Airlines & Routes

As from March 25, 2018, Air France customers will be able to fly to Nairobi (Kenya) on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle thanks to 3 new weekly frequencies. Flights will be operated by the latest-generation Boeing 787, equipped with 30 seats in Business class, 21 seats in Premium Economy class and 225 seats in Economy […]

Ryanair has extended its connecting flights service at Milan Bergamo Airport, adding a further 31 routes including Budapest, Lisbon and Ibiza providing Ryanair customers with an expanded route choice of 131 connecting services in total, and the opportunity to book and transfer directly onto connecting Ryanair flights.

WestJet, Air France and KLM have reported the redemption phase of their reciprocal frequent flyer agreement. Flying Blue Miles can now be redeemed for WestJet flights and WestJet dollars can now be redeemed for flights within the Air France and KLM global network. The announcement comes on the heels of the airlines’ successful launch of

SilkAir has signed a 15-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RPFH) maintenance agreement with CFM International to support the LEAP-1B engines that will power its new fleet of 37 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The agreement is valued at $1 billion U.S. at list price and includes a total of 80 engines. SilkAir, which is the

Canadian leisure airline Air Transat, has unveiled a new livery as the carrier marks its 30th anniversary. The new look was unveiled on November 13, at Air Transat’s facilities at Montréal–Trudeau airport. The first aircraft with the new livery – an Air Transat Airbus A330 – will touch down in the UK for the first

Royal Jordanian Airlines has chosen Honeywell’s GoDirect Fuel Efficiency software. The airline will see the technology deployed on its fleet of 24 aircraft to help it reduce fuel usage and ultimately save on costs. Fuel expenditure can account for as much as 40% of an airline’s annual operating costs. The offering from Honeywell uses data

Having ceased trading last month, Monarch Airlines (MAL) is in the process of ‘losing’ its most valuable asset, runway slots, which its administrators had hoped to exchange with other carriers in a bid to raise cash for its creditors. The problem lies in the fact that Monarch does not own the take-off and landing slots,

Finnair will add connections to Stockholm’s Bromma airport, and deepen its cooperation with the Swedish regional airline BRA. With the new frequencies, Finnair adds capacity between Bromma and Helsinki by a total of 40%, offering up to 7 connections per day between both cities. The new connections to Stockholm’s conveniently located downtown airport further improve

American Airlines has launched daily nonstop service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), marking the carrier’s third nonstop route to the Chinese capital and 15th route between the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region. Since 2010, American has served Beijing from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and in 2015 added

Satair Group UK has become the first organisation in the United Kingdom to meet the requirements of the new AS9110C:2016 and AS9120B:2016 quality management standards for the aviation industry. This follows a detailed four-day audit by the British Standards Institute (BSI) that has led to the approvals being awarded and revised certificates issued. The BSI