Spanish LCC Volotea has opened a new base in Italy at Cagliari Elmas Airport, where it has two Airbus A319s. Cagliari, located on the Italian island Sardinia, is the carrier’s 13th base, the fifth in Italy, from where it…
Ireland-based LCC Ryanair has opened its second base in France, at Bordeaux; it already has one at Marseilles. The carrier intends to station three Boeing 737-800s at the southwest French airport, from which it will serve 37 routes in…
A Quebec developer who promised a takeover proposal for Transat AT Inc. has made good on his word, outbidding Air Canada in the process. Vincent Chiara of Group Mach Inc. filed a formal offer with the tour operator Thursday….
Avianca has appointed former Aeromexico executive Anko van der Werff as its new chief executive, effective 15 July. Van der Werff was most recently chief revenue officer at Aeromexico, which he left earlier this month. He previously worked at…
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s largest airline groups, signed two agreements at the Paris Air Show today that will provide key services for IAG’s British Airways, including parts for the airline’s Airbus…
Korean Air has signed a letter of intent to take 30 Boeing 787s in order to modernise its long-haul fleet. The Seoul-based carrier has committed to ordering 10 787-9s plus 10 Dreamliners of the -10 variant under a deal…
Boeing announced a USD 1 million investment in Brazil’s efforts to establish a sustainable aviation fuel industry. The investment will focus on initiatives that maximize social, economic and environmental benefits to local communities engaged in the development of feedstock…
Cargolux Airlines has restarted services to Santiago de Chile on a re-designed South American routing that aims to cater for the perishables trade. The weekly B747F connection serving Santiago will be part of “an extensive South American routing” that…
At the 2019 International Paris Air Show, CAE and Air Europa announced the extension of CAE’s exclusive long-term pilot training contract with Air Europa for five more years. Under the terms of the agreement, Air Europa’s Airbus A330 and…
US major United Airlines has placed a firm order for 20 more Embraer 175s and taken options on a further 19, continuing its regional fleet replacement. The deal has a list-price value of $1.9 billion. Deliveries are scheduled for…
