Serbia’s and the UAE’s national carriers, Air Serbia and Etihad Airways, have entered a new codeshare partnership. This agreement allows Etihad’s customers to access twelve Southeast European destinations through Air Serbia’s Belgrade hub. Of them, nine are new to Etihad’s extended network. Besides Serbia’s capital, the list includes Bucharest (capital of Romania), Budapest (capital of Hungary), Thessaloniki (Greece), Tirana (capital of Albania), Skopje (capital of the Republic of Macedonia) and Sofia (capital of Bulgaria).

Finding a connecting flight to Abu Dhabi becomes easier for Air Serbia’s customers. They can reach the UAE capital through Athens (Greece), Milan, Rome (both Italy) and Vienna (Austria). The codeshare agreement allows passengers to utilise the two airlines’ networks on a single ticket without the hassle of rechecking in. Moreover, travellers can use Etihad Guest – a loyalty programme – on both airlines. This allows them to earn flying miles and redeem them for various benefits.

The new codeshare agreement goes live with flights starting February 3, 2024.

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UAE’s national carrier, Etihad Airways, has announced that it will increase flights to some more destinations across the Middle East and India later this year. From March 15, 2024, Etihad will operate seven more weekly flights to Jeddah and Riyadh. That takes the total weekly services to both cities in Saudi Arabia to 28.

Then, from June 15, 2024, Etihad will operate four additional weekly flights to Amman and Columbo, boosting the per week service counts to the Jordanian and Sri Lankan capitals to 11 and 17, respectively. From the same date, the carrier will also add two more per week flights to Beirut (Lebanon), one more to Kolkata (India) and three more to Bengaluru (India). After those additions, their weekly service counts will increase to 7, 8, and 17, respectively.

Earlier this month, Etihad expanded its reach in India by introducing two new routes.

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Group’s newest brand, AirJapan, has announced it will commence its third international service on April 26, 2024. More specifically, it’ll start flights between Narita (Tokyo) and Changi (Singapore) on a 324-seater, Economy-only Boeing 787-8.

The outbound flight – NQ3 – will depart Narita at 17:35 and arrive in Changi at 23:55. The return leg – NQ4 – will leave the Singapore tarmac at 00:55 and land at Narita at 09:10 (all times mentioned are local). Flight number NQ3 will operate on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. NQ4, on the other hand, will serve travellers on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The starting fare is JPY 17,600.

AirJapan’s flights to Seoul and Bangkok, which started in February last year, will be increased to a daily service in April 2024. That has been timed with the scheduled arrival of the second aircraft.

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It was in December last year when British low-cost airline easyJet announced a firm order for 157 Airbus jets. However, there was no word on who would supply the engines for the aircraft, which would be delivered between FY2029 and FY2034.

We now have an answer. easyJet confirms that it has chosen CFM as the engine supplier. The Cincinnati-headquartered company will provide 314 LEAP-1A engines to power the 56 A320neo and 101 A321neo jets. The agreement also includes spare engines and secured pricing for 200 engines for the 100 purchase rights.

easyJet and CFM have done business with each other since 1995. In fact, the airline’s entire fleet is powered by CFM engines. Per their maker, the new-generation LEAP family powerplants provide a 15-20 per cent reduction in fuel consumption while emitting less CO2 and noise.