Delta Air Lines will introduce two new services to Nashville, Tennessee, and San Francisco from Boston, and will ramp up frequencies on some existing routes from the East Coast city. In most cases, several other carriers are providing service in these markets.
Doha-based Qatar Airways, which owns 20% of International Airlines Group (IAG), has announced plans to codeshare with the group’s Spanish low-cost carrier (LCC) Vueling.
Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings Europe will open a base in Salzburg, Austria in January 2017, the airline’s second base after Vienna.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will limit operations of North Korea’s state-owned flag carrier Air Koryo in China after its Russian-built Tu-204 aircraft made an emergency landing in Shenyang because of smoke in the cabin last month.
Emirates is set to upgrade its service between Dubai and Khartoum with the deployment of a larger Boeing 777-300ER on the route from September 1, 2016.
Air Seychelles has relocated its sales office at the Seychelles International Airport as part of the airport development programme underway through the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA).
As the world’s ninth largest country it is no surprise that Kazakhstan has a real diversity of cultures, climate and infrastructure. But a renewed focus on its aviation sector and investment in tourism means the country will soon be appearing on more airline network maps.
American Airlines is trying to strengthen its case for an additional slot at Tokyo Haneda Airport by telling the US Department of Transportation (DOT) it will operate flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to both Haneda and Tokyo Narita airports.
Russia’s Saratov Airlines plans to resume Saint Petersburg service after seven years, according to a statement by Saint Petersburg Pulkovo International Airport.
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair is to add 10 aircraft to its Italian operations and open 44 new routes in 2017 after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi agreed to reverse a €2.50 ($2.80) municipal tax increase from Sept 1, 2016.
Air Seychelles recorded the busiest travel period on its domestic network in 2016, with over 4,500 guests flying between Mahé and Praslin for the Feast of Assumption holiday weekend.
HNA Group’s airline operations are central to its expansion plans as it seeks investments to reach its goal of becoming a global top 50 company by 2030.
American Airlines is reiterating its request that the US Department of Transportation (DOT) require Delta Air Lines to operate its proposed Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport-Tokyo Haneda Airport (MSP–HND) flight daily with a 291-seat Boeing 777 aircraft.
Aeroflot low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Pobeda Airlines plans to double its network at Saint Petersburg’s Pulkovo International Airport for the 2016/2017 winter schedule.
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