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Bamboo Airways to Operate First US Flights via San Francisco
Vietnam-based Bamboo Airways will operate its first flight to the U.S. in late July or early August, according to a statement provided by the airline. Its first flight is a charter from Hanoi to San Francisco, arriving at the airport at 8:20 p.m. The Vietnamese low-cost carrier will depart San Francisco the following day at […]
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Washington’s Dulles International Airport’s Preliminary Plans to Build New Concourse with United Airlines
Washington’s Dulles International Airport may receive a new concourse by 2025 to replace the airport’s Concourse A regional gates, according to a letter from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, viewed by AirlineGeeks. The airport’s Concourse A regional gates were first built in 1999 as an $18 million […]
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Ryanair Announces Its Third African Base in Agadir, Morocco
On Thursday, Ryanair announced its third base in Africa out of its more than 80 bases in the continent and across Europe. Its new base is located in Agadir, Morocco, where the low-cost carrier plans to base two aircraft as an investment of $200 million. We are delighted to open our new base in Agadir, […]
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Air France Increases Leisure Focus For Upcoming Winter
On Thursday, Air France unveiled its preliminary plans for the upcoming winter 2021-2022 service, with three new “sunny” destinations across the globe targeting leisure travel. Additionally, the Paris-based carrier plans to increase frequencies to other leisure destinations in the Middle East, French Polynesia and North America. New Flights to Africa, the Middle East and Asia […]
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Stobart Air Plans Liquidation, Terminates Operation
On Saturday, Stobart Air — the operator of Aer Lingus’s regional services — announced that it would appoint a liquidator, canceling its franchise agreement with Aer Lingus Regional and forcing the cancelation of dozens of flights. In a memo to its 480 employees, Stobart Air said it was unable to close a deal with suitor […]
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American Airlines Expands Austin Operations with 14 New Routes, Grows Tampa Presence
Last March American Airlines announced eight new routes from Austin, reinforcing its position in the fast-growing city. Three months later, Thursday, June 11, the Dallas-based carrier unveiled an ambitious ramp-up of its Austin operations, adding fourteen new routes, beginning in the fall. Specifically, American Airlines will launch ten domestic destinations, targeted primarily towards business travel, […]
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Bamboo Airways Files Intentions to Fly to San Francisco and Los Angeles
In a recent U.S. Department of Transportation filing, Bamboo Airways announced its intentions to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles and San Francisco beginning in the third quarter of 2021 amid earlier reports of the airline’s plans to launch flights to San Francisco. In April, AirlineGeeks reported that Bamboo Airways Chairman Trinh […]
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How Qantas Airbus A380s Fend Against Rattlesnakes In the California Desert
In California’s Mojave Desert, specifically Victorville, Qantas’s Airbus A380-800s are sitting in long-term storage, amid the coronavirus pandemic causing a major decrease in international travel in Australia. While in storage, Qantas needs to conduct weekly, biweekly and monthly maintenance involving the draining of fuel tanks of water caused by condensation, rotating the wheels, checking tire […]
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Wizz Air Drops All Norwegian Domestic Flying, Reduces Oslo Network
On Friday, Wizz Air announced that it would drop its entire Norwegian domestic network amid the successful restructuring of Norwegian Air Shuttle last week. Additionally, the airline will eliminate a significant portion of its Oslo Gardermoen offering, which leaves a small set of services to Central and Eastern Europe. Domestically, the low-cost carrier plans to […]
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Hawaiian Airlines Terminates Ohana Regional Subsidiary
Amid Hawaiian Airlines’ signs of promise with its newly launched mainland United States services, the airline plans to terminate a less promising portion of its regional intra-island offering. After several years of operations, Hawaiian Airlines’ regional subsidiary, ‘Ohana, will shutter its operations permanently, after temporarily suspending passenger services in January 2021. Initially, low inter-island travel […]