AeroMexico has introduced this promotional livery for Breitling watches.
Top Copyright Photo: AeroMexico Boeing 737-800 SSWL XA-ADT (msn 61787) (Breitling) SJO (Jay Selman). Image: 404260.
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Bonza made this announcement:
Sheila has touched down in North Queensland for the first time.
We received a very warm Townsville welcome this morning as the first customer flight from the Sunshine Coast landed. Today marks our first route to launch and on Friday, we’ll fly between Townsville and Rockhampton for the very first time.
Later this week when our Melbourne base goes on sale, the people of Townsville can also book flights directly to Toowoomba Wellcamp.
Top Copyright Photo: Bonza Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 VH-UIK (msn 43975) BFI (Brian Worthington). Image: 959306.
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Top Copyright Photo: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX 9 N941AK (msn 44101) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 960101.
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Air Valletta Group, backed by private Cypriot investment has launched Airbus A320 and A330 operator Valletta Airlines (St. Julian’s, Malta), which will focus on global charter and ACMI markets starting early 2023.
Targeted regions for operations are North and South Americas, Europe, Middle East and Far East Asia.
Valletta Airlines has received its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and aims to start with one Airbus A320-200, with plans to grow it’s fleet to three Airbus A320-200s and two A330-200s by the end of 2023.
Finnair has signed an agreement with British Airways to wet lease four Airbus A320s starting on March 24, 2023 for 12 months.
The aircraft will be crewed by Finnair.
Top Copyright Photo: Finnair Airbus A320-214 OH-LXL (msn 2146) LHR (SPA). Image: 925199.
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LATAM Airlines (Chile) made this announcement:
With the commitment to be more efficient and sustainable, the LATAM group advances in the renewal of its fleet, announcing that it will have 31 Airbus A320neo family aircraft in operation by the end of 2023.
The additional purchase of Airbus aircraft will allow the group to have more than 100 A320neo, A321neo and A321XLR aircraft by the end of this decade. Today, the LATAM group has 16 Airbus A320neo aircraft in operation and this year it expects to receive another 15 Airbus aircraft, including the first A321neo in its fleet. The first A321XLR will be delivered in 2025.
This will allow the LATAM group to replace its aircraft with more modern and efficient ones, increase its fleet and continue with the recovery of its operation compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Regarding the Airbus A321neo, it consumes 22% less fuel per seat than the previous model, the A320ceo. In addition, the Airbus A321XLR is the single-aisle aircraft (narrow body) with the longest flight range in the world (7,400 km) and with up to 38% less fuel consumption per flight than an aircraft with two aisles (wide body).
Most of LATAM’s A320 Family aircraft fleet is equipped with software that reduces annual CO2 emissions by more than 60,000 tons by optimizing the aircraft’s landing path.
Currently, the LATAM group has 311 aircraft, 57 passengers Boeing (767, 777 and 787 models) and 238 Airbus aircraft (A319, A320, A320neo and A321 models). In addition, LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Colombia and LATAM Cargo Brazil have a joint fleet of 16 cargo planes, which will gradually expand to 20 cargo planes by 2024.
Top Copyright Photo: LATAM AIrlines (Chile) Airbus A320-271N WL CC-BHA (msn 7844) MIA (Bruce Drum). Image: 105901.
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Based on the forecasted weather conditions for the cities and dates below, our scheduled service may be disrupted (flights may be delayed, diverted, and/or cancelled):
Monday-Wednesday, February 20-22
Monday-Thursday, February 20-23
Tuesday-Thursday, February 21-23
Customers holding reservations to/from/through the cities above on the corresponding dates, may rebook in the original class of service or travel standby (within 14 days of their original date of travel between the original city-pairs and in accordance with our accommodation procedures) without paying any additional charge.
Customers who purchased their itinerary via Southwest.com or our mobile app are eligible to reschedule their travel plans online or from their mobile device.
Customers who did not purchase a ticket via Southwest.comcan call 1-800-435-9792 to speak with a Customer Representative.
Customers in the U.S. scheduled to travel internationally must call 1-800-435-9792 to speak with a Customer Representative for assistance with rebooking.
February 19, 2023
February 22, 2023 – February 23, 2023
The change fee and any difference in fare will be waived for United flights departing on or before February 27, 2023, as long as travel is rescheduled in the originally ticketed cabin (any fare class) and between the same cities as originally ticketed. View your reservation and select Change Flight to search for alternate flights.
