June 2, 2023News

Air Algérie Orders Seven Airbus Planes

To strengthen its commercial aviation sector, Alergia’s national carrier Air Algérie has placed a firm order for seven widebody planes from Airbus. The order is for five A330-900s and two A350-1000s. Both aircraft are the latest generation of Airbus’ widebody range. The A330neo family is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, efficient enough to deliver a flying range of up to 13,334km (7,200 nautical miles) non-stop. On the other hand, the larger A350 series features Rolls-Royce’s new XWB engines. As a result, the long haulier can fly 16,100km (8,700 nautical miles) without stopping. In addition, Airbus claims that Air Algérie will benefit from operational savings as the chosen aircraft burn 25 per cent less fuel per seat.

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May 16, 2024

easyJet Announces Its New UK Base

British low-cost carrier easyJet is set to expand its UK operations further with the launch of its tenth base. Come March next year, a three-aircraft (186-seat Airbus A320neo) base will be operational at London Southend. The airline says the new base will create approximately 130 direct jobs for pilots and crew in the country and bolster several more indirect employment.

The UK is easyJet’s largest market, with over 56 per cent of its passengers flying in or out from UK airports. Once the new base at London Southend goes live, the airline will boost its annual seating capacity to 57 million, amounting to a 10 per cent increase over last year. The airline has launched 70 new routes from its home country, with many being served from its base at Birmingham International Airport. That base was launched in March this year.

From the London Southend, easyJet already flies to many international destinations, such as Amsterdam, Geneva, Faro, Palma de Mallorca, Malaga, and Paris CDG. Adding extra aircraft will enable the carrier to launch six new routes to Pisa, Gran Canaria, Dalaman, Antalya, Marrakech and Enfidha. Flights will go on sale later this year. However, the easyJet holiday packages go on sale tomorrow with departures from May 1, 2025.

May 15, 2024

airBaltic And Bulgaria Air Activate Codeshare Agreement

Latvia’s and Bulgaria’s flag carriers—airBaltic and Bulgaria Air—have announced the start of their codeshare partnership. As part of the agreement, airBaltic will add its code (BT) on the Sofia-Varna route. Bulgaria Air will add its code (FB) on the Sofia-Riga route and onward the flights operated by airBaltic from its base in Riga to Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. The first codeshare flight was operated yesterday, May 14, 2024.

The codeshare agreement between airBaltic and Bulgaria Air stands to benefit passengers of both airlines. Where Bulgaria Air travellers can find connections to Scandinavian destinations on a single ticket, passengers of airBaltic can use the same flexibility and travel to destinations served by Bulgaria Air.

Also Read: airBaltic Launches Three New Flights From Riga