Airlines & Routes

Building on another successful year, Avtrade has launched into 2017 with the unveiling of a new office in Guangzhou, China and ambitious plans for expansion in North Asia. Led by Regional Sales Director, Toby Smith, responsible for strategy and development, the new China office team, will be responsible for developing new business opportunities, growing sales

Condor Airlines, part of Thomas Cook Group Airlines, and the third largest airline in Germany, announced the largest U.S. expansion in its 60-year history. The airline will expand its route network this summer with new, non-stop service from San Diego, Pittsburgh and New Orleans to Frankfurt and beyond. It will also add new, non-stop service

The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, the third member of the 787 Dreamliner family, made its debut on Friday, February 17, at Boeing South Carolina. Thousands of employees at the North Charleston, S.C. site celebrated the event along with U.S. President Donald Trump and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. “What’s happening here at Boeing South Carolina is

Waypoint Leasing, the independent global helicopter leasing company, has delivered an H145 on lease to Servicios Aéreos de los Andes (Andes Air), a leading Peruvian helicopter operator. Waypoint’s H145 will be the first variant of its type to operate in Latin America and will support MMG/Las Bambas’ mining operations from Andes Air’s Cusco Base.

Air Canada has launched daily year-round flights from Montreal to Shanghai, China, on February 16. This is Air Canada´s first direct service to Asia from Montreal, offering convenient one-stop access to points throughout Quebec, Atlantic Canada and the United States. It also marks the airline’s first route from Montreal to be operated with its state-of-the-art

Garuda Indonesia plans to launch direct flights from Jakarta to Moscow in August 2017. Operated by Airbus A330-200, this route will be served 3 times a week. The plan was announced by the CEO & President of Garuda Indonesia M. Arif Wibowo in Jakarta, on February 14. In accordance with the potential increase in tourist

Atlas Air Worldwide reported that its Atlas Air unit has entered into an agreement to operate one of its Boeing 747-400 Freighters for Asiana Cargo. The contract is initially for one aircraft to be provided and operated by Atlas Air and to be flown on key global routes across the transpacific, connecting Korea with several

Air Canada announced a significant expansion in services between Canada and Israel , with the introduction of a seasonal non-stop service between Montreal and Tel Aviv and an increase in its current Toronto – Tel Aviv non-stop service to a daily frequency year-round. “This new service also reflects Air Canada’s ongoing international expansion strategy, from

The Brazilian government has had shared concerns with Embraer that the Canadian government’s subsidies to Bombardier violate Canada’s World Trade Orgainization (WTO) obligations. In December 2016, the Council of Ministers of the Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX) authorized the opening of dispute settlement proceedings against Canada. At the WTO in Geneva (Wednesday, Febr. 9), Brazil