Etihad Airways has announced an increase in capacity between Abu Dhabi and Cairo with the introduction of a fourth daily scheduled flight, effective March 27, 2016.
Etihad Airways is to open a new First Class Lounge at Abu Dhabi International Airport's Terminal 3 in May, for the exclusive use of its First Class guests, Etihad Guest Platinum and Etihad Airways Partners Platinum guests, and those staying in The Residence onboard its Airbus A380 fleet.
French airport specialists Aeroports de Paris (ADPI), Vinci and Bouygues have signed MoUs to develop Iran's Tehran, Mashhad and Isfahan airports according to sources in Iran
In 2013, I wrote an article for our publication, Routes News, at the height of the Brazilian economic boom. With a World Cup on the horizon, the first part of the highly lucrative government Airport concessions programme completed, more Brazilians than ever making the cross over from the long and winding roads of Brazil by bus to air travel.
Emirates has opened reservations for a new daily flight linking its Dubai International Airport hub with both Mactan–Cebu International Airport and Clark International Airport (formerly the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport) from the end of March 2016. The flight will operate on a triangular basis and will be flown using a two-class Boeing 777-300ER
To date, passenger traffic between the major cities of Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, which have a combined population of over eight million people, has been limited by high air fares which we believe, have excluded large parts of the local population from air travel. The only alternative to flying is to undertake a long and difficult journey by road, which can take up to 12 hours.
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s National Airline, has announced plans to commence seasonal twice-weekly direct services from Nadi to San Francisco starting June 2016. The flights, operating in June, July, August, December 2016 and January 2017, will depart from Nadi International Airport to San Francisco International Airport on Thursdays and Sundays.
Under a water cannon salute provided by Atlanta Fire and Rescue vehicles, and in front of hundreds of guests, dignitaries and fellow passengers, Delta Air Lines Flight 1256 made history at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on the morning of December 27, 2015. The flight from Gulfport, Mississippi carried the airport’s 100 millionth passenger in 2015, marking the first time ever an airport served more than 100 million passengers in a single year.
A German court has ruled that Etihad Airways must cease its codeshare on 29 routes operated by partner airline airberlin, Germany’s second-largest carrier.
US House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Bill Shuster, who has vowed to spearhead passage of a “transformational” FAA reauthorization bill, wants to boldly reform US air traffic control (ATC).
Turkish Airlines has added another two destinations to its African network launching flights to Port Louis and Antananarivo, the capitals and the largest cities of Mauritius and Madagascar.
At least seven people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after an Airbus A310 freighter overshot the runway and struck a number of homes.
Canada and Australia are doubling the number of seats airlines can fly per week between the two countries under an expanded air transport agreement, effective immediately, the Canadian government has said.
A Kalstar Aviation Embraer E-195 overran the runway at El Tari Airport in Kupang on Dec. 21 and suffered substantial damage, including a landing gear collapse.
Spain-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Vueling is to launch three new interline agreements with long-haul carriers Cathay Pacific, Hainan Airlines and Royal Jordanian.
German flag carrier Lufthansa has taken another swipe at the “Big Three” Gulf carriers, warning that Europe’s civil aviation infrastructure risks being damaged by the Arabian airlines.
[UPDATED] Pegasus Airlines said an explosion at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 2:05 am local time on Dec. 23 killed one cleaning staff member and injured another who was on board a Pegasus aircraft.
Brussels Airlines plans to add two Airbus A330 aircraft to its fleet and launch flights from Brussels to Toronto, as well as increase its presence in Africa and the US.
Air Seychelles has announced that it will add a fifth weekly service between Seychelles and Mumbai starting from January 28 , 2016 and a fifth weekly service between Seychelles and Mauritius starting from February 4,2016.
The carrier will start operating the A350 XWB commercially in January 2016 between Sao Paulo and Manaus, Brazil, as part of continued training and crew familiarisation. This will be followed by operations from Sao Paulo to Miami in March and then to Madrid in April.