Rebooking window: February 20, 2023 – February 27, 2023
Winter Storm Olive
Information current as of February 20, 2023
If your trip is eligible, you can make a one-time change online. Here’s how:
Delta teams are monitoring a large winter storm system that is expected to bring heavy snow, rain and gusty winds from the West Coast to New England this week.
The main impacts Tuesday are expected in the West and Midwest, including the possibility of historic snowfall totals in our Minneapolis-St. Paul hub.
An initial travel waiver has been issued through Feb. 24 for customers who may be affected by flights in and out of various locations in Minnesota.
The fare difference for customers will be waived when rebooked travel occurs on or before Feb. 27, 2023, in the same cabin of service as originally booked.
If travel is rebooked after Feb. 27, any difference in fare between the original ticket and the new ticket will be collected at the time of booking.
Delta’s in-house meteorologists are actively reviewing and sharing up-to-date weather forecasts with others in the airline’s Operations and Customer Center as they make decisions on whether to cancel flights in the days ahead. Canceling flights is a last-resort decision that is never taken lightly. We strive to cancel flights well in advance of scheduled departure to allow our customers to adjust their plans before going to the airport.
While there are challenges that come with running an airline safely through a weather system spanning nearly 2,000 miles, Delta people on the front lines and behind the scenes remain steadfast to the airline’s commitment to safety and getting customers where they need to be as quickly as possible as operations recover at impacted airports.
Customers can review our customer guide to traveling with Delta and are encouraged to keep the following in mind:
Kuehne+Nagel, a global logistics company, and the Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) have announced details of a new partnership that will expand business opportunities for both the company and the region. This is the first time the BAA is partnering with a logistics company and the first time Kuehne+Nagel is establishing a presence at a secondary airport in North America. This partnership allows both organizations to better meet the cargo needs of businesses in the region and helps position Birmingham as an important part of the cargo market in the Southeastern corridor of the U.S. Kuehne+Nagel will begin operating weekly international cargo flights into BHM starting in April 2023.
This new partnership represents a new era of business development at the airport and positions the Birmingham Airport Authority to build on its role as an important center for business growth in the region and in the state of Alabama.
Last year, the Birmingham Airport Authority completed design work on a new $25 million Air Cargo facility. In May, BHM will break ground on the new facility. Initially, Kuehne+Nagel will operate from Kaiser Aircraft Industries’ hangar on the airfield, then move into the new Air Cargo facility at BHM upon completion. Construction is anticipated to take about 10 months.
Kuehne+Nagel will begin operations at BHM on April 2, 2023 with an inaugural flight that will arrive from Stuttgart, Germany, marking the first cargo flight from Stuttgart, Germany to the eastern U.S.
Top Copyright Photo: Kuehne + Nagel (Atlas Air) Boeing 747-8F N862GT (msn 67149) PAE (Nick Dean). Image: 959339.
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Emerald Airlines, largest operator out of Belfast City Airport and exclusive operator of the Aer Lingus Regional network, has announced two new services to Newcastle and Nottingham/East Midlands from Belfast City. All domestic regional points vacated by Flybe at Belfast City Airport will now be reestablished by Aer Lingus Regional.
The Belfast City to Nottingham/East Midlands service is to commence on March 26, 2023, initially as a daily service, and will increase up to double daily from mid-April. The daily flights between Belfast City-Newcastle will commence on April 28, 2023.
Already providing connectivity to Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, and Southampton from Belfast, the two new services to Newcastle and Nottingham/East Midlands, in addition to the airline’s Summer services to Jersey and Newquay, further cements its intention to provide efficient, great value, and sustainable air travel between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Overview of Services from Belfast City Airport
| Destination | Frequency | Status |
| Birmingham | Up to 4 daily | Operational |
| Cardiff | Up to 7 weekly | Operational |
| Edinburgh | Up to 4 daily | Operational |
| East Midlands | Up to 2 daily | Commences 26 March 2023 |
| Exeter | Up to 7 weekly | Operational |
| Glasgow | Up to 4 daily | Operational |
| Jersey | 2 weekly *Summer seasonal* | Commences 06 May 2023 |
| Leeds Bradford | Up to 3 daily | Operational |
| Manchester | Up to 5 daily | Operational |
| Newcastle | Daily | Commences 28 April 2023 |
| Newquay | Up to 5 weekly *Summer seasonal* | Commences 03 April 2023 |
| Southampton | Up to 2 daily | Operational |
Scoot has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with leasing company Azorra for nine 112-seat Embraer E190-E2 aircraft.
