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Wizz Air Announces Further Expansion In Ukraine

Wizz Air announces its re-start of operations from Kharkiv, which will become the carrier’s third Ukrainian airport, along with 5 new routes to be launched in 2018 from the regional airports of Lviv and Kharkiv. As a result of the increased demand of WIZZ services by the Ukrainian passenger...

Primera Air Announces Three New Destinations from London Stansted

Following the recent announcement of direct flights to New York, Boston and Toronto from London Stansted Airport, Primera Air is adding three more leisure destinations – Mallorca, Alicante and Malaga to its offering. Primera Air is an established and well-known leisure carrier in Scandinavi...

Dubai to host Airport Show in May 2018

The18th edition of Airport Show will be held in Dubai from May 7-9, 2018. The event will feature two new co-located events, Air Traffic Control Forum, Airport Security Middle East, in addition to CAPA-Centre of Aviation Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) and Women in Aviation. “The Middle East aviation industry is witnessing an exciting time with the region recording the second highes...

London Airports Set to Profit from Boom in Private Jet Travel

Several airports in the London area are looking to cash in as more travellers opt to fly privately. Figures released in a recent report show that there were almost 80,000 private jet departures from the UK in August and many of these flew out of London airports. The private jet charter industry has adopted innovative technology and along with a new business model is reaping the rewards of its r...

FL Technics launches new line station at Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) in Moscow

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced opening a brand new line maintenance station at Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) in Moscow, Russia. The newly established line station will be capable of handling A320FAM and B737NG aircraft types registered in Europe, Bermuda and Aruba as well as many other locations across the...

Exclusive artwork by Marc Quinn now on display at TAG Farnborough Airport

Customers of TAG Farnborough Airport can now enjoy an exclusive display of work by the leading British contemporary artist, Marc Quinn which are on loan from the world renowned Deutsche Bank Collection. In collaboration with Tatiana Ojjeh, Deutsche Bank Art, Culture & Sports and Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, the series of five works, entitled Through Eye of History, is on view at...

airBaltic launches new flights to Sochi and Kaliningrad

The Latvian airline airBaltic will launch two new routes from Riga to Sochi on May 14, 2018 and to Kaliningrad on April 16, 2018. Both routes will offer new travel options for travellers from the Baltics and Russia with convenient connections via Riga. Wolfgang Reuss, SVP of Network Management of airBaltic: “We are delighted to add Sochi and Kaliningrad to our route map next year, increas...

Changi Airport Terminal 4 starts operations

Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 (T4) opens today by welcoming passengers of Cathay Pacific and Korean Air. Cathay Pacific flight CX659 from Hong Kong was the first flight to arrive at the new terminal at 0540 hours. Its passengers were warmly welcomed with orchids and goodie bags as they stepped into the terminal. Passengers departing on the first departure flight CX650, bound for Hong Kong at 0...

airBaltic launches direct flights between Riga and Abu Dhabi

The Latvian airline airBaltic in cooperation with the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Etihad Airways, yesterday, on October 29 launched a direct service between Riga and Abu Dhabi. The new route offers convenient connections to passengers travelling from the Baltics to the UAE capital and further to key destinations in Australia, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, as well as new...

Esavian doors for second DC Aviation hangar in Dubai

Work is underway to complete the installation of Esavian Type 126 sliding hangar doors on the new DC Aviation hangar at Al Maktoum Airport, Dubai World Central, Dubai. This follows the successful installation and operation of similar Esavian doors on the first DC Aviation hangar. The new doors are a set of multi-directional Esavian Type 126 sliding hangar doors 55,350mm wide by 13,500mm high...

Buta Airways changes terminal of departure flights from Baku

Starting from October 29, 2017, all departure flights of low-cost Buta Airways from Baku will be carried out through the North entrance of Terminal 2 of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Buta Airways plans to carry out arrival flights to Terminal 1 as before. Terminal 2 meets all international requirements on the operation of civil airports. The terminal has cafes and restaurants, Dut...

PRIMERA AIR announces another North America destination from new bases in Europe

Direct flights from Paris, London and Birmingham to Toronto. The low cost airline intends to revolutionize the trans-Atlantic aviation market Primera Air announces opening of another North America destination from its new bases in London Stansted, Birmingham and Paris: Toronto (YYZ) will be served three times per week from Birmingham and London and four times per week from Paris...

easyJet Announces A New Base In Bordeaux

§ The base will be launched in spring 2018 creating 110 direct jobs with local contracts § Three A320 aircraft to be based in Bordeaux and more than five new routes to be launched § 21% increase in passengers predicted for 2018, more than two million passengers next year. easyJet has today announced that it will launch a new base in Bordeaux, France in spring 2018. The airl...

Al Bateen Executive Airport for Chaine des Rotisseurs

Executive gourmet by Gategourmet, hosted a Gala Dinner for the Chaine des Rotisseurs at Al Bateen Executive Airport – Abu Dhabi, a first and unusual event for an Airport. The Chaine des Rotisseurs founded in Paris, in the year 1248, is the most exclusive and gastronomic worldwide recognized society. With only 25000 members worldwide (within these numbers only 7500 Professional me...

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