Visiting 5 cities in 4 countries to showcase its unbeatable efficiency and comfort Airbus will fly an airBaltic A220-300 new generation single aisle aircraft, to five cities in four countries as part of a world demonstration tour. The A220-300…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 2.0% in September 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This pace of growth…
United is first airline in the world to operate the entire Dreamliner family Today, at Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner delivery center in Charleston, S.C., United Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 787-10. United is the first North American airline…
· A330-800 flight-test programme now underway; · Flight Test Aircraft MSN1888 will prepare A330-800 for certification. #A330neoFF The first A330-800 took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 10:31am local time, for its maiden flight taking place…
Icelandair Group has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of its budget rival Wow Air. The group says the share purchase agreement is subject to shareholder approval. Icelandair Group states that Wow Air shareholders will receive the equivalent…
Panama City Tocumen International airport aims to open a new terminal in January, after at least a year-long delay. «We’ll be able to inaugurate the terminal in January, with it fully operating by mid-year,» says Claudio Dutary, airport operations…
Mexican air carrier AeroMexico has begun operating its newest Caribbean flights, with a new nonstop route between Mexico City and the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana International Airport. The new flights will operate for the season, running through April 28,…
Aerolineas Argentinas has received proposals from airframers to replace its regional affiliate’s 26-aircraft Embraer 190 fleet, says Argentina’s transport minister Guillermo Dietrich. «We are working on the fleet renewal, and we received proposals for the change of the Embraer…
International Airlines Group’s (IAG) Irish airline Aer Lingus plans to nearly double its long-haul fleet from 17 to 30 aircraft by summer 2023, using the extra capacity to grow its North American presence. Addressing delegates at IAG’s capital markets…
Seth Kaplan has closely watched Delta and the airline industry for years, as Editor of Airline Weekly and co-author of the 2015 book, «Glory Lost and Found: How Delta Climbed from Despair to Dominance in the Post-9/11 Era.» In…
