AirlinesAir Hamburg orders one more Embraer Legacy 650 business jetEmbraer Executive Jets and the Germany-based business charter operator Air Hamburg have signed a purchase agreement for yet another Legacy 650. The agreement was announced today at the opening of the 16th European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The delivery of this aircraft is scheduled for the third quarter of 2016.
LinkAmerican to offer nonstop flight from Ariz. to NYCAmerican Airlines announced plans to launch a nonstop flight from Tucson, Ariz., to New York City in the fall. The flight will offer daily service to John F. Kennedy International Airport. "From a network side, this is a big deal," said Joseph Hughes, regional director for government and community affairs at American.
LinkEgyptAir Remains Point To Explosion - ForensicsHuman remains retrieved from the crashed EgyptAir flight suggest that there was an explosion on board the plane, although no traces of explosives have been detected, an Egyptian forensics official said. The official based his assessment on the small size of body parts so far recovered from the Mediterranean Sea, where EgyptAir flight MS804 crashed on Thursday.
LinkNorwegian Air Seeking To Add More 787sNorwegian Air will continue to seek more Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft for its long-haul fleet after signing a deal with CIT Aerospace to lease two aircraft from 2018. Norwegian currently has 10 787s in operation and 32 on order following the CIT deal, and options to buy a further 10 from Boeing.
LinkLinkTAP Express launches Embraer E190 operationsTAP Portugal has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190, which will be operated by regional subsidiary TAP Express. It wasplaced into service May 23 on the Lisbon-Nice route. The new aircraft also operated service from Lisbon to Barcelona and Toulouse on its first day of operations with TAP Express.
LinkUnited to offer snacks in coach for international flightsUnited Airlines plans to reintroduce complimentary snacks for coach passengers on international flights in June.. The snacks consist of candy and a small sandwich, and will be served on flights of 12 hours or longer, as well as flights between the West Coast and Europe.
LinkUTair expands routes in SiberiaRussia’s UTair Airline is expanding domestic and international services from Surgut to 28 destinations this summer. It launched daily Surgut-Tomsk-Krasnoyarsk ATR 72-500 service on May 20. According to UTair, it will add Irkutsk to the route from July 2. The carrier has bases in the Siberian cities of Tyumen and Surgut, as well as Moscow Vnukovo.
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