Air NZ has clearly defined aspirations for growth in the Pacific Rim. Its flights to Singapore commence next month and this new route to Buenos Aires will further strengthen its network in this area. The airline hopes to open reservations on the new service around March 2015, subject to obtaining necessary approvals.
Regional Express (Rex), the Australian airline have received their Area Air Operator’s Certificate (AAOC) from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
The Japanese airline is to launch a route between Narita and Houston from June 2015 as part of an expansion of its network between Asia and the Americas.
A group of five European airline associations is calling on the European Commission and member states of the European Union (EU) to reject a 16.6% increase in air navigation service charges proposed by Germany.
All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) plans to continue its international network growth will be supported by the arrival of several more Boeing 787s next year, particularly the stretched -9 version.
Vietnamese startup low-cost carrier (LCC) VietJet Air has taken its first steps toward international expansion with the first flights of its new Thai VietJet Air subsidiary.
In what is described as a new era of cooperation between the two national flag carriers, SAA will introduce the daily link from March 29, 2015, which will complement Etihad Airways’ existing flights between the two cities to offer a combined double-daily frequency on the route.
South African Airways (SAA) and Etihad Airways have today announced a major expansion of their strategic partnership, marking a new era of cooperation between the two national flag carriers.
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Norwegian will make its debut at Birmingham at the end of March 2015 with a three times weekly service from Malaga commencing on March 30, 2015 and a three times weekly route to Madrid following from March 31, 2015. The third route to Barcelona will follow from June 1, 2015 and will be flown on a twice weekly basis.
The North South Wales air service was established in 2007 and Linksair have been the aircraft operator on the route for the past two years on behalf of Citywing. It is now fully responsible for the route after being awarded a four-year contract to fly the route from the Welsh Government.
The Aircraft Tracking Task Force (ATTF) set up in the wake of the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 in March has issued a report with recommendations to improve continuous tracking of airliners.
Flydubai is continuing its expansion into Central and Eastern Europe with the launch of 2X-weekly Dubai- Bratislava (Slovakia) flights, as well as new service to Prague (Czech Republic) and Sofia (Bulgaria) in December.
The latest schedule update from the airline includes the introduction of new non-stop services from Calgary to Terrace and Nanaimo; from Vancouver to Comox; from Toronto to Austin and from Montreal to Mexico City. Air Canada is also switching its existing Toronto-Kelowna and Toronto-Sydney, NS services to Air Canada rouge due to the high volumes of leisure traffic on the routes, while Air Canada rouge will also introduce a new domestic seasonal link between Calgary and Halifax.
The Austrian low-cost carrier is to launch flights from Bratislava to Brussels and Palma in summer 2015 and to facilitate its new services will operate one of the shortest international flights in the world between its base in Vienna and the Slovakian capital.
The airline believes its low fares will appeal to the large Singapore student population in Melbourne. According to data from the Australian Department of Education, there are 21,069 Singaporean students enrolled in education institutions in Victoria, as of September this year. They include students in university, pre-university courses, schools and non-award programmes.
The US government is not wavering from its Open Skies policy and will negotiate Open Skies deals with any friendly country that is interested, despite calls for government to roll back liberalization in order to protect the US airline industry, a senior US Department of State official said.
