Sukhoi’s SSJ100 and Bombardier’s CSeries 100 (CS100) are closing in on their London City Airport steep approach certifications, which they hope to secure in 2017.
Over the past three years Okinawa’s Naha Airport has more than trebled its international flight capacity, and it hopes that hosting next year’s Routes Asia will help attract additional foreign air links into the southernmost prefecture of Japan.
Southwest Airlines will begin 2X-daily nonstop Fort Lauderdale, Florida-Havana, Cuba, service and 1X-daily nonstop Tampa, Florida-Havana service on Dec. 12, the Dallas-based airline announced Oct. 13.
The UK's Thomas Cook and German airline Condor has commenced direct services between London Gatwick Airport and Frankfurt to Cape Town, to cope with growing demand.
The confirmation of the funding ends a couple of weeks' speculation over the future of the operator after social media reports started appearing late last month highlighting that a fleet of chartered aircraft were being positioned across to Europe apparently by the CAA to safeguard passengers in the event of Monarch’s collapse.
Under the new Air Service Agreement passenger flights can now increase from the current maximum of 40 per week for each nation to up to 100. There will be no limit on the number of all-cargo services, creating new opportunities for trade and businesses. A restriction on the number of destinations that airlines can serve has also been lifted, meaning services can be operated between any point in the UK and any point in China. Up until now, airlines could only serve six destinations in each country.
The recently-announced HK Express flights to Guam and Saipan will further stimulate the US territory island after a number of other recent breakthrough routes, according to Nigel Mayes of ASM.
Peter Bellew, the chief executive officer of Malaysia Airlines, speaks exclusively to Routes at the Strategy Summit of World Routes 2016. FlightGlobal's Mark Pilling asks the questions.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plans to implement the iStream concept, a new procedure to optimize the wave of early-morning arrivals at Zurich Airport, following a successful 12-month trial.
Emirates Airline's new daily link between Dubai International Airport and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport will commence from December 15, 2016 and will primarily serve the South Florida area, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami and West Palm Beach. It will be the airline’s eleventh direct route into the US.
Fleet renewal projects at major operators across Europe mean that numerous BAe 146 and Avro RJ regional jetliners are now starting to come out of mainland European airline service, but manufacturer BAE Systems says these aircraft are steadily finding new operators, markets and applications.
With a population of around 30,000 and an economy dominated by financial services, online gambling, shipping and tourism, Gibraltar is currently a major talking point with European aviation regulators, perhaps even more so than the subject of Brexit that dominates the headlines across the continent.
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will introduce the Boeing 777-300ER onto existing services to Miami and San Francisco from Oct. 30 for the upcoming 2016-17 winter schedules.
