Airlines & Routes

Canada Jetlines, the new, all-Canadian, leisure airline, has received its air operating certificate (AOC) from Transport Canada, granting approval to initiate operations out of its travel hub at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Securing the AOC confirms that Canada Jetlines has all required professional capabilities and adheres to all safety regulations needed for aircraft operations.

Delta Air Lines (Delta) will resume flights from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) beginning October 30, in anticipation of Japan’s easing travel restrictions. The route will start operating three times weekly before moving to daily starting December 1. The restart of service will use an Airbus 330-900neo aircraft featuring Delta One Suites, Delta

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plans to collaborate with Air Baltic of Latvia in the coming winter timetable period. The collaboration will take the form of a wet-lease agreement (i.e., the lease-in of both aircraft and crew), under which Air Baltic will perform SWISS flights on SWISS’ behalf. The partnership is intended to further stabilise

United Airlines has announced new direct flights between Washington Dulles Airport and Cape Town, becoming the first airline to provide a nonstop round-trip service from its nation’s capital to South Africa. The U.S. Department of Transportation granted the airline three weekly direct flights, which will commence on November 17, 2022 (subject to approval by the

Norwegian and Widerøe have signed a letter of intent that will see the two airlines closely cooperate in a number of areas in the future. This means, among other initiatives, the two companies will cooperate on tickets sales, enabling passengers to seamlessly travel the entire route network of both airlines under an interline agreement. The

Air Canada and Emirates have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement that will create more options for customers when travelling on the carriers’ networks while also enhancing the customer experience throughout the journey. Air Canada and Emirates intend to establish a codeshare relationship later in 2022 that will offer enhanced consumer travel choices

British Airways (BA) has joined the growing list of carriers who have had to cancel flights in their thousands as it has also failed to cope with the resume in demand for air travel. The latest round of cancellations from BA is approximately 10,500 in number, all of which is understood are short-haul flights, ensuring

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has reinforced its commitment to the Chinese market with the introduction of 15 direct passenger and freighter flights per week. Throughout the pandemic, the carrier remained committed to the market with a wide variety of capacity, including reconfigured cargo-only passenger freighters. From July onwards,