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S7 Airlines opened sale of reduced fare tickets for new destinations

S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, opened sale of air tickets at subsidized fares for four new routes between the cities of the Far East and Siberia. Reduced fare tickets are offered as a part of the state programme developed to provide the availability...

S7 Airlines and Air Moldova extend the scope of the code-share agreement

S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, announces the extension of the scope of the code-share agreement with Air Moldova. Now the airlines will operate partner flights from Saint Petersburg to Chisinau. Direct regular flights on the route Saint Petersburg &...

How the looming crisis is actually making pilot life awesome

Remember that pilot shortage crisis that everyone is talking about? Well, according to pilots themselves – it’s all good. For the time being and for those who have the guts and the skills needed, things have never been better, says Dr. Hans Joachim Weinberger, an AviationCV.com captain with over 20 years of flying experience under his belt. Hans disagrees that pilot life has lost its m...

Qantas boosts North American network with more codeshare flights

Qantas has boosted its North American network through new codeshare services with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Westjet. The new codeshares come into place for travel after October 25 and cover about 40 routes to the US, Canada and Mexico, Qantas said on Friday. They include flights from San Francisco, which Qantas is resuming service to from Sydney in December, to cities such...

Air China Posts Double-Digit Capacity Growth in September

Air China Limited (CA) reported two-digit growth in both passenger and cargo capacity in September to meet strong demand in the peak travel month. The flag carrier announced Available Seat Kilometers (ASK) increased 11.7% in September compared with the same period last year, including 9.7% growth on domestic routes, 17.1% growth on international routes and 0.9% growth on regional routes. Pas...

Carriers Hit by Tax Refunds Storm

Budget airlines Scoot, AirAsia and Thai AirAsia have been inappropriately charging administration fees when returning the departure tax on canceled trips, the Consumer Council said. Airlines receive HK$60 million a year from the Civil Aviation Department to help collect and refund the air passenger departure tax from travelers, the council said. And so it is unfair, chairman of publicit...

Iran: Plane Engine Falls Off into Tehran Locality, Pilot Makes Emergency Landing

A passenger plane in Iran had to make an emergency landing on Thursday after one of its engines reportedly fell off and landed in an urban locality in Tehran. The Mahan Air plane, belonging to the private Iranian airline, had taken off from Tehran when it reportedly experienced an engine failure. There were said to be 300 passengers on board the plane at the time, according to local media....

American Flight from Texas to Germany Delayed by Bees

Some unusual travelers caused a delay for one American Airlines flight. The travelers were hundreds of bees, found by a cargo crew under the right wing of a Boeing 767 that landed at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Wednesday. The plane had arrived from Las Vegas and was headed to Frankfurt, Germany. American spokeswoman Andrea Huguely (HEWG'-lee) said Thursday that a beekeeper and th...

AerCap Executes 306 Aircraft Transactions

AerCap Holdings N.V. (“AerCap,” NYSE: AER) today announced it has leased, purchased and sold 306 aircraft during the nine months ended September 30, 2015: Signed lease agreements for 216 aircraft1, including 54 widebody and 162 narrowbody aircraft. Purchased 35 aircraft, including 4 Airbus A321s, 1 Airbus A330, 1 Airbus A350, 5 Boeing 787-8s, 6 Boeing 787-9s, and 18 Boe...

Embraer Delivers 21 Commercial and 30 Executive Jets in 3Q15

During the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15), Embraer delivered 21 jets to the commercial aviation market and 30 to the business aviation market, for a total of 51 aircraft. The number is 50% higher than in the same period last year, when 34 aircraft were delivered – 19 commercial and 15 executive jets. On September 30, 2015, the firm order backlog totaled USD 22.1 billion. The larg...

Qantas Announces New Codeshare With Solomon Airlines

Qantas has today signed a new codeshare agreement with Solomon Airlines which will deliver significant benefits for the growing numbers of customers travelling between Australia and Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. From 15 November 2015, Qantas customers will be able travel on Solomon Airlines services from Brisbane and Sydney to Honiara, operated by their Airbus A320 aircraft.*...

Air China Expands Beijing-New York Footprint, Adding Flights to Newark Airport

In order to further meet the buoyant demand for air travel between China and the United States, Air China will add more flights to its Beijing-New York schedule from October 26, 2015. The newly-added flights will serve Newark Liberty International Airport, offering an additional easy travel option for travelers between the two regions. Newark Liberty International Airport is one of the five big...

Air Europa awards SR Technics major cabin refurbishment contract

October 14, 2015 – Zurich, Switzerland: SR Technics, one of the world’s leading providers of technical solutions to airlines, announced today that it had secured an order from Air Europa Lineas Aéreas S.A.U., Spain’s leading privately owned airline, to upgrade 12 of its Airbus A330 cabin interiors. The work will be carried out by SR Technics’ Zurich-based Center o...

Gilles Gateau will join Air France with effect from 1st November 2015

Gilles Gateau, Deputy chief of staff and social advisor to the Prime Minister, will join Air France with effect from 1st November 2015. Following an introductory period with the Company, Gilles Gateau will take up his position of Executive Vice President Human Resources and Labour Relations Air France in January 2016, taking over from Xavier Broseta. Xavier Broseta will, as of this date, rep...

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