United Airlines will resume service to China with twice-weekly flights between San Francisco and Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport via Seoul’s Incheon International Airport beginning July 8, 2020. United will operate service with a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from San Francisco to Shanghai on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Customers traveling from Shanghai will return to San Francisco on
Brussels Airlines has reached an agreement between the Brussels Airlines management and its social partners, representing the more than 4,000 employees of the company’s different departments: Cockpit crew, Cabin crew, Maintenance & Engineering, Ground Operations and Support Functions. As announced in May, Brussels Airlines needs to take substantial measures in order to create a long-term
SunExpress Deutschland GmbH (Sun Express Germany), the joint venture carrier involving Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is to close with the loss of approximately 1,200 jobs. Sun Express Germany is a separate company to Turkish Sun Express, the latter concentrating predominantly on flights between Germany and Turkey, while the former serves a number of leisure destinations
Alaska Airlines will start flying the Embraer 175 jet aircraft in the state of Alaska starting in October 2020. The E175, operated by regional partner Horizon Air, will serve select markets in Alaska. The E175 aircraft compliments the current Boeing 737 mainline flying in, to and from the state of Alaska and is perfect for
Seeker Aircraft has announced that the Seeker, a mission specific, light observation aircraft, designed and developed for surveillance missions, is now available for purchase from Arabian Development & Marketing Co. (ADMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This relationship marks the first expansion for Seeker Aircraft into the Middle East. “Engaging with ADMC as an official Seeker Aircraft
Finnair, the Finnish flag carrier focused on connecting Europe and Asia, and Sabre Corporation, the software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, have announced a new worldwide distribution partnership. Following the agreement, Sabre will resume distributing competitive global Finnair content to hundreds of thousands of travel agents and thousands of corporations worldwide
American Airlines has announced a stronger policy for customer face coverings as part of its commitment to the safety and well-being of customers and team members. American, like other U.S. airlines, already requires customers to wear a face covering while on board aircraft, enforcing this policy at the gate and denying boarding to customers who
Norwegian will in line with other European carriers and as a result of increased customer demand, begin to operate flights between London Gatwick to Oslo, London Gatwick to Copenhagen, Edinburgh to Oslo and Edinburgh to Copenhagen from July 1. London to Oslo will be operated seven times a week, London to Copenhagen six times a
The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has informed the representatives of the trade unions Verdi (Vereinigte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft), VC (Vereinigung Cockpit) and Ufo (Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation) about the current personnel situation in the companies of the Lufthansa Group. This was followed by information provided to the Lufthansa works councils to whom concrete figures of personnel
Despite agreeing a US$10 billion bailout plan which would give a German government stabilization fund a 20% stake in the beleaguered carrier, Lufthansa has confirmed that continued pandemic-related reductions in worldwide travel demand may lead to the shedding of up to 22,000 of its 135,9000 full-time staff. The flag-carrying airline, which also includes Swiss, Australian
