A United Nations (UN) agency has designated the 1087.7-1092.3 MHz frequency band for worldwide Earth-to-space aircraft tracking, following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
The flight will be operated as part of American's joint business with Qantas, which remains subject to regulatory approvals. Through their enhanced relationship, American and Qantas intend to provide increased connectivity to markets beyond their key gateways.
KLM took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 on Nov. 14, an aircraft leased from Aercap which will initially be operated on its Amsterdam-Abu Dhabi-Bahrain service.
The Supervisory Board of Austrian Airlines first approved the purchase of 17 Embraer aircraft in June 2015 with the first example being transferred across to Austrian Airlines in mid-August this year and redelivered to the carrier at the end of last month following modification work and repainting into the Austrian livery. The aircraft was originally delivered to Lufthansa CityLine in March 2011.
The introduction of the two additional return flights increases to nearly 4,200 the total number of seats available to passengers travelling by Etihad between the UAE and Morocco each week and comes as the carrier prepares to celebrate ten years of operations into the North African country.
Aeroflot low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Pobeda Airlines will launch daily Boeing 737-800 Moscow Vnukovo-Bratislava (Slovakia) Dec. 19, its first international route.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle received an air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the British regulatory authorities, enabling it to grow its UK operations.
Asia Pacific airlines are being hindered in their growth by increasing airport congestion in the air and on the ground, executives in the region warned.
The new flight will be the first direct offering between Singapore and the South Pacific Islands and will be operated using a 273-seat Airbus A330 configured with a two-class arrangement. The flight time of ten hours will save travellers at least three hours compared to current flight options which require a transfer stop in Australia or New Zealand.
Lufthansa has canceled 933 out of 3,000 flights on Thursday, Nov. 12, due to a week-long cabin crew strike, after two labor courts denied a request to end the action.
Turkish Airlines will begin daily flights to Dubai International from Istanbul's second airport - Sabiha Gokcen International on December 25. The service complements TRK's existing twice-daily service to Dubai from Istanbul Ataturk hub and the airline says the Sabiha Gokcen- Dubai service will be upgraded to 10 times a week from next March.
Bahrain's Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, said a slew of major contracts will soon be awarded for the Kingdom's Airport Modernisation Programme.
airBaltic holds firm orders for 13 CS300s and options for a further seven aircraft and sees the CSeries as not just an efficient replacement for its older Boeing 737s, but also providing the right capacity and range to support the wider development of the business.
Jet Airways currently offers a mini hub operation at Brussels Airport with daily flights from Delhi and Mumbai in India connecting in the Belgian capital to daily continuation flights to Newark, USA and Toronto, Canada, but changes to its business strategy after United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier, Etihad Airways became an equity partner mean this demand is not being more efficiently handled via Abu Dhabi International Airport.
American Airlines plans to launch service to New Zealand in June 2016, the latest move by US carriers as they boost their presence in the Australasian market.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Lufthansa intend to form a revenue-sharing joint venture (JV) partnership, following the trend of major airlines aligning themselves more closely within global alliances.
Korean airports will postpone all takeoffs and landings at airports nationwide for 40 minutes Nov. 12 to give students a low-noise opportunity as they take an important college test.
The first new Pharma Express route commenced on November 10, 2015 and operates from Mumbai via Ahmedabad to Doha on Tuesdays and Fridays. The second new Pharma Express route commenced on November 11, 2015 and operates from Hyderabad to Doha on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Both flights will offer connectivity across Qatar Airways’ extensive global network.
