Articles by Nick Wenzel

The ACJ319neo aircraft, which is the business jet variant of the Airbus A319neo, has successfully conducted its first flight on Wednesday, lasting about one hour and 55 minutes. The aircraft will be … [read more]

Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet is set to take over aircraft, employees and other assets from former Jet Airways, which suspended operations last week. Just a few days ago, SpiceJet applied to the … [read more]

Latvian charter airline SmartLynx has secured an air operator certificate (AOC) from the Maltese Transport Ministry Civil Aviation Directorate (TMCAD) for its new subsidiary SmartLynx Malta. The newly established unit in Malta will initially … [read more]

Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900neo aircraft. The national carrier of the Republic of Mauritius becomes the first airline to operate both the A330neo and A350 jets. The airline’s … [read more]

Emirates has announced that it will start first scheduled Airbus A380 operations between Dubai and Riyadh in April 2019. The capital of Saudi Arabia will be the 51st destination to be served … [read more]

Air Arabia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321LR aircraft, the long-range version of the A321neo. This aircraft is registered as A6-ATA and was ordered as part of a leasing agreement with … [read more]

Airbus and Norwegian, through its subsidiary Arctic Aviation Assets Ltd., have reached an agreement to postpone the aircraft deliveries of several Airbus A320neo as well as A321LR, the long-range version of the A321neo. … [read more]

Starting in winter 2019, KLM will commence a new service to Costa Rica. In addition to its existing flights to San José, the Dutch carrier will add Guanacaste Liberia (IATA-Code: LIR) to its … [read more]