Canada’s Air Transat Restoring Flights To France
The Montreal (YUL)-based carrier is also ramping up service to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), having resumed flights from Quebec City (YQB) on April 10. Air Transat will also add back its Toronto Pearson (YYZ)-CDG service from May 3. The YQB-CDG route is being operated 3X-weekly, while the YYZ-CDG route will be flown 4X-weekly. Additionally, […]
JetSMART Peru Cleared For Launch
Peru’s Ministry of Transport (MTC) has authorized JetSMART Peru to commence operations, and the new ULCC could make its debut in the second quarter. JetSMART Peru is part of a South American airline group that includes JetSMART Chile and JetSMART Argentina. JetSMART Chile made its debut in July 2017 followed by JetSMART Argentina in 2019. […]
Aeromexico Reports March 2022 Traffic Results
Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. («Aeromexico») (BMV: AEROMEX) reported March 2022 operational results. Grupo Aeromexico transported 1 million 640 thousand passengers in March; a 40.5% year-on-year increase. International passengers carried increased by 111.1%, while domestic passenger increased by 24.1%. Aeromexico’s total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASKs), increased by 57.3% year-on-year. International ASKs increased […]
Air Canada To Launch Transatlantic Freighter Routes
Air Canada will commence all-cargo transatlantic flights in May, connecting Toronto (YYZ) to four European cities. The new cargo routes are made possible by the delivery of the carrier’s second Boeing 767-300ER converted freighter. The airline’s first converted 767 freighter was delivered by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in December, and Air Canada has used that […]
Delta increases frequency of Los Angeles-Sydney route with its flagship A350-900
Delta Air Lines will increase the frequency of its nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney International Airport (SYD) beginning Dec. 16, 2022. Customer are advised to check entry requirements prior to travel. Delta will operate 10 flights per week on its flagship Airbus 350-900 aircraft, featuring Delta One suites, Delta Premium […]
Air Tahiti Nui To Start Seattle Route In October
Air Tahiti Nui will launch flights between Papeete (PPT), the capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti, and Seattle (SEA) from Oct. 4. The airline will operate the route 2X-weekly with a Boeing 787-9 aircraft. In conjunction with the announcement of the PPT-SEA route, Air Tahiti Nui and SEA-based Alaska Airlines have entered […]
New Lufthansa flights to Rio and San Diego
For the first time non-stop from Munich to Rio de Janeiro and San Diego, and also again to Bangkok: Lufthansa is offering a highly attractive long-haul program from Munich this summer. Mumbai, Toronto and Washington are also back on the flight schedule after an extended break. Now, the intercontinental network from Munich features 21 destinations, […]
BA short-haul flights resume from Gatwick
British Airways returned to Gatwick short-haul flying today (March 29), marking a return to the airport after a two-year Covid retrenchment. Services will operate under the BA’s Air Operators Certificate (AOC), before moving operations to new branded subsidiary BA Euroflyer later in the year. The new airline will operate in a similar manner to the […]
New study confirms CO2 reduction benefits of shifting short haul flights to rail are limited
With an increase in global decarbonisation targets, transportation has come under increased scrutiny, and in particular aviation. One solution that has been proposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport is a modal shift from air to rail. This has already been encouraged both through massive investment in rail infrastructure and by bans and taxes […]
JetBlue and Qatar Airways Announce Plans to Expand Existing Global Partnership
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) announced it intends to expand the depth and breadth of its existing partnership with Qatar Airways to offer customers even more benefits when booking travel to and from international destinations on the global partner airline. This will include more codesharing in additional markets in the coming months, enhanced benefits for JetBlue TrueBlue® […]
