Airline News Archive

Emirates has announced its plans to launch direct services to Dakar – Senegal – known as the land of ‘Teranga’ or hospitality because of its friendly and welcoming people.

Figures published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) this week, show that easyJet is the UK’s largest airline, measured by the number of passengers flown for the second year in a row.

Unite has urged British Airways to return to the negotiating table in order to avert strike action planned for next week. Amid a growing chorus of criticism of its actions, Unite is asking BA to reinstate a formal offer made late last week.

Etihad Airways and Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, have signed a five-year full content agreement to provide travel agents connected to Galileo and Worldspan worldwide with access to all of the airline’s published inventory of flights and fares.

Emirates has doubled its regional lounge offering in the UK within the space of just six months.

Continental Airlines has confirmed it will follow a host of other American carriers, and introduce a paid-for food service on scheduled flights for the first time. All passengers in economy class will now be expected to pay for hot meals, along with those on flights of less than six hours.

British Airways has published plans allowing the airline to operate 60 per cent of its scheduled departures during Unite’s planned strike next week. Cabin crew at the airline will walk out for three days from March 23rd, but BA argues replacement staff, chartered jets and a higher than expected number of staff crossing picket lines will see a high percentage of flights depart on schedule.

JetBlue Airways Corporation will waive change fees and fare differences to allow customers booked to travel to, from or through New York metro airports (JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Newburgh or White Plains) on Saturday, Mar. 13

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will introduce daily flights from Thiruvananthapuram to Dammam, its third daily service from India to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, effective March 28, 2010.

Passenger numbers at UK airports saw the sharpest drop since the Second World War last year, according to the latest figures from the Civil Aviation Authority. UK airports handled 218 million passengers during the 2009 calendar year, down from 235 million the previous year.

UK’s Number One Domestic Airline Adds seats at London Gatwick, Southampton, Jersey, Aberdeen and Dusseldorf to keep Britain on the Move.

British Airways is expected to outline which flights will be cancelled, following a decision by the Unite union to strike later this month. Services from London City Airport and long-haul services from BA’s other London bases are expected to depart, while UK and European departures are likely to be hard hit.

Emirates Airline has announced it will hire up to 2,000 new crew members during 2010, as the United Arab Emirates’ flag-carrier continues to expand. Updating the industry on its progress at ITB Berlin, the airline also confirmed it had increased the number of aircraft in its fleet to 145 over the past year, while adding Durban and Luanda to its list of destination.

American Airlines announced today that it will be an official sponsor of the USA Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China.

Alaska Airlines today will inaugurate thrice-weekly service between San Jose, Calif., and Kahului, Maui, and four-times-weekly service between San Jose and Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii starting March 12, 2010.

American Airlines AAdvantage® members now have the ability to redeem AAdvantage miles for flights on GOL, one of South America’s largest airlines.

Global airline capacity for March 2010 shows positive growth, when compared to the same month in both 2009 and 2008, reports OAG, the global leader in aviation intelligence, in its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline seats and flights.

British Airways and Meridiana-Eurofly have announced a new codesharing agreement on Meridiana’s services between London Gatwick and Florence.

Cabin crew at British Airways have confirmed they are to strike later this month, as part of an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions at the flag-carrier. Following months of negotiations, Unite this morning confirmed staff would walk out for three days from March 20th and for four days from March 27th.

Swiss International Air Lines has recorded a sharp fall in profits over the last year, as a “difficult economic environment” continues to impact upon the airline. While the flag-carrier reported an operating profit of CHF146 million for 2009, this is down from CHF472 million the previous year.