Air-Britain News – August 2019

• Tel Aviv – Toronto eff 17Nov19: 3 weekly (Previously listed until
  26Mar20)
  El Al Israel Airlines plans to retire its remaining three B747‑400s by
  end of October 2019, as they are replaced with B787‑9s. The carrier will
  take delivery of five Dreamliners in 2020, for a total of 16.

Emirates [EK/UAE] [UAE] was granted a no‑objection certificate to

operate direct flights to Calicut International Airport.

Emirates was appointed Official Carrier for West Asian Football

Championships to held deom 02Aug19 to 04Aug19 in Erbil & Karbala.

01Jul19 onwards Dubai DXBMuscat MCT 3× Daily 773/388 (x773)

02Jul19 onwards Dubai DXBPorto OPO 4× Weekly 773

08Jul19 onwards Dubai DXBKhartoum 773

09Dec19 onwards Dubai DXB

Barcelona BCN‑

Mexico City MEX Daily^772

29Mar20 onwards Dubai DXBAthens ATH Daily 388 (x773)

16Sep19‑06Oct19 Dubai DXBNewark EWR 6× Weekly 773

07Oct19‑24Nov19 Dubai DXBNewark EWR Daily xTu,W 773

Emirates has expanded its codeshare partnership with JetBlue,

covering various routes to Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America. The

new codeshare routes include the following:

Emirates operated by JetBlue:

• Boston – Mexico City, Boston – Punta Cana, Boston – Santiago
  (Dominican Republic), Ft. Lauderdale – Punta Cana, Ft. Lauderdale
  
  
  • Quito, Ft. Lauderdale – Santiago (Dominican Republic), Ft.
    Lauderdale – Santo Domingo, Newark – Bridgetown (Barbados),
    Newark – Santo Domingo, Newark – Santiago (Dominican
    Republic), New York JFK – Mexico City, Orlando – Santo Domingo
  
  
  
  

Enter Air [E4/ENT] [Poland] has completed the acquisition of a 49%

stake in Germania Flug (Switzerland) from Albex Aviation (Switzerland).

It plans to exercise its option to acquire a majority 80% stake in Chair

Airlines (Switzerland), up from its current 49.9% stake.

Envoy Air [US] has expanded its TrueChoice service agreement with

GE Aviation (US) to cover its entire fleet of CF34‑8E engines that power

the 84 E175s that are currently in service and on order. The total

contract is valued at more than US$1 billion over the life of the

agreement.

Ernest [EG/ERN] [Italy] has signed a codeshare agreement with

Pobeda (Russia), connecting the two networks. The carrier will open a

base in Kyiv and plans to invest US$100 million with the placement of

two planes there.

Estelar Latinoamerica [E4/ETR] [Colombia] has obtained permission

for non‑scheduled flights between Peru and Venezuela.

The company has wet leased an A380 from Hifly Malta as its A340

undergoes maintenance. Estelar plans to operate the jet from Caracas

to Europe and South America.

Specific Dates Caracas CCSLisbon LIS

07/15/29Aug19, 05/11/19Sep19

09/17/31Oct19, 06/14/28Nov19

04/12/26Dec19

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Ethiopian Airlines [ET/ETH] [Ethiopia] have been holding talks with

Nigeria for the establishment of a national carrier in Africa’s biggest

economy. said Group CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam.

Ethiopian Cargo has connected Chongqing with Africa and South

America with a weekly cargo flight as of 26Jun019, utilizing a

B777‑200F.

15Jun19 onwards Addis Ababa ADDIstanbul IST Daily xSu 738

20Jun19 Addis Ababa ADDAbidjan ABJ‑Washington IAD3× Weekly Cancelled

01Jul19 onwards Addis Ababa ADD Moscow DME M,W,F 738 (x787)

15Jul19 onwards

Addis Ababa ADD‑

Garowe GGR

Bosaso BSA‑

Addis Ababa

ADD

M,W,Sa DH4

16Jul19 onwards Addis Ababa ADD Amman AMM Tu,Th,Sa (*) 738

• Berlin Tegel – Toulouse: 4 weekly A319/320


• Bristol – Milan Malpensa: 3 weekly A319/320 (A319 only from
  27Oct19; Previously listed as 4 weekly A320 until 30Sep19)


