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Effective April 30, 2023, WestJet will begin its first transpacific operation with the Calgary (YYC) – Tokyo/Narita (NRT) route. This service will be the only non-stop connection between the province of Alberta and Asia. The last operation between Alberta and Japan was on October 26, 2019, with a daily Air Canada service between Calgary and […]

Korean Air began operations with its Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A321neo aircraft, the newest model in the company’s fleet. The new A321neo features a new Prestige Class product with a fully reclining seat, the only South Korean company to offer this feature on a narrowbody aircraft. Korean Air’s first service of the A321neo was on […]

A few days ago, Airbus UpNext, entered into a partnership with CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory (located in Geneva, Switzerland) to carry out a research project to evaluate how superconductivity can contribute to the decarbonization of future aviation systems. Airbus UpNext is a branch of Airbus that explores innovative technologies, identifying future trends […]

Despite having a chaotic summer of air travel, US airlines performed well during Thanksgiving week. According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, US airlines canceled a total of 441 flights across the week. Calm weather across the continental US kept the airlines moving. The only exception was a major storm on Sunday, delaying more than […]

A recent report from the Regional Airline Association (RAA) noted that 76 percent of U.S. airports lost air services when comparing figures from October 2022 with the same month in 2019. Of those 324 airports, the average loss equated to 31 percent of flights that were operated three years prior. The RAA cites a ‘severe […]

On November 19, Italian carrier Neos resumed its flights between Milan (MXP) and Cayo Largo del Sur (CYO) with a stopover in Havana (HAV) after almost three years. With this new operation, the leisure airline will offer up to four destinations in Cuba. Flight NO 601 landed at Vilo Acuña Airport (CYO) with ninety-two passengers […]

Indian conglomerate TATA Group has announced it is merging Indian flag carrier Air India with the Singapore Airlines joint-venture airline, Vistara. The move looks to bolster Air India’s presence in Asia and provide a facelift to an Air India that in the last few years has been hanging on by a thread both in terms […]

TA Airways and Korean Air strengthen their partnership beyond the Skyteam alliance with the signing of a frequent flyer agreement as part of Volare, the Italian flag carrier’s loyalty program. Korean Air, a founding member of Skyteam, is the leading South Korean airline in Italy and the first airline partner of the Volare frequent flyer […]

Jet2 will expand at London – Stansted (STN) for the 2023 summer season, thanks to the securing of additional slots to increase its operations and the addition of an aircraft at the base. The addition of the 15th aircraft at STN allows the British tour operator to increase the supply of seats and flights to popular […]

On November 25 Fiji Airways inaugurated its non-stop flights between Nadi (NAN) and Vancouver (YVR), services will be available throughout the year. The airline is the only carrier to connect Fiji to Canada. Flight FJ 880, operated on an Airbus A330 registered DQ-FJT, took off from Nadi International Airport (NAN) and landed at Vancouver International Airport […]