Air France’s regional subsidiary Hop! has taken delivery of the first of five new ATR 72-600 turboprops it has agreed to lease from Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). The new aircraft joins Hop!’s 24-strong existing fleet of ATR turboprop regional airliners and is expected to make its first commercial flight imminently. Aujourd'hui, @hopinfos a…
American Airlines Group Inc. has been granted a single operating certificate for American and US Airways by the Federal Aviation Administration, marking a major milestone in the integration of the two airlines to become the largest carrier in the world. The FAA’s approval for American and US Airways to operate under one certificate, that of…
Manchester Airport has broken its all-time passenger record, with 22.32 million people flying through the airport in the last financial year. The figure is the highest in its 77-year history, beating the previous 12 month record set in July 2006 of 22.26 million. With 22.3 million passengers per year, Manchester is the UK’s third largest…
Global payment provider PayPal and Latvian national airline airBaltic have introduced the SeatSale campaign, active on April 15th. Until April 30th all customers who decide to book a flight and pay with PayPal will not have to pay airBaltic transaction fees.
Leading European carrier Finnair has inaugurated a new era in travel between Europe and Asia – and opens a new chapter in its history – as tickets go on sale for its first long-haul destinations to be served with next-generation Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. Finnair is the European launch customer, and only the third worldwide,…
Manchester Airport has broken its all-time passenger record, with 22.32 million people flying through the airport in the last financial year. The figure is the highest in its 77-year history, beating the previous 12 month record set in July 2006 of 22.26 million. With 22.3 million passengers per year, Manchester is the UK’s third largest…
Emirates is set to increase its capacity to the popular Indian Ocean Island of Seychelles, when it switches from the current Airbus 330-200 used on one of the two daily services to a larger Boeing 777-300ER from June 1st 2015. The introduction of the Emirates Boeing 777-300ER, which operates as flight EK705 from Dubai and…
easyJet will launch three ‘rescue flights’ tomorrow, as the impact of a strike by French air traffic controllers continues to be felt. The low-cost airline cancelled 248 flights yesterday and a further 331 today, with 78 of those to and from the UK. “easyJet recognises that there a number of passengers across the network who…
Emirates will start its highest-capacity Airbus A380 service this year, fitting the world’s biggest passenger model with 615 seats for flights to Copenhagen.By reducing the number of classes to two from three, Emirates will beat its previous maximum of 517 seats on A380s plying medium-haul routes. The first superjumbos it deployed featured only 489 seats…
Virgin America is adding Hawaii to its map with flights from San Francisco starting in November. The airline said Tuesday that it will fly daily from San Francisco to Honolulu beginning Nov. 2 and to Kahului beginning Dec. 3. United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Hawaiian Airlines already fly to Honolulu from San Francisco, and…
Perth Airport has been rated as one of the worst major airports in the country for quality of service in an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) report. A number of services were rated as “poor”, including most indicators for its international terminal, such as check-in services, baggage processing and the availability of enclosed bridges…
QantasLink has announced plans for a Boeing 717 heavy maintenance base to be built in Canberra saying the move will create 40 skilled engineering roles in the capital. The project was announced today at Canberra Airport by QantasLink chief John Gissing and ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Mr Gissing said from October, Canberra would be…