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Ethiopian Airlines first officer hijacks his Boeing 767-300 to Geneva
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa) flight ET 702 was hijacked today (February 17). The Addis Ababa to Rome flight with 202 passengers and crew members was apparently hijacked by the first officer...
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Ukraine International Airlines decreases the number of flights due to the...
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) (Kiev) has decreased the number of flights operated each week from 343 to 305 due to the on-going political crisis in the Ukraine. The country is split along east...
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El Al selects ViaSat’s Exede for inflight Internet service
El Al Israel Airlines (Tel Aviv) has agreed to be the launch customer in Europe for Exede® In The Air in-flight Internet service from ViaSat Inc. To begin, ViaSat plans to deliver the service to El Al...
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Qatar Airways to add Djibouti on July 27
Qatar Airways (Doha) has announced a further expansion of its route network in Africa with Djibouti joining its ever-growing list of destinations served direct from the airline’s Doha hub....
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Air France-KLM reports a net loss of $843 million in the first quarter
Air France (Paris) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Air France-KLM Group) together reported a new loss of €608 million ($843 million) for the first quarter. This was narrowed from €641 million ($888...
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Pegasus Airlines adds new routes to Geneva, Hamburg and Prague
Pegasus Airlines (Istanbul) continues to rapidly expand its network with the addition of three new European destinations, Geneva, Hamburg and Prague, making a total of 83 destinations in 34 countries....
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Etihad Airways issues a statement concerning an equity investment in...
Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) yesterday (June 1) confirmed that it will forward a letter detailing the conditions precedent and the criteria for a proposed equity investment by Etihad Airways that have...
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Qatar Airways to fly nonstop to Zagreb, Doha-London A380 service to start on...
Qatar Airways (Doha) has announced that commencing on October 1, 2014, the airline will offer nonstop flights from Doha to Zagreb three times weekly. The new direct flights will provide a more...
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Jet2 to open Edinburgh-Geneva and Manchester-Turin for the winter
Jet2 (Jet2.com) (Leeds/Bradford) will open two weekly winter seasonal routes from December 20, 2014 through April 11, 2015 per Airline Route; Edinburgh-Geneva and Manchester-Turin (both ski...
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Is Monarch Airlines close to ordering Boeing jets?
Monarch Airlines (London-Luton) may be close to renewing its connection with Boeing. The airline currently operates three Boeing 757-200s which are being replaced with newer Airbus A321s. Monarch has...
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The Sunday Times: Monarch Airlines to cut more than 1,000 jobs, shrink the...
Monarch Airlines (London-Luton and London-Gatwick) is at a critical stage in its nearly 47 years of existence. According to this article by The Sunday Times, Monarch will cut over 1,000 jobs, reduce...
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Air Canada’s international expansion extends to Amsterdam
Air Canada (Montreal) announced today it will introduce year-round mainline service to Amsterdam from Toronto beginning in June 2015 as part of the continuing expansion of its international network....
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Finnair to offer air-to-rail connection between Helsinki and St. Petersburg...
Finnair (Helsinki) and Finnish railway operator VR are cooperating to offer combined air-and-rail tickets between St. Petersburg, Russia and international destinations connecting via the Helsinki hub....
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Royal Jordanian brings the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Geneva
Royal Jordanian Airlines (Amman) today (October 18) inaugurated Boeing 787 Dreamliner service to Geneva. Above: Twitter photo by IATA. The arrival was greeted with the traditional water cannon salute....
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Lufthansa to fly to Aalborg and Keflavik
Lufthansa (Frankfurt) will expand its European services in next year’s summer flight timetable. From March 29, 2015, the airline will be operating a new route from Frankfurt Airport to Aalborg in...
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Alitalia to add new flights to both Berlin and Dusseldorf on December 15 in...
Alitalia (2nd) (Rome) on December 15 will inaugurate new daily service to Berlin and Dusseldorf from Rome (Fiumicino), Milan (Linate) and Venice. New Alitalia flights to Berlin and Dusseldorf will...
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IAG reports a third quarter net profit of $751 million
International Airlines Group (IAG) (British Airways, Iberia, Iberia Express and Vueling Airlines) (London) reported a third quarter net profit of €598 million ($751 million) up 3.1% from €580 million...
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Finnair sells three Embraer 170 aircraft
Finnair (Helsinki) has sold three Embraer ERJ 170s as the airline right sizes its fleet. The company issued this statement: On May 5, 2014 Finnair Aircraft Finance Oy, Finnair’s fleet management...
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El Al to start nonstop Boston flights on June 28
El Al Israel Airlines (Tel Aviv) will introduce nonstop Tel Aviv – Boston service on June 28. The route will be operated three days a week with Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft. Copyright Photo: Paul...
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Darwin Airline to drop four routes as it regroups
Darwin Airline (Etihad Regional) (Lugano) will drop routes from Zurich to Lugano and Linz and from Geneva to Toulouse and Nice. The four routes were unprofitable. Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) has...
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