Gulf Air has clearly demonstrated its intention for route expansions into Iraq with the introduction of a brand new four times weekly service to Najaf, the second city in Iraq supported by the the national carrier of Bahrain
British Airways launches its all-business-class service between London City and New York JFK today. The service, which will be offered twice-daily by mid-October, will be operated on specially configured A318s with 32 lie-flat business class seats. The launch flights bear numbers formerly used for Concorde services, BA001 to BA004. "For the first time, New York has a tailor-made premium service to the London Canary Wharf area on its doorstep," said BA Executive VP-Americas Simon Talling-Smith.
Flybe is interested in acquiring parts of bmi and officially confirmed its interest to Lufthansa "quite awhile ago," Chairman and CEO Jim French told ATWOnline.
Perth-based Skywest Airlines is moving to acquire up to four A320 family aircraft to satisfy an upswing in demand for resource industry charters and to launch new international routes to Southeast Asia destinations. The airline deferred its announced plans to acquire the aircraft when the economic downturn struck last year, but yesterday MD Hugh Davin said it has "dusted off plans" to order up the aircraft, a new type for the regional.
Water canons fired over a Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 737 at Abu Dhabi airport this afternoon to commemorate the inaugural flight between the Ukrainian capital Kiev and the UAE's capital city.
Jazz Air is eyeing a return to Toronto City Centre after having been forced out by an exclusivity agreement struck between the Toronto Port Authority and Porter Airlines. "We operated at the island airport for 18 years before we were evicted," Jazz CEO Joseph Randell said during a recent investment conference, according to The Globe and Mail. "We're looking forward to getting back in there.
Naverus said Friday that it received a Letter of Qualification from US FAA "to design and validate Required Navigation Performance flight paths for public use in the United States."
Jet2.com will launch service from Edinburgh to Dubrovnik (weekly from May 2, 2010) and Faro (thrice-weekly on May 20). Canadian North will stop serving Calgary (Oct. 10) and Hay River (Oct. 25) due to what it called "an oversupply of seats and a price structure that compromises our commitment in other areas." The Yellowknife-based airline said that "operational and administrative staff reductions" will be made at YZF, YYZ, YHY and Edmonton (where frequencies to YZF will be cut). Canadian North operates 737-200 Combis and Dash 8s.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today released the August 2009 traffic figures for Abu Dhabi International Airport, which show a 12.4 per cent increase in aircraft movements, a 6.2% increase in cargo and a 2.5% increase in total passenger movement.
The Houston Airport System welcomed Alaska Airlines as the newest carrier to operate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). A crowd of more than 100 people applauded as the first customers stepped off Alaska Airlines’ inaugural flight from Seattle.
Air Canada realises the need to narrow the cost advantage enjoyed by its rival WestJet, and plans to use its aggressive C$500 million (US$459 million) cost cutting scheme to gain a more equal footing against its competitor.
CSA Czech Airlines will cease operating from Prague to both New York JFK and Manchester, UK, during its winter schedule and will reduce frequencies to London Heathrow, Riga and Hamburg. Flights will be added to Moscow Sheremetyevo, Yekaterinburg, Yerevan, Rostov-on-Don, Tbilisi and Minsk. Emirates now is scheduled to launch its previously postponed Dubai-Luanda service on Oct. 25. Route will be operated thrice-weekly with a 777-300ER.
An Aer Lingus source confirmed to ATWOnline that the airline's ambitious cost-cutting plan is targeting "every single part of the company," especially its long-haul operations.
Unveiling a completely new sales strategy, the EMEA Division of ARINC has today announced it will seek local alliances with experienced IT firms and systems integrators to market the company's industry-leading passenger systems to hundreds of smaller airports across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
