In IndiGo's effort to expand its sphere of operations, it has converted the "Letter of Intenet" it had with Norse Atlantic into a wet lease agreement. The original Letter of Intent between the two parties covered the lease of six aircraft. This has been converted into a firm wet-lease agreement for one aircraft with IndiGo. The aircraft is expected to start operations … [Read more...]
Lufthansa Group begins integrating ITA Airways into itself
Lufthansa Group has started the process of integrating its new purchase - ITA Airways - into itself. And there is a lot of the menu, so strap in// All one happy fleet. Frequent Flyer programme Miles & More members can earn and redeem miles on all ITA Airways flights with immediate effect. At the same time, members of the ITA Airways frequent flyer program Volare can … [Read more...]
airBaltic and SUA Líneas Aéreas Enter a Strategic Partnership in Latin America
airBaltic and a new Latin American startup airline and SUA Líneas Aéreas based in Uruguay have entered into a partnership, which will help SUA launch services. airBaltic Airbus A220-300 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond As part of the agreement, airBaltic plans to wet lease up to five of its Airbus A220-300 aircraft to SUA starting October 2025 as part of a wet … [Read more...]
Four Years Later, Korean Air finally takes over Asiana Airlines
In terms of "takeovers taking forever" this has been one that has taken its time, but after four years, Korean Air has finally taken over Asiana Airlines. Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The initial announcement was made on 16th November 2020 - but on 12th December, Korean Air acquired 131,578,947 newly issued shares of Asiana Airlines, … [Read more...]
Lufthansa Group to roll out “Green Fares” across its networks
Lufthansa Group have announced that they are going to roll out its "Green Fares" product across the entire network (including its subsidiary airlines). From December 4, the Green Fares will be bookable in all travel classes for more than 850,000 flights per year. The Green Fares are available for flights operated by Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, … [Read more...]
Trenitalia to join SkyTeam
It seems that SkyTeam is building further Air-Rail links in Europe, with the airline adding Trenitalia as part of the network Both SkyTeam and Trenitalia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer customers a wider choice of destinations across Italy. The partnership will enable passengers to explore Italy using high-speed Frecciarossa train services - … [Read more...]
Japan Airlines and Garuda Indonesia sign a Joint Business Agreement
Joint Business Agreements continue to be a thing worldwide, with Japan Airlines (JAL) and Garuda Indonesia formally signing one between the two carriers. This comes after approvals were obtained from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for Anti-Trust Immunity (ATI.) Irfan Setiaputra, President and CEO of Garuda Indonesia, Mitsuko Tottori, … [Read more...]
Qatar Airways takes a 25% ownership of Virgin Australia
It seems Qatar Airways is splashing the cash again, the announcement that it intends to acquire a minority 25% equity stake in Virgin Australia from Bain Capital The investment will be subject to the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board, as well as other regulators. According to two groups, a deeper strategic relationship between Virgin Australia and Qatar … [Read more...]
ITA Airways and Korean Air ink a codeshare agreement
ITA Airways has announced a codeshare agreement with SkyTeam partner Korean Air as it plots its own future. ITA Airways Airbus A320neo - Image, ITA Airways This new commercial partnership will facilitate business relations between the two nations and increase tourist flows. The agreement will provide more travel options for customers of both ITA Airways and Korean … [Read more...]
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport jacks up airport charges by 15%
In its odd assessment of "How to Win Friends and Influence People", Royal Schiphol Group - the operators of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - is increasing its airport usage fee charge. The airport was planning to raise it by 12% but has decided to raise it to 14.8%. Typically the charge is passed onto airlines, which in turn, pass it onto the passenger as part of the … [Read more...]
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