Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium ceases operations
Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) (Brussels), as planned, ceased all operations on October 27, 2017. The last revenue flight was from Tenerife (Sur) to Brussels. 65 pilots and cabin crew members and two...
View ArticleLufthansa Group is standardizing its Airbus A320 fleet
The Lufthansa Group is driving forward the standardization of its Airbus A320 fleet: Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa and Swiss International are developing a standard...
View ArticleAlaska Air Group reports fourth quarter and 2017 results
Alaska Airlines Group issued this financial report for the 4Q and 2017: Dividend Increase: Announced today a 7% increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.30 per share to $0.32 per share. The dividend...
View ArticleInterjet is coming to San Francisco
Interjet is adding its 10th destination in the United States in March. On March 14, 2018 the airline will add San Francisco with service from both Cancun and Guadelajara. Both routes will operate...
View ArticleAir Cairo starts the Sharm El-Sheikh – Naples route
Air Cairo on January 26 launched the Sharm El-Sheikh – Naples route, its third route to Italy. Copyright Photo: Air Cairo Airbus A320-214 SU-BPV (msn 2966) DUS (Tony Storck). Image: 909714. Air Cairo...
View ArticleWill Brussels Airlines survive?
According to Reuters, “Lufthansa wants to replace top management at Brussels Airlines, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, pointing to the unit’s weak performance compared to...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines, Virgin America and its flight attendants reach tentative...
Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and the Association of Flight Attendants announced on February 14, 2018 announced they have reached a tentative merger agreement for the airline’s 5,400 flight...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines to drop four routes this summer
Alaska Airlines is dropping four routes. According to Airline Route, the carrier will drop the following routes: Los Angeles – Orlando on July 5, 2018 San Diego – Mexico on May 19, 2018 San Francisco...
View ArticleBrussels Airlines to fly to Antalya and Santorini
Brussels Airlines (Brussels), according to Airline Route, will open two new seasonal holiday routes for the summer season. The flag carrier will open the Brussels – Santorini (Thira), Greece route on...
View ArticleVietjet expands to India and Thai Vietjet adds the Bangkok – Krabi route
Vietjet has announced its plan to operate nonstop flights connecting Vietnam and India. The India route will connect Ho Chi Minh City with New Delhi with four flights a week. Vietjet’s Thai...
View ArticleAir Malta to return to Berlin
Air Malta has announced it will resume services to Berlin (Tegel) in late October with two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays. Copyright Photo: Malta – airmalta.com (Air Malta 2nd) Airbus...
View ArticleJuneyao Airlines and ANA launch codeshare and frequent flyer partnership
Juneyao Airlines, one of the leading private-owned airlines in mainland China and the first “Connecting Partner” of Star Alliance, will launch codeshare cooperation starting from March 25, 2018 with...
View ArticleAir France-KLM presents its summer schedule with a 4.1% increase
Air France-KLM have made this announcement: For the 2018 summer season (from March 25 to October 27, 2018), Air France-KLM is increasing capacity by 4.1% compared to the previous summer season*. Growth...
View ArticleBrussels Airlines reviews its positive 2017 financial results
For Brussels Airlines, 2017 was marked by positive financial results in a highly competitive environment and strategic investment for the future. Operating profit (EBIT) of €14.98 million in 2017...
View ArticleVietjet to open a new route to Brisbane
Vietjet and Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC), Queensland, Australia recently signed an agreement to open a nonstop service between Ho Chi Minh City and Brisbane, looking to boost the region’s...
View ArticleKuwait and MEA to codeshare on the Kuwait City – Beirut route
Kuwait Airways and Middle East Airline have announced a new strategic partnership, which will see Kuwait national carrier’s code, KU added to Middle East Airline flights and Lebanon national carrier’s...
View ArticlePermission to fly: Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics is granted the Air...
The new Spanish airline plans a start of flight operations this week. Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics (TCAB) on March 20 was granted an AOC. This means that the new Spanish airline can formally operate...
View ArticleAllegiant celebrates flying 1,000 Wish Kids through partnership with...
Allegiant Travel Company (Allegiant Air) this week celebrated its 1,000th wish flight as a Make-A-Wish travel partner, bringing four year-old Nicolas Dones IV (known by his nickname, “Cuatro”) from...
View ArticleAeroflot launches its summer timetable
On March 25, 2018, Aeroflot will launch its summer timetable, which runs through October 27, 2018. This summer, Aeroflot will fly to 146 destinations in 52 countries, including Russia. Six new routes...
View ArticleEurowings to wet lease 8 Airbus A320s from LaudaMotion
Eurowings is wet leasing up to eight Airbus A320s from upstart LaudaMotion (Vienna). According to Reuters, Eurowings and Laudamotion have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the use of the...
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