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Swiss’ first half operating profit declines by 53% to $64 million
Swiss International Air Lines (Zurich) reported its first half operating profit declined by 53 percent to $64 million. The airline blamed the decline on the “still difficult economic and business...
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Orbest Orizonia Airlines’ Airbus fleet to be maintained by Iberia
Orbest Orizonia Airlines (formerly Iberworld Airlines) (Palma de Mallorca) and Iberia (Madrid) have signed a contract for the maintenance of Orbest’s Airbus A320s and A330s. Orbest is a unit of the...
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Swiss to serve Singapore again
Swiss International Air Lines (Zurich) is adding Singapore again to its route network on May 12, 2013 with daily nonstop service from the Zurich hub. The route will be served with 219-seat Airbus...
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TransAsia Airways orders six additional Airbus A321neo aircraft
TransAsia Airways (Taipei) of Taiwan has placed a firm order with Airbus for another six A321neo aircraft. The new aircraft will be part of the airline’s fleet expansion and will allow it to develop...
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Delta wins tentative DOT approval for Seattle/Tacoma-Tokyo Haneda service
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) has thanked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for its preliminary approval of new service between Seattle/Tacoma and Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Seattle is the largest...
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Virgin Atlantic wins all of the Heathrow slots, will launch new routes to...
Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) has been awarded all of the London Heathrow slots vacated by British Airways (London) due to the BMI takeover according to this report by Reuters. Virgin Atlantic...
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TransAsia Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus A330 today
TransAsia Airways (Taipei) of Taiwan has taken delivery of the first of two A330-300s ordered from Airbus. The aircraft was delivered at a ceremony in Toulouse today (November 26) attended by...
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Corsair International accepts its first Airbus A330-300
Corsair International (Paris-Orly) yesterday (November 27) took delivery of the first of two A330-300s ordered from Airbus. The aircraft was delivered at a special ceremony in Toulouse attended by...
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XL Airways France takes delivery of its first Airbus A330-300
XL Airways France (Paris) expands its Airbus fleet following the delivery of its first brand new A330-300 from the manufacturer’s headquarters in Toulouse, France. The pictured A330-303 F-WWKA (msn...
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Finnair to fly to Hanoi, Vietnam in the summer of 2013
Finnair (Helsinki) will begin flying to Hanoi in Vietnam in summer 2013, continuing the airline’s strategic focus on traffic between Asia and Europe. Subject to regulatory approvals, Finnair will...
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Delta and Virgin Atlantic are planning a trans-Atlantic joint venture
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) and Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) are planning a trans-Atlantic joint venture if Delta is successful in obtaining Singapore Airlines’ 49 percent share in Virgin Atlantic...
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US Airways to switch the Charlotte-London route to Heathrow Airport on March 30
US Airways (Phoenix) today announced that service between the airline’s largest hub in Charlotte, N.C. and London’s preferred business airport, Heathrow Airport, will start on March 30, 2013. The...
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Finnair to fly to Xi’an, China next summer nonstop from Helsinki
Finnair (Helsinki) will begin flying to Xi´an, China in the summer of 2013, further deepening the airline’s network of Asian destinations. Finnair will begin service to Xi´an from its hub in Helsinki...
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Qatar Airways and Gulf Air win domestic rights in Saudi Arabia
Qatar Airways (Doha) and Gulf Air (Abu Dhabi) have been selected to operate domestic flights in Saudi Arabia as well as international flights to and from this neighboring country. Both airlines will...
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Jet Airways introduces its first Airbus A330-300 on the Brussels route,...
Jet Airways (Mumbai) is expanding its Airbus fleet, which currently has 11 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, with two newly-delivered Airbus A330-300s. The pictured A330-302 VT-JWS (msn 1361) was handed over...
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Aeroflot to offer Wi-Fi service on 26 long-haul aircraft this year
Aeroflot Russian Airlines (Moscow) is introducing Wi-Fi Internet access on board of its long-haul aircraft for 2013, this service will be available on 26 long-haul airplanes by the end of the year. 22...
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QANTAS Airways announces new improvements to its international route network...
