Airlines & Routes

Ryanair has made an additional investment of US$300m at Manchester airport, with an extra three based aircraft for its peak summer 2018 schedule (June-September), as it added 10 new summer routes to Agadir, Almeria, Barcelona Reus, Belfast, Cagliari, Palermo, Ponta Delgada, Porto, Rhodes and Venice Treviso and more flights on existing routes. Ryanair’s summer 2018 […]

American Airlines has opened its new Flagship Lounge and Flagship First Dining facilities on Wednesday, January 17, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), offering customers several options to dine, relax and get ready for long journeys. Suzanne Boda, American’s Senior Vice President – Los Angeles, joined Sean Burton, President of the Los Angeles World Airports’

Cobalt Air, Cyprus’ largest airline will launch a new daily service beginning 27 March 2018, linking London Heathrow directly with Larnaca, Cyprus. Cobalt Air is the only carrier offering connections to Cyprus from London’s three main airports: Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted. Cobalt Air will operate an Airbus A320 aircraft with 12 seats in business class

AviaAM Leasing has sold one Airbus A321-211 from its fleet with lease attached, to Yamal Airlines. The aircraft ha which has been delivered to the operator in mid-October 2017. Airbus A321-211 was sold to the new lessor on the 18th of January, 2018. Before the transaction, the aircraft was leased to the operator in October

SIAEC WELCOMES HONG KONG AIRLINES AS NEW SHAREHOLDER IN HONG KONG LINE MAINTENANCE JOINT VENTURE Mainboard-listed SIA Engineering Company (“SIAEC”) announced that it has, together with its joint venture partners Malaysia Airlines Berhad (“MAB”), PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) TBK (“GA”) and Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (“RBA”), collectively the “Existing Shareholders”, entered into an agreement

TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor, has appointed Richard Jacobs to Head of Sales and Marketing and Carst Lindeboom as new Sales Director. Jacobs and Lindeboom both joined the TrueNoord team this month as the organisation expands its senior management in line with significant portfolio growth and emerging global opportunities. A graduate of the faculty

Alaska Airlines has received a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on January 11, for Alaska Airlines and Virgin America, marking another significant milestone in the integration of the two airlines. The receipt of a single operating certificate will not result in any immediate differences for guests when flying with Alaska or

Ethiopian Airlines will launch direct three-times weekly service to Geneva, Switzerland on June 3, 2018. Hosting the highest number of international organizations in the world including the headquarters of many of the agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross, Geneva is a global city and center for diplomacy. The route will be operated

Finnair has announced the opening of a new winter route to Lyon, France, for the 2018/2019 winter season. Known for its gastronomy, historical landmarks and its proximity to the French Alps, Lyon is the second largest metropolitan area in France. As of December 11, Finnair will fly two weekly flights to Lyon from its Helsinki