Texel Air, a Bahraini cargo airline, has launched a sister airline, Texel Air Australasia, located at Auckland International Airport New Zealand. Texel Air Bahrain, headquartered in the Middle East, was formed by Founder and Chairman John Chisholm. Texel Air Australasia was officially launched on Saturday June 10, 2023, from Auckland International Airport as New Zealand’s
Having had the federal government block plans for JetBlue to merge with Spirit Airlines (Spirit), American Airlines now finds itself in trouble with JetBlue. Once again, the US courts have intervened and demanded that American Airlines end its alliance with JetBlue within the next 30 days. The alliance was first announced in 2020 under the
easyJet has released that it will be expanding its UK network by opening a new base at Birmingham Airport next spring. The investment will create around 100 direct jobs for pilots and crew in the UK and support around 1,200 jobs in total. easyJet currently employs around ten thousand people across England, Scotland and Northern
National Jet Express (NJE), a subsidiary of the Rex Group, has made its highly anticipated entry into the Queensland market by securing a long-term contract. NJE recently announced that it had been chosen to provide services to BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), a renowned global mining operator. Chris Hine, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of
Star Air, an all-Embraer jet operator in India, has commenced revenue flights on its first Embraer E175 aircraft. The flight took place on May 13, with Star Air’s dual-class E175 flying from Bangalore-Hyderabad-Jamnagar-Bangalore. The carrier has leased four E175s and these aircraft will boost the airline’s existing fleet of five ERJ 145s, providing the airline
United Airlines (United) has announced that it will begin using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on departing flights from San Francisco International Airport and is planning to use a SAF blend later this year at London Heathrow Airport, which could put the airline on track to use approximately ten million gallons in 2023, nearly three-times
Air Transat is increasing its services from London Gatwick to Montreal and Toronto in Canada for the 2023 summer season, including the re-introduction of its seasonal weekly direct flight to Quebec City. Increased services from Gatwick include daily flights to Montreal and double daily flights to Toronto. This comes as Air Transat celebrates 35 years since
Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their interline agreement and provide travellers additional itinerary options when visiting the UAE. This first-of-its-kind agreement between the two UAE carriers aims to capitalise on opportunities to boost tourism to the UAE from key source markets by enabling visitors to experience more
On May 2, Air New Zealand’s alliance partner Air China touched down in Auckland for the first time in three years, giving Air New Zealand customers a direct route to Beijing – the world’s most populous capital city. As of May 3, Air New Zealand’s Auckland-Shanghai flights return to a daily schedule. Air New Zealand Chief Customer and Sales Officer Leanne Geraghty said
United Airlines (United) has reported the largest South Pacific network expansion ever to and from the continental U.S., including the first non-stop flight between San Francisco and Christchurch set to commence on December 1. United will be the only carrier to directly connect the U.S. and the South Island of New Zealand. With 66 flights between the U.S. and Australia/New Zealand every week,