QANTAS Airways (Sydney) today announced a series of improvements to its international network, as part of a phased approach aimed at delivering the best offering of any airline flying between...
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Turkish Airlines orders two more Airbus A330-300s
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul) has signed a firm order for two additional A330-300 passenger aircraft and three options as part of the carrier’s continued growth plans. The additional order for the A330...
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European Commission intends to deny the Ryanair takeover of Aer Lingus
Ryanair (Dublin) is planning to appeal if it is denied its goal of acquiring rival Aer Lingus (Dublin). The airline issued the following statement today: Ryanair was notified this morning (February...
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SAS and Thai expand their code-share relationship
Scandinavian Airlines-SAS (Stockholm) and its Star Alliance partner Thai Airways International (Bangkok) on April 8 will expand their present code-share agreement to also cover Stockholm – Bangkok,...
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Finnair to enter the American-British-Iberia trans-Atlantic joint venture
Finnair (Helsinki) has announced it will join the trans-Atlantic joint venture established by American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia in October 2010. Finnair will add its AY code to select...
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Iberia puts its first Airbus A330-300 on trans-Atlantic service to Boston
Iberia (Madrid) on March 17 introduced its new Airbus A330-300 on its first trans-Atlantic route from Madrid to Boston. It is unclear if the type will be operated to Miami as planned. AESA, the...
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US Airways launches Charlotte-London Heathrow service today
US Airways (Phoenix) today (March 30) will begin daily, nonstop service between its largest hub in Charlotte, North Carolina and London’s preferred business airport, Heathrow. The daily flight will...
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Aeroflot to combine Vladivostok Air and SAT Airlines under a new company...
Aeroflot Russian Airlines (Moscow) has transferred its controlling 52.156 percent of the shares of Vladivostok Air (Vladivostok Avia) (Vladivostok) (a member of the Aeroflot Group of companies) to SAT...
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Air Transat to again operate Boeing 737s, wide-body fleet to be reduced
Air Transat (Montreal) has made the following announcement through its parent Transat A.T. Inc.: Transat A.T. Inc. will add Boeing 737 narrow-body jets to Air Transat’s fleet, which currently...
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A behind the scenes view of Finnair’s growing Helsinki hub
Finnair‘s (Helsinki) growing hub at Helsinki (HEL) is expanding due to an ever-growing number of international connecting passengers as the airline adds more routes to Asia. The airport is located in...
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Iberia to cut wages further as the union talks fail, brings the new Airbus...
Iberia (Madrid) is facing more labor strife. According to this report by the Financial Times the company is planning deeper wage cuts after talks with the unions failed. Read the full report: CLICK...
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Aer Lingus to lease three Boeing 757-200s for thin trans-Atlantic routes, 1Q...
Aer Lingus (Dublin) is planning to wet lease three Boeing 757-200s starting in early 2014. The aircraft will be assigned to thin trans-Atlantic routes. The company believes there is growth potential...
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Philippine Airlines expands with 12 new routes
Philippine Airlines (PAL) (Philippines) (Manila) has announced the launching of 12 new destinations to Australia, China, Malaysia and the Middle East, including a new domestic service to Northern...
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Reuters: Qatar Airways is negotiating to buy up to 15 Airbus A330s
Qatar Airways (Doha) is negotiating with Airbus to acquire 10 to 15 Airbus A330s due to the Boeing 787 delays. Unfortunately for Boeing, the compensation paid by Boeing is going directly to Airbus...
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Oman Air orders three additional Airbus A330-300s
Oman Air (Muscat), the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has placed an order for three A330-300s, growing its A330 Family fleet to a total of ten Airbus aircraft. The aircraft will be...
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AirEuropa touches down in Montevideo, adds its first Airbus A330-300
AirEuropa (Air Europa Líneas Aéreas) (Palma de Mallorca) added Montevideo, Uruguay as planned on June 4. The new destination is served from the Madrid hub with Airbus A330-200 aircraft, three days a...
