Cambridge is one of the UK’s fastest growing economic cities but its close vicinity to Stansted Airport means it has previously found it difficult to secure and sustain regular air services.
Thomson Airways yesterday, 27 April, celebrated the departure of its first flight to Mauritius. This flight was possible thanks to the revolutionary flying range of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which Thomson Airways started operating early last year.
The first of 13 aircraft it has on order, Qatar Airways is set to receive three A380 aircraft in quick succession this summer and the new aircraft will commence operations on the ‘QR003’ and ‘QR004’ rotations to and from London Heathrow.
Under its revised Dallas schedule, Virgin America will move its existing links to Dallas/Fort Worth International from Los Angeles and San Francisco to the downtown airport from October 13, 2014 and will add multiple daily links with Chicago, New York, Washington DC.
San Francisco-based Virgin America will take on Southwest Airlines at the Dallas-based airline’s home airport, launching flights from Dallas Love Field (DAL) in October.
London’s Heathrow Airport says a report it commissioned from Frontier Economics estimates that by 2030 the average price of return ticket for passengers using the airport could cost £300 ($504) less if the airport is allowed to expand and add a third runway.
Ukraine International Airlines has launched Kiev Boryspil-New York JFK services, its first transatlantic flight following the reinstatement of Ukraine’s Category 1 status by FAA in September 2013.
UK carrier bmi regional will launch Embraer E-145 6X-weekly service between Karlstad, in southern Sweden, and Frankfurt from May as the airline steps up its search for new routes with growth potential.
Japan Airlines (JAL), which recently expanded its codeshare agreement with Korean Air, has signed an eight-route agreement with Bangkok Airways as it pushes further into Southeast Asia.
In its formal application for an Exemption and Foreign Air Carrier Permit, Dreamjet confirms it plans to offer an all-Business Class service between Paris and Newark from the second half of June 2014 but has plans to expand its transatlantic network and “possibly add flights” from other European cities in the future.
Sharjah-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Arabia has released details of its plans to become the de facto carrier for the UAE emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
US ultra low-fare carrier, Spirit Airlines, has announced it will expand its domestic to offering into Kansas City with the launch of five new routes this summer with daily flights to Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston and Las Vegas from August 2014.
The majority of the eleven widebodies will be sourced from International Lease Finance Coporation (ILFC) and will enable earlier delivery slots than if they had been acquired directly from the manufacturer. The lessor will supply three A330-200s from 2014 and the five A350-900s in 2017.
The start-up carrier now plans offer up to ten daily flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town using two Boeing 737-400s from the final quarter of this year, with a formal start date, schedule information due to be confirmed in the coming months as reservations are opened.
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Korean Air (KE) have expanded their codeshare agreement to the North Asian region, despite being key players in two different alliances.
The number of Northern Ireland residents using Dublin Airport increased by eleven per cent to more than 570,000 last year, growing about twice as fast as average passenger numbers at the airport.
