast Travel... more
AirlinesAirplanes. easyJet: 235,000 passengers transported last Friday busiest day in flying history today
Milan, Italy - In a busiest day in flying history
easyJet, Europe’s airline, has announced that last Friday 4 September, was the busiest day in its flying history with 1,544 flights carrying over 235,600 passengers taking-off across its entire network. A... more
AirlinesAirplanes and strikes. Lufthansa (2) published special timetable for tomorrow: more than half of all planned long-haul flights to operate
Frankfurt, Germany - 84 of 1,500 planned Tuesday flights cancelled; 90 intercontinental passenger services and all cargo flights to operate thanks to volunteer pilots
Lufthansa has published a special timetable for its services tomorrow Tuesday 8 September. The action has been taken following a call by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union (VC) for its members at L... more
AirlinesLOT and Frankfurt Airport celebrate 50th anniversary of flights between Warsaw and Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany - The first flight was operated by an Ilyushin 18 aircraft, now mainly B-737
Exactly 50 years ago, on September 7, 1965, LOT operated its maiden scheduled flight between Warsaw and Frankfurt. The German financial center quickly became one of the key cities in LOT’s route network. C... more
AirlinesEmirates received four new aircraft at the same time (VIDEO)
Dubai, UAE - Event marks its 150th B-777 delivery milestone, and takes airline’s total A-380 fleet to 66
Emirates celebrated the company record arrival of four new aircraft in one day, affirming its commitment to flying a modern, efficient and comfortable fleet. The bumper delivery included two B-777/300ERs,... more
AirlinesUIA expands its domestic route network
Rome, Italy - Newness arrived, thanks to performance obtained during the current Summer season
October 25, 2015, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will launch non-stop scheduled services en route Kiev–Ivano-Frankovsk–Kiev. UIA will offer up to 7 weekly flights connecting Kiev and Ivano-Frankovsk (PS... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. easyJet: update statistics
Milan, Italy - Passenger numbers were 7.06 million. It is the second successive month of over this limit
The load factor for August 2015 was 94.4%, a new record at easyJet for any month. Passenger numbers for the month were 7.06 million, which is also a record for the Group and is the second successive month... more
AirlinesAir Seychelles welcomes new A-320 aircraft into fleet
Seychelles, Republic of Seychelles - The airplane is named "Silhouette", the second model after "Amirantes"
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, celebrated yesterday an occasion when it officially welcomed a new A-320 aircraft into its international fleet. The airplane is named... more
AirlinesEmirates touches down in Orlando
Dubai, UAE - Its 10th destination in the United States
Emirates launched its 10th destination in the United States with the start of daily non-stop passenger service between Dubai and Orlando International Airport on 1st September. A VIP delegation and a contingent... more
AirlinesEmirates touches down at Mashhad, Iran; second gateway into the country, after Tehran
Dubai, UAE - Upon arrival at the Airport, the aircraft was met by a senior delegation from the airport
Emirates today extended its reach into Iran by linking Dubai with Mashhad, adding a second passenger gateway into the country after Tehran. On board the inaugural flight were Sheikh Majid Al Mualla,... more
AirlinesEtihad will collect USD 500 million to expand its own aircraft fleet
Abu Dhabi, UAE - According to two anonymous sources; currently the talks are confidential. But the airline doesn't release declarations
According to two sources closer to the matter, Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi State-owned carrier, is thinking to collect up to USD 500m for its fleet expansion. The collection can include financing... more
AirlinesAirplanes and strategies. Lufthansa Group to expand direct booking channel options
Milan, Italy - numerous collaborations with technology providers
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group –Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and SWISS– have reached a major milestone in their endeavors to modernize their present product structures. A number of... more
AirlinesEstonian Air to resume flights to Bromma Stockholm Airport
Tallinn, Estonia - The connections are operated twice a day on weekdays with 33-seater SAAB 340 aircraft
Estonian Air resumes flights between Tallinn and Bromma Stockholm Airport. The flights are operated twice a day on weekdays with 33-seater SAAB 340 aircraft. Air connection with Bromma is important... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Hogan (Alitalia): full profitability from 2017. Damages due to the fire at Fiumicino airport: debate behind closed doors
Rimini, Italy - Satisfaction in the first year of the "Marriage"; five main points to be "The best in the world"
James Hogan, CEO of Etihad and also Vice-President of Alitalia, touched upon main points in his speech made yesterday at the conference "Scommettere ed investire in Italia (Bet and invest in Italy)" took... more
AirlinesUnited reports July 2015 operational performance
Washington, Usa - Load factor increased 0.3 points
United Airlines (UAL) reported July 2015 operational results. UAL's July 2015 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 2.8 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways expands code-share with Belavia
Abu Dhabi, UAE - To offer daily Abu Dhabi – Kiev service
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has expanded its code-share partnership with Belavia-Belarusian Airlines, to offer travellers a daily service between Abu Dhabi and Kiev,... more
AirlinesEstonian Air carried 62,559 passengers in June
Tallinn, Estonia - In the first seven months it carried altogether 341,591 passengers
Estonian Air has increased its sales and market share although the aviation market as a whole is in decline and the competition is increasing. The airline carried 62 559 passengers in June, which is an... more
AirlinesFlybe starts daily route from Liverpool to Edinburgh
Liverpool, UK - As of next October; other links from "Lennon" will begin in September
Flybe, Europe’s regional airline has today announced that it will operate a new daily mid-morning service to Edinburgh from Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (LJLA) commencing in late October. This will b... more
AirlinesAirplanes and balance sheet. United announced highest-ever quarterly profit
Chicago, Usa - $1.3 billion second-quarter 2015 profit excluding special items
United Airlines (UAL) reported second-quarter 2015 net income of $1.3 billion, or $3.31 per diluted share, excluding $67 million of special items. Including special items, UAL reported second-quarter net... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Iberia making plans to open new routes to Asia, Africa and the Americas in the next two years
Madrid, Spain - The new destinations will be announced before the end of the year
Iberia is making plans to open new routes to Asia, Africa and the Americas in the next two years. The new destinations will be announced before the end of the year, following negotiations and profitability... more
AirlinesAir France: A-380 airplane from Paris-"CdG" to Mexico starting from 2016
Rome, Italy - Until seven flights per week served by the superjumbo
Frédéric Gagey, Chairman and CEO of Air France, and Gilberto López Meyer, General Director of Mexico’s Civil Aviation Authority, signed in the last weeks a partnership agreement formalising the arrival of t... more
AirlinesKLM introduces the B-787/9 Dreamliner airplane in its fleet
Milan, Italy - Starting from next October
The introduction of the B-787/9 airplane marks the dawn of a new KLM Royal Dutch Airlines age. “We have chosen to add specific improvements to this special aircraft, which make it unique among other 7... more
AirlinesEstonian Air: award to be the most punctual airline in Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport
Tallinn, Estonia - In the category of foreign airlines
Estonian Air was awarded for being the most punctual airline in Moscow-Sheremetyevo International Airport in the category of foreign airlines (serving less than 100 000 passengers a year on this route)... more
AirlinesLufthansa introduces new fare concept for Europe
Milan, Italy - The new fares apply to domestic and European flights
Effective 28 July 2015, Lufthansa is introducing a new price concept for flights in Europe. The new Economy Class fare options “Light”, “Classic” and “Flex” shall apply from 1 October 2015, for domesti... more