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Cebu Pacific Air takes delivery of its first 436-seat Airbus A330-300
Cebu Pacific Air (Cebu Pacific Air.com) (Manila) on June 13 took delivery of its first Airbus A330-300. The pictured A330-343X RP-C3341 (msn 1420, ex F-WWTR) was handed over to the carrier. The...
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EVA Air joins the Star Alliance today
EVA Air (Taipei) today (June 18) joined the Star Alliance network, further strengthening the Alliance’s presence in Asia/Pacific. At the official joining ceremony held at Taiwan Taoyuan International...
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Delta Air Lines acquires a 49% share in Virgin Atlantic Airways
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) and Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) today detailed a codeshare agreement across 108 routes* and connections to 66 destinations across North America and the U.K. Today’s...
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SAS signs MOU for 8 Airbus A350-900s and 4 A330-300s
Scandinavian Airlines-SAS (Stockholm) and Airbus (Toulouse) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the order of eight new A350-900 XWB and four A330-300 Enhanced. The agreement marks the...
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Aeroflot considers dropping out of SkyTeam because of Delta
Aeroflot Russian Airlines (Moscow) according to Reuters, citing a report in Kommersant, is considering leaving the SkyTeam alliance in the future. According to the report, the flag carrier is not...
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Finnair to join up with British Airways and Japan Airlines to coordinate...
Finnair (Helsinki) is seeking to join with the British Airways-Japan Airlines joint venture to coordinate schedules and share revenue on European-Japanese flights according to this report by...
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Aer Lingus to fly to both San Francisco and Toronto
Aer Lingus (Dublin) has announced it will reinstate the Dublin-San Francisco route on April 2, 2014. The Irish carrier is also planning to open a new route to Toronto (Pearson) on April 21, 2014 in...
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XL Airways France launches seasonal service to Miami
XL Airways France (Paris-CDG) on June 28 launched summer seasonal service to Miami, its fourth U.S. destination. The new route will operate three days a week until September with Airbus A330-200s....
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US Airways stockholders approve the merger with American Airlines
US Airways Group, Inc. (Phoenix), the parent of US Airways (Phoenix), today announced that its shareholders approved the merger agreement with AMR Corporation (Dallas/Fort Worth), the parent company...
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Jet Airways reports a $59 million loss for its fiscal first quarter, Etihad...
Jet Airways (Mumbai) reported a $59 million loss in its fiscal first quarter. This is the second quarterly loss for the carrier. Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) has secured regulatory approval to a 24...
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Delta to launch new service from Seattle/Tacoma to both Seoul and Hong Kong
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) announced today it will add new daily nonstop service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Seoul-Incheon International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport...
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Finnair to upgrade the Toronto route next summer
Finnair (Helsinki) will operate its seasonal service to Toronto (Pearson), with upgraded two-class Airbus A330 wide body aircraft. Schedules will be timed to match speedy connections throughout...
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Aer Lingus reports a third quarter operating profit of $126.8 million
Aer Lingus Group (Aer Lingus) (Dublin) for the third quarter reported an operating profit of €94.9 million ($126.8 million) which is 4.4% ahead of last year. Read the full financial report: CLICK HERE...
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Brussels Airlines is struck today by a work stoppage by its pilots
Brussels Airlines (Brussels) was struck today (November 18) by its pilots. The company issued this statement and a list of cancelled flights: Due to a wildcat strike action of a number of our pilots,...
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Etihad Airways and Jet Airways forge ahead with a new strategic partnership
Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) has added another partner airline as its airline empire grows. The fast-growing airline has entered into a new strategic partnership with Jet Airways (Mumbai) following the...
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Turkish Airlines is coming to Montreal
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul) will begin operating out of Montréal-Trudeau Airport starting on June 3, 2014. A Star Alliance member, Turkey’s main carrier will offer three regular weekly flights to...
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Air Caraibes to lease three Airbus A350-900s from ILFC
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., announced today that it has reached an agreement with French Caribbean carrier Air...
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Air Transat becomes even more “green”
Air Transat (Montreal), world’s first certified green airline in 2011, has reached another milestone. The airline is the first in the world to have achieved the second level Minimization award in the...
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