Australia’s Qantas firms up plans for world’s longest commercial flight
Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) is set to formally announce plans to offer 20-hour non-stop flights from Sydney to London by 2022 if Airbus SE (AIR.PA) or Boeing Co (BA.N) can deliver aircraft that meet the distance, a source familiar with the matter said. The flight from Sydney to London will on most days take a northern […]
American Airlines to expand transatlantic service to Shannon Airport
SHANNON Airport has welcomed the "˜significant"™ decision by American Airlines to increase its transatlantic service, offering a boost to the airport and region of upwards of 7,000 passengers next year. American has announced that it is to expand its Shannon to Philadelphia service in 2018, as the airline continues to build on the "growing demand […]
Delta Adds New Service to Lagos from New York-JFK Hub
Beginning March 24, 2018, Delta will add new service between its New York-JFK hub and Lagos, Nigeria. This three-times-weekly service complements the Atlanta-based carrier"™s Atlanta to Lagos flight, which operates four-times-weekly. The service is scheduled to operate as follows Delta flight 415 departing JFK at 10:50 p.m. and arriving in Lagos at 2:05 p.m. the […]
Avianca Brasil launches its first U.S. passenger route in Miami
One of Brazil"™s largest and fastest-growing airlines, Avianca Brasil, announced daily nonstop passenger flights between São Paulo (GRU) and Miami (MIA,) starting next Friday, June 23, 2017. This anticipated summer launch marks the airline"™s first introduction of a passenger route to a U.S. destination and only its second route outside of South America. Since 2015, […]
MIA ranked as top U.S. airport for international route growth
In the last 12 months, Miami International Airport had the largest gain of new international routes among all U.S. airports, according to a study performed by industry analyst Airline Network News and Analysis (Anna.aero). The results were announced as part of Anna.aero’s 2017 U.S. ANNIES airport awards, which recognizes airports for how they have developed […]
Lufthansa expands its long-haul network: New destinations from Frankfurt and Munich in summer 2018
Lufthansa expands its route network and will offer new intercontinental destinations from Frankfurt and Munich in summer 2018. New from Frankfurt Hub: San Diegans now have the opportunity to fly directly to Frankfurt and beyond. Beginning in summer 2018, Lufthansa will offer five weekly flights from San Diego, CA, to Frankfurt, Germany. Although Frankfurt is […]
French airline Corsair opens direct route to Havana from Paris
With the arrival of its first flight ever from Paris to Havana last Thursday, the French airline Corsair opened a new route to the Caribbean. Twice a week, Thursdays and Saturdays, Corsair aircraft will land in Havana, with plans to expand the frequency, according to Pascal de Izaguirre, president of the airline and its tour […]
Edelweiss/SWISS launches new direct flight between Zurich (Switzerland) and San Diego, CA
Edelweiss, Switzerland"™s leading leisure airline and sister company of Swiss International Air Lines, expanded its route network to North America with the launch of seasonal flights between Zurich, Switzerland and San Diego, CA. An Edelweiss Airbus A340-300 will fly twice weekly between Zurich and San Diego, directly connecting the two cities. The new route allows […]
JetBlue to Launch Two More Flights on Florida-Mexico City Route
Low-cost carrier JetBlue is going to introduce two more daily scheduled flights between Mexico City and the US state of Florida. From September 6 onward, there will be two daily round trips, each on the Orlando-Mexico City and the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood-Mexico City routes. JetBlue first landed in Mexico City in 2015 with one daily round […]
First Air Mauritius A350 XWB takes shape in Airbus"™ Final Assembly Line
Assembly of the first A350 XWB for Air Mauritius is advancing well at Airbu"™ Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. The wing-fuselage junction, the installation of the tailplane and also the tailcone have been completed. The aircraft is in the next assembly station for structural completion such as the installation of winglets, ground testing […]
