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Saudia secures codeshares with Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic for North America Connectivity

29/07/2026 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Saudia annocues new codeshares - Image, Saudia

Codeshares continue to be the name of the game, with Saudia expanding its codeshare cooperation with Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic to enhance its connectivity to North America through European hubs. Signing new codeshares with their partners - Image, Saudia.  The enhanced agreement will enable Saudia guests to access nearly 30 destinations across … [Read more...]

West Sydney Airport edges closer to commerical operations – Qantas Cargo starts cargo trials

13/07/2026 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

West Sydney International Airport - Qantas Frieght Airbus A321P2F - Image, WSI Airport

As Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport is heading fast towards commercial operations for both passenger and cargo aircraft, Cargo Precinct trial flights have commenced, with the first freighter touching down. The Cargo Precinct is due to formally open to commercial traffic from the 26th July, with passenger traffic set to commence from 25 October … [Read more...]

Emirates to expand its Airbus A380 operations to Delhi

09/07/2026 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Emirates Airbus A380 taxiing at London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

Emirates continues to expand its retrofitted A380 operations, with Delhi gaining the type from the 25th October 2026. This will mark the third Indian gateway that features the Airbus A380 on a flight. The A380 will operate on flights EK512/513 in a four-class configuration, complementing the deployment of Emirates' retrofitted Boeing 777 aircraft, also in a four-class … [Read more...]

Riyadh Air Opens Ticket Sales for Daily Service between Mumbai and Riyadh

07/07/2026 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9 climbing out from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

Riyadh Air of Saudi Arabia is expanding its network and has opened sales for its upcoming service between Mumbai, India, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The new route will commence on 4th August 2026, with this being the ninth destination on the aairline'snetwork, as operations continue to grow. Planned operations for this flight are: RX0697 DEPART RUH 14:05 ARRIVE BOM … [Read more...]

American Airlines annouces a new Chicago – Tokyo Route

02/07/2026 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

American Airlines Boeing 787-9 on final approach to Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

After a day of leaks, American Airlines has finally confirmed it is to launch a route between Chicago O'Hare and Tokyo Narita Airport. The route will launch on 27th March 2027, with the route becoming the airline's 11th "long haul" destination from Chicago O'Hare, operating daily from the Midwest hub. This route has been launched under American's and Japan Airlines' … [Read more...]

British Airways and Porter Airlines enter a codeshare agreement – Avios and Tier Points ahead

25/06/2026 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

British Airways and Porter Airlines of Canada have entered into a codeshare agreement, expanding on the interline agreement between them. The new codeshare agreement will provide British Airways customers with seamless access to travel on selected Porter Airlines domestic routes. British Airways customers will be able to book flights to 17 destinations in Canada, … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways restores 85% of its network, with boosted connections out of the United Kingdom and Ireland

18/06/2026 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER

With things settling down, Qatar Airways has been busy rebuilding capacity with its network, with 85% of the network restored. The milestone was reached with the launch of the airline's summer 2026 schedule this week, which sees more than 140 daily departures from Doha to over 160 destinations worldwide. It delivers a target the Group set itself earlier this year, at … [Read more...]

Qantas confirms “Project Sunrise’s” first route – Sydney to London in late 2027

17/06/2026 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Image Description: Qantas Airways Project Sunrise Reveal Client: Qantas Date Taken: 17th June 2026 Picture Credit: Stuart Bailey

At an event in Toulouse, Qantas confirmed it plans to launch its world-first non-stop services between Sydney and London from October 2027, the first time the Kangaroo Route has ever been flown without stops from Australia's east coast. Today’s announcement comes as the national carrier unveiled its first Airbus A350-1000ULR in Qantas livery at Airbus’ manufacturing … [Read more...]

Scandinavian Airlines adds further codeshares with Garuda Indonesia and Aerolíneas Argentinas

12/06/2026 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

SAS launches new codesare - images SAS

It seems that Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has been busy, announcing two new codeshare agreements with Garuda Indonesia and Aerolíneas Argentinas. The Garuda Indonesia codeshare will offer seamless travel options to and from Jakarta (CGK) and Bali (DPS), as well as Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo, with convenient connections via Amsterdam, Tokyo Haneda and, from Winter … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines updates its long haul operations, as well as some passenger experience improvements

11/06/2026 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Japan Airlines Airbus A350 - Image, JAL

It seems Japan Airlines is going all-in with its long-haul programme, with the latest changes to the network, as well as some nice passenger experience touches. Airbus A350-1000 deployments JAL's Airbus A350-1000 operation expands, with the type flying 14 flights across 5 routes. They now include: Toyko Haneda - New York (as JL6, JL4 /JL5, JL3) Tokyo Haneda - … [Read more...]

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