Finnair has continued to update its traffic programme due to the closure of the Russian airspace. The further increased price of cargo currently enables continuing of passenger services to Finnair's key Asian markets even with the longer flight times. Finnair now continues to serve Seoul and Shanghai from its Helsinki hub. At the same time, Finnair...
Russia's civil aviation authority on Saturday told airlines with aircraft leased from foreign companies to suspend international flights, further complicating efforts by lessors to repossess airliners from Russian airlines that have ceased lease payments amid international sanctions.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine will not affect Lufthansa's recovery plans, even if airspace closures require the German carrier to fly more circuitous routes to Asia. Lufthansa is predicting heavy summer leisure demand, particularly on European short- and medium-haul routes.
The carrier was operational for around two decades, albeit with a short hiatus midway through.
Vistara, a joint venture between Tatas and Singapore Airlines, is looking to increase its total number of employees to 5,000 by the end of 2022. Currently, the airline has around 4,000 people.
The world's largest plane, known as the "Mriya" ("Dream") has been destroyed in Ukraine, video footage has confirmed.
MOSCOW, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russia has closed its airspace to airlines from 36 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union, in response Ukraine-related sanctions targeting its aviation sector.
Further UK connections from Bristol and Leeds to San Francisco via Dublin will follow daily from April 15th.
BA apologised for the cancellations, caused by ongoing technical issues.
Russia has decided to ban all UK carriers to fly through its airspace, this decision follows yesterday's suspension of Russian carriers into UK's airspace.
Lille airport announces three new destinations with the airline Volotea. Calvi (Corsica), Palma de Mallorca (Spain) and Varna (Bulgaria) are now part of the list of destinations. Flights will begin in May.
A UK Civil Aviation Authority spokesperson said: "Following the announcement by the Prime Minister in Parliament today, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the foreign carrier permit held by Aeroflot Russia Airlines (Aeroflot) until further notice.
China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of a pair of Airbus A319neos, becoming the first airline operator of the smallest and least-popular Neo variant.
Lufthansa is the latest airline to take the precaution of not flying to Ukraine, as rumors of war grow louder. It is still not clear whether it is the insurance firms for the carriers that are driving these decisions by threatening to drop coverage of those flying within Ukrainian airspace.
Niceair is a new airline based, not in Nice, southern France, but in Akureyri, North Iceland. It will fly its first scheduled flight on 2 June, Icelandic news outfit mbl.is reports. The name, Niceair, has a reference to North Iceland, where the company will serve a growing market for local residents as well as foreign tourists.
