Airlines & Routes

PPG has received Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) from the Federal Aviation Administration for its aftermarket glass-faced acrylic windshields for BEECHJET 400 business jets and their variants. The PPG windshields have been selected by Nextant Aerospace for NEXTANT 400XTI remanufactured business jets. PPG’s new glass-faced acrylic windshields offer ease of installation and exceptional resistance to moisture

As a part of its growth strategy, Finnair will open new routes between its Helsinki hub and Bergen and Tromsø in Norway in May 2018, connecting the regions to Finnair’s extensive Asian network. The routes will be operated by Norwegian regional airline Wideroe, and the flights are sold and marketed by Finnair. As of May

WestJet has revealed the name and logo for its ultra-low-cost airline (ULCC) in Canada. Named Swoop, the ULCC will begin selling flights in early 2018. Swoop will provide Canadians with a no-frills, lower-fare travel option backed by an airline with a proven track record of bringing lower fares to Canadians and an investment-grade credit rating.

The Air France-KLM group is expanding with Joon, Air France’s new little sister. The airline has been designed to meet the expectations of a new generation of travellers and will be one of Air France’s priorities in its offensive to win back market share. 140 Joon flight attendants and qualified pilots from Air France will

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has appointed Jeff Wilkinson as Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary company, Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited (Joramco). Jeff was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways Engineering based in Abu Dhabi, responsible for several core business functions including Airframe and Component maintenance services, Supply Chain Management, Design Engineering, CAMO, Line

Leisure charter carrier Small Planet Airlines is further expanding its presence in Germany – the airline signed contracts with German tour operators FTI Touristik and DER Touristik Deutschland and this way secured the top 4 German tour operators’ as its clients. Since 2016, Small Planet Airlines Germany is also cooperating with leisure travel giants TUI

Norwegian has been granted a foreign air carrier permit by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for its British subsidiary ‘Norwegian UK’ (NUK). The permit allows NUK to operate flights between the UK, Europe and the United States, effective immediately. The ‘Norwegian UK’ (NUK) subsidiary was set up in 2015 to allow Norwegian to build

WestJet and Hong Kong Airlines have entered into a code-share agreement which sees Hong Kong Airlines placing its HX marketing code on WestJet-operated flights. The two carriers are building on an existing interline agreement put in place earlier this year. Hong Kong Airlines’ daily Hong Kong-Vancouver service will allow guests to connect onto select WestJet

One day after United Airlines announced its plans to retire its Boeing 747s, Delta Air Lines has announced that it is preparing to say goodbye to its own fleet of Boeing 747s later this year. No final date has been set for Delta’s final international 747 flight, but it will happen sometime later this year.

Porter Airlines is establishing a crew base in Thunder Bay, Ont., as of January 2018. The move creates at least 40 local jobs for pilots and flight attendants. It is the first such base in Northern Ontario for any large commercially-scheduled airline. Porter has operated in Thunder Bay since 2008. Its presence has grown over