The first aircraft will arrive in 2024 with deliveries through the end of 2025.
Iberia will consolidate its post-pandemic recovery in the summer of 2023, focusing on its long-haul markets: Latin America and the United States.
For the airline industry, the summer season begins on March 25th and runs until October 28th, six months in which Iberia’s main focus will be on Latin America. Following the recovery of its entire network of destinations, the airline has programmed capacity increases in its most strategic markets in this region, as well as deploying marketing campaigns and other communication, public relations and sponsorship actions to increase its brand awareness in the 16 Latin American countries where it flies.
These are Iberia’s main novelties for the summer season.
Latin America Campaign
In the summer season, Iberia will recover its full range of pre-pandemic flights and even increase its operations by 2% compared to 2019 levels, which will be 5% for the year as a whole.
Specifically, it will offer around 280 weekly flights to 18 destinations in 16 Latin American countries:
Bogotá: Colombia is one of Iberia’s star markets. In the last year, it has grown from 10 to 14 frequencies; from June, it will operate 18 frequencies and the company’s aim is to offer 21 frequencies – three daily flights – from November, tripling its capacity compared to 2019.
Buenos Aires: Consolidation of two daily flights to Argentina’s capital.
Lima: Iberia goes from seven to 10 frequencies from June until the end of the year, with the intention of reaching two daily flights.
Mexico: The three daily flights reached in December 2022 are maintained throughout 2023, already above the pre-pandemic capacity.
Quito: Six daily frequencies are also consolidated -two more than last summer- in addition to three frequencies with Guayaquil.
Montevideo: From January, Iberia offers up to seven weekly frequencies, which will be maintained for most of the year.
Santiago de Chile: the daily flight is consolidated.
Rio de Janeiro: Continuation of the operation with three weekly frequencies, in addition to another seven with Sao Paulo.
In Central America, the increase to a daily flight on the Guatemala-El Salvador route, which took place in December, was consolidated, as was the increase to a daily flight on the San José route in Costa Rica. Panama will have between five and seven weekly frequencies throughout the summer, and daily flights from November onwards.
In the Caribbean, Havana will have five frequencies from September, Santo Domingo will consolidate its pre-pandemic operation with a daily flight, and Puerto Rico will reach six weekly frequencies in July and August.
And in Caracas, the three daily frequencies with which Iberia resumed the route last November will be consolidated.
Return to Washington DC and San Francisco
In the US, Iberia will recover its summer routes to Washington DC and San Francisco. In addition, from June, it will increase its daily flights to Dallas. In total, it has scheduled nearly 20% more flights to the US than in 2019: up to 124 weekly flights between Spain and eight destinations in the United States. Specifically:
New York: Twice daily flights from March, continuing beyond the summer season until the end of the year.
Miami: Twice-daily flights will be maintained throughout the year.
Chicago: Daily flights from March through December
Boston: Daily flights from April to October
Dallas: Iberia operated this route throughout the winter -it was initially launched as seasonal last June with four weekly frequencies- and from April it will increase to five frequencies, to six in May, and will reach a daily flight from June to October.
Los Angeles: This route will have four frequencies in April, increasing to five from May to October, and Iberia will operate it with its largest aircraft, the Airbus A350s, with a capacity for 359 passengers.
Washington DC: Iberia will operate this route again from April to October with four weekly frequencies.
San Francisco: This seasonal route returns from May to October with three weekly frequencies.
Summer Destinations in Europe
Iberia will resume all its summer routes in the coming months: Bergen, in July and August with two weekly frequencies; and in Italy, Catania, from June to September; and Olbia, from the end of June to September.
In Croatia, Dubrovnik -with up to two daily flights in August- Split and Zagreb, which will reach daily flights in August.
In Greece, in addition to Athens -which will have more than three daily frequencies in August- Corfu -in July, August and September- Mykonos and Santorini, both from the end of June to September.
In Portugal, Iberia’s year-round routes to Lisbon, Oporto, and Funchal will be joined by Faro and Ponta Delgada in summer, from June to September, operated by Iberia Regional / Air Nostrum.
