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NewsDelta and United face slackening demand for international flights originating outside USA
Top US airlines report that demand for US-originating international flights remains strong, though data suggest that fewer international travellers are visiting American cities.
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NewsPhilippine Airlines confirms A321 retrofit, network expansion plans
Philippine Airlines has confirmed that it will begin cabin retrofit works on its Airbus A321s in May, as it unveils network expansion plans at its Cebu hub.
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NewsCanada’s Porter Airlines makes ‘targeted frequency reductions’ amid softening US demand
Porter Airlines is the latest Canadian carrier to tweak its schedule based on weakening demand for US travel, though it pledged to maintain a substantial operation to the USA during the summer air travel season.
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NewsEasyJet adds three bases as it begins summer schedule
EasyJet has opened bases at London Southend, Milan Linate and Rome Fiumicino airports as it plots moderate capacity growth this summer.
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NewsBA owner to take financial hit in ‘tens of millions’ from Heathrow shutdown
British Airways owner IAG expects to take a financial hit in the “tens of millions” of euros from the complete shutdown of Heathrow airport for the best part of a day on 21 March.
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NewsCathay, HK Express outline Mainland China expansion plans
Cathay Pacific Group will be increasing its operations into Mainland China for the northern summer season, tapping on “growing two-way travel demand”.
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NewsEthiopian Airlines partners with Archer on envisioned African air taxi network
Star Alliance carrier Ethiopian Airlines has signed an agreement with Archer Aviation to become the electric air taxi company’s second airline launch customer.
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NewsCebu Pacific again flags ‘poor recovery’ in Mainland China
Cebu Pacific has again flagged sluggish recovery for the China market, as it confirms that it has “redeployed” capacity to other parts of its network.
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NewsAirAsia eyes transit traffic growth amid ongoing network 'optimisation'
AirAsia Aviation Group is undertaking a network “optimisation”, which will see it launch more than 30 new routes this year and tap into transit traffic opportunities.
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NewsAlaska sets target date for launch of Seattle-to-Seoul route
Alaska Air Group has set the date for launching transpacific flights between Seattle and Seoul, as part of a broader international expansion plan enabled by Hawaiian Airlines’ widebody jets.
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NewsUganda Airlines to open London route with A330-800
Uganda Airlines has disclosed that it plans to open a route to London, several years after initially floating the plan. The carrier will operate Airbus A330-800s on the four-times weekly route from Entebbe to London Gatwick. It will start the service on 18 May. Chief executive Jenifer Bamuturaki detailed the ...
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NewsDirect New Zealand-India flights on the cards under Air NZ, Air India partnership
Air New Zealand and Air India will enter into a codeshare partnership, with the two carriers also signing a memorandum of understanding to explore direct flights between New Zealand and India.
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NewsEmirates expands its A350 deployment to Asia-Pacific and north Africa
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is set to expand its Airbus A350-900 network to another seven destinations, including its first in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. It will operate the twinjets to four Middle Eastern and north African cities – Baghdad, Amman, Dammam and Tunis – as well as Oslo, Istanbul ...
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NewsSunwing pilots urge WestJet to reverse planned closure of Quebec City base
The pilots’ union for Canadian vacation specialist Sunwing Airlines is calling on parent WestJet to reconsider its planned closure of Sunwing’s base at Quebec City Jean Lesage International airport.
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NewsVirgin drops Vertical in favour of Joby’s proposed UK air taxi operations
Virgin Atlantic has abandoned its relationship with Vertical Aerospace in favour of a deal with US air taxi developer Joby Aviation.
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NewsIsraeli carrier Israir signals intent to re-introduce US flights using A330s
Israeli operator Israir Group is intending to restore transatlantic connections, disclosing that it plans to resume US services using Airbus A330-200 twinjets. Israir is looking to serve the Tel Aviv-New York route, with initial flights from the beginning of July this year. The airline – which underwent an ownership change ...
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NewsIndiGo discloses initial European network with leased 787s
IndiGo will mark its foray into long-haul operations with the launch of flights to Amsterdam and Manchester in July.
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NewsAirAsia shutters Subang airport operations
AirAsia is to axe its operations from Kuala Lumpur’s Subang airport, dealing a blow to plans to rejuvenate the city airport.
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NewsAvelo building trio of North Carolina operational bases with latest outpost in Charlotte
Following its pattern of targeting secondary airports near metro centres, low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines has begun operating a new base at Charlotte Concord-Padgett Regional airport – the second in a trio of planned North Carolina bases.
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NewsEmirates opens new mainland China destination as part of Asian network expansion
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is broadening its Asian network with three new routes including the Chinese city of Shenzhen. The carrier has disclosed that it also plans to operate to Da Nang in Vietnam and the Cambodian city of Siem Reap, connecting via Bangkok. It will start flying to Shenzhen ...