UTair Aviation shares have been included in the transportation sector Index of the Moscow Stock Exchange. The indexing of this economic sector began in November 2013. “We are pleased to be among first five companies selected as the basis for the Transportation Index calculation,” said UTair Aviation Financial Director Igor Petrov....

Kosice Czech Airlines will add two new scheduled flights between Prague and Bratislava and between Košice and Bratislava to this year’s winter flight schedule. The operation on both flight connections will start on 11 December 2013; sale of air tickets for the new flights will be started tomorrow in all distribution channels. For both...

Qatar Airways has been named the best emerging airline in social media for 2013 by leading aviation marketing consultancy, SimpliFlying. Qatar Airways was nominated and then named overall winner in the Best Emerging Airline/Airport on Social Media category as part of the 4th Annual Sympliflying Awards, held in Amsterdam on 23rd October. The...

The annual ACI Airport Exchange conference and exhibition commenced at Qatar National Convention Centre today with a series of keynote addresses, symposiums and seminars addressing the latest developments in the aviation sector. Themed ‘Beyond Airports 2020’, nearly 1,000 delegates from around the world are expected to attend the two-day...

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe , announced its 19th base to be opened in Craiova (Romania) in July 2014 with one based aircraft. The new Airbus A320 aircraft will be delivered in Craiova on 23 July 2014. The new aircraft will support operations of a total of 6 Craiova routes and increase seat capacity in the...

Adria Airways - the Airline of Slovenia and Air India have signed a Code-Share Agreement to enhance bilateral cooperation between India and Slovenia. The code share will result in better collaboration and sharing of air services between India and Slovenia. The Code-Share Agreement was signed by Mr. Rohit Nandan – Chairman & Managing...

Vanilla Air, Japan’s newest low-cost carrier has taken delivery of its first A320 in Toulouse, France, on lease from AWAS. The airline will start commercial services on December 20th from Narita International Airport to Okinawa and Taipei, gradually expanding services to Sapporo and Seoul (Incheon) and international holiday resort...

S.A.T., the holding company of the Berlin-based German carrier Germania, has taken delivery of its first out of two A321s on order. Both aircraft are equipped with Airbus’ wing tip fuel saving devices, called Sharklets. The airline has already been operating eight A319 successfully since 2011. The new Germania A321 will operate...

Air Moldova, the largest Moldovian air carrier, increases number of flights between Chisinau and Italian cities –Bologna, Milan, Rome and Verona. This became possible due conclusion of code-share agreement with Italian carrier Meridiana Fly. Starting from November 25, 2013 Air Moldova will be offering its passengers 19 weekly flights and,...

From January to October Estonian Air carried altogether 472 589 passengers, out of which 44 430 in October. In the first ten months Estonian Air operated 9 181 flights, out of which 897 in October. Ten month passenger and flight numbers are in the line with the restructuring plan focusing on downsizing of the airline and serving destinations with...

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and EMO Trans Global Logistics have successfully coordinated the charter of an Antonov AN-124 and an Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD to transport a large 28 ton payload from Jamaica to the USA and back. The aircraft were utilised in a joint operation to move an outsized rotor turbine from Montego Bay, Jamaica to a repair...

On 6 Nov. 2013, Aeroflot presented a new Aeroflot Group member – the consolidated Far Eastern airline "Aurora”. JSC “Aurora Airlines” was established by the order of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation on the basis of two Far Eastern air carriers – SAT Airlines and Vladivostok Avia (both in Aeroflot group since 2011). The...

UTair-Leasing has signed an international lease contract for delivery of 50 units of airfield technical equipment for exploitation at the Dushanbe International Airport in Tajikistan. The deal is valued at more than €5.9 mln. The contract includes the acquisition and delivery of advanced self-propelled passenger stairs, pushback tugs, belt...

Qatar Airways announced it will begin flights to Hangzhou, China beginning 20 December 2013. The non-stop service from Doha to Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province, will fly four-times-weekly. “This year we celebrate 10 years of flying to China,” said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker.  “The addition of our...

Paul Johannes, VP Commerical Europe accepting the Best Business Class Award on behalf of Qatar Airways at the Business Traveller Awards 2013. Qatar Airways has been named as "Best Business Class" at the high profile Business Traveller Awards 2013 (UK edition), which was held in London at The Royal Garden Hotel, on 15th October. The Business...