Russia’s UTair Aviation will launch a 3X-weekly Saint Petersburg-Munich Boeing 737 service Oct. 30, its first scheduled international flight from St. Petersburg in the IATA 2016-17 winter season.
German leisure carrier TUIfly expects flight operations to return to normal Sunday, following several hundred delays and cancellations that began Thursday, Oct. 6, when many aircraft crew began calling in sick on short notice following concerns about a partial merger between TUIfly and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group.
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has ordered a tenth Boeing 777-300ER, to be delivered in 2018, the carrier announced Oct. 7.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded type certification to the Bombardier CS300, the larger version of the CSeries slated to enter service with Latvian carrier airBaltic in the 2016 fourth quarter.
Stamford, Connecticut-based commercial aircraft lessor Intrepid Aviation has revised a firm purchase commitment with Boeing for six 777-300ERs, canceling two of the 777-300ERs in favor of two new 747-8F freighters.
Lufthansa Group—parent of Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa,Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and the soon-to-be-acquired Brussels Airlines—has released the company’s 2016/2017 winter flight timetable, effective Oct. 30 through March 25, 2017.
Irish lessor Avolon has agreed to acquire US company CIT Group’s leasing business for $10 billion, creating the world’s third largest lessor with a fleet of 910 aircraft worth over $43 billion.
As Hurricane Matthew, a major Category 4 storm, bears down on Florida and the southeastern US on Thursday, airlines serving the region have announced preemptive operational closures and flight cancellations.
IATA has welcomed ICAO’s worldwide emissions deal as “critically important” and urged countries to stick with one system, rather than introducing a patchwork of other initiatives.
ICAO’s 191 member states have agreed to the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), with 65 states—including the US, China and all European Union (EU) countries—signing up for the voluntarily stage between 2021 and 2026.
Southwest Airlines Flight 994, a Boeing 737-700, underwent an emergency evacuation Oct. 5 at Louisville, Kentucky, International Airport following a passenger’s report of a smoking smartphone.
German leisure carrier TUIfly has decided to completely shut down flight operations Friday after many aircraft crew called in sick on short notice Thursday, a spokesman confirmed to ATW.
German carriers TUIfly and airberlin were forced to cancel flights Thursday after many aircraft crew called in sick on short notice following concerns about a partial merger between the two companies.
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has taken delivery of the first of 40 Airbus A320neo aircraft, part of an order for 52 A320 family aircraft the airline placed in October 2013.
