Airlines & Routes

The continued ground handling problems at Berlin-Tegel Airport have prompted airberlin to make changes to the planned expansion of the USA connections from May 2017. The start date for the Berlin-Tegel – San Francisco routes will be postponed from 1 May to 29 May 2017. The new nonstop route from Berlin to Los Angeles will […]

International Airlines Group’s (IAG) new longhaul low cost airline LEVEL has had over 700,000 hits on its website flylevel.com as customers access low fares on flights from Barcelona to Los Angeles, San Francisco (Oakland), Buenos Aires and Punta Cana. IAG chief executive, Willie Walsh, said: “Selling more than 100,000 tickets in such a short period

Haiti-based Sunrise Airways intents to launch new nonstop service between Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Orlando, Florida beginning in October 2017. The new 3x’s weekly service marks the carrier’s first-ever flights to/from the U.S. and the first-ever nonstop service connecting Orlando and Haiti. The new scheduled service is slated to begin October 17, 2017, subject to government

Jeppesen has recently signed a multiple-year agreement with AirAsia, one of Asia’s largest low-cost carriers, to provide digital charting and electronic flight bag (EFB) services for all AirAsia Group affiliates. The agreement covers a total of six airlines within the AirAsia Group, which are based in Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, India, Indonesia and the Philippines. The

Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, signed a codeshare agreement with Air Europa, taking effect as of April 11, 2017. The new partnership is a free sale codeshare agreement, thereby allowing the partner airlines access to each other’s network by creating smooth connection at their respective hubs. Imanol Pérez, Comercial Deputy Director of Air Europa,

Direct Corporate Clothing has promoted Gary Tyler to head of sales and account management. Birmingham-based Direct Corporate Clothing (DCC) is one of the UK’s largest providers of workwear, corporate wear and personal protective equipment (PPE) with customers including British Telecom, Jet2.com and Travis Perkins.

Thomas Cook Belgium and Brussels Airlines announced the intention to widen their existing partnership in a deal that will make Brussels Airlines the leading carrier for Thomas Cook Belgium. Under the terms of the proposal, Brussels Airlines will fly the majority of Thomas Cook’s customers, offering them a wider choice of destinations, flights and departure

JetBlue has started service in Atlanta, the largest U.S. city not already served by the airline. The inaugural flight from Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) arrived at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on March 30, making Georgia’s capital city JetBlue’s 101st destination. Atlanta becomes the 63rd nonstop destination from JetBlue’s Boston focus city where the

Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have reached an agreement to deepen their partnership, with an expanded trans-Pacific network that will increase travel choices and boost competition between the U.S. and Asia. The airlines signed a memorandum of understanding to implement a joint venture arrangement, which will offer customers access to the most comprehensive route

British Airways touched down at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on March 28, marking the start of the new nonstop service between New Orleans and London. At a press conference in front of local dignitaries, business leaders, and departing customers, British Airways signaled its confidence in the service by announcing an increase from four