Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is calling on Ryanair pilots to take industrial action from Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 3:01 am to Thursday, September 13, 2018, 2:59 am. All pilots permanently employed at Ryanair bases in Germany are called to strike. All flights scheduled to depart from German airports during this time will be affected. VC is
Despite bad weather being attributed as the cause of July’s crash of an Aeromexico Embraer 190 at Durango International Airport, in a letter sent to the carrier’s workers Chief Executive Andres Conesa has confirmed that all three of the plane’s pilots have since left the company. In the letter he said that: “Irrespective of the
In response to increased demand for travel during the autumn school holidays, Emirates will operate its A380 between Dubai and St. Petersburg, temporarily replacing the Boeing 777 aircraft currently operating on the route. During the period of 25 to 29 October 2018, in advance of the school holidays in Russia, flights EK 175/176 between Dubai
easyJet AND Singapore Airlines and its low cost subsidiary airline Scoot will join the ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ global connections service, connecting easyJet customers with South East Asia with Singapore Airlines via Milan Malpensa airport and with Scoot through Berlin Tegel. The service is expected to be available within the coming months. Singapore Airlines and Scoot
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Garuda Indonesia have signed a strategic partnership agreement, which will greatly benefit the customers of both airlines by providing more travel options between the two countries. Through this initial agreement, effective October 28, 2018, the two airlines will start offering codeshare flights on select routes between Japan and Indonesia, and on
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, and Trinity Logistics USA have renewed their partnership that will see the airline continuing to operate three weekly Boeing 777 Freighter services into Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) in Columbus, Ohio, on behalf of the New York based global logistics provider in a multi-year agreement. Originally
Alaska Airlines will begin nonstop, daily service between Seattle and Pittsburgh. This new service is currently the only nonstop flight offered from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). The new route effectively links Seattle to the thriving business community in Pittsburgh, which continues to grow as top technology companies, entrepreneurs and start-ups look
United Airlines will offer flights between Prague and Newark, New Jersey, right beside the largest American city of New York, from June 7, 2019 (June 6, 2019 in the U.S.). The new daily service will be operated by Boeing 767-300ER featuring both Economy and Business Class seats. The airport estimates the route will be used
EU regulators recently gave Ryanair the go-ahead to buy 75% of Laudamotion, in which it intends investing €100 million. As a result, Austria-based Laudamotion confirmed on Wednesday, August 29, that it will acquire nine new Airbus A320 aircraft next summer, doubling the size of its fleet to 18. According to the Ryanair website, changes and
Continuing its strong growth in key Asian markets, Finnair has announced it will be adding frequencies on many popular Asian routes for next summer, including double-daily flights to Hong Kong and additional flights to Japan. Finnair will add flights on several of its Japanese routes, increasing its capacity to Japan by 15% for the summer
