According to an announcement made by American Airlines on Thursday, the carrier aims to launch five new daily seasonal flights between Europe and the United States. Three of these lines will facilitate travel to Philadelphia, with flight operations beginning on the 5th of May, 1st of June, and 5th of June 2024, respectively. Boeing 787 aircraft will …
Mexican flag carrier Aeromexico has announced it will be launching non-stop flights to Madrid, Spain from its secondary hub in Guadalajara beginning December 15. Aeromexico will fly its Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets three times weekly from Mexico’s second-largest city direct to the Spanish capital. The new non-stop service from Guadalajara is in additi …
Air France confirmed its main focus for the winter 2021 season will be Europe and the Caribbean. The airline will focus on leisure destinations with six new routes as well as the continuation of seven summer routes. As the summer season ends in the northern hemisphere, Air France is looking towards the winter months. The airline confirmed it will st …
Russia is to increase the number of regular flights to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Lebanon, Croatia, and Ethiopia from July 24, an official with the federal operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus told reporters. In particular, the national airlines will make two flights a week to Austria on the St. Petersburg  …
The Dubai-based UAE flag carrier Emirates resumed today its flights to Mexico City after more than one year due to the COVID-19 crisis. This route was one of the last Emirates inaugurated before the pandemic started in early 2020, but not without some controversy. Let’s investigate further. Emirates is back Earlier today, a Boeing 777-200 registratio …
AFI KLM E&M has announced several new deals and service offerings for its MRO business. These include new services for the A220, a new deal with Gulf Air, a deal with Falgayras, one with Corendon Dutch Airlines and a drone support agreement. A220 MRO In 2019, the Air France-KLM Group announced an order for 60 Airbus A220s. With the first Air Fran …
Yesterday marked the 76th birthday of TAP Air Portugal. Born on March 14th, 1945, the airline was founded to connect Portugal to the rest of the world. Starting with two DC-3 aircraft converted from military use, the airline has grown to operate direct flights from Portugal to the Americas, Africa, and much of Europe, using some of the most modern …
Exclusive: airBaltic’s CEO, Martin Gauss, today revealed his thoughts on mandatory vaccinations for airline employees. While some airline CEOs have suggested that vaccinations should be required, Gauss does not share this view. Vaccinations have become a hot topic within the aviation industry. Many believe that vaccinations will be the key to reopen …
In February, airBaltic saw its worst passenger numbers since resuming flights last May. The airline became the first to ground its entire fleet due to the pandemic almost a year ago, with the fleet returning from the grounding both younger and smaller. Across Europe, airlines generally saw a relatively healthy recovery of passenger numbers towards t …
The Airbus A318 is the European manufacturer’s smallest commercial aircraft flying today by length. It measures just 31.44 meters long, but why is it so small? And why did Airbus choose to build it in the first place? Let’s take a closer look at the story of the ‘Baby Bus.’ Where did it come from? Airbus launched its popular A320 family in April 1988 …
Search the news for Amazon Air, and you’ll find a number of stories regarding expansions and aircraft acquisitions. Formerly known as Amazon Prime Air, the growth of the eCommerce site Amazon and its dedicated fleet of aircraft is indeed nothing short of impressive. Let’s take a brief look at this five-year-old ‘airline’ and how it has reached its …
British leisure carrier TUI has become the first European airline to take delivery of a Boeing 737 MAX since the type’s recertification. The aircraft flew directly from Boeing Field to Gatwick, which is one of the airline’s three London operating bases. A long-awaited delivery flight Yesterday morning, at 09:09 local time, a TUI Airways Boeing 737 MA …
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