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Edelweiss Switzerland is comining to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) next summer. Photo: Edelweiss The Swiss airline will launch twice-weekly service to SEA on June 2, 2025. Edelweiss aircraft photo gallery:

Avelo Airlines has announced continued growth at Southern Connecticut’s Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) with the addition of a new nonstop route to New Orleans, La., the doubling of flights to Puerto Rico this winter and more capacity at Tweed expanding the lineup of Boeing Next Generation 737-800s. This growth enables Avelo to significantly expand its convenient, affordable and

Virgin Australia has placed a firm order with Embraer (B3: EMBR3, NYSE: ERJ) for eight E190-E2 small narrowbody aircraft, as part of its fleet renewal plan. The order will see the E190-E2, the world’s most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft with the lowest noise emissions, complement the airline’s larger narrowbodies and replace its long-serving Fokker fleet. The order will be reflected

Thai cargo airline Pattaya Airways has received its air operator certificate (AOC) and also secured a deal with ACE Global Logistics Solutions. The airline said it had taken nine months to secure its AOC and hopes to launch operations later this year. The airline will operate ATR 72 freighters. The airline issued this statement: After

Voepass Linhas Aereas ATR 72-500 (PS-VPB) with 58 passengers and four crew members on board has crashed in Brazil. Flight 2Z 2283 was en route from Cascavel, Parana to São Paulo (Guarulhos) when it appeared to lose control and crash into the ground. More to come. Avião da Voepass acabou de cair em Vinhedo-SP. Rota

 Alaska Airlines today announced the renewal of its partnership with Air Space Intelligence (ASI), creator of Flyways. This renewal reaffirms the airlines commitment to leveraging innovative technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to optimize operations while driving fuel efficiency benefits in service of the airline’s sustainability journey and long-term path to net zero carbon emissions. Alaska

British Airways will drop the London (Heathrow) – Beijing, one of its most important international routes, on October 26, 2024 The route is being dropped because of unfair competition. Chinese airlines can fly over Russian airspace. Their flights are shorter and thus cheaper. Meanwhile BA is forced to avoid Russian airspace on the route and

Ravn Alaska has announced it will suspend scheduled air service from Anchorage to Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Cold Bay, and Sand Point effective on August 16, 2024. The airline will continue to fly from Anchorage to Homer, Valdez, St. Paul Island and Unalakleet. Shrinking Route Map: Ravn Alaska aircraft photo gallery: Screenshot

Hong Kong’s Cathay Group has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 A330-900 widebody aircraft. The order follows a thorough evaluation by the airline under its mid-size widebody fleet renewal program. The newly-ordered aircraft will enable Cathay to modernise its earlier generation A330-300 fleet and expand its operations on high capacity regional routes. The

Emirates announced: Our first Boeing 777 with a nose-to-tail cabin refresh has rolled into service, featuring our highly sought-after Premium Economy, and a new Business Class cabin with a 1-2-1 layout. The first Emirates Boeing 777 with a nose-to-tail cabin refresh sporting a new look has rolled into service, as it prepares to take off