AirlinesIs A Merger The Only Way To Save Mexico’s Interjet? Yesterday, a journalist in Mexico broke this news: the Government might look favorably on a merger between Interjet and Viva Aerobus. He said this might be the only way to save Interjet. So, is it time to panic?
LinkRemind Me: What's Happening With Iceland's PLAY? When the Icelandic low-cost carrier WOW closed its doors, the avgeek world lamented the loss of one of the cheapest methods of getting between North America and Europe. Almost a year on, and there’s still no replacement for the purple people mover, despite a lot of noise to the contrary.
LinkAmerican Airlines Could Launch Business Suites On The 787 American Airlines is reportedly planning some seat upgrades for its business class cabin onboard its new 787 Dreamliners. The first planes from its latest order of 787s will begin arriving in 2023, and it’s thought they will come with an onboard suite! Here’s what we know so far.
LinkCroatia Airlines In A Regional Expansion: New Routes To Sofia, Tirana and Podgorica Croatia Airlines has confirmed to Croatian newspaper Večernji List that it is planning to expand its route network this year, after it launched no new routes in 2019. The Croatian media is reporting that three regional destinations are on the table: Sofia in Bulgaria, Tirana in Albania, and Podgorica in Montenegro. Why is Croatia looking to expand in the region?
LinkCathay Pacific To Reconnect Hong Kong And Dublin Cathay Pacific is set to restore its route connecting Hong Kong to Dublin. The route was canceled for almost all of the IATA Winter 19 season but is set to resume with the IATA Summer 20 season.
LinkBritish Airways' First 787-10 Dreamliner Delayed It would appear as though delivery of British Airways’ first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner has been delayed. The aircraft was due to be delivered in January. However, this is yet to happen. In fact, according to the British Airways booking engine, the first flight to Atlanta with the new aircraft will now take place on March 10th.
LinkCoronavirus & Aviation - What You Need To Know Today we found out that Thai Airways will be fumigating its aircraft arriving from China and other risk areas to combat the spread of the coronavirus. However, it’s far from the only airline adapting its operations to the new, highly-contagious virus. In fact, Cathay Pacific crew will be allowed to wear facemasks, China Airlines will not provide inflight services on certain flights, and several airlines will allow free flight changes on services bound for China and Hong Kong. So as an air traveler and passenger, what do you need to know?
LinkEmirates Not Interested In Air India Stake Emirates has quashed rumours today that it will be bidding to take over troubled national carrier Air India. The Dubai-based airline is the largest foreign operator in India but has confirmed it has no interest in acquiring the Indian carrier. The airline is focussing instead on “organic growth” in the country.
LinkHas Flight Shame Taken A Transatlantic Flight To The US? Flight shame, or flygskam as it was originally called, is a very European thing. Conceived in Scandinavia, the movement has spread, with individuals, businesses and governments all taking steps to avoid all but the most essential air travel.
LinkGulf Air Retires Its Last Airbus A330 Gulf Air yesterday retired its last Airbus A330 yesterday. The 20-year-old aircraft was the last of its type in the Gulf Air fleet, which now uses the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for long haul operations.
LinkCoronavirus Leads China Airlines To Suspend Inflight Service In an attempt to combat the spread of coronavirus, China Airlines and its affiliates, Tigerair Taiwan and Mandarin Airlines will no longer offer inflight services on flights to Hong Kong and Macau.
LinkOman Air's 737 MAX Order Won't Be Cancelled The Sultanate of Oman’s national airline, Oman Air, will not cancel its order for 25 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, despite how its grounding has affected the airline’s growth.
LinkEmbraer's E2 Could Replace Air Niugini's Delayed 737 MAX Order Last week, Papua New Guinea’s national carrier Air Niugini delayed delivery of its Boeing 737 MAX jets until 2024. The Port Moresby based airline had four MAXs on order with deliveries due to start this year.
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