Monday 12 January 2026 was a noteworthy day for German aviation with the launch of a new virtual airline, AIR UNIQON. The carrier, which uses a 78-seat Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 operated by Avanti Air will connect Friedrichshafen in south-west Germany with Berlin (4-weekly), Düsseldorf (4-weekly) and Hamburg (3-weekly). Berlin connection resumes after almost 10 years […]
January 15, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis
Renowned for being a Dash-8-Q400 operator from Toronto YTZ, the close-to-downtown Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Porter has now entered a new era of growth and network change. On 1 February, the carrier introduced its first jet service with its new Porter Airlines (Canada) Limited AOC. Using the Embraer E195-E2, it started two routes: Toronto […]
February 9, 2023 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Aviation is full of niche airlines but there can be few more niche in Europe than newcomer skyalps. Using a single Q400 (registration 9H-BEL) operated by Luxwing, the airline is focussing on routes from the little used Italian airport of Bolzano (IATA code BZO) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. The airline’s […]
July 8, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis