Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, has agreed to a service contract with Wataniya Airways, a new Middle Eastern carrier based in Kuwait. As the airline is working to begin air service in the near future, Jeppesen has agreed to provide multiple services to assist the airline with several operations. Wataniya Airways will receive paper charts for
Delta will launch daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Mexico City on Dec. 1, 2017. The flight, which is subject to government approval, will connect Delta’s LAX hub to partner Aeromexico’s Mexico City hub and complement Aeromexico’s existing industry-leading schedule between the cities. The flight is an important addition for Delta at LAX, marking
Emirates and flydubai have unveiled an extensive partnership which will see the two Dubai-based airlines join forces to offer customers unmatched travel options. Both airlines will continue to be managed independently, but will leverage each other’s network to scale up their operations and accelerate growth. The innovative partnership goes beyond code-sharing and includes integrated network
Norwegian’s British subsidiary ‘Norwegian UK’ (NUK) has been given tentative approval by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for a foreign air carrier permit. The approval reaffirms that the NUK application is in full compliance with the EU–US Open Skies Agreement. When finalised by the DOT, the permit will allow Norwegian’s UK subsidiary to operate
airberlin is set to offer more intercontinental flights during the upcoming winter season. “We are continuing to expand our Dusseldorf services and plan to station twelve rather than eleven long-haul aircraft at this airport from the start of the winter schedule. These will be used to provide additional flights to the USA. At Berlin-Tegel we
Hawaiian Airlines has reported its system-wide traffic statistics for the month of June. Traffic for June 2017 was up 4.4% compared to June 2016 and capacity improved 2.6% compared to the previous year. The load factor for June was up 1.5 points to 87.6%.
Beginning Oct. 1, Delta will operate twice-daily nonstop flights from Boston to Pittsburgh. Seasonal service to New Orleans will start on Feb. 10, 2018. With the new routes, Delta and its partners will serve a total of 47 destinations worldwide from Boston, including nonstop international flights to London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin. The airline has
AWAS has completed a lease agreement with Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) for a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The aircraft comes from AWAS’ existing fleet and is expected to deliver to the airline in Q1 2018. The addition of this Boeing NG aircraft will support the airline’s 2018 fleet strategy as it looks to expand operations in
Inbound international flights are to undergo increased security based on new plans announced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including enhanced screening of personal electronic devices (PADs) through more-thorough passenger checking. The new regulations will be applicable to all commercial flights into the U.S., which involves approximately 325,000 passengers travelling daily on 180
Air Lease Corporation reported the placement and recent delivery of one 737-800 aircraft (MSN 33982) on long-term lease to Royal Air Maroc (Morocco).
