The Lufthansa Group has made a successful start to the New Year with the transfer of the Düsseldorf–Zurich route from Lufthansa to Germanwings. The transfer of the Düsseldorf–Zurich route means that the decision to operate all domestic and European routes under Germanwings, with the exception of flights to and from the Frankfurt and Munich hubs,…
A trial to cut the amount of time aircraft spend circling in ‘holding stacks’ at Heathrow Airport has started to reap rewards. Led by air traffic services provider NATS, as part of the UK-Ireland FAB and in collaboration with FABEC and Heathrow Airport, the trial has the overall aim of cutting average holding times by…
Pegasus Airlines has added Lyon, Nice and Milan-Malpensa to its network of destinations. Announcing the launch of three new routes at the end of March 2015, Pegasus now serves 30 destinations within Turkey and 59 beyond Turkey; a total of 89 destinations in 36 countries. Having launched its inaugural flights to Paris, St Etienne and…
Shannon Airport has delivered on its pledge to achieve significant passenger growth in its second year as an independent entity, with end of year figures for 2014 showing a 17% increase on 2013. In 2013 following separation the airport ended five successive years of decline and in 2014 has delivered significant growth, with passenger numbers…
Imagine boarding your next flight and having the entire cabin to yourself. In this age of overstuffed planes, where we squeeze our bodies into cramped seats and jockey for overhead bin space, it sounds like a dream — one that would never happen. But it did — sort of — on Monday for a man…
A false bomb alarm on a Niki flight bound for Vienna disrupted air traffic for hours at the Fiumicino Rome airport in Italy on January 14, 2015. Anti-terrorism procedures were put in place and air traffic was blocked at the airport after a passenger of the departing flight said there was a bomb inside the…
Chilejet.com is a new airline established in Chile and is to serve specific niche markets in the air charter and scheduled markets. On the 4th December 2014, Chilejet.com announced that Santiago and Antofagasta airport stations have been approved by the Chilean Air Authority – DGAC to start its flight operations. The airlines plans is to…
The main body of the crashed AirAsia plane has been found in the Java Sea, according to reports. AirAsia flight QZ8501 lost contact with the flight on 28 December as it was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board.
Delta Air Lines has opened its 11-gate, 75,000 square-foot extension of Terminal 4 at Kennedy Airport. The $175 million extension builds on Delta’s $1.2 billion redevelopment of Terminal 4, which opened in May 2013.
Air China will commence nonstop service from Chengdu to Colombo , the capital of Sri Lanka , on February 10, 2015. Air China will the service CA425/6 with Airbus 330 aircraft. The four flights a week will be offered on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
