The African continent has a burgeoning aviation industry with growth expected to be around 6 percent annually. However, it accounts for less than 2 percent of the global aviation market at the moment, dominated by outside airlines. While the potential is there to grow the African aviation sector, many factors make realizing the full potential of the industry on the diverse continent a challenge. Corruption is rampant amongst many African governments, infrastructure is lacking and tourism isn't hugely popular in some…
Delta is pulling the sheet off of its newest jet. The Airbus A220, formerly known as the Bombardier C Series, is making its initial U.S. debut with the Atlanta-based carrier. The airline introduced its first A220 after it came out of the paint shop near Bombardier's plant in Mirabel, Quebec.…
A consortium of airline executives is planning a new airline for low-cost, long-haul flights. The project, referred to as “Swiss Skies," will be based in Basel, Switzerland and has an aggressive growth and expansion schedule. The Swiss Skies group was formed by former airline executives, including Armin Bovensiepen, the former…
Coming off a disappointing summer season where the airline missed their revenue target and saw their CEO Björgólfur Jóhannsson step down as a result, Icelandair has announced a shift in its traditional overall route structure, as well as changes to individual markets in both continents, that will appear on its…
Following what could be denoted as a long and rough relationship lasting about seven years, Mexican hybrid carrier Interjet decided that it’s time to get rid of its Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) 100 fleet, after major recurrent headaches with the model. The airline has had several issues with these Russian airliners…
Turkish Airlines today made a bold fashion statement with the announcement of its new designer uniforms. The Istanbul-based airline teamed up with Haute Couturier Ettore Bilotta, a Milan-based designer, to help create the new uniform heralding a new era and brand identity for Turkey’s flag carrier. The uniform was inspired…
Frontier has announced another round of expansion, announcing six new routes. The new routes will all be seasonal as well as less than daily. The biggest expansion will be at Orlando International Airport with four new routes. Philadelphia and Sarasota will receive a new route each. Orlando will see flights…
Hurricane Florence is quickly approaching the U.S. East Coast, with initial landfall expected to be made on Thursday along the coast of North and South Carolina. Millions of people are preparing their homes and businesses for the looming storm and Boeing is no exception. The aircraft manufacturer’s Charleston plant is…
Continuing its trend of rapid expansion in not even it's sixth month of operations in the transatlantic market, Primera Air has announced that it will open up another European base in Madrid, Spain. Its fourth route expansion in as little as a month, Primera will fly from the Iberian Peninsula…
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) in the north of England was recently named the best airport in the U.K. by Which? Magazine for the second year in a row for airports serving less than 10 million passengers. This came at a similar time to the airport’s accolade of the U.K.’s favorite…
