United Airlines has placed an order for 70 Airbus A321neo aircraft, positioning the airline to grow its presence in the single-aisle market in alignment with its “United Next” initiative. The new order complements existing orders from United for 50 A321XLR aircraft, bringing the total commitment from the airline to 120 A321 aircraft. “Such a significant […]
In an effort to further strengthen its cargo footprint across the region, airlines under the AirAsia Group have made available cargo spaces on their flights on Freightchain, the world’s first digital air cargo network based on blockchain. AirAsia’s cargo services are managed by its logistics venture, Teleport who has also adopted Freightchain in order to […]
Baku-based Silk Way West Airlines has been awarded Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification. To further improve the company’s capacity in reliably handling time- and temperature-sensitive cargo, the carrier has successfully completed an in-depth GDP audit by Global Cold Chain Consultants, a trusted external party with a strong track record in the pharmaceutical industry. This is […]
Sabre Corporation and Virgin Australia have reaffirmed their long-standing relationship with the renewal of their global distribution agreement. Under the renewed agreement, Sabre will continue to distribute Virgin Australia flights and services through the Sabre GDS marketplace, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of Sabre-connected agencies will continue to have access to flights. “Although international borders […]
Finnair and Shanghai-based Juneyao Air will enter to a joint business partnership next month. The carriers will cooperate commercially on flights between Helsinki and Shanghai as well points beyond in China and Europe. Finnair and Juneyao Air started a codeshare cooperation in 2019, when Juneyao Air launched its Shanghai-Helsinki route. The joint business further deepens […]
Caribbean Airlines plans to cut around a quarter of its staff, or 450 employees, as part of a restructuring of the carrier. The airline, headquartered in Trinidad & Tobago capital Port of Spain, also said it would put a number of aircraft into storage. Caribbean Airlines said the restructuring strategy comes in the wake of […]
Qatar Airways has welcomed Abidjan to its global network as its debut flight to the largest city in Côte d’Ivoire lands at Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport. With three weekly flights, the service between Doha and Abidjan via Accra will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 22 seats in business class and 232 […]
Emirates hopes to have recovered close to 90 per cent of its pre-pandemic network by the end of next month, operating 880 weekly services across 124 cities. The Dubai-based carrier, which this week announced huge losses for the past year, currently serves 115 global passenger destinations. The airline will resume services to seven cities in […]
Boeing’s 737-10, the largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, has completed a successful first flight. The airplane took off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, at 10:07 a.m. and landed at 12:38 p.m. at Boeing Field in Seattle on June 18, 2021. “The airplane performed beautifully,” said 737 Chief Pilot Capt. Jennifer Henderson. “The […]
Ryanair has opened its 16th Italian base at Turin with two based aircraft – an investment of $200m – and 32 routes connecting Turin, both domestically & internationally, to 13 countries across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Ryanair’s new Turin base will deliver: Two based aircraft ($200m investment), 60 direct jobs 18 new […]
