Category: AIRLINES & AIRPORTS

New South Korean Carrier KAIR Airlines Orders Eight A320s

Reading Time: < 1 minute South Korean start-up carrier KAIR Airlines has announced that it has selected the A320 Family to launch its new low cost operation, with a firm order for eight A320ceo. The new airline will be based in Cheongju in central South Korea and will focus primarily on services to international destinations in North East Asia. “We […]

Lufthansa to Invest €500 Million in Customisation and Digitisation

Reading Time: 3 minutes People are used to arranging their lives according to their customized preferences. To support this, the Lufthansa Group is making major investments in the areas of product customization and digitalization. Between now and 2020, the Lufthansa Group will be investing 500 million euros in the new development and improvement of personalized digital offers alone. Whether […]

Brazil’s Azul Becomes the E195-E2 Launch Operator

Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer announced that Azul Brazilian Airlines, the largest operator of the E195s current-generation in the world, will be the launch operator of the E195-E2. Azul’s contract with Embraer is for up to 50 aircraft, being 30 firm orders and 20 purchase rights. “Azul played a key role in the E195-E2 development, actively participating in the […]

Alaska Airlines Announces 13 New Nonstop Routes From the Bay Area

Reading Time: 2 minutes Three months after its acquisition of Virgin America, Alaska Airlines is growing its Bay Area footprint, adding 13 new nonstop markets from San Francisco International Airport and Mineta San Jose International Airport. The routes mark the single largest new market announcement in Alaska Airlines history. With the additional flights, Alaska Airlines and Virgin America will […]

Japan to Prepare Its Airport Infrastructure for the 2020 Olympics

Reading Time: 4 minutes The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on Japan to prepare its airport infrastructure for the 2020 Olympics and future growth of the tourism industry using joined-up thinking and extensive consultation with industry. Japan has set aggressive targets for attracting international tourist arrivals. In 2016 Japan welcomed some 24 million international tourists. In the 2020 […]

Qatar Airways Unveils Its New Business Class

Reading Time: 4 minutes Qatar Airways hosted a packed press conference to unveil its highly anticipated and revolutionary new Business Class experience to the world’s media and travel trade leaders. Ushering in a never-before-seen standard in Business Class travel, the customisable private suites, named QSuite, introduce a host of firsts to Premium Class travel, reshaping expectations for global business […]

IATA Welcomes Reduction in Austrian Air Travel Tax

Reading Time: 2 minutes The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement that the Austrian Air Travel Tax will be halved from 1 January 2018. The Austrian Ministers Council confirmed that the decision was taken to increase the attractiveness of Austria as a business and tourism destination, to secure the future of Vienna airport as an international aviation […]

First airberlin Airbus A320 in the Austrian Airlines Livery Takes Off

Reading Time: < 1 minute The first Airbus A320 of airberlin in the Austrian Airlines livery took off with the flight number OS 779 for its initial scheduled flight from Vienna to Skopje. The jet with the registration D-ABZA is the first of five Airbus A320 to be operated for Austrian Airlines by airberlin including airberlin crew within the context […]

SmartLynx Signs Wet Lease Agreement with easyJet

Reading Time: < 1 minute On 3 March 2017 SmartLynx Airlines Ltd. signed an ACMI wet lease agreement with easyJet Airline Company Ltd. According to it SmartLynx leases to easyJet one aircraft Airbus A320, MSN 662 with Latvian Registration Mark YL-LCN. The lease term for this aircraft is determined from 1 April till 28 October 2017. Aircraft will operate form […]

MSP International Airport Ranked Best in North America

Reading Time: < 1 minute Minneapolis-St. Paul International (MSP) on March 6, was named Best Airport in North America for its size category by Airports Council International (ACI). Each year, ACI ranks the world’s airports by region and size category based on results of customer surveys. MSP earned the highest score among North American airports serving 25 to 40 million […]