April 25, 2024

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April 25, 2024

WestJet flies to Barcelona more often

The airline WestJet is planning to expand its flight operations on the Calgary-Barcelona route. The route is to receive three additional round-trip flights. The airline WestJet is planning to expand the route between Calgary and Barcelona. The route was originally scheduled to be served until November 8th, with three additional flights to Barcelona until November 16th, reports the Aero Routes portal.

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Korean Air shows interest in the Boeing 777X

After taking over Asiana Airlines, Korean Air is planning a significant expansion of its aircraft fleet. This is not only shown by the latest order from Airbus, but also by the interest in Boeing 777X. After taking over Asiana Airlines, Korean Air is planning a sustainable but significant expansion of its fleet. Airbus recently announced an order from Korean Air for 33 aircraft. The order includes 27 A350-100s and six A350-900s. After the Airbus order, the Korean airline is also interested in an order from Boeing. Ten Boeing 777Xs are to be ordered here, and the airline is currently in talks with the aircraft manufacturer, reports the Aero.de portal.

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Ireland: British Airways flies to Dublin again

The airline British Airways is planning to resume flights to Dublin. Specifically, the London Gatwick-Dublin route is to be reactivated. The airline British Airways is planning to resume flights to Dublin. The reactivation of the route between London Gatwick and Dublin is to take place from the end of May, as the Aero Routes portal reports. From May 20, the airline plans to fly to Dublin twelve times a week with an ATR72-600.

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Shanghai Airlines reactivates Xi'an-Budapest

Budapest Airport will have a sixth China route effective June 22, 2024, as Shanghai Airlines will reactivate the Xi'an route in cooperation with China Eastern Airlines. From June 22, the airline will offer a weekly round trip between Shanghai, Xi'an and Budapest on Saturdays. "It is wonderful news that Shanghai Airlines has confirmed its commitment to expanding connections between Hungary and China, and we are confident that the resumption of the connection to Xi'an will be well received by both business and leisure travelers. We look forward to working closely with the airline to ensure the success of the route and to further strengthen the relationship between our two countries by creating more opportunities for tourism and business," said Balázs Bogáts, CCO, Budapest Airport.

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November: Etihad Airways flies to Paris with an A380

The airline Etihad Airways has announced the use of the Airbus A380 on the Abu Dhabi-Paris CDG route. The aircraft is to replace the Airbus A350. The Abu Dhabi-Paris CDG route will soon be served with a new aircraft, as reported by the Aero Routes portal. Specifically, the airline Etihad Airways plans to operate the flights with an Airbus A380, which will replace the Airbus A350 currently in use. The aircraft change is to take place in November.

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Codeshare: Air India and ANA start cooperation

Star Alliance members All Nippon Airways and Air India have been working more closely together since April 23, 2024 as part of a codeshare agreement. Initially, the Japanese airline will place the NH designator on the Narita-Delhi route operated by Air India. In return, the AI ​​code will be positioned on the ANA routes Haneda-Delhi and Narita-Mumbai. The cooperation will be gradually expanded and will then also include feeder and connecting flights, the two carriers announced.

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Trade unionists surprised: Airbus Canada employees reject collective bargaining proposal

Airbus Canada has been involved in a wage dispute for some time with a union that is demanding higher salaries for around 1.300 employees. The plant at Montrael-Mirabel airport is affected. The aircraft manufacturer has already submitted three offers. According to local media reports, employee representatives had their members vote on the management's latest offer. This was rejected by a 70 percent majority. This also surprised the union members, who actually thought that the members' basic demands had been met. It is assumed that the level of pay and the working hours did not suit the unionized Airbus employees. Now new negotiations with management are to take place.

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Harbor Air wants to convert its fleet to electric drive

The airline Harbour Air can imagine converting its fleet to electric propulsion. To this end, a letter of intent for the purchase has been signed. The LOI was concluded with MagniX and includes up to 50 Magni650s. The carrier announced that the electric drives, for which a letter of intent was signed, will be used to operate the fleet with electric drives in the future. However, this is only a LOI and not yet a firm order.

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Elbe aircraft factories will also have conversions done in Japan in the future

Elbe Flugzeugwerke and MRO Japan want to work together in the future in the area of ​​converting passenger aircraft into freighters. An agreement has been signed for this purpose. This will enable MRO Japan to convert aircraft from the A320 series from full freighters in the future. This will be the first site in Japan to carry out such work on behalf of EFW. The converted aircraft will be called A320P2F and A321P2F.

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Former Jetblue boss joins Airbus

On June 3, 2024, Airbus' North American head, Jeffrey Knittel, will retire. His successor comes from Jetblue. Robin Hayes, who headed the US low-cost airline for several years, will head Airbus' North American business. He will be responsible for 50 locations employing 10.000 people and will report directly to Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury.

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