• Lyon – Seville: 3 weekly A319/320


• Manchester – Jersey: 3 weekly A319/320 (third weekly added from
  21Sep19)


• Manchester – Nice: 2 weekly A319 (3 weekly A320 in S19)


• Nantes – Bilbao: 2 weekly A320


• Nantes – Catania: 2 weekly A320 (3 weekly in S19)


• Nantes – Copenhagen: 3 weekly A320


• Nantes – Granada: 2 weekly A320


• Nantes – Marrakech: 5 weekly A320 (3 weekly in S19)


• Nantes – Rome: 3 weekly A320


• Nice – Rennes: 4 weekly A320 (3 weekly in S19)


• Paris CDG – London Southend: 5 weekly A319/320 (4 weekly in
  S19)

Other service increases for North Africa/Middle East markets in winter
2019 are:

• Bordeaux – Marrakech: Increase from 5 to 6 weekly (based on
  comparison with S19; 3 weekly in W18)


• Geneva – Hurghada: Increase from 1 to 2 weekly


• London Gatwick – Aqaba: Increase from 1 to 2 weekly


• Toulouse – Marrakech: Increase from 3 to 4 weekly

EC Plus Airline [Ecuador] has applied for permission to operate
scheduled domestic flights with B737‑700 aircraft, based out of Eloy
Alfaro International Airport. The startup has also requested to operate
transborder routes. EC Plus plans to purchase a B767‑300 to fly from
Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale, New York, Lima, and Bogota.

Edelweiss Air [WK/EDW] [Switzerland]

29Sep19‑20Oct19 Zurich ZRH Antalya AYT Su 343

Edelweiss Air has scheduled Airbus A330‑300 services on selected
routes to North Africa, once a week, during the month of September
and October 2019. The A330‑300 operation includes the following.

• Zurich – Djerba 28Sep19 – 19Oct19: 1 weekly (Overall 2 weekly
  during this period)


• Zurich – Hurghada 29Sep19 – 27Oct19: 1 weekly (Overall 4 weekly
  during this period)

EgyptAir [MS/MSR] [Egypt] plans a complete takeover of Air Cairo,
acquiring the remaining 40% from domestic banks. EgyptAir will use
the carrier to ramp up its leisure flights to Europe, as it looks to expand
is international aircraft as 12 aircraft arrive by March 2020.
Egyptair is commencing weekly A220‑300 operations from Cairo to
Aswan on 06Sep19 and Luxor nine‑weekly on the same day; services
from Cairo to Sharm el Sheikh started on 08Jun19.

03Jun19‑26Oct19 Cairo CAI Tokyo NRT F (*) 773 (x789)

21Jul19 onwards Cairo CAI N’Djamena NDJ‑Douala DLA Tu,Th,Su 320

22Jul19 onwards Sharm el Sheikh SSH Trapani TPS Su 738

05Oct19 onwards Cairo CAI Paris CDG‑Luxor LXR Sa 738

22Dec19‑18Jan20 Cairo CAI Toronto YYZ Daily xTu,W
(+1 flight)

789

El Al Israel Airlines [LY/ELY] [Israel] retired its B747‑400F, serial
26563, after nine years of service. The carrier plans to charter
freighters from ASL Airlines (Ireland) and AirBridgeCargo (Russia).

14Dec19‑27Mar20 Tel Aviv TLV Beijing PEK W,Sa (*) (‑1 flight) 788 (772)
29Mar20 onwards Tel Aviv TLV Manchester MAN Tu,Th,Su 738

Other updated Boeing 787‑8 routes include the following:

• Tel Aviv – Boston eff 17Dec19: 1 weekly (2 weekly from 29Mar20;
  Previous plan: 3 weekly from 15Dec19)


• Tel Aviv – Chicago O’Hare eff 22Mar20: 3 weekly (1 weekly from
  29Mar20)


• Tel Aviv – London Heathrow eff 18Nov19: Minimum 2 weekly


• Tel Aviv – Mumbai eff 09Feb20: 1 weekly


• Tel Aviv – Paris CDG eff 16Dec19: 3 weekly (up to 4 weekly from
  29Mar20; Previous plan: 2 weekly)


• Tel Aviv – San Francisco eff 30Mar20: 3 weekly