Economy Class & Beyond

Aer Lingus to launch a service to Nashville TN, with an Airbus A321XLR

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Aer Lingus's affair with the Airbus A321XLR continues, with a new route planning to be launched - this time with to Nashville, TN. Off to Nashville with your friendly Aer Lingus Crew - Image, Aer Lingus.  The new route will commence on 12th April 2025 and will operate four weekly flights on Aer Lingus’ new Airbus A321XLR aircraft, connecting Ireland to one of the … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines and Garuda Indonesia sign a Joint Business Agreement

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Joint Business Agreements continue to be a thing worldwide, with Japan Airlines (JAL) and Garuda Indonesia formally signing one between the two carriers. This comes after approvals were obtained from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for Anti-Trust Immunity (ATI.) Irfan Setiaputra, President and CEO of Garuda Indonesia, Mitsuko Tottori, … [Read more...]

SAS attempts to strengthen Swedish Operation

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Recently Scandanvan Airliens (SAS) signed an agreement with Braathens Regional Airways AB (BRA) to provide long-term lift and capacity. As such, SAS is announcing that it to strengthen its Swedish domestic operations from Stockholm Arlanda Airport. This will include new destinations and increased frequencies on several key routes in Sweden. Starting in January 2025, SAS … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to add a non-stop service to Toronto, Canada

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Qatar Airways is expanding its network again, with the airline planning to head to Toronto, Canada. Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The new service will commence on the 11th of December 2024, operating three-times weekly. Planned operations are as follows: QR767 DEPART DOH 09:50 ARRIVE YYZ 15:55 QR768 DEPART YYZ 20:00 ARRIVE DOH … [Read more...]

Cebu Pacific to order 70 Airbus A321neo aircraft

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Cebu Pacific have finalised their order with Airbus, with the airline choosing to pick up new aircraft. The firm order will consist of Airbus 70 A321neo aircraft, finalising a Memorandum of Understanding announced by the airline in July. The purchase agreement was signed in Manila by Mike Szucs, CEO of Cebu Pacific and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, EVP Sales of the … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways takes a 25% ownership of Virgin Australia

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It seems Qatar Airways is splashing the cash again, the announcement that it intends to  acquire a minority 25% equity stake in Virgin Australia from Bain Capital The investment will be subject to the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board, as well as other regulators. According to two groups, a deeper strategic relationship between Virgin Australia and Qatar … [Read more...]