US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Jeh Johnson wants to have agreements in place with the Cuban government to allow US federal air marshals to travel on flights into the US from 10 Cuban airports, preferably before services start this fall.
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has launched its first commercial Bombardier CS100 scheduled flight from Zurich to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
Qatar Airways never misses the opportunity to make a major announcement at any trade show that it attends. However, this is normally through major fleet orders at the big airshows and network expansion at business events not major investments in international airlines.
With just 10 weeks to go until the world’s largest route development event opens in Chengdu, airline registrations are flooding in from all corners of the globe.
Within ten years China’s domestic air traffic will become the world’s largest, manufacturers Airbus and Boeing once again reinforced in the latest editions of their Global Market Forecast and Current Market Outlook released at the Farnborough International Airshow this week.
AirAsia has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 100 A321neo aircraft, its first order for the largest model of the A320 Family. Seating up to 236 passengers in a single class layout, the A321neo will enable the airline to increase capacity versus its current A320 fleet while benefitting from the lowest operating costs in the single aisle category.
Local council leaders in the UK have urged the UK government to move ahead with adding a third runway to London Heathrow Airport despite the recent Brexit vote.
With new and more fuel-efficient aircraft now able to fly direct from Europe, Hawaii is keen to build relationships with airlines to attract a new generation of travellers.
Chengdu in China’s Sichuan Province is the destination for World Routes 2016. Around 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the four-day event for international air route development.
Air Europa and Turkish Airlines have begun a code-sharing partnership whch enables both carriers to tap into new markets and offer their passengers more travel options.
Airports are complex organisations and Turkey is taking bold steps in building a new mega-hub. Keith Mwanalushi looks closer at the scale of the project.
Emirates expects high passenger traffic on its flights this upcoming weekend starting from Thursday 08 September as travellers take advantage of the long Eid Al Adha weekend.
Airline travellers in the UAE are increasingly using self-service technology to better manage each step of their journey and to make the most of their time in the airport to relax, shop and dine. A total of 48% of UAE travellers use self-service technology where available rather than interact with a person, providing them with more control over their journey.
Ethiopian Airlines has come a long way during its first 70 years – and it has plenty of groundbreaking plans for the decades to come. Gary Noakes reports for Routes News.
