Canadian Carrier WestJet have launched their newest service out of Halifax Airport to Boston using their Bombardier Dash 8 Q400. The flight will operate daily on WestJet’s Encore fleet. “WestJet Encore is pleased to begin flying year-round between Halifax Stansfield International Airport and Boston Logan’s International Airport,” said Ferio Pugliese, President, WestJet Encore, and Executive…
Norwegian Air International, the subsidiary of Norwegian have just received the green light from the US DOT (Department of Transportation) which will grant the subsidiary a foreign air carrier permit. When the permit is made final, it will allow the subsidiary to begin operations to the US, including the first ever service between Boston and…
Thomas Cook have announced new routes from Leeds Bradford Airport for their Summer 2017 schedule. They have announced that they will be starting services to Faro, Naples, Mahom, Tenerife, Larnaca & Alicante with Monarch from Leeds, as well as operating flights to Palma Di Mallorca with Evelop Airlines. James Burrows, Thomas Cook’s aviation director, said:…
A Delta flight from New York to Nashville made an emergency landing Thursday afternoon in West Virginia because of a bird strike. In a statement issued by Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, Delta CRJ9 Flight 4071 from New York’s LaGuardia Airport was en route to Nashville when the plane experienced a bird strike that…
The TUEM (Trade Union Eurocontrol Maastricht) made a post on Facebook about the Belgian ATC’s social conflicts with Belgocontrol, the local Belgian Air Traffic Control organisation. The TUEM posted this on Facebook: “The Belgian Air Traffic Controllers have for some time been in a social conflict with their employer, Belgocontrol. The retirement age is a small…
Blue Islands have announced on April 15th that their new franchise partnership with UK carrier Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline will start operating on June 6th 2016 with seats on sale now for the first route to operate under the new partnership from Jersey to Southampton. Under this agreement, the service will be operated on…
At least five crew members and one passenger needed medical treatment after their Boeing 777 ran into severe turbulence on Monday’s Thai Airways flight from Jakarta to Bangkok. Airline staffer Kru P’Birth uploaded photos on Facebook that showed the messy aftermath of the clear-air turbulence, which caused service trolleys, luggage and other personal items to…
Meet Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Vietnam’s first female self-made billionaire. Much of her net worth comes from her company VietJet Air, which on its website calls itself a “dynamic, innovative airline.” But some might have other words for what it is her company is doing. Indeed, VietJet isn’t known so much for its CEO as…
Delta Airlines reported yesterday their final results for March 2016’s quarter, including an adjusted pre-tax income of $1.56 billion, a $966 million increase over the March 2015 quarter. Net income was also adjusted to $1.0 billion or $1.32 per diluted share. The March adjusted pre-tax profit was an $11 million improvement over the December quarter…
The HNA Group, which is the Chinese Conglomerate of Hainan Airlines have supposedly been in talks with Monarch Airlines to acquire the airline as part of their global takeover spree. If the deal is completed, it would represent the biggest investment into a British Airline. Monarch is owned by Greybull Capital who got the airline…
