The Flybe Group has announced an agreement for the sale of the airline to a consortium of airlines. The announcement was made at the beginning of the week with the new owner, Connect Airways, purchasing the airline for £2.8 million ($3.2 million). Connect Airways is made up of Virgin Atlantic Airways, Stobart Air, and Cyprus […]
United is planning additional operations for its 737 MAX 9, according to RoutesOnline. The routes will be for the upcoming summer season and will be operated from the airline’s hubs in San Francisco and Houston. The new 737 MAX routes will be from San Francisco to New Orleans and Seattle, and from Houston to Phoenix, […]
Western Airlines had a long and storied history spanning six decades. Like many early airlines, the carrier was founded with a mail contract and tasked with transporting mail for the government. In the early days of aviation, the U.S. Postal Service helped to provide the founding of numerous airlines. The time and speed saved by […]
Air Namibia, the national airline of Namibia, has announced expansion both domestically and regionally. The new schedule will become effective March 30. The expansion will see an increase of service on several routes that see high levels of demand and frequencies are also being shifted to better meet the needs of passengers. Flights between Windhoek-Eros […]
The German government has banned Iranian private carrier, Mahan Air, from operating flights to the country. The decision was made among heavy pressure from the United States and was first announced in December. The German aviation office sent the airline a notice on Monday to immediately suspends its operations into the country. The airline flew […]
Spirit has announced another round of expansion, less than a month from their last announcement. This announcement will see a new city join the Spirit route map as well as two new routes between existing cities. Starting May 2, the airline will begin multiple routes to Raleigh/Durham International Airport. The airline will begin flying from […]
Earlier this week Hawaiian Airlines retired its last Boeing 767-300ER from its fleet. The last aircraft, tail number N594HA, flew its final commercial flight on Monday, Jan. 7 arriving in Honolulu from Sacramento. Guests were greeted by Hawaiian agents on arrival and were given traditional Hawaiian lei as they deplaned. The Boeing 767 had been […]
Just before the start of the new year, Carlsbad, California-based California Pacific Airlines cancelled all of its California flights. The airline cited a lack of pilots and the general pilot shortage in the industry for the suspension of flights, but noted that it hoped to resume flights in February. Currently, this affects the airline’s Southern […]
All Nippon Airways have announced a new nonstop flight between their hub in Tokyo and Perth, Australia. Flights will begin on Sept. 1, 2019 and will be operated by the airline’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The flight is expected to give a large economic boost to Western Australia. ANA’s flight will be operated daily. The outbound […]
U.S. regional airline SkyWest Airlines has announced the sale of subsidiary ExpressJet Airlines to a joint venture that includes United Airlines. The deal is worth $70 million in cash as well as the joint venture assuming all liabilities of ExpressJet, which has long struggled with profitability. The joint venture, ManaAir, LLC, is a subsidiary of […]
