The Thai government will introduce two new safety authorities following the announcement of a blanket flight ban on new Thai schedules by Japanese and South Korean aviation authorities.
Air France has confirmed plans for its HOP! regional subsidiary to take over the operation of the parent company’s domestic and regional services from its hub at Paris Orly.
The European Commission has approved three state aid schemes for the French aviation sector on the basis of new Guidelines on state aid to airports and airlines adopted in February 2014.
Routes Silk Road 2015 will once again take place in Tbilisi, the beautiful and historic capital of Georgia and there is no better time to begin planning your stay.
The carrier will be the first airline in the world to operate the A350 on scheduled services to China, as Shanghai will be served daily by the next-generation Airbus aircraft from October 25, 2015. Beijing will follow with daily A350 services to commence from November 21, 2015.
Flydubai has said that it will commence new passenger services from Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) with effect from 25 October 2015, the commencement of its winter schedule, as it continues its operations from Dubai International (DXB).
This latest addition to the airline’s route network will bring the total number of destinations in Pakistan served by Air Arabia to six, as the airline also directly serves Karachi, Peshawar, Sialkot, Lahor and Islamabad from Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah International Airports.
The new Guidelines on state aid in the aviation sector offer Member States a degree of flexibility in granting investment aid which they consider necessary for regional airports. In addition, operating aid may be granted for a transitional period of ten years to airports with fewer than three million passengers. Airports with up to 700,000 passengers may benefit from operating aid regardless of any transitional period.
London’s Heathrow Airport is proposing to reduce domestic passenger charges and shift the financial emphasis of airport landing charges instead on incentivizing the use of cleaner, quieter aircraft.
Vietnam-based low-cost carrier (LCC) VietJet Air is looking to expand its north Asian reach using alliances and joint ventures (JVs) with other airlines, rather than extend its existing route network.
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier AirAsia X is following through on its previous signals that Hawaii and Europe routes will be added to its network as part of its new business plan.
Virgin America will launch daily flights between San Francisco and Honolulu, Oahu from November 2, 2015, and between San Francisco and Kahului, Maui from December 3, 2015. It is currently working with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) and Airbus to ensure its new Airbus A320 aircraft are certified for Extended-Range Operations (ETOPS) to fly longer range missions over water flights.
Etihad Airways has increased its service between Abu Dhabi and Seychelles from four flights per week to daily to give guests more choice and greater flexibility when travelling to and from Seychelles.
Qatar Airways launched its second new destination of the year, touching down in the Spice Island of Zanzibar this week. Zanzibar is the airline's third route in Tanzania, following Dar-es-Salaam and Kilimanjaro.
The carrier will introduce daily services from Albany International Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Orlando International Airport from December 10, 2015 using 150-seat Airbus A320 equipment. Elsewhere in the Empire State, JetBlue serves airports in Buffalo; Newburgh; New York City (LaGuardia and Kennedy); Rochester; Syracuse; and Westchester County.
SkyTeam partners Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico aim to launch a transborder joint venture (JV) for flights between the US and Mexico similar to the transatlantic JVs Delta operates with Virgin Atlantic Airways and Air France-KLM/Alitalia.
