As part of a research project on the effects of ultra-long-haul travel on passenger and crew, Qantas has set a new milestone in commercial aviation with a successful non-stop flight between New York and Sydney. The flight lasted 19 hours and 16 minutes, covering 16,200 kilometers (10,066 miles) with 50 passengers and crew on board
Operating out of Abu Dhabi International Airport, a new airline dubbed “Air Arabia Abu Dhabi” is being set up through a joint venture between fellow Abu Dhabi-based carriers Etihad Airways (Etihad) and Air Arabia. “This exciting partnership supports our transformation programme and will offer our guests a new option for low-cost travel to and from
Finnair and Fiji Airways have agreed on a new codeshare partnership between Helsinki (HEL) and Nadi (NAN) in Fiji via three gateways served by Finnair. Finnair’s AY code will be added to Fiji Airways’ flights between Hong Kong (HKG), Singapore (SIN), Narita (NRT) and Nadi, offering an exotic new destination for Finnair customers in the South Pacific. Finnair’s
From January 2020, British Airways will become the first U.K. airline to offset carbon emissions on all its flights within the U.K. All customers flying within the U.K. next year on flights operated by British Airways will have the carbon emissions from their flights offset by the airline and invested in carbon reduction projects around
From the start of the 2020 summer timetable period, Uzbekistan Airways will offer two weekly services from Munich to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Situated on the legendary Silk Road, Tashkent has a 2,200 year history. Today’s Uzbekistan is located almost in the middle of this former 6,000 km long trade route. For centuries the
Finnair is adding capacity to Japan with daily flights to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport as of the start of the 2020 summer season, subject to slot availability. The new frequencies to and from Haneda will be in addition to Finnair’s daily flights to Tokyo’s Narita Airport. Haneda Airport is conveniently located in the city center of Tokyo. The new flights from Haneda will be codeshare flights with Finnair´s long-term partner, Japan Airlines, which has a wide network
Ryanair has confirmed that its pilots based in Germany have voted by a majority of 99% in favor of a four-year Collective Labour Agreement (VTV), to cover all Ryanair’s directly employed pilots in Germany until March 2023. The agreement, negotiated between Ryanair and the pilot union VC, will deliver a new pay structure along with
British Airways has signed a new codeshare agreement with oneworld partner Malaysia Airlines. The new code will be added to 14 destinations the airline serves in Malaysia, including Langkawi, Penang and Kota Kinabalu, and nine cities in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Vietnam. As part of the new agreement, customers will have an even
Aviation service provider ACC Aviation Group, has announced the expansion of its partnership with national flag carrier and Star Alliance member, Ethiopian Airlines, to include the operator’s charter and leasing capacity across North America and Asia, in addition to aircraft availability across Europe. To date, the collaboration has yielded significant results for the aviation service
Ryanair has opened its new Toulouse base (its 3rd in France) on September 27, and the launch of its new summer 2020 schedule, with 2 based aircraft and 23 routes (13 new), connecting Toulouse to Athens, Brest, Budapest, Dublin, Lille, Luxembourg, Marseille, Oujda, Palermo, Palma, Porto, Tangier and Valencia, which will deliver 1.4 million customers
