Star Alliance member Lufthansa will operate five round-trips a week on the route, using Airbus A340-300s offering Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy seating.
Read morePhilippine Airlines Returns to New York after 18-Year Absence
AirlinesAirportsDestinations March 18, 2015
The arrival of a Boeing 777-300ER at New York JFK early on March 16 heralded the return of Philippine Airlines service to New York City, 18 years after the carrier ended its brief and unsuccessful first attempt to serve America’s largest metropolitan area.
Read moreLufthansa Announces New Three-Tier Economy Fare Structure for Intra-Europe Flights
Airlines March 5, 2015
Lufthansa is introducing a three-tier Economy Class fare structure this autumn for all its flights within Europe. The airline is calling its three intra-Europe Economy fare tiers Light, Classic and Flex.
Read moreSwiss International Air Lines will begin operating a second daily Zurich-Chicago O’Hare round-trip at the end of May and will introduce a six-times-weekly second service between Zurich and San Francisco from July 5.
Read moreOn November 16, Lufthansa will begin serving Panama City five times a week using Airbus A340-300 widebodies, each configured to seat 298 passengers for use by its leisure market-oriented ‘Jump’ operation.
Read moreFrom December 2015 until April 2016, Jump will operate twice-weekly, Lufthansa-branded A340-300 services linking Frankfurt Airport with Cancún in Mexico, Malé in the Maldives and Mauritius.
Read moreFinnair has converted its eight A350 options into a firm order, increasing its firm A350-900 buy to 19 aircraft. At Airbus list prices, the value of the eight A350-900s “would be approximately €1.9 billion” ($2.34 billion), according to Finnair, which is unlikely to be paying anywhere near that much.
Read moreLufthansa Proposes Launching New Low-Cost Long-Haul Carrier Operating A330-200s
AircraftAirlinesDestinations October 30, 2014
Lufthansa German Airlines expects to put forward to its supervisory board in December a business plan to create a non-Lufthansa-branded, long-haul, low-cost carrier which would operate a fleet of leased Airbus A330-200s, each configured to seat approximately 300 passengers.
Read moreFrom April 1, Finnair will dedicate aircraft with flat-bed seats in Business Class to flights to Tokyo and New York, and from May 1 to Beijing and Seoul. From June 1, Finnair will also offer flat-bed seats on its routes from Helsinki to Hanoi, Hong Kong, Nagoya, Osaka and Shanghai.
Read moreSAS Toughs It Out
Airlines May 14, 2013
Scandinavian Airlines President and Chief Executive Officer Rickard Gustafson recently flew to San Francisco on SAS’ new Copenhagen-San Francisco service. The dual purpose of his trip: to promote the route and demonstrate the carrier’s determination to grow, even in challenging times.
Read moreLufthansa Group’s supervisory board has approved orders for 100 Airbus A320-family aircraft and two A380s, as well as six Boeing 777-300ERs – the Boeing widebodies being destined for Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines.
Read moreFinnair to Install Flat-Bed Seats in Eight More Long-Haul Aircraft
AircraftAirlinesTravel Technology February 13, 2013
Once installation is completed by autumn 2014, all of Finnair’s long-haul Airbus fleet will have flat-bed seats in Business Class, with the exception of three older Airbus A340-300s. These three aircraft will be the first to leave the fleet when Finnair starts receiving new A350-900s in 2015.
Read moreFrom spring 2013 all Finnair aircraft will feature a ‘Marimekko for Finnair’ collection of textiles and tableware, featuring Marimekko’s classic patterns. The Marimekko for Finnair collection is designed to add a new dimension to the onboard experience and lighten the airline’s carbon footprint.
Read moreScandinavian Airlines is expanding its network to North America by launching non-stop service between Copenhagen and San Francisco on Monday, April 8, 2013. Additionally, from a week earlier, SAS is adding another three flights a week on its existing Newark-Copenhagen route.
Read moreAlready rated by the Carbon Disclosure Project as the world’s top airline for sustainability practices and open-disclosure reporting, Finnair is intensifying its sustainability efforts. The intensified focus comes as Finnair increasingly brands itself an “ecosmart” airline.
Read moreFinnair Launches Non-Stop Service between Helsinki and Chongqing
AirlinesAirportsDestinations May 9, 2012
According to Finnair, the new route is a logical next step in the carrier’s strategy of offering the shortest connections between Asia and Europe via Helsinki. Finnair says it is the first carrier to open a direct flight route between Europe and Chongqing.
Read moreReview: Swiss International Air Lines Business Class
AircraftAirlinesReviewsTravel Technology February 12, 2012
To maximize passenger comfort, choice and productivity, Swiss International Air Lines has created a Business Class cabin configuration in which alternate seat rows have a 1-2-1 configuration and a 2-2-1 configuration. This means, importantly, that there are only five seats in the cabin which don’t have direct access to an aisle.
Read moreSwiss International Air Lines Re-Branding Nears Completion
Airlines January 31, 2012
Swiss International Air Lines is set to complete a re-branding exercise. This is meant not only to emphasize its close association with Switzerland and the country’s core national values, but also to remove any lingering impressions of Swiss cliché associated with the branding of predecessor national carrier Swissair.
Read moreVirgin Atlantic Airways is launching a new, four-times-weekly seasonal route between Vancouver and London Heathrow Airport in May 2012 and in March 2012 is launching a second service between London Heathrow and San Francisco, operating three times a week.
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Airbus Delivers Its 1,000th A330
Aircraft Jul 19, 2013