Warsaw-based LOT Polish Airlines plans to launch its first transatlantic services from the Hungarian capital of Budapest to New York JFK and Chicago O’Hare, starting from May 2018.
Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings will base three Airbus A330-200s in Munich from April 16, 2018, as the fast-growing European carrier continues its long-haul expansion.
FAA will award $335.3 million in airport infrastructure grants to a total of 237 US airports beginning in July, including $32.5 million in discretionary spending to five airports, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) said July 6.
Long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian is to add two more US links from London Gatwick and a further two from Paris Charles de Gaulle, as the airline continues its controversial long-haul expansion.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has confirmed that London Heathrow Airport will be the first base outside Scandinavia to be used by its new, Ireland-based operating unit.
Berlin-based Germania plans to base a third aircraft—an Airbus A321—at Nuremberg Airport from July 30, increasing the number of weekly departures from 30 to 45.
Oman Air has announced it will upgrade its flights to Doha with larger capacity planes and additional charter flights after airlines in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain suspended flights to Qatar earlier this week.
Pegasus Airlines is expanding its flight network from Ankara in a strategy that is set to develop the future of Turkish civil aviation with the creation of new hubs alongside Istanbul in the effort to open up new markets.
World-leading aviation consultancy Airport Strategy & Marketing (ASM) is continuing its growth in North America with another key addition to the team, just weeks after its official launch.
Although Cathay Pacific subsidiary Cathay Dragon has gained expanded permission to fly routes to the US, the Hong Kong-based carrier says it does not intend to launch flights there in the short term.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) subsidiary Edelweiss Air announced plans to expand its network by 20% in summer 2018, adding 11 new destinations and reaching a total of 62 destinations in 28 countries.
Lufthansa and Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport have agreed on an initial deal for short-term cost savings, which aims to create conditions for Lufthansa’s further growth at the German airport.
United Airlines is boosting its long-haul service from San Francisco (SFO) and New York/Newark (EWR) with three additional flights, as the Chicago-based carrier continues to enter into service its first group of Boeing 777-300ERs delivered since December 2016.
South African Airways (SAA) has introduced the new Airbus A330-300 on the Washington DC-Dulles to Accra, Ghana route. This service compliments the existing Washington DC-Dulles to Dakar, Senegal route operated by the A330-300.
