AirlinesAegean Airlines and TAP Portugal join Airlines for EuropeGreek carrier Aegean Airlines and Portuguese flag carrier TAP Portugal have become the latest airlines to join lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E). A4E launched in January 2016, with the support of founding members Air France-KLM, UK budget carrier easyJet, International Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair.
LinkAmerican Airlines continues expansion of trans-Pacific routesAmerican Airlines soon connect Los Angeles and Auckland with daily flights, the latest move in the airline's steady expansion of tans-Pacific flights in recent years. "American Airlines network from the UK continues to expand with new 1 stop connections from London Heathrow to Auckland via Los Angeles," said American's David Thomas.
LinkDelta Air Lines Warns On RevenueDelta Air Lines on Tuesday forecast far higher second-quarter fuel costs, slashed its operating margin outlook, and said Q2 unit revenue likely fell around 5%, worse than an April forecast for a 2.5%-4.5% decline. The carrier also said that consolidated unit revenue fell 5% in June, citing in part continued foreign exchange pressures.
LinkBrexit triggers easyJet to seek another AOCUK budget carrier easyJet is formally seeking another air operator’s certificate (AOC) outside of the UK following the June 23 vote to exit the European Union (EU), or Brexit. “As part of easyJet’s contingency planning before the referendum, we had informal discussions with a number of European aviation regulators about the establishment of an AOC in a European country to enable easyJet to fly across Europe as we do today. EasyJet has now started a formal process to acquire an AOC,” the airline said in a statement.
LinkIceland And Its Airline Can't LoseDon’t expect Iceland’s defeat to France at Euro 2016 soccer tournament to temper enthusiasm in Iceland. And by that I mean among the island nation’s 330 thousand residents or the more than one and a quarter million tourists who will visit in 2016. Iceland has plenty of experience turning even grim news into something positive.
LinkJetBlue to increase daily Fla.-Bahamas service by two flightsJetBlue Airways is adding two daily flights to the Bahamas from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport landing in Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau. The new service will begin Aug. 1
LinkNorwegian dips into wet-lease marketplaceScandinavian low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle will wet lease up to 10 aircraft to cope with demand on its routes this summer. It will also offer refunds to any passengers disappointed about not traveling on Norwegian’s own aircraft. The LCC has pulled in aircraft—mainly Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s, but also some Fokker 100s, from several European airlines including British charter Titan Airways, Portuguese charter Hi Fly, Slovakia’s Go2Sky and Germany’s Avanti Air.
LinkSkyWork Airlines begins Saab 2000 operationsSwitzerland-based regional SkyWork Airlines took delivery of its first Saab 2000 turboprop, and launched the first flight July 1 from Bern to London City via EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg. SkyWork said the aircraft arrived in Bern two months behind schedule, which led to some short-term operational disruptions. Bottlenecks were alleviated by temporarily leasing an additional Dornier 328 aircraft.
LinkUnited Airlines resumes New Zealand serviceUnited Airlines is returning to New Zealand after a layoff of more than a decade with a new route connecting San Francisco and Auckland aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. "This market is quite famous for high-value leisure travel - you have people who have high discretionary income on both sides of the Pacific and people will pay for luxury," said United's Dave Hilfman.
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