atmosfair airline Index 2018

UNFCCC Climate Change Conference 2018 in Katowice: Atmosfair presents the climate ranking of the world ́s largest airlines:

The atmosfair airline Index compares and ranks the carbon efficiency of the 200 largest airlines of the world. The formula contain for every flight the aircraft type, engines, winglets, seating and freight capacity as well as load factors for both passengers and co-loaded freight. Using detailed sources from authorities and official statistics, specialised data service providers and computer models used by aircraft engineers, the CO₂ emissions of an airline can be calculated at an error margin of less than two percent.

The objective of atmosfair is, to make climate efficiency a factor of competition among the airlines. It can only benefit climate protection, if the CO₂-performance of the various airlines are brought to light and into the public.

Car drivers have long been able to inform themselves about the CO₂ emissions of a car before purchasing it; however, air passengers are left in the dark when it comes to choosing the most climate-friendly airline. The Airline Index sheds light upon this matter. In the index, every airline receives between 0 and 100 efficiency points, differentiated by flight length (short, medium and long).

This tool enables passengers to compare airlines offering flights to particular destinations and choose the airline that produces the least CO₂ emissions.

For corporate clients, atmosfair offers specific analyses of individual routes. It allows for climate-conscious enterprises to identify the CO₂ efficiency of different airlines on the routes that their employees fly regularly.

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Ethiopian Airlines launches new services to Manchester

Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated flights to Manchester, its second destination in the UK next to London, at a colorful ceremony graced by the presence of H.E. Mrs Susanna Moorehead, Ambassador of the UK to Ethiopia, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde Gebre Mariam, dignitaries and invited guests (above).

The four weekly flight to Manchester will be operated by the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

All images by the airline.

Tbilisi, a new Air France destination

Air France has made this announcement:

For the 2019 summer season (March 31 to October 26, 2019), Air France will offer its customers Tbilisi (Georgia) on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. This route will be operated with two weekly flights (Wednesday and Sunday) from April 1, 2019.

Flight schedules (in local time):

AF1760: leaves Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 13:30, arrives in Tbilisi at 20:25;
AF1761: leaves Tbilisi at 9:00, arrives at Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 12:10.
Flight operated on Wednesdays and Sundays by Airbus A320 on departure from Paris.

In addition, with its partner Georgian Airways, Air France customers will benefit from a total 5 weekly flights between Paris and Tbilisi (2 weekly flights operated by Air France and 3 weekly flights operated by Georgian Airways).

Top Copyright Photo (all others by the airline): Air France Airbus A320-214 F-GKXI (msn 1949) (Paris-Candidate City 2024 Olympic Games) ARN (Stefan Sjogren). Image: 941983.

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Delta adds more key markets for Boston customers: Chicago, Cleveland, Newark and Washington, D.C.

Delta Air Lines is expanding its Boston Logan International Airport service with new multiple daily nonstop flights to four top markets from Boston: Chicago O’Hare (ORD), Newark-Liberty International (EWR) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) beginning Sept. 9, 2019, as well as Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) on April 1, 2019.

Delta’s investment in Boston Logan deepens

Delta and partners will offer up to 152 daily departures from Logan with these additions, an increase of nearly 30 daily departures compared to 2018.

Additionally, in partnership with Massport, Delta plans to assume operations at all gates at Logan’s Terminal A by the third quarter of 2019.

Delta also plans by 2020 the expansion of its Delta Sky Club near gate A18, including new showers, expanded seating and a reimagined food and beverage area.

Delta’s unmatched global network takes Boston to the world

Together with its SkyTeam and joint venture airline partners, Delta will serve 58 destinations effective fall 2019. Delta and its partners offer the most international seats from Boston including new and expanded services beginning this spring:

New Delta-operated service to Lisbon and Edinburgh
New nonstop Seoul-Incheon service operated by partner Korean Air
An additional Amsterdam flight by partner KLM
A daytime London-Heathrow flight operated by partner Virgin Atlantic
Delta-operated London-Heathrow service on upgraded and larger Airbus A330 aircraft
Dublin service on larger 767 Delta-operated aircraft

Delta also operates daily international service to Amsterdam, Bermuda, London-Heathrow and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. In addition to new service, Delta is expanding with new daily frequencies from Boston to Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Nashville, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.

Summary of 2019 Daily Market Expansion

Starting April 2019, Delta and partners are adding three international and four domestic destinations for Boston customers, with frequency increases in another seven markets.

Destination	Date	Market Increase
Amsterdam, Netherlands	March 31	KLM launches new service
London-Heathrow	April 1	Additional daylight trip by Virgin Atlantic
Cleveland	April 1	Delta launches new 3x daily service*
Pittsburgh	April 2	Delta increases from 4x to 5x trips
Seoul-Incheon, South Korea	April 12	Korean launches 5x weekly service
Jacksonville, Fla.	April 14	Delta increases from 2x to 3x trips
Nashville, Tenn.	April 15	Delta increases from 3x to 4x trips
Edinburgh, Scotland	May 23	Delta launches seasonal daily service
Lisbon, Portugal	May 23	Delta launches seasonal daily service
Indianapolis	June 8	Delta increases from 3x to 4x trips
Philadelphia	June 8	Delta increases from 4x to 6x trips
Chicago O’Hare	Sept. 9**	Delta launches new 5x daily service
Newark, N.J.	Sept. 9	Delta launches new 4x daily service
Washington, D.C. (Reagan National)	Sept. 9**	Delta launches new 6x daily service

*Service will be available for sale on Dec. 22, 2018

**First full day of operations; first flight on Sept. 8

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La Compagnie to operate seasonal Nice – Newark service

La Compagnie (Paris-Orly) has announced it will operate a new seasonal route between Nice (Nice Côte d’Azur International Airport) and Newark next summer.

