Air France-KLM’s main partner in the SkyTeam alliance, Delta Air Lines, announced on Friday that it had immediately revoked its codeshare with Russian flag carrier Aeroflot, due to the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Aeroflot is also part of SkyTeam. “We have removed our code from Aeroflot services from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport and removed Aeroflot’s … Read more
The aim of the program is to test a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine in preparation for the entry into service of a zero-emission aircraft by 2035. The first test flight is to take place in 2026 and will be performed by the A380 with production number MSN001. That is the only A380 prototype that Airbus … Read more
The flight ban does not apply to cargo flights, KLM says in a response. The flights scheduled for next Thursday and Thursday a week later will only continue as cargo flights. KLM will contact all customers who have booked tickets for those flights. KLM says it regrets the passenger ban. It is not the first … Read more
The conflict arose at the end of last year when the European works council of Air France-KLM did not follow the nomination of the candidate of the KLM works council, but put forward its own candidate who has no support from the KLM supporters. According to the KLM works council, this is against the agreement … Read more
The route initially had two stops: one in Prestwick (Glasgow) and one in Gander, Newfoundland. The total travel time was 25.5 hours, of which 21 flying hours. Originally there were flights twice a week, but this number was soon increased and from 1950 onwards daily flights took off from Schiphol to New York. The original … Read more
An additional flight will be added between London Heathrow and New York JFK in March, followed by a flight to Newark in June. From London that is a night flight, from the US it is flown in daylight. At the end of May, the offer will be expanded with a flight between London Gatwick and … Read more
Chicago and New York are connected to Toronto five times a week, Los Angeles and San Francisco are connected to Edmonton, which is offered four times a week. Nashville is served from both Toronto and Edmonton, with four and two flights a week respectively. Tickets for the new routes start at $99, with the price … Read more
It has not yet been announced how exactly everything will be arranged. This can be done through a bidding procedure or through a direct sale. According to Finance Minister Daniele Franco, the government will initially keep a minority stake, which can be sold at a later stage. ITA, which has only been flying since October, … Read more
Since the reopening of US borders to fully vaccinated travelers in November last year, Air France has already restored much of the network. At the moment there are again flights to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York (JFK), Seattle, San Francisco and Washington. From March 27, in addition to the current … Read more
Since the BelugaSTs are not yet at the end of their service life, Airbus wants to give them a new lease of life with the deployment on the commercial market. Then they don’t have to go to the scrap yard. The Beluga has the world’s largest internal cross-section of any transport aircraft, and can accommodate … Read more