April 19, 2024

Xiamen Airlines is flying to New York again

Ermal Muji 19 April 2024 18:30

Xiamen Airlines plans to resume the Fuzhou-New York JFK route from May 2024. The route will be operated twice a week. Xiamen Airlines plans to resume the Fuzhou-New York JFK route from May 2024. The route was last served in 2020, and the resumption will include two weekly flights. The flights are scheduled to begin on May 20 and will be operated with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, reports the Aero Routes portal.

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Airports in Iran cancel their flight operations

Ermal Muji 19 April 2024 17:18

The airports in Iran have had to cease flight operations due to the current tensions. The airports in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan are particularly affected. The situation in Iran-Israel is escalating, so that the Iranian airports have had to cease flight operations for the time being. The airports in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan are particularly affected, having already ceased flight operations early this morning, reports the portal Aero.de.

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GP Aviation connects Pristina with Burgas

Ermal Muji 19 April 2024 17:13

The Bulgarian charter airline GP Aviation is planning to start a flight connection between Pristina and Burgas. The route is to be operated once a week. The airline GP Aviation is planning to start charter flights between Pristina and Burgas. The flights are to be operated once a week, every Tuesday. A Boeing 737-400 will be used, reports the portal Ex-Yu Aviation News. Flight operations are planned for the period from June 18 to September 10.

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CMA CGM orders four more Airbus A350Fs

Jan Gruber 19 April 2024 16:38

CMA CGM Air Cargo has ordered four more Airbus A350 cargo aircraft. The company was the first customer in 2021. At that time, four aircraft were also ordered. The eight aircraft now ordered are to be put into service by the end of 2027 and will enable the group to expand worldwide. The cargo airline belongs to the French shipping company CMA-CGM and maintains its cargo hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. "As the launch customer for the cargo version of the A350, CMA CGM Air Cargo has chosen the most environmentally friendly aircraft on the market, thereby underlining the company's commitment to sustainable transport," the company is quoted as saying in the corresponding press release.

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Air France flies to Abu Dhabi with Boeing 777

Ermal Muji 19 April 2024 16:07

The French airline Air France is changing its flight operations between Paris CDG and Abu Dhabi. Specifically, the airline is replacing flights with Airbus aircraft with flights with Boeing aircraft. The airline Air France has announced a change in its flight operations on the Paris CDG-Abu Dhabi route. The flights on this route, which were scheduled to be operated with Airbus A350s, will now be operated with Boeing 777-300ERs. The change in aircraft type affects the period from October to March, when daily flights will be operated with Boeing aircraft, according to the Aero Routes portal.

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Easyjet will not fly to/from Israel in summer 2024

Amely Mizzi 19 April 2024 15:34

The low-cost airline Easyjet will no longer fly to Israel in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The carrier has cancelled all existing bookings and taken the routes off sale. It is currently aiming to resume flights for the 2024/25 winter flight schedule. The airline is reacting to the already extremely weak demand due to the tense security situation and is using the capacity on other routes. This is likely not only for security-related reasons, but primarily for commercial reasons, as other routes enjoy significantly higher demand, meaning that more money can be earned on them.

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Edinburgh Airport: Vinci Airports takes over the majority

Amely Mizzi 19 April 2024 14:06

The airport operator Vinci Airports has announced that it wants to take over the majority of Edinburgh Airport. For 50,01 percent, it is putting around 1,27 billion pounds sterling on the table. Subject to regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to be completed in summer 2024. The previous sole owner, Global Infrastructure Partners, says it will remain on board with a 49,99 percent minority stake. Vinci has been making inroads in the United Kingdom for several years, as it already owns the majority of Gatwick and Belfast airports.

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Business jets: Travelcoup wants to broker empty legs

Jan Gruber 19 April 2024 13:05

The travel company Travelcoup is starting a new business in the area of business jets: in the future, it wants to arrange so-called "empty legs". In demand aviation, empty flights, which are necessary for positioning, are common. Many providers sell seats at relatively low prices, as otherwise the plane would be empty and would not make any money at all. Travelcoup now wants to arrange this possibility of traveling on a large scale. To this end, it has launched a booking platform and is advertising one-way prices starting at 149 euros on a business jet.

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Air Transat increases Canada-Italy traffic

Amely Mizzi 19 April 2024 12:34

The Canadian airline Air Transat will fly to the Italian capital airport Rome-Fiumicino from Montreal and Toronto in the current 2024 summer flight schedule period. Since April 16, 2024, the carrier has been offering a weekly rotation from the first-mentioned city. The frequencies are to be gradually increased so that there will be daily flights from June 16, 2024. From Toronto, Air Transat will set course for Rome-FCO from May 3, 2024. Initially, there will be five flights a week before increasing to daily flights on June 13, 2024.

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Embraer also wants to offer the C-390 as a civilian freighter

Jan Gruber 19 April 2024 11:31

The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer intends to offer the military model C-390 for civilian purposes in the future. An LOI has already been signed with the postal service Correios. The C-390 is considered a very successful and popular transport aircraft in the military sector. Now Embraer also wants to offer the model as a civilian transport aircraft with a maximum payload of 26 tons. A preliminary agreement for the necessary conversions has already been signed with the Brazilian postal service.

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More articles from the category

Xiamen Airlines is flying to New York again

Airports in Iran cancel their flight operations

GP Aviation connects Pristina with Burgas

CMA CGM orders four more Airbus A350Fs

Air France flies to Abu Dhabi with Boeing 777

Easyjet will not fly to/from Israel in summer 2024

Edinburgh Airport: Vinci Airports takes over the majority

Business jets: Travelcoup wants to broker empty legs

Air Transat increases Canada-Italy traffic

Embraer also wants to offer the C-390 as a civilian freighter

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