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WestJet Airlines’ planned ultra low-cost subsidiary will start services in the summer of 2018 as the Canadian carrier seeks to further disrupt the industry.
Oneworld member airberlin will expand its North Atlantic network in 2018 with the launch of 4X-weekly Düsseldorf-Toronto Pearson International Airport services starting May 1 and 5X-weekly Düsseldorf -Chicago O'Hare services from May 2.
Air Seychelles will adjust its European route network, the Indian Ocean Mahé Island-based airline said July 30, with plans to suspend its 2X-weekly Mahé-Dusseldorf route from September 10. Additionally, Air Seychelles’ Mahé-Paris Charles de Gaulle operation will be reduced from four to 3X-weekly flights from September 12.
Frankfurt-based Fraport AG has signed concession agreements with the Brazilian government for managing and developing Brazil’s Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) airports.
Indian airlines are expected to order 2,100 new planes worth $290bn over the next 20 years as the country’s aviation market growth shows no sign of slowing.
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) revised its security screening procedures for personal electronics devices (PEDs) July 26, requiring all PEDs larger than a cellphone to now be placed in separate bins for X-ray screening.
Dutch airport Amsterdam Schiphol is pressing ahead with plans for a new pier and expanded terminal, while London Gatwick has announced it will invest £1.15 billion ($1.5 billion) to increase capacity over the next five years.
Argentinian ultra low-cost start-up Flybondi is seeking to start operations in the fourth quarter of 2017 after completing a €75m funding round with major investors from the aviation industry.
The UK government has lifted its restrictions on electronic goods traveling in the cabin on flights originating from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. But restrictions remain in place on flights from other Turkish airports.
International Airlines Group's chief executive Willie Walsh believes the new alliance between Delta, Air France-KLM and Virgin is “positive” for the industry.
Delta, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic are to form a combined global joint venture as part of a shake-up of the industry that also allows China Eastern to bolster its presence in the China-Europe market.
Aireon, a subsidiary of Iridium Communications, has signed an MOU with Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL), the Dutch Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), to improve efficiency in the Amsterdam Flight Information Region (FIR), including the North Sea.
Belarus flag carrier Belavia-Belarusian Airlines and Emirates Airline have implemented interline, electronic interline and special prorate agreements, which became effective July 26.
South African Airways has advised its customers of time changes on their Johannesburg to Libreville route. These changes are as a result of the upgrade work being undertaken on the airport runway at the Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport in Gabon.
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will start services to Bahrain effective August 17, 2017 with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior.
The Namibian Government says it has restarted a “transparent and cost-sensitive” tendering process for the expansion of the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA), which stalled in March after a Supreme Court ruling nullified the December 2015 decision to award the contract to a Chinese company. Oscar Nkala reports.
