Finnair and LATAM Airlines Group have implemented a new codeshare agreement on flights between Finnair’s hub in Helsinki and LATAM’s hubs in São Paulo, Brazil, and in Santiago, Chile, via five European gateways: London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona and Milan. As part of the codeshare agreement, Finnair’s AY code will be added to LATAM’s transatlantic flights
Qatar Airways will launch its new service to Luanda, Angola, starting March 2020. The service, which operates up to five-times weekly to the capital and largest city of Angola will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class, and is the award-winning airline’s
Brussels Airlines, Belgium’s home carrier and a member of the Lufthansa Group, will launch its new, non-stop seasonal service between Montréal, Quebec and Brussels, Belgium beginning in March 2020. Service will be offered five times per week between Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Brussels Airport, offering new travel opportunities between Canada and Brussels Airlines’
Effective immediately, the Portuguese airline TAP is offering a daily flight from the Bavarian capital to the northern Portuguese metropolis of Porto. Porto, which boasts a wealth of cultural highlights and a scenic coastline, is Portugal’s second-ranked business city.
American Airlines has released, that it remains confident that impending software updates to the Boeing 737 MAX, along with the new training elements Boeing is developing in coordination with its union partners, will lead to re-certification of the aircraft this year. Therefore American is extending cancellations for the MAX through Dec. 3. so its customers
5,200 Alaska Airlines employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, have voted to ratify two new five-year agreements. The two agreements cover the nearly 4,500 clerical, office and passenger service employees and more than 700 ramp service and stores agent employees. The two new agreements include wage increases, work security and retirement
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has confirmed that its subsidiary, Atlas Air, has prevailed in an important arbitration between the Company and the union that represents its pilots, the Airline Professionals Association, Teamsters Local 1224. The August 26, 2019 arbitration decision affirms that the merger provisions of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) apply in connection with
JetBlue will partner with Aeronex Cargo to launch a new cargo offering. Aeronex Cargo, based in Miami, are specialists in delivering turnkey air cargo managed services to low-cost airlines and will focus on providing fast and reliable air cargo services to the registered freight forwarders as well as known shippers. Cargo services will begin with
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) has successfully passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). On this basis, it will apply for membership in the IATA. The IOSA is the worldwide industry standard for operational quality and safety procedures in air traffic. During certification, all operational departments such as organization, flight
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) union has announced that as a result of long-running negotiations with British Airways (BA) failing to reach a settlement, pilots will be going on strike for three days in September on the 9th, 10th and 27th of the month. The union has rejected BA’s offer of 11.5 percent spread
