Reading Time: < 1 minute Air carrier Smartwings is adding a new destination – flights from the Czech capital Prague to Heathrow, the UK’s biggest airport. Initially, there will be four London-bound services a week and subsequently daily flights under the winter flight schedule. As of October 20, Smartwings will also resume direct flights from Prague to Dubai, UAE, with […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute LOT Polish Airlines has started operating three weekly flights between Warsaw and Dubai ahead of the busy winter season. An inaugural flight from Warsaw’s Chopin Airport (WAW) landed at DXB Terminal 1 on Sunday, said Dubai Airports in a statement. The launch is timed to coincide with the start of the tourism season in Dubai, […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Finnair and Turkish Airlines have recently announced a codeshare agreement that brings more choice to their passengers. Starting September 29, Turkish Airlines will add the Finnair AY code to the route between Helsinki and Istanbul, and from Istanbul to Athens, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Amman, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Antalya and Gazipasa. Likewise, the Turkish Airlines […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute On September 21, Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has signed a deal worth nearly $2 billion with General Electric (GE.N) to purchase GEnx engines to power Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The signing ceremony took place on September 21 in New York, USA. The Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc was present at the event. The GE agreement is […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Latvian airline airBaltic has surpassed the network that it was operating before the pandemic. It now offers 90 routes from the Baltics around Europe.  The airline serves destinations across 30 different countries ranging from the United Arab Emirates to the United Kingdom and Southern Spain, with these routes. In addition, the airline also has another […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Air New Zealand and the aviation giant Airbus are getting into a partnership to explore how zero-emission aircraft could be launched in New Zealand. They have signed a Memorandum of Understanding as a consequence of which Air New Zealand will analyze the impact hydrogen aircraft would have on its operations. Airbus will share hydrogen aircraft […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wizz Air has announced it would reverse the pay cuts imposed on its pilots due to the Covid-19 crisis. From October 1st, pilots will be receiving the same remuneration as they had before the pandemic. In addition, the airline will be hiring 800 cabin crew and 200 new pilots by the end of the year. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Azores Airlines has beaten its record for the longest Airbus A321LR flight. On Tuesday, the airline flew 7,874km between Oakland, CA, and Lajes, Azores, for nine and a half hours. In a statement, the airline said, “This achievement puts the airline in the spotlight in Airbus’ records since it exceeds the precedent record of 7600 […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bamboo Airways is getting ready to start its first flights to the United States on September 23, 2021. Initial flights Bamboo will operate between September and November 2021 will be “proving” flights before the airline launches regularly scheduled service. The airline will operate flights to Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), and Seattle (SEA), with […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Emerald Airlines is Ireland’s newest airline that secured its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) on Monday after completing its proving flight on September 3rd. Emerald recently secured a deal to operate the Aer Lingus regional franchise for ten years, formerly held by Stobart Air. However, the contract is not due to commence until January 1st, 2023. […]