Rex will challenge the new-look Virgin as a mid-market ‘hybrid’ and offer business seats and catering when it flies capital city routes. The post Rex to challenge Virgin as hybrid with business seats appeared first on Australian Aviation.
2 months agoAir New Zealand has appointed a former senior executive who spent 13 years at the airline as its new chief financial officer. The post Air New Zealand reappoints long-term exec as CFO appeared first on Australian Aviation.
2 months agoIsrair (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has attracted six bids for control of the carrier, Haaretz reported on November 9, the day after the bidding period ended. Among them are a proposal to merge with Arkia Israeli Airlines (IZ, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) and another from Tami Mozes Borovitz, who lost control…
2 months agoMIAMI – Qatar Airways (QR) is resuming services to Algiers (ALG), Kyiv (KBP), Miami (MIA), Phuket (HKT), Seychelles (SEZ), Tbilisi (TBS), and Warsaw (WAW), the airline’s website announced on November 11. Qatar Airways is reinstating the services, as follows: Algiers (two weekly flights starting…
2 months agoLONDON – Yesterday, Lufthansa (LH) and the ver.di union have agreed on an initial crisis package after intensive negotiations. The measures, with a volume of more than €200m, will help to overcome the economic effects of the crisis. The agreements that have been reached still require the approval…
2 months agoMIAMI – According to Virgin Atlantic (VS) CEO Shai Weiss, the long-haul airline is a willing partner to build up the bankrupted Flybe (BE). Just a month ago, BE’s administrators announced that they reached an agreement to return the carrier to the skies. As a former BE shareholder, Weiss…
2 months agoMIAMI – Airbus SE announced it is restricting the production of the A220 at its facility in Mirabel, Québec. It will only roll three aircraft off the final assembly line per month. Additionally, only one aircraft will roll out per month at Airbus’ other facility in Mobile, Alabama. The…
2 months agoCHARLESTON – Earlier this afternoon, Charleston International Airport (CHS) in South Carolina was evacuated after a suspicious package was found by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents. Passengers inside the terminal were quickly directed to exit, and those onboard aircraft were…
2 months agoBERLIN (Reuters) – Flying taxi startup Lilium will set up its first U.S. hub near Orlando, putting more than 20 million Floridians within range of...
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