London Heathrow, hard hit by the severe winter weather that significantly disrupted air traffic in Europe this week, was open Thursday with "most flights operating," airports operator BAA said.
London Heathrow, hard hit by the severe winter weather that significantly disrupted air traffic in Europe this week, was open Thursday with "most flights operating," airports operator BAA said.
Air Arabia will launch thrice-weekly Sharjah-Sohag service Dec 27. Sohag is Air Arabia's fourth destination in Egypt. Qatar Airways will begin operating its Boeing 777 for the first time to Spain Jan. 1 on its daily Doha-Madrid service. The carrier begins flights to Bucharest and Budapest Jan. 17, Brussels from Jan. 31, and Stuttgart beginning March 6.
Qantas is believed to be closer to restarting Airbus A380 service on the Los Angeles to Sydney and Melbourne routes after regulators eased engine inspection rules. According to The Australian, Qantas is in discussions with Rolls-Royce about how it can lift restrictions on Trent 900 engines that prevent the aircraft flying from the US with a full payload. EASA this week relaxed its requirement of a Trent 900 inspection every 20 flights, designed to detect oil leaks, to an inspection every 200 flights.
Commencing 1 January 2011,Qatar Airways will introduce its flagship Boeing 777 aircraft for the first time in Spain, operating on the daily non-stop Doha – Madrid route.
Northrop Grumman's air traffic management subsidiary, Park Air Systems announced today that it had won the contract for the supply of communication, navigation and surveillance systems for Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali.
WestJet said Tuesday it will wet lease a Boeing 757-200 from North American Airlines to be used on Calgary-Honolulu-Maui and Edmonton-Maui routings from Feb. 12-April 30, 2011, subject to Canadian government approval. NAA will operate the aircraft on behalf of WS, providing pilots, flight attendants and maintenance personnel. WS operates an all 737NG fleet comprising 91 aircraft.
European Commission VP-Transport Siim Kallas on Tuesday strongly criticized airport operators in Western Europe for their failure to efficiently cope with the severe winter weather that has stranded thousands of passengers since Saturday, and said he is prepared to propose new regulations on minimum service requirements for airports.
KLM will launch a thrice-weekly 777-200ER Amsterdam-Xiamen service March 27, becoming the first airline to offer direct flights between XMN and Europe. Continental Airlines will launch 737-800 service to Hilo, Hawaii from Los Angeles (daily) and San Francisco (weekly) June 9.
Lufthansa's board and the Munich Airport board gave the green light to expand MUC's Terminal 2 at MUC. T2 is a joint venture between MUC operator FMG and LH. The new terminal satellite is expected to increase the airport's annual capacity by 11 million passengers. The investment will be €650 million ($856.8 million) and will be shared 60%-40% between FMG and LH. The extension will bring 52 additional gates; 27 will have direct access to the terminal via contact stands. The new facility is slated to be operational by 2015.
Persisting freezing temperatures and heavy snow disrupted air traffic in large parts of Europe for a third consecutive day Monday. Europe’s three largest airports—London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt—remained significantly affected while smaller counterparts such as London Gatwick, Berlin Schoenefeld and Brussels have also been hit.
Qatar Airways has announced it will introduce a number of enhanced services at Doha International Airport within the new Doha Arrivals terminal which opened to passengers yesterday.
