Airlines News
Airlines Aigle Azur orders two Airbus A330 for long-haul operations
French airline Aigle Azur has announced to start long-haul operations in 2018. Today, the airline ordered two Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
Airlines Niki files for bankruptcy protection and ceases operations
Austria’s Air Berlin subsidiary Niki has filed for bankruptcy protection and ceased operations on Thursday.
Airlines Lufthansa leaves plans to take over Niki, makes further concessions
Over the course of Lufthansa´s planned acquisition of parts of the Air Berlin group, the airline has now made further concessions to the European Commission (EC). Lufthansa will not further pursue the takeover of Niki.
Airlines Airline’s Christmas marketing campaigns
Christmas holidays are probably the busiest time to travel by airplane. Passengers around the world did not expect to meet Santa Claus during their travel. Several airlines launched marketing campaigns for the Christmas season and surprised their passengers.
Airlines Ryanair pilots in Ireland announce strike
Ryanair pilots in Ireland announce strike action on December 20, 2017.
Airlines Easyjet receives EC approval for Air Berlin acquisition
British low cost carrier Easyjet has received European Commission approval for its recent agreement to acquire part of Air Berlin’s operations at Berlin Tegel Airport
Airlines Nordica offers connection flights to Star Alliance hubs
State-owned Estonian carrier Nordica announces new flights to Copenhagen and additional flights from Groningen Airport.
Airlines Airlines and their Christmas liveries
Over the years, several airlines painted their aircraft in special Christmas liveries.
Airlines Qatar Airways upsizes order to 50 Airbus A321Neo ACF
Qatar Airways has reconfirmed and upsized the original order of 50 A320Neo aircraft to 50 A321Neo ACF. The firm order is valued $6,35 billion at list prices.
Airlines Delta and WestJet announce Joint Venture
Delta Air Lines and WestJet have agreed to deepen their existing partnership by entering into a joint venture.
Airlines Easyjet opens new base in Berlin-Tegel
Low-cost carrier Easyjet has announced to open a new base at Berlin-Tegel Airport. The airline will connect the German capital with several domestic and international destinations.
Airlines Lufthansa becomes first European Skytrax 5 Star carrier
Lufthansa, as the first airline outside of Asia, has received a five-star certification from the British aviation consulting agency Skytrax.
Airlines Volotea announces new base in Athens
Volotea has announced to open a new base in Athens. One Airbus A319 aircraft will be operating flights from the Greek capital.
Airlines Several hundred American Airlines flights affected by crew shortage
American Airlines is trying to resolve a scheduling fault that gave too many pilots off in December.
Airlines Malaysia Airlines receives first A350-900
Airbus has delivered the first Airbus A350-900 to Malaysia Airlines Berhad. The airline which leases the A350XWB from Air Lease Corporation (ALC) is now the 17th airline to operate the new-generation wide-body aircraft.
Airlines Air France-KLM and Jet Airways extend cooperation
Air France-KLM and Jet Airways have signed a landmark ‘Enhanced Cooperation Agreement’ for the development of their operations between Europe and India.
Airlines Darwin Airline files for insolvency
The Switzerland-based carrier Darwin Airline has filed for insolvency and for a moratorium, which is similar to the U.S-American chapter 11, on November 28, 2017.
Airlines WestJet to introduce WestJet link
The Canadian airline WestJet has announced the launch of a new WestJet Link service, that will connect smaller airports with WestJet’s hub at the Calgary International Airport. WestJet Link will offer flights from Calgary to Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Cranbrook, Lloydminster and Prince George.
Airlines Eurowings announces new USA connections from Düsseldorf
Eurowings has announced to open new routes from Düsseldorf to the US East Coast.
Airlines Darwin Airline ends regular flights
Lugano based Darwin Airline will end all regular flights from January, 1st 2018 and will focus on operations as ACMI-Provider.
