It seems Frankfurt is still a busy destination for Qatar Airways - busy enough for the airline to covert one of its daily operations to use an Airbus A380. Qatar Airways Airbus A380 at Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The airline will be converting its  QR067/068 pair (operating the morning Doha-Frankfurt / evening Frankfurt-Doha service) from a … [Read more...]

It's been a while since an airline has chosen to dump itself out of an alliance - but China Southern Airlines has chosen to leave SkyTeam China Southern Boeing 787 climbing out of Chicago O'Hare at Night - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The announcement was made on China Southern's Weibo, followed by an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It seems the airline … [Read more...]

IAG subsidiary LEVEL is continuing to expand it's Barcelona operation, with an expansion of routes and frequencies. Level Airbus A330-200 taking off - Image, LEVEL This time New York JFK and Santiago de Chile are earmarked to join the LEVEL network, with New York JFK to get a three times a week service, and Santiago de Chile to get up to four services a week Let's … [Read more...]

For those travelling with Ryanair in the next 24-48 hours, there is a major bit of work going on with their site and services. As a result, the airline is shuttering their site for 12 hours for technical updates to their Reservation Systems Reservation Systems will be down between 17:00GMT on the 7th November to 05:00GMT on the 8th November. If you are planning to … [Read more...]

Whilst Alitalia continues to muddles though its financial future, its network arm is planning a new route for 2019 - and that's by adding Washington Dulles to its long haul network. Alitalia Airbus A330-200 at Boston Logan Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new service will operate five times a week between Rome Fiumicino and Washington Dulles from 2nd May … [Read more...]

It seems consolidation is the name of the game once again, this time with IcelandAir Group to take over WOW Air. WOW Air Airbus A321 climbing out of Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond According to MBL, the sale will is on condition that it is approved at n Icelandair Group stockholders meeting and the takeover is it is approved by  the approval of the … [Read more...]

Another day, another dot and line appears, with Singapore Airlines adding Singapore to Seattle to its long haul network. Singapore Airlines A350-900 at Changi Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The planned operation calls for the route to launch on the 3rd September 2019, initially operating three times a week. This will scale up to four times a week in October … [Read more...]

Delta Air Lines is expanding is transatlantic operation, with an additional summer only service between Boston and Edinburgh. Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 at Philadelphia, Image - Economy Class and Beyond The route will be Delta's eighth transatlantic route out of Boston operated by Delta, and will operate for the summer 2019 timetable daily. The planed operation … [Read more...]

In a route that will have some people scratching their head, British Airways are launching a new route to Charleston, SC. British Airways Boeing 787-8 landing at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The route will run from 4th April 2019 to 29th October 2019 as part of the  Transatlantic Joint Venture agreement. The airline will offer two flights a week … [Read more...]