AirlinesNorwegian Gives Slots Back To London Heathrow Low-cost long-haul specialist Norwegian has taken the decision to return six slots (three slot pairs) to the operators of Heathrow Airport. The airline was granted these as part of a slot lottery last year, but is now not willing to use them.
LinkAir China Wants Permission For US Domestic Tag Flights Air China is seeking permission to operate domestic flights within the United States. The routes, which would not be open to fifth freedom sale, would allow the Chinese carrier to maintain its number of destinations while cutting capacity.
LinkHoly Mackerel! WOW 2.0 To Resume Services By March WOW Air 2.0 is beginning to look like a very positive prospect. Following yesterday’s cryptic invitation into WOW World, the airline began to respond to comments confirming that it would indeed be selling tickets soon.
LinkCoronavirus Hoax Forces Westjet 767 Back To Toronto Over Florida On February 3rd, a WestJet flight from Toronto, Canada to Montego Bay, Jamaica was over Florida when the crew decided to divert back to Toronto. The reason? A man stood up during the flight and claimed to have contracted the novel coronavirus after having recently been to China.
LinkMiracle At 35,000 Feet - Baby Boy Born On Qatar Airways 777 A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER was forced to make an unusual diversion yesterday. The flight from Doha to Bangkok made an emergency landing in Kolkata, India after the number of passengers increased by one. At 3 am a baby boy unexpectedly joined the travellers at 35,000 feet.
LinkAmerican Airlines Halts Hong Kong Flights American Airlines has halted flights to Hong Kong. This comes despite the World Health Organisation saying that there are just 15 cases of Coronavirus which have been found in Hong Kong.
LinkBritish Airways Consolidates Tokyo Services To Haneda Airport British Airways will move its Tokyo Narita flights across to Tokyo’s Haneda airport from the end of March. This will mean that the British flag carrier will consolidate its Tokyo operations to just one airport.
LinkAircraft Owners Are Worried Flybe's Fleet Could Be Seized UK regional airline Flybe is being closely watched by aircraft leasing firms. Following the airline’s request to pause the payment of its air passenger duty (APD) and a more recent bid for £100m loan from the UK government, the owners of its airplanes are getting twitchy.
LinkNorwegian Eyes Direct 787 Flights From London To Panama Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle is considering operating non-stop flights from Panama to London using one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners. According to CAPA, the Scandinavian airline met with a Panamanian government trade mission led by Vice Minister of Foreign Trade Juan Carlos Sosa.
LinkEmirates Beijing Flights Now Require A 6-8 Hour Check In Process Emirates and Etihad, both flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates, have suspended flights to all destinations in mainland China except the capital city, Beijing. The move comes as international concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak continues to rise.
LinkAmerican Announces GOL Codeshare And Ups Key Miami Services American Airlines has announced a new codeshare with GOL. At the same time, American is upping key services out of Miami. This will enable greater connectivity across both American and GOL’s network. In addition, this will also help expand American’s footprint in South America after LATAM announced an enhanced partnership with Delta Air Lines.
LinkEtihad Airways Sells Its Airbus A330s And Boeing 777s For $1bn Etihad Airways signed an agreement yesterday to sell 38 aircraft. Ownership will transfer to global investment firm KKR and commercial aviation finance business Altavair AirFinance. The deal is worth USD$1 billion.
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