From Reuters:
“KLM on Thursday said it would largely suspend sales of tickets for all flights leaving from Amsterdam Schiphol airport until Monday as the airport grapples with overcrowding due to a shortage of security staff.
Lines at Schiphol, Europe’s third-busiest airport, have often stretched onto the streets in recent weeks, forcing travelers to wait for hours to clear security checks and causing many to miss their flights.”
KLM aircraft photo gallery:
Norse Atlantic Airways has made this announcement:
Norse Atlantic Airways has opened ticket sales for flights between London Gatwick and New York JFK on www.flynorse.com. UK customers will be able to take advantage of affordable fares and enjoy a quality service on board modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The daily direct service will commence on August 12, 2022.
Fares will start from as low as ยฃ255 return, including all applicable taxes. The first flight departing London Gatwick to New York (JFK) will take place on 12th August 2022. Norse Atlantic will offer a daily service between the UK and the US. Other US destinations will be announced soon.
The daily flight will depart from London at 13.00 and arrive in New York at 15.55 local time. The return departs New York at 17.55 and lands in London Gatwick at 06.20 local time the following day.
Temporarily from August and throughout the summerย Norse Atlantic will also operate flights between London Gatwick and Oslo. The daily morning flights between London and Oslo, operated by Boeing 787 Dreamliners offering both our Premium and Economy cabins, are available to book now with fares from only ยฃ41 one way including taxes. Our London to Oslo flights will not only provide the most comfortable option to travel to Norway they will also allow UK customers to take advantage of our flights from Oslo to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Orlando and Los Angeles.
Norse Atlantic offers two cabin choices, Economy and Premium. Passengers can choose from a simple range of fares, Light, Classic and Plus, that reflect the way that they want to travel, and which options are important to them. Light fares represent Norseโs value option while Plus fares include the maximum baggage allowance, two meal services an enhanced airport and onboard experience and increased ticket flexibility.
Photo: Malcolm Nason.
The large and spacious Boeing 787 Dreamliner cabin offers passengers a relaxed and comfortable travel experience with each seat including a personal state of the art entertainment experience. Our Premium cabin offers an industry leading 43โ seat pitch and 12โ recline allowing passengers to arrive at their destination feeling refreshed and ready to explore their destination.
Frontier Airlines todayย launches nonstop service from both William P. Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cancun, Mexico this week.
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In other news, the airline today is also launching nonstop service from New York Stewart International Airport to Atlanta and Raleigh-Durham.
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Finally,ย Frontier Airlines is restarting nonstop service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Raleigh-Durham and Philadelphia this week.
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Frequency and times are subject to change.
Frontier Airlines aircraft photo gallery:
Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. (Jetlines) the new all-Canadian, leisure carrier, is proud to announce that the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has determined that the company has met the agencyโs financial requirements.
The CTA had previously determined that Canada Jetlines met the Canadian Control requirements. With the satisfaction of this significant milestone, the formal CTA commercial license will be issued following the issuance of the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by Transport Canada.
โThis is an important milestone for Canada Jetlines as we are approaching the completion of the AOC process with Transport Canada. The teams of both the CTA and Canada Jetlines have been working with great collaboration and diligence to ensure we have met or exceeded the requirements for a start-up airline operating in Canada. We are working in earnest towards the finish line of the certification process. We are confident that we will operate our first commercial flight this summer and plan to announce our commercial schedule in the coming weeks,โ said Eddy Doyle CEO Canada Jetlines.
Department of Transportation (DOT) has revoked Airbahn’s AOC due to lack of progress in the final process.
The DOT gave the following reasons for this decision:
As previously reported, Airbahn is a private prospective airline based at Irvine, CA and plans to operate within and between destinations in Western USA.
The upstart had big plans:
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), has launched sales of passenger services to Jeju, South Korea.
Commencing on ย June 15, 2022, the three-times weekly nonstop flight service will be Scootโs second destination to South Korea.
Scoot aircraft photo gallery:
Saudia has made this announcement:
NEOM, the sustainable regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia, and SAUDIA, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaโs national flag carrier, have created a strategic partnership to begin offering weekly service to international destinations from NEOM Bay Airport (NUM), representing the inauguration of commercial services at the airport.
SAUDIA will operate direct flights to select regional and international destinations.
SAUDIA will begin with weekly flights to Dubai International Airport by the end of June 2022, with plans to expand to London soon thereafter. Aircraft traveling to the selected destinations will have a joint NEOM-SAUDIA livery, showcasing the NEOM brand to the world.
Increasing direct connectivity to NEOM is an important step in promoting the further development of the ambitious giga-project, which is being completed by an impressive team of local, regional and international experts. NEOM currently has over 1,500 full-time employees representing over 65 nationalities, and numerous business partners from all over the world.
NEOM sits at the crossroads of three continents, with 40% of the world accessible within a four-hour flight. NEOMโs mobility strategy will see the further evolution of air travel to NEOM in the coming years, supporting its vision to shape the future of air mobility through seamless and customer-centric connectivity, rooted in cutting-edge technology.
Saudia aircraft photo gallery:
ALPA issued this statement:
Alaska Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Intโl (ALPA), said firmly today that theyโre willing to strike if agreement on a new employment contract cannot be reached. With nearly 96 percent of members participating, an overwhelming 99 percent of Alaska pilots authorized union leaders to call a strike if necessary and when the parties are permitted by the National Mediation Board (NMB) to take that action.
The vote follows informational picketing last month where over 1,500 off-duty pilots, nearly half of the pilots employed by the airline, and their supporters, lined airports and streets at every Alaska Airlines base, the largest event of its kind in ALPAโs history.
โFor three years, Alaska pilots have been resolved in their commitment to reach a new agreement and today, we spoke with one unified voice, just like we did with our recent informational picketing event,โ said Capt. Will McQuillen, chairman of the Alaska Airlines ALPA Master Executive Council. โFor years, we have been working toward a market-based contract with reasonable solutions that address work rules, scheduling flexibility, and career-security issues that pilots at other companies enjoy, not a strike. Now is the time for management to respond and engage constructively at the bargaining table.โ
Before a strike can take place, the NMB must first decide that additional mediation efforts would not be productive and offer the parties an opportunity to arbitrate the contract dispute. If either side declines the arbitration, both parties enter a 30-day โcooling offโ period, after which pilots and management can engage in self-helpโa strike by the union or a lockout by management.
Alaska Airlines aircraft photo gallery:
WestJet has announced that WestJet flight dispatchers, represented by the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association (CALDA), voted more than 90 per cent in favor of a 10-year agreement.
This ratified agreement starts June 1, 2022 and expires on May 31, 2032.
WestJet aircraft photo gallery:
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines today announced the carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. The order is currently unidentified on Boeing’s orders and deliveries website.
Ethiopian Airlines operates a fleet of nine 777 Freighters, utilizing the model’s range of 4,970 nautical miles (9,200 km) and maximum structural payload of 107 tonnes (235,900 lb) to connect Africa with 66 dedicated cargo centers throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.
In early March 2022, Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines also announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the carrier’s intent to purchase five 777-8 Freighters, the industry’s newest, most capable and most fuel-efficient twin-engine freighter.
Ethiopian Airlines also operates three 737-800 converted freighters, as well as a combined passenger fleet of more than 80 Boeing jets, including 737s, 767s, 777s and 787s.
Ethiopian Airlines aircraft photo gallery:
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