Networks – Page 7
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Fresh Israel-Iran conflict risks further disrupting Asia-Europe air travel
Airlines in Europe and Asia have began re-routing their operations between the two regions following escalating tensions in the Middle East, further narrowing Asia-Europe flight options and raising operating costs.
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Delta ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Aeromexico joint-venture ruling
Delta Air Lines is in talks with regulators to secure a “less-punitive” ruling after the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) tentative order requiring it to end a joint venture with SkyTeam partner Aeromexico.
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UK 747 cargo carrier One Air shifts operations to East Midlands
UK cargo operator One Air has commenced operations from East Midlands airport, using its Boeing 747-400 freighter fleet for Hong Kong services.
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SAS switching from Star Alliance to SkyTeam at end of August
Scandinavian carrier SAS is to leave Star Alliance for SkyTeam at the end of August, following the recapitalisation by a consortium which includes SkyTeam partner Air France-KLM.
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Ryanair to resume Israeli services as low-cost terminal becomes available
Budget carrier Ryanair is to restore services to Israel from early June, after a decision to re-open Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport’s low-cost terminal.
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PAL expands USA network; Malaysia Airlines inks IndiGo codeshare pact
Philippine Airlines adds Seattle to its North American network, while low-cost operators Thai AirAsia and Vietjet expand their Japanese and Chinese operations, respectively.
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Air Canada returns to Singapore as it eyes region’s growth potential
Air Canada is seeing “very good” forward booking demand on flights between Vancouver and Singapore, and will increase frequencies between the two cities in December.
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Ryanair hits revised passenger target for 2023-24 financial year
Ryanair booked 183.7 million passengers in its financial year ending 31 March 2024, in line with guidance it revised downwards after delays last year in deliveries of Boeing 737 Max jets.
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PSA Airlines opens maintenance base in Dallas-Forth Worth
American Airlines’ regional subsidiary PSA Airlines opened on 1 April a maintenance base at Dallas-Fort Worth International airport, the carrier’s ninth such base in the USA.
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Regional start-up BermudAir plans to launch flights to Canada
Fresh off expanding its network on the East Coast of the USA, start-up regional carrier BermudAir has signalled its intention to launch flights to two eastern Canadian cities this summer.
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Flydubai to bring first international services to new Red Sea airport
United Arab Emirates carrier Flydubai is preparing to become the first airline to operate international services to the new Red Sea airport in Saudi Arabia.
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Avelo expands New Haven network with four new destinations
Avelo Airlines will add four new destinations to its map this summer, including the first commercial flights to Lakeland, Florida, in more than a decade.
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Podcast
Airline Business Podcast: Changes at the top of Boeing and Europe’s united front
In the latest episode – sponsored by Panasonic Avionics – Graham and Lewis discuss the impact of the recently announced changes at the top of Boeing, which came after several airlines voiced concerns about aspects of the airframer’s management.
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UK’s Jet2 to open Bournemouth base next year
UK leisure carrier Jet2 is to establish a new base at Bournemouth, on the south coast, and unveiled a batch of destinations to be served in summer next year. The decision brings the number of UK bases for the holiday airline to 12. Jet2 says it will initially base two ...
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New Pacific Airlines cuts last passenger flights from schedule
New Pacific Airlines has cancelled flights on its last remaining scheduled route between Ontario, California and Nashville, Tennessee, as the struggling start-up carrier pivots to an entirely charter-based business model.
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European regulator flags competition concerns over Lufthansa-ITA deal
European regulators cite some short-haul routes to central Europe, long-haul routes to North America and Japan and ITA Airways’ strong position at Milan Linate airport as key areas that could restrict competition if Lufthansa completes a deal to acquire a stake in the Italian carrier.
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Edelweiss to assign initial A350s to North American destinations
Swiss carrier Edelweiss intends to be the first carrier in the country to introduce Airbus A350s, and has unveiled initial long-haul routes for the type.
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’Like lipstick on a pig’: Ryanair chief slams Single European Sky reforms
Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary has hit out at the European Union’s reforms of its Single European Sky initiative, branding them as “useless”.
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Short-haul start-up BermudAir expanding in eastern USA
BermudAir has launched thrice-weekly round-trip flights to Baltimore, representing the first major expansion of the short-haul airline’s early network.
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Taxes and strikes slowing Frankfurt traffic recovery
Fraport expects passenger numbers at Frankfurt airport to increase to be between 61 and 65 million this year, still leaving the Lufthansa hub airport some way short of the nearly 71 million high it handled before the pandemic in 2019.