Airline News

SAS is expanding its North American network by adding a ninth destination. Starting on June 17, SAS will offer daily nonstop flights from Copenhagen to Atlanta, providing customers with a new direct route to the U.S. SAS will operate the route with both Airbus A330 as well as A350 aircraft. Both aircraft types offer three […]

A new direct service to Xi’an, the administrative centre of Shaanxi Province (China), has been launched from Samarkand International Airport. The first flight, operated by Loongair, landed at Samarkand at 12:08 local time yesterday (Sunday), and was given a traditional water cannon welcome upon arrival on the taxiway. Passengers, who included a delegation of airline

airBaltic Training, a subsidiary of the Latvian airline airBaltic, is honored to announce the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with Diamond Aircraft for the acquisition of three all-electric eDA40 and two DA42-VI aircraft. Thus, the airBaltic Pilot Academy’s fleet will grow to 15 aircraft in total. The signing took place during the Baltic International Airshow in Liepaja (Latvia) on June 15-16, 2024. This strategic move underscores airBaltic’s commitment to

Ethiopian Airlines has launched its thrice weekly flights to Nekemte, Gudina Tumsa Airport while simultaneously inaugurating the completion of airport airfield and passenger access projects in the airport.  Ethiopian Airlines new flights to Gudina Tumsa Airport will be operated per the schedule below: Addis Ababa (ADD) to Nekemte (NEK) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays with flights

New video from Sam Chui: Join me on a Boeing 747 Hajj Flight from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia. Definitely an experience to remember for my whole life! The journey started at Soekarno-Hatta Int’l Airport in Jakarta. 450 pilgrims checked in outside the airport and came directly to the airside waiting to board the Boeing 747.

From Bloomberg News: Southwest Airlines flight WN 2786 from Honolulu to Lihue on April 11 came within 400 feet of diving into the Pacific Ocean near Lihue after an aborted landing due to bad weather: Go deeper: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-14/southwest-plane-plunges-within-400-feet-of-ocean-near-hawaii?srnd=homepage-americas and from Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/us/southwest-airlines-flight-hawaiian-island-plunges-comes-within-400-feet-pacific-ocean-report Here’s the complete internal Southwest narrative on the recent LIH incident. Fascinating

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) welcomed Breeze Airways on June 14 with their inaugural flights to Charleston International Airport (CHS) and Orlando International Airport (MCO). Breeze will launch one-stop/no change of plane “BreezeThru” service to Tampa International Airport (TPA) starting September 5, and their nonstop service to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers will begin on October 2. Breeze will operate all routes twice

Starting on December 21, 2024, Delta will fly its largest ever domestic ski schedule, including more flights from Los Angeles than ever before, alongside robust service to top U.S. ski destinations from MSP, ATL, and SLC.  Customers already dreaming of hitting the slopes this winter will find ample options on Delta, as the airline plans

Air Transat Airbus A321-271NX WL C-GOIW (msn 10287) BSL (Paul Bannwarth). Image: 961798. Air Transat has operated its first flight connecting YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport to Marrakech-Menara International Airport (TS396) last night. – Joseph Adamo, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Transat, and Sebastian Ponce, Chief Revenue Officer of Transat, with crew members from Air

Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A321-271NX WL N620FR (msn 11425) (Tico, Tico, the Two-Toed Sloth) SEA (Bruce Drum). Image: 106117. Frontier Airlines will launch nonstop service from nine airports across the United States in August. New service from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: SERVICE TO:  SERVICE START:  SERVICE FREQUENCY:  Fare:  Boston (BOS)  August 13, 2024  Daily  $39*