Airlines & Routes

Finnair takes additional measures to accommodate A350 pilot training

Finnair is temporarily suspending its flights between Helsinki and Chongqing from January 11, 2017 to May 2, 2017, as part of the airline’s measures to create adequate room for pilot training for its A350 operations. Finnair is preparing to grow its operations as the deliveries of Airbus A350 aircraft will continue in 2017, and this

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Avolon’s owned, managed and committed fleet at the end of Q3 was 432 aircraft

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, issued an update for the third quarter of 2016. Following another active quarter, Avolon’s owned, managed and committed fleet at the end of Q3 was 432 aircraft. The company signed an agreement to acquire a portfolio of 45 aircraft from GECAS for US$2bn and an agreement to acquire the

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GE Aviation completes initial ground testing of first full GE9X development engine

GE Aviation completed the initial ground testing of the first full GE9X development engine, the largest commercial aircraft engine that will power Boeing’s 777X aircraft, with impressive results. “This engine is living up to our expectations, and we are extremely pleased with the results,” said Ted Ingling, general manager of the GE9X program at GE

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KLM UK Engineering signs service agreement with Corendon Dutch Airlines on base maintenance checks

KLM UK Engineering and Corendon Dutch Airlines have signed a contract for two heavy maintenance checks during 2016 & 2017 on the Airline’s Boeing 737-800’s as well as signing a long term GTA. This news follows the new deal with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) to provide Corendon Airlines Turkey

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Iberia joins Japan Airlines, BA and Finnair in joint business on flights between Europe and Japan

Iberia joined Japan Airlines, British Airways and Finnair on October 18th, in their joint business between Europe and Japan. The joint business means that the four airlines will share revenue and cooperate on scheduling and pricing between Japan and Europe, providing customers with more flexible routing options and an attractive range of fares. Last August

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Delta Air Lines' 3rd quarter profit drops

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported financial results for the September 2016 quarter. Adjusted pre-tax income for the September 2016 quarter was US$1.9bn, a US$278m decrease from the September 2015 quarter. The technology outage and subsequent operational recovery Delta experienced over four days in early August reduced pre-tax income for the quarter by an estimated US$150m.

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Finnair increases frequencies to Tokyo and Hong Kong with A350 for summer 2017

Finnair continues to grow its Asian traffic, and has announced it will add capacity and frequencies to the Tokyo and Hong Kong routes with the A350 for the summer 2017 season. Finnair will increase its current flight schedule between Helsinki and Tokyo with four additional weekly flights to Narita airport. Finnair currently operates daily to

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Resolution text for GMBM to be adopted for aviation CO2 emission control

At Montreal, on October 6, the Plenary Session of the UN aviation agency’s 39th Assembly agreed to adopt a global market-based measure (GMBM) to control international aviation’s CO2 emissions. According to ICAO Council President, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, “It has taken a great deal of effort and understanding to reach this stage, and I want

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