And in the rest of the short- and medium-haul network, the biggest increases will be in Dusseldorf, where up to four daily flights will be offered; Stockholm, where Iberia will increase from one daily flight to nine frequencies in May and to 10 from July; Milan, with up to five daily flights; Rome, which will increase from 32 to 37 weekly frequencies compared to last summer; and Venice, with 25 weekly frequencies (five more than in 2022).
In Bordeaux, the airline will go from two to three daily flights; and in Nantes, also with three daily flights, Iberia will operate as Iberia Regional / Air Nostrum.
Consolidation of Iberia’s Commitment to the Air Shuttle
In Spain, Iberia’s main focus will be the Madrid-Barcelona Air Shuttle, which this summer will have up to 86 weekly frequencies, the same capacity as before the pandemic and 11 more than the last summer.
The rest of the most significant increases will be in Bilbao, which will have up to 38 weekly frequencies -six more than last summer; A Coruña, which will have up to 31 weekly frequencies -five more than in 2022-; and Santander, which this summer will increase from three to four daily flights.
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Edelweiss has become the Official Airline Partner for the third time in a row in 2023. All flights will be compensated. Season starts on March 5, 2023 in Bahrain.
The “Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake” relies also in 2023 on Edelweiss as Official Airline Partner. This is already the third season in which Edelweiss offers direct charter flights from Zurich to the F1 Grand Prix race tracks within reach of the Airbus A320 fleet. The collaboration began in 2021, when then Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN was looking for a Swiss partner during the pandemic.
The new season will start in Bahrain on March 5, 2023. The season will feature one more race this year. The second-to-last stop on the schedule is Las Vegas from November 16 to 18, 2023. Edelweiss will fly the team to Las Vegas on its regular scheduled flight at the end of November. On the Las Vegas Strip, the race will be held on a 3.8-mile course right in the neon heart of the city. Passing world-famous landmarks, casinos and hotels. Edelweiss will be flying to Las Vegas directly from Zurich at least twice a week until the end of November, offering racing enthusiasts the chance to be there live.
Top Copyright Photo: Edelweiss Switzerland (Edelweiss Air) Airbus A320-214 WL HB-JLT (msn 5518) (Help Alliance) ZRH (Rolf Wallner). Image: 958069.
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The Airbus A320neo (EI-INB) with ITA Airways’ new blue livery performed its first commercial flight on February 20. Flight AZ 1781 departed from Rome Fiumicino Airport at 1:20pm local time, to reach Palermo’s Punta Raisi Airport.
The Airbus A320neo is dedicated to Francesco Moser, the extraordinary Italian cyclist of the 1970s and 1980s, and features unique design details such as the Zorro mask and sharklets.
Bringing together technology and efficiency, the Airbus A320neo delivers 20% less fuel consumption and CO2 emissions per seat compared to previous generation aircraft. With the new A320neo, ITA Airways will further enrich its modern and environment-friendly fleet, which will feature 80% new generation aircraft by 2026, with the consequent downscaling of 1.3 million tons of CO2 emissions.
Furthermore, the A320neo features an innovative cabin design, granting passengers a unique travel experience courtesy of more modern and comfortable seats.
The new A320neo will be serving the Company’s domestic and international network from Rome Fiumicino to the airports of Brindisi, Bari, Bologna, Catania, Genoa, Milan Linate, Naples, Palermo, Lamezia Terme, Turin and Venice in Italy, and those of Paris Charles de Gaulle, Madrid and Brussels in Europe, to cover all ITA Airways’ short- and medium haul destinations in the 2023 summer season.
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K2 Airways (Karachi) is a new airline in Pakistan.
The upstart is in the final stages of preparations and plans to launch scheduled passenger operations this year.
The carrier will initially operate two Embraer 190s.
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Yazd Air (Yazd) is a new airline in Iran.
The new airline launched scheduled passengers from its Yazd base to the capital of Tehran with a BAe 146-300 registered as EP-MOM.
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Fly Atlantic (Belfast) is a new low-fare transAtlantic proposed airline.
The upstart is planning to launch operations in 2024 for the summer season.
The proposed airline is planning to linking cities in Europe and North America through its hub at Belfast International Airport.
Fly Atlantic plans to fly to 35 destinations from its Belfast base, with tickets going on sale in early 2024.
The proposed airline intends to have a fleet of six aircraft – either Airbus A321neos or the Boeing 737 MAXs. It plans to expand to 18 aircraft within the first four years.
Andrerw Pyne is the CEO.
