Monthly Archives: June 2012

Kenya Airways drops Muscat and Rome, increases London frequencies

Kenya Airways (Nairobi) is immediately dropping all services to Muscat (Oman) and Rome.

The carrier is increasing flights to London (Heathrow), going from daily service to 10 flights a week in July with 322-seat Boeing 777-200 ERs. Paris (CDG) will also increase to six weekly flights during the July-August peak period.

Kenya Airways is also planning to add Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Eldoret (Kenya), Abuja (Nigeria) and Beirut between July and October.

On the financial side, the flag carrier reported a 53 percent decline in its fiscal year net profit to $19.5 million for the year ending on March 31, 2012.

Read the full report from Bloomberg: CLICK HERE

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Air Mauritius’ stock slumps after reporting a $37 million fiscal year loss

Air Mauritius (Port Louis, Mauritius) reported a $37 million loss for its fiscal year ending on March 31. The flag carrier had previously announced a plan to return to return to profitability.

Read the full report from Bloomberg.

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Turkish Airlines adds Yanbu, its fifth destination in Saudi Arabia

Turkish Airlines (Istanbul) launched its first flight to Yanbu on June 11 as its fifth destination in Saudi Arabia, joining Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina, and Dammam.

Flights will be operated three days a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Yanbu flights will be operated with its fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft.

Turkish:

Istanbul- Yanbu	Departure/Arrival
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday	04:35- 07:30 (TK 114)
Yanbu- Istanbul	Departure/Arrival
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday	08:30- 11:40 (TK 115)

American relaunches Miami-Seattle/Tacoma and starts Miami-Manaus today

American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) today (June 14) will relaunch daily service between Miami and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and start new service between Miami and Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil (MAO). American will also begin several additional frequencies to Brazil, increasing flights from Miami to Brasilia (BSB) and Belo Horizonte (CNF) from five and three times per week, respectively, to daily; as well as additional frequencies to Spain, increasing flights from Miami to Barcelona (BCN) from five times per week to daily.

The schedule for the new routes is as follows:

From Miami – Seattle

Flight 1058 departs MIA at 8:55 p.m.; arrives SEA at 12:15 a.m. (next day)

From Seattle – Miami

Flight 1088 departs SEA at 9:25 p.m.; arrives MIA at 6:15 a.m. (next day)

From Miami – Manaus

Flight 961 departs MIA at 5:15 p.m.; arrives MAO at 10:35 p.m.

From Manaus – Miami

Flight 964 departs MAO at 11:50 p.m.; arrives MIA at 5:15 a.m. (next day)

With the addition of these routes and frequencies, American and American Eagle® will operate more than 300 daily flights to 113 destinations from Miami.

American:

Flybe drops to a $10 million pre-tax fiscal year loss, ending on March 31

Flybe (flybe.com) (Exeter) swung into the red with a pre-tax loss of $10 million for its fiscal year ending on March 31.

The company issued the following report: CLICK HERE

Flybe:

Flybe routes from Southampton:

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Norwegian to start Stockholm-Manchester service on November 1

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo) will start a new route connecting Stockholm (Arlanda) and Manchester starting on November 1. The new route will operate four days a week.

Norwegian:

Sunwing Airlines to fly the Toronto-Glasgow route starting on June 13

Sunwing Airlines (flysunwing.com) (Toronto-Pearson) will launch a summer seasonal route linking Toronto (Pearson) starting on June 13. Flights to Glasgow will operate weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with returns on Thursdays and Sundays, until September 9, 2012. All flights will be aboard the wide-bodied Boeing 767-300, which seats up to 300 passengers.

All flights to Glasgow will be operated on the “High Frills” Sunwing Airlines, where passengers are treated to the award winning Champagne Service, which includes a bon-voyage glass of champagne, hot towel service, a choice of hot meals at lunch and dinner served with choice of wine, and complimentary in-flight entertainment, including first run movies.

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Virgin America signs an interline agreement with Japan Airlines

Virgin America (San Francisco) has announced a new interline agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) (Tokyo) offering travel on the networks of both carriers across their respective North American and Asian routes. Virgin America has grown to 18 destinations, a fleet of 52 new aircraft and more than 2,600 teammates since its launch in August 2007. In addition to the new JAL agreement, Virgin America has interline agreements with Virgin Australia Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Air New Zealand, Emirates Airline, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, South African Airways, El Al Israel Airlines, QANTAS Airways, China Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Air Pacific.

JAL offers daily service from Virgin America’s home base San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo-Haneda (HND) and daily nonstop service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – a focus city for Virgin America – to JAL’s hub at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (NRT), where travelers may connect onward to most major cities in Asia including Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Seoul, Shanghai, and Taipei. In addition, JAL serves Narita from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and New York’s JFK. Both airlines will transfer baggage between connecting flights to guests’ final destinations.

Virgin America flies to San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C. (IAD), Seattle/Tacoma, Las Vegas, San Diego, Boston, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Orlando, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Cabos, Cancun, Chicago, Puerto Vallarta, Palm Springs (seasonally), Philadelphia, Portland (Oregon) and – as of August 14, 2012 – Washington D.C.’s Reagan National (DCA).

Top Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.

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JAL:

Bottom Copyright Photo: Akira Uekawa.

US Airways to file for antitrust immunity next month for a merger with American Airlines

US Airways (Phoenix) is planning to file the necessary paperwork with the antitrust regulators for a proposed merger with AMR Corporation (Dallas/Fort Worth), the bankrupt parent of American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth), according to this report by Reuters. US Airways believes such a filing would ease antitrust concerns about a possible merger. Meanwhile American’s management is proceeding with their own Chapter 11 reorganization as a stand-alone carrier despite undying pressure from the unsecured creditors and the unions to consider a merger with US Airways.

Read the full report: CLICK HERE

Top Copyright Photo: Jay Selman.

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American:

Bottom Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.

Allegiant receives ETOPS certification and Flag Carrier status from the FAA

Allegiant Air (Las Vegas) on June 12 obtained Extended-Range Operations (ETOPS) certification and Flag Carrier Status from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The company announced earlier this year its entrance into Hawaii. ETOPS certification and Flag Carrier status are both necessary for flying to Hawaii.

Allegiant will offer nonstop air service to Honolulu, Hawaii from:

Las Vegas — begins June 29

Fresno, California — begins June 30

Bellingham, Washington — begins November 15

Monterey, California — begins November 16

Eugene, Oregon — begins November 17

Santa Maria, California — begins November 17

Stockton, California — begins November 18

Allegiant will also offer nonstop air service to Maui, Hawaii from:

Bellingham, Washington — begins November 14

Allegiant will utilize 757-200 aircraft on its Hawaiian routes. The company operates four 757-200 aircraft and owns two additional, which are on lease to a European carrier. These aircraft are expected to be introduced into Allegiant’s fleet during the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013.

Allegiant: