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News : Horizon Air reports November traffic figures

Horizon Air reports November traffic figures

December 2, 2011

Horizon Air has announced its November 2011 traffic data including a 3.3-point increase in load factor compared with the same month last year.

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News : Scoot to open with Sydney service

Scoot to open with Sydney service

December 1, 2011

Sydney has been announced as Scoot’s inaugural destination when it starts flying from Singapore in mid-2012.

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News : JetBlue slot expansion at LaGuardia and Reagan National

JetBlue slot expansion at LaGuardia and Reagan National

December 1, 2011

JetBlue Airways has completed an agreement to purchase two bundles of eight slot pairs, one at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and the second at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National...

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News : Horizon Air pilots awarded wage rise

Horizon Air pilots awarded wage rise

December 1, 2011

Horizon Air and its pilots, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), have jointly announced that the neutral arbitrator responsible for choosing the 2012-2013...

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News : Sharklet-fitted Airbus A320 completes first flight

Sharklet-fitted Airbus A320 completes first flight

November 30, 2011

Airbus has completed the first flight of A320 development aircraft (MSN 001) fitted with the new ‘Sharklet’ wing-tip devices.

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News : Skywest takes fourth ATR 72-500 for Virgin Australia operations

Skywest takes fourth ATR 72-500 for Virgin Australia operations

November 30, 2011

Skywest Airlines has announce taken delivery of its fourth new ATR 72-500 for operation as part of the Australian Regional Airline Network (“ARAN”) Agreement between Skywest...

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News : Wizz Air adds new Poland–Norway routes

Wizz Air adds new Poland–Norway routes

November 30, 2011

Wizz Air is to begin two new services from Gdansk to Norway, namely to Trondheim and Haugesund, starting in April 2012, with both services initially operate twice a week.

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News : Increased passenger charge on AirAsia international flights

Increased passenger charge on AirAsia international flights

November 30, 2011

From 1 December 2011, all AirAsia passengers flying to international destinations from Malaysia will be subjected to new Passenger Service Charge (PSC) rates, caused, says the airline,...

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News : Goodrich SmartDisplay EFB for Monarch’s Airbuses

Goodrich SmartDisplay EFB for Monarch’s Airbuses

November 30, 2011

Monarch Airlines has selected Goodrich’s SmartDisplay electronic flight bag (EFB) for its Airbus A300, A320, A321 and A330 aircraft.

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News : SafTGlo for Monarch fleet

SafTGlo for Monarch fleet

November 29, 2011

Monarch Airlines is to fit STG Aerospace’s SafTGlo photoluminescent (PL) floorpath marking system across its fleet.

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News : Ryanair fights to block screenscrapers

Ryanair fights to block screenscrapers

November 28, 2011

Ryanair says it will continue to protect consumers again the unauthorised sale of its seats by screenscrapers, and will now modify its new reCAPTCHA internet security feature, after Edreams...

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News : Mobile phone self combusts on Rex flight

Mobile phone self combusts on Rex flight

November 25, 2011

A passenger’s mobile phone started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke, accompanied by a red glow, shortly after Regional Express (Rex) flight ZL319 operating from Lismore...

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News : Airlines to EU States: get on with Single European Sky

Airlines to EU States: get on with Single European Sky

November 25, 2011

Four airline associations – AEA, ELFAA, ERA and IACA – have called on the European Union’s Member States to end procrastination over the Single European Sky project...

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News : Wizz Air offering reserved seating

Wizz Air offering reserved seating

November 24, 2011

Wizz Air has decide to introduce reserved seating for passengers with a new service called ‘Wizz Reserved Seat’.

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News : Wizz Air launches Budapest–Dortmund service

Wizz Air launches Budapest–Dortmund service

November 24, 2011

From 13 January 2012, Wizz Air is to add Dortmund to its destinations from Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD), intially offering a twice a week service (Mondays and Fridays),...

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News : flydubai begins Belgrade service

flydubai begins Belgrade service

November 23, 2011

flydubai has inaugurated services to its 46th destination, Belgrade in Serbia. The new route is flydubai’s 12th destination in Central and Eastern Europe, a region key to the airline’s...

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News : Wizz Air Ukraine reinstates flights from Lviv

Wizz Air Ukraine reinstates flights from Lviv

November 22, 2011

Wizz Air is to restart operations in Western Ukraine following the successful completion of runway reconstruction works at Lviv International Airport.

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News : Ryanair reserved seating trial expands to all routes

Ryanair reserved seating trial expands to all routes

November 22, 2011

Ryanair will extend its reserved seating service to all its routes, after successfully trialling it on more than 100 routes since May.

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News : More aircraft acquisitions and lease placements by ALC

More aircraft acquisitions and lease placements by ALC

November 22, 2011

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed lease agreements for 13 additional aircraft including a number for regional and low-fare airlines.

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News : 15 E-190s for BOC Aviation

15 E-190s for BOC Aviation

November 22, 2011

BOC Aviation and Embraer have signed a contract for the purchase of 15 Embraer 190s, with deliveries scheduled from the fourth quarter of 2012 through to 2014.

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