Southwest’s latest international partner is Turkish Airlines, joining Condor, Icelandair, China Airlines, EVA Air, and Philippine Airlines. The agreement with Turkish will begin next month, and enable seamless bookings and connections and itineraries that include both carrier flights from any…
Air India has entered into a new codeshare agreement with Austrian Airlines and expanded existing agreements between Air India, Lufthansa, and SWISS. Air India and the Lufthansa Group will codeshare on ~100 routes across the Indian subcontinent, Europe, Australia, and…
Air France-KLM thinks that it can fully unlock the potential of SAS Scandinavian Airlines by acquiring the airline and getting it into its transatlantic alliance. This will be to the benefit of all parties involved. Group CEO Ben Smith shared some…
Lufthansa’s attempts to lure ITA Airways with an attractive offer into its Star Alliance have failed. The Italian carrier, which launched operations on October 15 as successor to Alitalia, has opted to join the SkyTeam alliance instead, it announced on October…
Many years ago, African airlines dominated the skies of Africa. Gross mismanagement and corruption saw the end of promising airlines like Nigeria Airways, Ghana Airways, Air Afrique, and others that connected the continent. Worried by the situation, leaders in the…
News from Bloomberg suggests that AerLingus is about to announce a decision to select the Airbus A321LR to replace its Boeing 757s. These 757s are primarily used to connect Ireland and US east coast cities. The Boeing 757 is a…