Airline News

Lufthansa interested in ALITALIA 0
- Airline News, Airline Revenue, Alitalia, Etihad, Lufthansa
- October 18, 2016
Lufthansa is in talks with ALITALIA about possible collaboration and investment. According to a report from Italy’s Il Messaggero (18 October 2016), the German carrier will meet with both ALITALIA and Etihad management to discuss how the Lufthansa Group will be involved. Italy’s national carrier is still struggling even with Etihad’s 49% stake. The carrier is
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QANTAS resumes Beijing flights 0
- Airline News, Airline Revenue, QANTAS, Uncategorized
- October 13, 2016
QANTAS has announced it will resumed daily service to Beijing’s “Capital Airport” (PEK) from 25 January 2017. The carrier last served Beijing in 2009. The daily A330 service will be operated non-stop from Sydney in collaboration with code-share partner China Eastern Airlines (MU). This service will be in addition to QANTAS’s daily A330 service from
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Singapore Airlines launches new Sydney – Jakarta flights 0
- Airline News, Airline Resource Management, QANTAS
- September 28, 2016
Singapore Airlines has announced it will launch new services from Singapore to Sydney via Jakarta, Indonesia. The new flights will take effect from 23 November 2016 and will operate thrice weekly using two class Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft. The airlines will have full traffic rights on all sectors including the Indonesia Australia sector. The Sydney
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Virgin Australia to fly Perth – Abu Dhabi with A330s 0
- Etihad, Virgin Australia
- September 20, 2016
Virgin Australia has announced it will deploy its A330s on international services for the first time. Effective 09 June 2017, VA will operate A330s thrice weekly between Perth and Abu Dhabi in partnership with Etihad’s existing daily 787-9 services on this route. There will also be further changes to Virgin Australia’s international network. The carrier’s
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ALITALIA adds flights to Cuba 0
- Airline News, Alitalia, Uncategorized
- September 13, 2016
ALITALIA is set to resume flights to Cuba. Italy’s flag carrier will add twice weekly services to Havana from its Rome Fiumicino hub using three-class Boeing 777-200ERs. Subject to regulatory approvals, flights are set to commence on 01 December 2016. Since Etihad Airways invested with a 49% stake in the Italian carrier, ALITALIA has focused
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Air New Zealand sells Virgin Australia stake to China’s Nanshan Group 0
- Air New Zealand, Airline News, Airline Revenue, Virgin Australia
- June 10, 2016
Air New Zealand has sold a 19.98% stake it holds in Virgin Australia to China’s Nanshan Group. This in effect offloads virtually most of Air NZ’s stake in Virgin Australia as reported in The Australian (10 June 2016). Under the deal, which remains subject to regulatory approvals, the shares have been sold at a value of AUD
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