This week Emirates CEO, Tim Clarke, spoke highly of the a potential non-stop route between Perth and London. Clarke said the route would be a "smart thing to do" leading to, perhaps, a few raised eyebrows across the airline industry. Visiting Australia this week Clarke met with his Qantas counterpart, Alan Joyce, aiming to find…
Fuel efficiency and environmental impact is always a topic in the world news and among aircraft manufacturers that are always trying to do something to lessen the negative effect flying has on our environment. Airbus has created a new A320 series aircraft that, inline with the new Pratt & Whitney…
UK carrier Monarch has announced their intentions for a continuation in operations after receiving a £165m investment from Greybull Capital. The airline originally had an extension on their ATOL license to give more time in providing assurances about the airline's finances. This now enables the airline to receive their full…
Finnair continues to grow its Asian traffic, and has today announced it will add capacity and frequencies to both its Tokyo and Hong Kong routes with the Airbus A350XWB for the Summer 2017 season. This is following news that the airline reporting a 6% increase in passenger traffic overall. Finnair plans…
Air Berlin has recently announced plans to restructure itself following crippling year-on-year financial results which saw a record loss of €446m back in April of this year. In a move to assist with current attempts to complete with the likes of Ryanair, easyJet and Lufthansa's Eurowings, the airline has had to rely on…
As of October 7, 2016, Moscow based carrier AirBridge Cargo added Seattle to their international route network. Their service launch was celebrated with an aircraft dedication event at Sea-Tac Airport. The brand new Boeing 747-8F Freighter aircraft was brought in on a short flight directly from Paine Field in Everett…
As Hurricane Matthew began to bear down on southern Florida on Thursday, airlines cancelled thousands of regularly scheduled flights in preparation for airport closures. A few carriers also ramped up flights in an attempt to evacuate everyone from the areas in the path of the storm. According to FlightAware, over 3,700…
Romanian carrier Blue Air has announced a further growth strategy for their Liverpool operations. The airline has stated that Liverpool is to be their 8th European base for an expansion of operations. Blue Air will have one 189-seat Boeing B737-800 at Liverpool by the beginning of summer 2017. Furthermore, on top…
Exeter-based Flybe, the largest independent regional airline in Europe, today announced its support for the long awaited expansion of London Heathrow Airport. [caption id="attachment_7909" align="alignright" width="300"] Flybe Routes from Heathrow (Photo: YourHeathrow)[/caption] The airline currently has hubs in Manchester and Birmingham, but doesn't serve Heathrow. However, today its CEO, Saad Hammed, said "give Heathrow…
