Airports & Networks

British Airways will launch Boeing 787-9 service between London Heathrow and San Jose, California next year.
Airports & Networks

By Mike Miller
British Airways will launch daily nonstop flights between London Heathrow and San José International Airport (SJC) in California.
Airports & Networks

Shanghai-based low cost carrier Spring Airlines has reported a net profit of CNY619.5 million ($97 million) for the first half of 2015, up 129% over the CNY270.8 million for the same period the previous year.
Airlines & Lessors

Air New Zealand has reported a net profit of NZD327 million ($213 million) for the financial year ended 30 June 2015, an increase of 24% over the NZD 263 million reported for the previous financial year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Poppy Marello
Emirates currently operate three daily flights to the German city, two of which are currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER while the other is serviced by the Airbus A380 jumbo jet.
Airports & Networks

The first to see the B777 upgrades will be its Zurich-Hong Kong and Zurich-Bangkok schedules.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Services at Dublin Airport were suspended for 90 minutes Aug. 26 when a hangar fire broke out.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Poppy Marello
The Partnership for Open and Fair Skies issued a statement earlier this week with supporting document which it claims shows that the Abu Dhabi-based airline received a cash injection of $2.5 billion in 2014 from the government.
Airports & Networks

By Mike Miller
Delta and Virgin Atlantic are showing that their anti-trust immune joint venture across the Atlantic is yielding new routes that previously may not have been viable.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
In the first semester of 2015, passenger growth was up by a further 1.4 percent, while a number of new routes have also been added to the airport’s growing destination map.
Airports & Networks

Vienna Flughafen Wien Airport has made an offer to acquire SNC Lavalin’s stake in Malta International Airport and increase its holding by a further 15.5%, which would increase its stake from 33% to 48%.
Airports & Networks

Plans to open the much-delayed and controversial Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) in Germany remain on schedule for the second half of 2017 despite the bankruptcy of its construction company, Imtech Deutschland, officials said.
Airports & Networks

Delta Air Lines will add two transatlantic routes next year to buttress its joint venture with Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Airports & Networks

As released by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on August 21, 2015: a comprehensive list of unmanned aerial vehicle events reported to the FAA from Nov.13, 2014 to Aug. 20, 2015.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian airlines have carried 306,000 passengers since spring on routes between the Russian Far East and other parts of the country under a government subsidy program, according to Russian figures released this week.
Airlines & Lessors

By Poppy Marello
Qantas and China Eastern have finally had the opportunity to welcome the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) authorisation of their joint business for a period of five years.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
This will be the airline’s fourth route from Liverpool, and will complement Flybe’s existing services to the Isle of Man, Belfast City and Amsterdam which commences on September 7, 2015.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The new route will be operated by the group’s Air Iceland subsidiary and will run four-times-weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, operated by Bombardier Q400 aircraft in two-class configuration.
Airports & Networks

Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has dropped its previous opposition against China Eastern’s planned alliance with Qantas, giving the carriers the green light to coordinate pricing and scheduling.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

FAA’s report of “possible encounters” with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provides a comprehensive view of a growing—and difficult to fix—aviation safety problem.
Airlines & Lessors

By Poppy Marello
The flag carrier and largest airline of Finland will commence services to Billund, Edinburgh, Svalbard and Pula next year for its summer 2016 schedule.
Airports & Networks

By Mike Miller
Eurowings, as part of the ongoing fragmentation and restructuring of Lufthansa’s long-haul offering, will introduce widebody Airbus A330 aircraft on 12 October 2015 from Cologne and Hamburg to Palma Mallorca.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The new service will commence on October 5, 2015, and will operate three-times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The flag carrier for Scandinavia is opening three new routes to the USA including Los Angeles from Stockholm, and Miami from both Oslo and Copenhagen.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
FAA has released a list of all reports by pilots, air traffic and the public of possible encounters with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that were submitted between Nov. 2014 and August 20.
Safety, Ops & Regulation