Air New Zealand and Cathay Pacific have welcomed the decision by the Minister of Transport Phil Twyford to re-authorise their joint venture alliance for a further five years until October 31, 2024. Air New Zealand Chief Strategy, Networks and Alliances Officer Nick Judd states the Cathay Pacific partnership plays a significant role in the airline’s
Allegiant Travel Company announced plans to establish a two-aircraft base at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Allegiant’s growth plans in the state include creating at least 66 new, high-wage jobs. The Las Vegas-based company is investing US$50 million to establish its new base of operations, which will house two Airbus aircraft.
Southwest Airlines has been forced to drop 20 non-stop routes from its schedule, beginning January 2020. The American carrier has identified 20 “weaker-than-expected”, non-stop services and will use some of those aircraft to provide additional capacity on new routes, particularly to Hawaii, a market it has recently heavily targeted. Currently 9% of Southwest’s fleet is
Brazilian airline Ocean Air Linhas Aéreas S/A, headquartered in São Paulo and formerly doing business as Avianca Brasil, will formally leave Star Alliance with effect from September 1, 2019. Ocean Air’s withdrawal follows several months of bankruptcy protection and the withdrawal of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by Brazilian regulator ANAC. The Star Alliance network
Air New Zealand will increase its frequency from 12 to 14 services per week on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft from March 2020 to October 2020, bringing the total number of services the two alliance partners operate to 21 per week. Singapore Airlines will also deploy its larger A380 aircraft to meet strong demand over
Delta is boosting its transatlantic schedule between London-Heathrow and its coastal hubs in Boston and New York-JFK next summer, adding 15% capacity compared to 2019. Alongside joint venture partner Virgin Atlantic, the two airlines will increase capacity across the Atlantic by nearly 10,000 seats per week compared to this year. Additionally, Delta is set to
An Airbus A321 operated by Russia’s Ural Airlines has been forced to make an emergency landing when a bird strike saw birds sucked into both of the jet’s engines. According to the RIA state news agency, citing Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, the emergency landing took place near Zhukovsky International Airport, south-east of Moscow, Thursday,
British Airways has celebrated its 100,000th aircraft pushback using the airline’s fully-electric, remote-controlled Mototok devices, which have been used to swiftly manoeuvre the airline’s 140-strong short-haul fleet out to the runway for take-off for the last two years. British Airways is the first and only airline to use the eco-friendly, emissions-free Mototok tugs, which replace
Air Canada has announced the first two new routes to be operated with the Airbus A220-300, the only non-stop service between Montreal and Seattle and between Toronto and San Jose, California, both beginning in spring 2020. As well, the carrier also provided a first look at the interior features of its newest aircraft, which will
With Ryanair cabin crew unions in Britain, Ireland and Portugal having already announced plans to strike over the coming weeks, Spanish workers’ unions, SITCPLA and USO, are backing cabin crews’ intentions to hold ten days of strikes on September 1, 2, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 and 28, unless Ryanair makes suitable concessions
