Air Malta and Sofia, Bulgaria-based Balkan Airlines are to operate a joint Sofia-Malta-New York-John F Kennedy, USA scheduled service using a Balkan-operated Boeing 767-200ER. Air Malta chairman Joseph Tabone says that the weekly service, starting in November, results from negotiations aimed at providing a viable, non-stop New York service from the central Mediterranean island.
Source: Flight International
South African Airways is to resume its service to the Australian city of Perth by the end of April, continuing a restoration of the flag-carrier’s long-haul services. It has already re-introduced flights to Sao Paulo in Brazil, around six months ago. SAA’s rebuilding of its network had already been planned ...
Southwest Airlines is cutting several destinations from its network, pushing employee time-off programmes, and considering seating changes after surging costs and Boeing 737 Max delivery delays pushed it to a $231 million first-quarter loss.
UK regional carrier Loganair is to cut three routes from its network and reduce frequencies on some others following a review by new chief executive Luke Farajallah aimed at improving its operational resilience.
