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News : Two Ryanair routes to get reserved seating trial

Two Ryanair routes to get reserved seating trial

April 19, 2011

Ryanair is to trial a reserved seating service on its Dublin–Malaga and Dublin–London Gatwick routes from 16 May, with the pre-booked service costing £10 (each way)...

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News : New business class product for airBaltic

New business class product for airBaltic

April 19, 2011

airBaltic has announced that it is improving its business class concept and altering its business class fare system to make the product more attractive to those passengers who book e...

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News : Firefly signs up for Lufthansa Systems’ Lido/FMS

Firefly signs up for Lufthansa Systems’ Lido/FMS

April 19, 2011

Malaysian regional airline Firefly signed a three-year-contract with Lufthansa Systems (LSY) for the use of Lido/FMS (flight management system).

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News : Flybe begins Edinburgh–Knock service

Flybe begins Edinburgh–Knock service

April 19, 2011

Flybe has begun operating its brand new route between Edinburgh and Knock in the west of Ireland.

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News : Pinnacle announces March and 1Q11 traffic for airline subsidiaries

Pinnacle announces March and 1Q11 traffic for airline subsidiaries

April 18, 2011

Pinnacle Airlines Corporation (PNCL) has released preliminary traffic results for its three subsidiary airlines, Pinnacle Airlines, Colgan Air and Mesaba Aviation, for March 2011 and...

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News : Embraer delivers 20 commercial airliners in 1Q11

Embraer delivers 20 commercial airliners in 1Q11

April 18, 2011

During the first quarter of 2011 (1Q11), Embraer delivered 20 aircraft to the commercial aviation market and eight to executive aviation, leaving the firm order backlog on 31 March 2011...

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News : Skyworld, PRISMA place ex-Aegean Avros with Sky Wings

Skyworld, PRISMA place ex-Aegean Avros with Sky Wings

April 18, 2011

Sky Wings Airlines of Greece has bought four Avro RJ100s from Aegean Airlines in a transaction arranged by Skyworld Aviation and Prisma Aviation Services.

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News : Inflight WiFi take-up strong among Norwegian’s passengers

Inflight WiFi take-up strong among Norwegian’s passengers

April 18, 2011

Norwegian’s reports that its free inflight WiFi has received a warm welcome from the airline’s passengers, with some flights having more than half the passengers online s...

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News : Low-fare airlines 'the future of air travel in Europe' says report

Low-fare airlines 'the future of air travel in Europe' says report

April 18, 2011

The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) has welcomed a report by York Aviation which it says demonstrates that low-fare airlines have become the carriers of choice for intra-Europe...

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News : Monarch Aircraft Engineering line maintenance for Wizz Air in Spain

Monarch Aircraft Engineering line maintenance for Wizz Air in Spain

April 18, 2011

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has won a line maintenance technical handling contract from Wizz Air.

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News : flydubai announces two Saudi routes

flydubai announces two Saudi routes

April 17, 2011

flydubai has announced the addition of Riyadh and Jeddah to its network, taking the number of Saudi Arabia destinations from three to five.

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News : iPad becomes EFB with Lufthansa Systems apps

iPad becomes EFB with Lufthansa Systems apps

April 15, 2011

Lufthansa Systems has launched an entire suite of applications for the iPad which enable the iPad to become a full-fledged though lightweight, easy-to-use and highly affordable electronic...

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News : JetBlue announces service from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to St Maarten

JetBlue announces service from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to St Maarten

April 15, 2011

JetBlue Airways has revealed plans to launch nonstop daily service to St Maarten (SXM), a route that will be the airline's eighth non-stop destination out of San Juan and its third out...

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News : easyJet update on volcanic ash AVOID system

easyJet update on volcanic ash AVOID system

April 15, 2011

easyJet has announced its progress with the AVOID (Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and Detector) system and has called upon the aviation industry to work together to avoid further...

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News : JetBlue announces March and 1Q11 traffic figures

JetBlue announces March and 1Q11 traffic figures

April 15, 2011

JetBlue Airways has announced its preliminary traffic results for March 2011 and the first quarter of the year.

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News : Firefly confirms more ATR 72-500 deliveries

Firefly confirms more ATR 72-500 deliveries

April 15, 2011

Firefly has announced that it will be receiving its eleventh ATR 72-500 in October and its twelfth in November 2011.

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News : Southwest, AirTran and pilots reach integration agreement

Southwest, AirTran and pilots reach integration agreement

April 14, 2011

The respective unions representing Southwest Airlines and AirTran pilots plus both airline companies have signed a four-party process agreement that provides for the two pilot groups...

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News : City Airline signs up for Vistair’s SafetyNet cloud-based safety solution

City Airline signs up for Vistair’s SafetyNet cloud-based safety solution

April 14, 2011

Swedish regional carrier, City Airline, has become the latest airline select Vistair’s web-based SafetyNet safety reporting and management system.

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News : Frontier Airlines alters fees and charges

Frontier Airlines alters fees and charges

April 13, 2011

Frontier Airlines has announced new fee reductions and policy changes effective for tickets including the addition of no change fees for itinerary changes made prior to the day of travel...

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News : MRO AMERICAS: P&W Global Service Partners adds PAS Technologies to global repair network

MRO AMERICAS: P&W Global Service Partners adds PAS Technologies to global repair network

April 13, 2011

Pratt & Whitney has signed an agreement to establish PAS Technologies as the exclusive designated service provider for selected repairs on Pratt & Whitney and IAE engine mode...

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