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POP sees potential new air cargo opportunities following Brexit

Currently working towards its launch, POP plans to be the first airline to operate non-stop flights between the UK and both Amritsar and Ahmedabad in India’s Punjab and Gujarat states. With the long historical links between the two countries, the POP team see the UK’s...

Emirates aircraft cover 432 million kilometres across the globe in 6 months

Emirates aircraft have travelled over 432 million kilometres since January 2016, the equivalent of traversing the globe more than 10,700 times.  A typical week sees the airline operating more than 3,600 flights, with over 96,000 flights operated in the first half of 2016. Emirates is the...

Boeing to Add Space Bins to Existing Alaska Airlines 737 Fleet

Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh that the Seattle-based airline will begin modifying in-service Boeing Sky Interior 737 airplanes with more spacious Space Bins in the coming year. Alaska Airlines is the launch customer for Boeing’s retrofit Space Bin program. In total, the airline plans to modify 34 airplanes – primarily 737-900ERs (Extended R...

S7 Airlines increased passenger turnover by 18%

S7 Group member airlines summarized the results of their activity in May 2016.During the month 1 055 763 passengers used services offered by the airlines, which is 18% more, than in May 2015. Main growth was still indicated on domestic routes. The airlines transported 790 528 passengers on flights within Russia, which is 22.8 % more, than a year before. Passenger turnov...

JetBlue orders 30 additional A321 aircraft

New York-based JetBlue Airways has amended its purchase agreement with Airbus to include an additional 15 Airbus A321ceo (current engine option) and 15 A321neo (new engine option) aircraft.  The airline, which already operates A321s, has not yet announced its engine selection for the newly ordered aircraft.  Beginning in 2019, JetBlue has the flexibility to configure the New Engine Optio...

Flybe Continues To Make Progress Despite Tough Conditions

Flybe reports a solid start to the year, with sustained passenger and revenue growth, in a challenging revenue environment with significant yield pressure across the sector driven by a slow-down in demand growth, accelerating industry wide capacity growth and repeated industrial unrest in France which accounts for c12% of Flybe’s seat capacity. Revenue growth continued · 15.5%...

Boeing, Malaysia Airlines Announce Order for up to 50 737 MAX Airplanes

Boeing and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (Malaysia Airlines) announced today an order for 25 737 MAX 8 airplanes, valued at $2.75 billion dollars at current list prices. The order, previously attributed to an unidentified customer on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, also includes purchase rights for additional 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9 airplanes. "This deal is a game-changer...

Aeroflot Group Announces Operating Results for June 2016

Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces traffic statistics for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for June and the first six months of 2016. 6M 2016 Operating Highlights In the first six months of 2016, Aeroflot Group carried 19.7 million passengers, up 10.3% year-on-year. Aeroflot airline carried...

Air France: Call for strike action by two of the three cabin crew unions

Air France deplores the call for strike action by two cabin crew unions (SNPNC-FO and UNSA-PNC) from 27 July to 2 August, over a period that will penalize customers during their summer holidays. Initial estimates, based on prior declarations received by the airline, indicate an average strike rate of 35% for Wednesday 27 July 2016: - Approximately 40% on long-haul flights - Approximate...

A320 with CSKA Moscow livery joins Aeroflot fleet

Aeroflot has unveiled a new Airbus A320 in the livery of CSKA Moscow football club, one of Russia’s best-known sports teams. The new livery is based on the club’s famous horse logo, the club’s official symbol and mascot. Football fans and bloggers gathered at Sheremetyevo International Airport to see the plane and its unusual livery. Aeroflot and CSKA have a long history of...

easyJet to recruit more than 1,200 new cabin crew

easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has announced that it is to recruit more than 1,200 new permanent and fixed-term cabin crew positions as the airline continues its growth. easyJet, which flies more than 250 aircraft on over 820 routes in 31 countries, will offer its new cabin crew positions across all of its 27 European bases. Around half of these positions will be based in the UK. N...

Ryanair says on track for record profit, but Brexit risks linger

Budget carrier Ryanair Holdings PLC  said it remains on track for its highest-ever profit this year despite Britain's vote to leave the European Union, but warned it may yet have to review guidance since Brexit had created huge uncertainty. Chief Executive Officer Michael O'Leary said in an online presentation to investors on Monday that there remains a very real risk that profit g...

Air Canada strands passengers in Manchester for two days

Air Canada confirmed Sunday that the passengers stranded in Manchester for two days are now en route to Toronto. The airline said it will be in touch with the affected customers for a full refund. The flight to Toronto was scheduled to leave Friday, but Air Canada had said as many as 197 passengers would have to wait until Sunday before taking off. “We apologize for the extended del...

Qantas, Destination NSW renew partnership

Qantas has signed a fresh three-year agreement with Destination NSW worth $28 million to jointly promote travel to the state. The new three-year deal extends a relationship that kicked off in 2013, when the pair agreed to spend $30 million on joint activities in what at the time was the largest tourism and major events marketing partnership in the state’s history. The focus on the new...

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Air France expands its U.S. footprint with new Nashville and San Diego services for summer 2027

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Emirates SkyCargo fuels South America's export growth through expanded global connectivity

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