Etihad is doing more of the "flying its own aircraft" to destinations, with the announcement of three new routes commencing for the Summer 2014 season. Three new destinations will be added to the Etihad destination map: Jaipur, Rome and Yerevan. Jaipur will be first out of the blocks: EY208 DEPART AUH 23:00 ARRIVE JAI 03:45+1 EY207 DEPART JAI 04:45 ARRIVE AUH … [Read more...]
South East England Airport Expansion Interim report issued… No surprises at all
Once again, the UK takes another step forward in incompetence as it works through the options it wants to take forward to expand capacity in the South East of England. Three options have been highlighted in the Davis Report in how the government of the day may go forward: - Build a 3rd Runway North-west of Heathrow at 3,500m in length - Lengthening an existing runway at … [Read more...]
Garuda Indonesia targets Skyteam Membership from Spring 2014
Even as some airline alliances are having trouble, they're still adding members to them. This week, SkyTeam has confirmed that Gaurda Indonesia will be formally entering the alliance on 5th March 2014. Gaurda has coverage both locally, as well as international flight, connecting to six of the major SkyTeam hubs at: - Amsterdam (KLM/Air-France) - Beijing (China … [Read more...]
Low Cost mania hits the Far East: Tiger Airways Taiwan and NokScoot wait in the wings
In the growing battlefield of low cost carriers in the Far East, two new ventures have come out of the traps. First Up is NokScoot - a 51%/49% joint venture between Nok Air of Thailand and FlyScoot of Singapore. Thailand's Nok Air and Singapore-based Scoot have today announced plans to set-up a new low-cost carrier in the Asia-Pacific region. Subject to approval, the … [Read more...]
Deja-vu: Guess who has been invited to join Star Alliance… AGAIN?
You've guessed it - It's AIR INDIA, who has got an invite into Star Alliance, to recommence the integration of the carrier that was halted in 2011. Mark Schwab, Star Alliance CEO states "Today we see an Air India which has successfully completed its merger with Indian Airlines and is building up a new fleet that forms the basis for a much improved level of service. This … [Read more...]
Etihad adds Perth and Dallas to its international network
Etihad continues to expand its routes - this time with its own aircraft, adding Abu Dhabi to Perth as a new option for those who wish to connect from Australia The timetable looks like below: EY486 DEPART AUH 22:10 ARRIVE PER 13:10+1 EY487 DEPART PER 15:55 ARRIVE AUH 23:25 Commences: 15th July 2014 Operates Daily Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-200 Etihad will be using … [Read more...]
Air Canada looks to Boeing for its short haul renewal
It seems Air Canada is turning away from Airbus and going to Boeing for the renewal of its short-haul fleet. According to Boeing, the order will be for Orders 61 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9s, split into 33 737 MAX 8 and 28 737 MAX 9 Options and purchase rights for 48 Boeing 737 MAX with options for 18 aircraft and rights to purchase an additional 30 A total of 109 … [Read more...]
British Airways to expand A380s to Washington DC, more 787s to join in the action
It's going to be a busy Summer 2014 season for British Airways, as 787s start to fill in for 767-300s, an even an A380 will join the party. The list goes something like this: London Heathrow to Calgary will switch from a 767-300ER to a 787-8 from 5th July, operating daily London Heathrow to Chengdu (China) will switch from a 777-200ER to a 787-8 from 5th May 2014, … [Read more...]
Personal Electronic Devices use during all stages of flight coming soon to Europe
In the wake of the US Federal Aviation Administration granting airlines permission to allow passengers to uses during all stages of flight, The European Aviation Safety Agency has been looking into the matter too. New Guidance from EASA has been released that will allow airlines to cover the use of devices during all stages of flight (taxi, takeoff, flight, landing). Devices … [Read more...]
ANA prepares major international timetable re-cast
ANA is preparing for a major timetable recast on international routes as Tokyo Haneda International Airport will be opened up to long haul arrivals during the daytime. So what's new? Quite a bit it seems, and a lot of the action will kick off on 30th March 2014: Tokyo Haneda - Hanoi (new route), will operate daily with a 767-300 and switch to a 787 from June 2014 Tokyo … [Read more...]
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