The new route will operate five days a week between May 5 and October 31, 2019, initially with Boeing 757-200s.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by the airline): La Compagnie Boeing 757-204 WL F-HCIE (msn 27208) LTN (Rob Skinkis). Image: 934060.

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Is Fastjet facing reorganization?

Fastjet (Johannesburg) warned on Friday, December 7, it is facing a financial crisis and could be facing administration (bankruptcy) and a reorganization if its cash flow does not improve. The airline warned it is down to just enough capital to fly for another seven days according to the Standard.

Fastjet began flight operations in Tanzania in November 2012, flying passengers from Dar es Salaam to just two domestic destinations – Kilimanjaro and Mwanza.

Since then, Fastjet’s route network now includes Tanzanian domestic routes from its Dar es Salaam base to Kilimanjaro, Mbeya, and Mwanza with international routes to Tanzania from Lusaka in Zambia and Harare in Zimbabwe.

Fastjet began branded domestic flights in Mozambique (operated by Solenta Aviation Mozambique) between Maputo and Beira, Nampula and Tete on November 3, 2017 and celebrated its second year of operations in Zimbabwe in 2017.

The carrier operates between Harare and Bulawayo, Harare and Victoria Falls, from both Harare and Victoria Falls to Johannesburg in South Africa. The airline has flown over 3.5 million passengers with an impressive aggregate on-time performance, establishing itself as a punctual, reliable, and affordable value airline.

Originally operating Airbus A319 aircraft, the airline now operates two Embraer 190 and three Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft.

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British Airways celebrates a milestone at the First Wing at Heathrow Terminal 5

(Picture by Nick Morrish/British Airways)

British Airways is celebrating welcoming more than a million customers to its First Wing at its home at Heathrow Terminal 5, 18 months since it opened.

Reminiscent of a luxury hotel lobby, The First Wing features dedicated security lanes granting customers direct access to British Airways’ prestigious First Lounge. The airline’s premium customer service hosts greet customers as calming background music and a relaxing room scent create a tranquil environment to welcome them into the airport. The area is decorated with statement sculptures and seasonal flower displays to create a first-class check-in experience unique to British Airways.

Nigel Garraway, British Airways’ Senior Premium Service Manager at Heathrow, said: “We continue to hear how much our customers value not just The First Wing itself, but also the service they receive from our wonderful hosts. We have continued to enhance The First Wing experience to make our customers’ journeys seamless and stress-free.

“With just a few weeks until Christmas our customers are currently enjoying the beautiful festive trees and garlands that set the scene for a busy holiday period – by the start of 2019 we expect to have welcomed a few hundred thousand more customers through our bespoke wing.”

British Airways is spending £6.5 billion for customers over the next five years, including the installation of industry-leading, streaming WiFi, 72 new aircraft and the refreshing of 128 long-haul aircraft with new interiors. The airline is also investing in Club World, including offering an outstanding restaurant-style dining experience and luxurious White Company bedding – plus, from 2019, a new seat with direct aisle access.

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Finnair announces first phase partners for its biofuel and CO2 offset service

Finnair has made this announcement:

Air travellers are increasingly interested in reducing the CO2 emissions of their flights. Finnair announced last summer that as of early 2019 it will start offering its customers a new service allowing customers to offset the CO2 emissions of their flights by funding emissions reduction projects or carbon sinks, or by supporting the use of biofuels.

Finnair has now selected its first partners for its offset service: For sustainable biofuels, Finnair’s partner will be the Dutch SkyNRG company (www.skynrg.com), and for emission reduction projects, Finnair will partner with the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO, www.nefco.org), an international financial institution backed by the Nordic states. Finnair will introduce the CO2 offsetting service to its customers in early 2019, and the service can be purchased through Finnair’s website.

“We are very happy to be able to partner with SkyNRG and NEFCO on this important initiative,” says Kati Ihamäki, Director, Corporate Sustainability at Finnair. “We conducted a survey on how our customers view CO2 emission reductions, and biofuels and carbon sinks were the preferred means for reducing CO2 emissions – therefore it was a logical choice for us to start looking into how we could offer these options for our customers.”

SkyNRG is the global market leader for sustainable aviation fuel and its biofuel, which is made from used cooking oil, is sourced at World Energy’s Paramount refinery in Los Angeles, California.

Finnair is a part of the initiative driven by Shell, SkyNRG, World Energy, San Francisco Airport and several other airlines, which aims to pave the way for a longer term, more resilient supply chain for sustainable aviation fuels, and thus supporting the industry’s common targets for CO2 emission reduction.

