Africa's leading airline, Ethiopian Airlines will resume thrice weekly service to the city of Athens in Greece after 18 years. Athens will be the Ethiopian’s 17th destination in Europe. Starting  13 December 2019, Ethiopian’s flight ET760 will depart from Addis Ababa at 11.45pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to arrive in Athens at 3.45am the next day. The return flight ET761 will depart from Athens on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 10.20pm to arrive in Addis Ababa at 6.35am the next day. This year 2019 marked a huge milestone for the African carrier which saw huge growth expansion, new routes been added despite the set back of the Max 8 crash and it's consequential grounding and also plans for more routes in the coming year. A Skytrax global airline, Ethiopian operates the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 120 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents. With this development, Ethiopian airlines is offering seemless conn...

Air New Zealand and Boeing have inked a $2.7 billion (at list prices) worth contract for eight 787-10s. The Dreamliners are to replace the airline’s aging 777-200ERs. Air New Zealand confirmed the order for eight GEnx engine-powered 787-10s with option to increase the order by 12 more aircraft. The airline, Boeing and GE Aviation have initially made the deal in May 2019 by signing a letter of intent. New Dreamliners, seating up to 330 passengers in a standard two-class configuration, are replacing the aging 777-200ERs in Air New Zealand’s fleet. Air New Zealand Chief Pilot, Captain David Morgan was quoted as saying that "the company has looked at Boeing 777X and Airbus A350 as potential replacement aircraft for its Boeing 777-200s, but decided to settle on Boeing 787-10 as it is the right airplane for us”. The deliveries are due to begin in September 2022. Air New Zealand currently operates 13 Boeing 787-9 version.

Emirates has become the first non-American airline approved by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for biometric boarding on flights to the United States from its hub in Dubai. The technology has been tested on flights to New York and Los Angeles since July and will now be rolled out on all services to the 12 destinations across the United States served by Emirates. A number of foreign airlines have been using biometric boarding for international flights departing several U.S. airports since 2017 but this is the first time the technology has been approved for use on flights entering the United States. Los Angeles International Airport has one of the biggest uptakes of the system with Air France, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, KLM, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Qantas, and Singapore Airlines all making use of biometric boarding. Instead of manually scanning a boarding pass and then visually checking a passport, biometric boarding works by taking a photo of a passenger...

Qatar Airways announcd the commencement of services to Osaka, Japan starting from 6 April 2020. Osaka will be the airline’s third gateway into the country. This is after Tokyo Narita and Tokyo Haneda respectfully from it's hub in Doha. The flight will be operated by an Airbus A350-900 aircraft, featuring 36 seats in Business Class and 247 seats in Economy Class. The operation will initially begin with a five times weekly service, increasing to a daily service from 23 June 2020. In a statement to mark the occasion, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are truly delighted to be bringing our award-winning service to Osaka, adding this highly sought after Japanese destination to our global network. Osaka is a very important destination, and our service to the cosmopolitan city will enable us to provide a seamless journey for our passengers connecting from our extensive network of more than 160 destinations worldwide.” Osaka has been the economic p...

Dana Air a Nigerian based airline have received it's first of two boeing 737-300 aircraft. The second aircraft is expected to be delivered in the coming weeks. With the latest acquisition and the due arrival of more aircrafts, it is evident to State Dana air is on the path to fleet renewal in an effort to increase capacity, efficiency and boost passengers confidence. The airline took delivery of its 737-300 with registration number 5N-DNA and a configuration of 143 passengers arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) from Italy. Dana air had in the past had a leased Boeing 737 in their fleet for a short period, this will be the first 737 fully owned by the airline. Dana air will use the new aircraft to open new routes as well as solidify existing ones. With plans well in place to increase their fleet to 9 aircraft before the end of the year. Aviation roundtable blog congratulates dana air on this latest acquisition. As we look forward to seeing the airlin...

Kuwait Airways announced the signing of two strategic partnership agreements by the Kuwait Airways delegation that recently visited Istanbul. This was accomplished due to the significant results of systematic research and the agreement allows the passenger to make reservations via Kuwait Airways and travel on Turkish Airlines flights and vice-versa. In a statement to mark the occasion, Mr. Yousef Al- Jassem, Kuwait Airways Chairman, signed an agreement with Turkish Airlines that includes the operation of codeshare flights between Istanbul and Kuwait International Airport. Kuwait Airways has also signed an agreement with IGA, the company responsible for the operation and supervision of Istanbul Airport. The terms of the agreement include cooperation between both companies in several areas including developing airport services such as counter facilities, First Class lounges, gates and exchange of expertise. ​ Passengers can now book flights on Turkish Airlines to Kuwait Interna...

Air Canada announced the introduction of new, year-round services between Toronto and Brussels starting May 1, 2020. The new route will commence with five weekly non-stop flights and will be operated with Air Canada’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, featuring Signature Class, Premium Economy and Economy services. In a statement to mark the occasion, Mr Mark Galardo, Vice President of Network Planning at Air Canada. “We are pleased to launch new non-stop, year-round flights from Toronto to Brussels, complementing our successful Montreal-Brussels service now celebrating its tenth anniversary. This is a further expansion of Air Canada’s reach to Europe and beyond. This new service will conveniently connect our extensive North American network through our Toronto Pearson global hub directly to Brussels, where our Star Alliance partner Brussels Airlines offers far-reaching connections throughout Europe and Africa,” Air Canada, a founding member of the Star Alliance currently flies to over 2...