Southwest Becomes Latest Airline to Reduce Flights to Cuba
Southwest Airlines Co. will join other U.S. carriers in reducing flights to Cuba, saying laws that restrict Americans from traveling to the island for tourism are constraining demand. Southwest becomes the latest airline to accept that the industry, with little way to judge demand beforehand, was too optimistic when U.S. regulators allowed passenger routes to […]
Boeing, Air Lease Corporation Announce Memorandum of Understanding for 12 737 MAXs. Agreement includes five 737 MAX 7s, seven 737 MAX 8s
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 12 737 MAXs at the Paris Air Show. The MOU includes five 737 MAX 7s and seven 737 MAX 8s. The agreement will be reflected on the Boeing Orders and Deliveries website once finalized. «With these additional 12 units, […]
Buoyant demand for air transport across the worlds airports in first quarter of 2017
An overall strengthening of global economic conditions and the continued drop in the cost of air transport through lower fares has helped bolster air transport demand in the first quarter of 2017. Accumulated passenger traffic grew 5.6% year-over-year for the first quarter and for the month of March. While all regions posted solid gains during […]
Ryanair wants to take Alitalia routes, not buy airline
Ryanair is ready to deploy up to 30 planes in Italy to replace capacity lost if Alitalia collapses or is restructured but does not want to buy the struggling Italian carrier, chief executive Michael O’Leary has said. Ryanair’s view mirrors the stance of rival EasyJet and Aer Lingus owner International Airlines Group. They have both […]
Interjet announces new routes between Canada and Mexico
Interjet is introducing service from Canada to Mexico this summer. Starting July 13, 2017, Interjet will fly nonstop between Montréal"™"“Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Mexico City"™s Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez as well as between Montréal and Cancun International Airport. "Our unique brand of lower fares with free checked bags using our Priority fare, more […]
Peru’s first low-cost airline starts flights; challenge to LATAM Air
Viva Air became the first low-cost airline to enter Peru’s domestic market on Tuesday, posing a challenge to Santiago-based LATAM Airlines, which has long dominated the market. Viva – a unit of Irelandia Aviation, which is led by Ryanair founder Declan Ryan – will operate 11 domestic routes with a fleet of two Airbus A320 […]
IAG Cargo expands wide body offering into Latin America and North America through level
IAG Cargo today announces that IAG"™s new long-haul low cost airline brand LEVEL will join its cargo operations from June 2017. LEVEL was launched in March of this year and will be the fifth airline brand to join IAG Cargo, alongside British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling. LEVEL will open up a new long-haul, […]
The Airbus A319neo takes to the skies
The first Airbus A319neo performed its maiden flight today, The smallest member of the A320neo Family, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines took off from Hamburg and landed in Toulouse after a 5 hour flight. It was piloted by Experimental test pilots Michel Gagneux and Eckard Hausser. They were assisted in the cockpit by Test-Flight […]
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Completes First Flight
The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner took to the skies for the first time today at Boeing South Carolina. The airplane, which is the newest and longest model of the 787 family, completed a successful flight totaling four hours and 58 minutes. "The 787-10"™s first flight moves us one step closer to giving our customers the most […]
Sea Freight constraints see demand take off for IAG Cargo on Europe-APAC routes
IAG Cargo has seen a boom in demand on key routes from Europe into Asia Pacific (APAC) over the first two months of the year. Cargo volumes from Europe to APAC over this period have increased by 23% when compared to the same timeframe in 2016, with fashion, spare parts, fresh fish and leather goods […]