Flights flown by Finnair with biofuel will be determined by the uptake of the service by Finnair customers. Biofuel has a reduction potential of 60-80%, compared to conventional jet fuel, but its price is currently three to five times the price of conventional jet fuel.

“Finnair fully supports the industry’s common goal for carbon emission reductions. Advancing the use of biofuel is an important step towards our target, which is carbon neutral growth,” adds Kati Ihamäki.

For emission reductions, Finnair will partner with NEFCO, a financial institution established by Nordic Governments to finance sustainable green growth and climate projects.

Finnair customers will be able to offset the CO2 emissions of their flights by funding an emissions reduction project identified by NEFCO in Mozambique, where efficient cookstoves are taken into use to reduce deforestation and emissions.

Finnair is committed to the aviation industry’s common goals, which are to achieve carbon neutral growth by 2020, and to halve the CO2 emissions by 2050, compared to the 2005 level. On top of this, Finnair has set its own targets for CO2 emission reduction. Finnair reduces CO2 emissions of its own operations by using modern aircraft, by flying the shortest possible routes, by optimising flight speed and altitude, and by reducing the weight taken on aircraft. Finnair is also a part of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme. The aviation industry is also committed to a global emission offsetting scheme (CORSIA, Carbon offsetting and reduction scheme for international aviation), which will be applicable as of 2019.

Wataniya Airways’ AOC is revoked

Wataniya Airways Air Operators Certificate (AOC) has been cancelled.

The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) of Kuwait in September 2018 suspended the license of Wataniya Airways for three months.

The DGCA warned that if the airline failed to address the operational issues that led to flight cancellations in August 2018 would lead to a permanent cancellation.

After three months the DGCA has now finally cancelled the AOC of Wataniya Airways.

The airline resumed operations in July 2017 and operated a fleet of four Airbus A320 Family aircraft.

Previously at the Farnborough Airshow, the airline placed a firm order for 10 Embraer E195-E2s and converted an earlier MOU for 25 Airbus A320neos to a firm order.

All images by the airline.

Qatar Airways to launch flights to Malta, starts service to Mombasa

Qatar Airways has announced that it will launch direct services to Valletta, Malta, starting on June 4, 2019, marking the airline’s first gateway to Malta and the latest addition to its rapidly-expanding European network.

The Valletta route will be served with an Airbus A320 aircraft, with daily services in summer and four-times-weekly flights in winter.

Valletta, a city with a rich historical and cultural past, offers much for visitors to explore, including some of Europe’s finest baroque architecture as well as many museums. Visitors can admire the striking views of Malta’s Grand Harbour, often described as the most beautiful in the Mediterranean, or stroll the cobbled streets of the fortified capital, lined with honey-coloured limestone buildings, fine palaces, shops and cafés.

Flight Schedule:

Doha (DOH) to Valletta (MLA) QR381 departs 01:25 arrives 06:45 (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun)
Valletta (MLA) to Doha (DOH) QR 382 departs 09:20 arrives 15:55 (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun)

Doha (DOH) to Valletta (MLA) QR383 departs 08:05 arrives 13:25 (Tues, Thurs, Sat)
Valletta (MLA) to Doha (DOH) QR384 departs 17:45 arrives 00:20 +1 (Tues, Thurs, Sat)

In other news, Qatar Airways’ first nonstop flight from Doha to Mombasa, Kenya landed on December 9, 2018 (above) at Moi International Airport, marking the airline’s second gateway in Kenya.

Qatar Airways flight QR1333, operated by an Airbus A320, departed Hamad International Airport (HIA) on Sunday, December 9 at 02:30 and arrived at Moi International Airport at 08:40, where it was welcomed with a celebratory water cannon salute.

On board the inaugural Qatar Airways flight to Mombasa, Qatar Airways Chief Flight Operations Officer, Captain Jassim Al-Haroon, was joined by the Kenyan Charge D’Affaires a.i. to the State of Qatar, Mr. Washington Oloo. The VIP delegation was greeted upon arrival by the County Government of Mombasa Deputy Governor, H.E. Dr. William Kingi, County Government of Mombasa, Executive for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Hon. Fawz Ali, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, Director Aviation Safety Security and Regulation, Capt. Tom Ogenche, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director, Middle East Directorate, Amb. Jackline Yonga, Kenya Tourism Board Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Betty Radier, Kenya Tourism Federation Chairman, Mr. Mohammed Hersi, Moi International Airport General Manager Marketing and Business Development, Mr. Jimmy Kibati and Moi International Airport Manager, Mr. Peter Wafula.

Qatar Airways will operate its service to Mombasa with an Airbus A320 aircraft, which features 12 Business Class seats and 120 seats in Economy Class. Passengers will be able to enjoy the airline’s superior entertainment system offering a wide variety of entertainment options.

In the following weeks, the award-winning airline will also launch direct flights to Gothenburg, Sweden and Da Nang, Vietnam. Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight to Gothenburg will touch down on December 12 and will operate five-times a week, while flights to Da Nang will launch on December 19 and will operate four-times weekly.

Photos: Qatar Airways.