Airports & Routes

article Sep 20, 2017

Auckland Airport fuel shortage prompts scores of cancellations

A damaged pipeline has led to rationing by the oil company supplying New Zealand’s Auckland Airport with jet fuel, prompting delays and cancellations on scores of flights operating out of the country’s biggest airport.
Article Sep 20, 2017

Auckland Airport fuel shortage prompts scores of cancellations

A damaged pipeline has led to rationing by the oil company supplying New Zealand’s Auckland Airport with jet fuel, prompting delays and cancellations on scores of flights operating out of the country’s biggest airport.
Article Sep 19, 2017

FAA awards infrastructure grants to DFW, NY JFK, Houston Bush

FAA has awarded approximately $733 million in airport improvement program (AIP) grants so far in September, including $448.1 million in discretionary funds, pushing AIP awards in 2017 over the $3 billion mark.
Article Sep 19, 2017

SITA, JetBlue, CBP biometric boarding test at Boston proves popular

The test of SITA’s biometric boarding gate technology on JetBlue Airways flights at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) had “a close to 100% match-rate,” the Geneva-based air transport IT company said Sept. 19.
Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos and Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary
Article Sep 19, 2017

Norwegian and Ryanair end flight-connection talks  

LCCs Norwegian and Ryanair have abandoned plans to form a connecting flight partnership, after Norwegian decided to enter into a similar tie-up with UK LCC easyJet.
Article Sep 18, 2017

Airline Routes-Sept. 18, 2017

Airline Routes-Sept. 18, 2017
Article Sep 18, 2017

Geneva Airport partners on renewable jet fuel

Switzerland’s Geneva Airport is planning to introduce renewable jet fuel for aircraft operations, targeting at least 1% of annual jet fuel consumption from late 2018.
Article Sep 18, 2017

Hayes: Consolidation of US legacy carriers restrains JetBlue’s growth  

JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes has given a spirited defense of the role smaller carriers play in the international airline market, while condemning what he called anticompetitive behavior by the three large US legacy carriers.
Azimuth Airline SSJ100
Article Sep 18, 2017

Russia’s Azimuth Airline to launch first flight Sept. 21

Russian startup Azimuth Airline will begin operations Sept. 21 with daily services to Moscow Vnukovo and Omsk Tsentralny airports after receiving an air operator’s certificate at the end of August.
Article Sep 15, 2017

Russia’s northern airport completes runway reconstruction

Russia’s Norilsk Alykel Airport, which completed runway reconstruction Sept. 15, can handle passenger aircraft using the entire l 3,430-meter (8.4-mile) runway length.
Ryanair Boeing 737-800
Article Sep 15, 2017

Ryanair cancels flight to restore punctuality levels

Europe’s largest LCC, Ryanair, will cancel up to 50 flights each day over the next six weeks as it seeks to recover from a dip in punctuality levels.
Finnair A321
Article Sep 15, 2017

Finnair to add capacity to Germany for 2018

Finnair will increase capacity 24% to German destinations beginning March 26, 2018, including a fourth daily frequency between Helsinki and Berlin.
Article Sep 14, 2017

FAA sends mobile ATC tower to Irma-damaged US Virgin Islands airport

FAA delivered a mobile air traffic control tower to Hurricane Irma-battered Cyril E. King International Airport (STT) in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, Sept. 13.
Blog Entry Sep 14, 2017

White House’s sloppy talk imperils ATC reform

White House support for Rep. Bill Shuster’s ATC reform plan presents a catch-22 for airlines.
RwandAir A330-200
Article Sep 14, 2017

RwandAir to open second hub in Cotonou; establish JV airline

RwandAir will open a second hub in Cotonou (Benin), West Africa Sept. 30 and establish a joint venture (JV) airline.
American Airlines chairman and CEO Doug Parker (R) and US Rep. Paul Mitchell
Article Sep 13, 2017

Shuster ATC plan’s near-term prospects appear dim  

Amid conflicting characterizations of the vote count in the US House of Representatives for Rep. Bill Shuster’s air traffic control (ATC) reform proposal, Congress is debating how to extend FAA’s authorization, which expires Sept. 30.
EasyJet A320
Article Sep 13, 2017

EasyJet launches new booking platform for connecting flights

UK-based LCC easyJet will enable passengers to connect with partner airlines through a new booking platform.

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