Aviation

Icelandair now connects Berlin Tegel to Reykjavik in Iceland three times a week. The airline will fly to the world’s northernmost capital every Monday, Friday and Sunday.

Qatar Airways has entered into an agreement to purchase an amount of 378,188,000 shares of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (“Cathay Pacific”), being approximately 9.61 per cent of the total issued share capital. Completion of the transaction is expected to take place later today in Hong Kong.

Atlasglobal launched flights to Tel Aviv from Istanbul Ataturk Airport. Atlasglobal’s Istanbul-Tel Aviv flights started on Monday, October 30. Passengers can book flights starting from US$199.

Airports Council International (ACI) has released the latest edition of the World Airport Traffic Forecasts (WATF) 2017–2040. Boasting traffic forecasts for over 100 country markets, the WATF dataset presents detailed metrics which include total number of passengers (broken down into international and domestic traffic), total air cargo and total aircraft movements.

Etihad Airways has announced the suspension of its Abu Dhabi – Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) route effective 25 March 2018, as it will become commercially unsustainable following American Airlines’ unilateral decision to terminate its codeshare agreement with the airline.

Qantas customers will be able to earn points on Uber trips to-and-from eligible airports in Australia by booking on the latest version of the airline’s app.

Korean Air, the flagship carrier of South Korea, will operate the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental on its Kuala Lumpur-Incheon route starting from 29 October 2017, kicking off its winter schedule. Korean Air’s B747-8i will be the first aircraft of its type to land in Malaysia.

Bangkok Airways and Vietnam Airlines entered a code-share agreement to strengthen their respective route networks and to facilitate commercial sales of the two air carriers.

easyJet has launched its first ever flight from Bristol to Stockholm. The airline now flies to 65 destinations with 13 aircraft from Bristol, its biggest UK base outside of London.

Peach Aviation Limited has announced that as of March 1, 2018 (Thu), it will be opening its Niigata – Osaka (Kansai) route. The opening of the Niigata route will be the first for a Japanese LCC.

United Airlines' (UAL) seasonal service between San Francisco (SFO) and Auckland, New Zealand (AKL) resumed on Sunday, Oct. 29. United will operate its SFO-AKL route six days per week from October 29 through December 17 and then daily through March 22, 2018.

easyJet acquires part of air berlin’s operations at Berlin Tegel Airport for €40 million. This excludes potential start-up and transitional operating costs. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in December 2017.

Qatar Airways continues expansion with launch of flights to its fifth Thai destination. The award-winning airline has responded to increased customer demand for services to Thailand by launching direct flights to Pattaya.

Aeroflot announces the launch of its Winter 2017-2018 Schedule, which will operate from 29 October 2017 through 24 March 2018.