Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines have filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) seeking immunity from antitrust laws to create a joint venture (JV) that promises significant advantages for consumers. If approved, this will be Hawaiian’s first JV, and the first JV
Emirates has launched a new daily service from Dubai to Auckland via Bali, reflecting increased interest in the attractive Indonesian island destination and improving connectivity to New Zealand. The new service offers global travellers a total of three daily services to New Zealand, complementing Emirates’ existing non-stop daily A380 service between Dubai and Auckland and
Qantas is making adjustments to parts of its Asia-Pacific network. From December 2018, Qantas will operate additional Airbus A330 services on the Sydney-Singapore and Sydney-Jakarta routes to meet the increase in demand. From 14 December, a third Sydney-Singapore service will be added on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays. This brings the total Sydney-Singapore services to 17
Swoop has officially been granted its air operating certificate (AOC) approval by Transportation Canada, with just over a week to go until Swoop’s inaugural flight from Hamilton, ON to Abbotsford, BC. “Receiving our air operators certificate ticks the last check-box,” said Steven Greenway, President and Chief Executive Officer of Swoop. “We’re immensely proud of the
Ryanair will open a new base at London Southend, from April 2019, with 3 based aircraft (an investment of US$300 million) and 13 new routes to 8 countries, including Alicante, Barcelona Reus, Bilbao, Brest, Corfu, Cluj, Dublin, Faro, Kosice, Malaga, Milan Bergamo, Palma and Venice, which will deliver 1m guests annually at London Southend Airport.
Effective October 28, 2018, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will introduce a 299-seat next-generation Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its daily mid-morning schedule from Abu Dhabi to Cairo. Etihad Airways will operate four daily services, offering greater choice and optimised timings to benefit business and leisure customers travelling point-to-point between the two cities.
Turkish Airlines’ Turkish Cargo has signed a partnership deal with Chinese cargo giant, ZTO, and Hong Kong based, PAL Air. This partnership is a huge strategic step for Turkey prior to the opening of the Istanbul New Airport and is hailed as a game changer for the global express transport business. “The Istanbul New Airport
Cobalt Air, Cyprus’ largest airline, has entered into an interline agreement with global carrier Etihad Airways. The deal will help Cobalt Air to widen its passenger reach and encourage more tourism from the Middle East and beyond to Cyprus. The agreement opens Cyprus to a wealth of 100-plus routes from Abu Dhabi to the East.
Royal Jordanian has launched direct, scheduled Amman-Copenhagen flights on June 3. The new destination is part of RJ’s turnaround plan that includes, among others, continuous assessment of the route network in order to enhance traffic to Jordan and improve connectivity via the base, Amman. The new route, launched after having conducted a feasibility study, is
Finnair and Cathay Pacific Airlines, based in Hong Kong, have agreed on a new codeshare cooperation on the routes operated by Cathay Dragon, Cathay Pacific Airline’s affiliate, between Hong Kong and selected destinations in Asia. The new codeshare agreement adds four new destinations to Finnair’s network in Asia. From June 15 onwards Finnair customers can
