Boeing 787

The route launch forms part of a wider expansion between the UK and the Caribbean this winter.

With commercial operations scheduled to commence on Aug. 11, the airline is already planning to expand its network internationally.

The agreement covers routes from Amsterdam to 18 cities across Europe.

A fourth international destination will join the long-haul LCC’s network in September.

Boeing is shifting some Charleston, South Carolina factory employees from 787 production to inspection and rework to resolve production-quality issues that are holding up deliveries.

Destinations in Tanzania, Oman and Sri Lanka are being added to the carrier’s international network.

Amsterdam will join the airline’s route map in August, while flights to London return in July.

Flights from Doha to Sharjah will resume in July, seven months after the blockade on Qatar was lifted.

“It would be more efficient to have only one type of aircraft,” COO Francesco Sciortino said. “We also need a long-term perspective for a replacement for the Boeing 767.”

Should the LAX-Christchurch route proceed as planned, American will become the only carrier to fly nonstop from the U.S. to New Zealand’s South Island.

Three new nonstop services to Hawaii are planned as the carrier targets demand for winter vacations.

There are currently no nonstop flights between Vietnam and the US.

South African-born Hendrik Du Preez talks about the potential for Qatar Airways in Africa. Thanks to the end of the blockade, many more opportunities are possible.

The Milan-based airline’s first scheduled transatlantic route to the US is set to start in June.

As Indian carrier Vistara signals its intention to begin flying to the US, Taiwanese airline Starlux has made headway in its efforts to serve the North American country.

The FAA is expanding a cargo-compartment inspection mandate to all Boeing 787s after determining the affected parts—decompression panels—may be found throughout the widebody twin fleet and not just on a limited number of aircraft.

The carrier becomes the first SkyTeam alliance member to provide transatlantic service from Denver.

Norwegian’s transatlantic adventure may have ended in a nightmare, but the long-haul low-cost dream lives on for Bjørn Kjos with Norse Atlantic Airways.

Long-haul startup Norse Atlantic Airways took a further step towards its planned launch of low-cost transatlantic services, raising a total of NOK1.4 billion ($166 million) in a listing on the Euronext Growth Oslo exchange.

Boeing’s March deliveries included 19 737 MAXs, pushing the first-quarter total to 58 and keeping the manufacturer largely on track to meeting its

Airlines are adding more routes and capacity between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.

The summer season route will become the airline’s second to France from Mayotte.

Boeing resumed 787 deliveries March 26 following FAA’s sign-off, a major step in clearing a backlog of more than 80 aircraft in Washington State and South Carolina held up by needed post-production inspections.

Bjørn Kjos is behind a new venture seeking to enter the low-cost transatlantic market vacated by Norwegian Air Shuttle.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has received an application from Milan-based airline Neos for exemption authority and an amended foreign air carrier permit.