Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years’ aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles.
Victoria began her aviation career in 1997, working in airline ground operations in the UK and Belgium for British Midland International. She returned to the UK in late 2001 and took on the role of operations analyst for Bombardier Flexjet Europe, gaining experience in the business aviation sector.
In 2003, she joined Reed Business Information as an aviation journalist for its Flightglobal titles. After six years writing for newswire Air Transport Intelligence, Victoria became Features Editor of Airline Business magazine in spring 2009.
Most recently Victoria was General Manager Communications for the Association of European Airlines (AEA), an industry body which represents the interests of 34 major European network carriers. In this role, she was responsible for directing the association’s media relations strategy.
Victoria holds an Air Transport MSc from Cranfield University and a business degree from The University of Derby.
LONDON—Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos is eyeing long-haul flights to Africa and Latin America in 2016-18, and is still optimistic of securing U.S. permits for Norwegian International. With the arrival of its eighth Boeing 787 next spring, Norwegian has already detailed plans to add a weekly, non-stop London Gatwick-Orlando and Copenhagen-Orlando service, and boost frequencies on its Gatwick-New York JFK, Gatwick-Los Angeles, Oslo-Los Angeles and Stockholm-San Francisco routes.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has firmed up eight Airbus A330-200 options for Iberia, valued at $1.5 billion at list prices, and taken options on a further 10 A330s for the group.
Russia’s Aeroflot has registered a new low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary called Byudzhetny Perevozchik, which directly translates as “Budget Carrier,” after European sanctions forced it to close its Dobrolet startup.
